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Cerebrospinal Cytokine Levels in Patients with Acute Depression
- J. Levine, Y. Barak, K. N. Chengappa, A. Rapoport, M. Rebey, V. Barak
- Psychology, Medicine
- Neuropsychobiology
- 1 November 1999
There is increasing evidence for an association between the alteration of cytokine concentrations in blood and the pathophysiology of depressive disorders. Studies in humans have not investigated CSF… Expand
Animal-assisted therapy for elderly schizophrenic patients: a one-year controlled trial.
- Y. Barak, O. Savorai, S. Mavashev, A. Beni
- Medicine
- The American journal of geriatric psychiatry…
- 1 September 2001
Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) has been used as a therapeutic tool in various psychiatric populations, but there have been no published studies with elderly schizophrenic patients. The authors… Expand
The immune system and happiness.
- Y. Barak
- Psychology, Medicine
- Autoimmunity reviews
- 1 October 2006
Human ability to experience negative and positive emotions has an evolutionary perspective and the presence of feelings designed to influence behavior should thus be reflected in physiological and… Expand
Quetiapine treatment for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in Alzheimer's disease patients: a 6‐week, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled study
- D. Paleacu, Y. Barak, I. Mirecky, D. Mazeh
- Psychology, Medicine
- International journal of geriatric psychiatry
- 1 April 2008
Treating elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) is challenging due to the increased risk of iatrogenic movement disorders with old… Expand
Reduced cancer incidence among patients with schizophrenia
- Y. Barak, A. Achiron, M. Mandel, I. Mirecki, D. Aizenberg
- Medicine
- Cancer
- 15 December 2005
The incidence of cancer in patients with schizophrenia has been conversely reported to be higher, lower, or similar to that in the general population. The effects of lifestyle factors such as excess… Expand
Late‐Onset Multiple Sclerosis
- M. L. Polliack, Y. Barak, A. Achiron
- Medicine
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- 1 February 2001
OBJECTIVE: The onset of multiple sclerosis (MS) after age 50 is infrequent and presents a diagnostic challenge. The purpose of the present study was to review the prevalence, presentation, and… Expand
Self-stigma, self-esteem and age in persons with schizophrenia.
BACKGROUND
The relationship between self-stigma and self-esteem in patients with schizophrenia is receiving increased attention. However, studies to date have been limited to samples of persons under… Expand
Sexual dysfunction in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: magnetic resonance imaging, clinical, and psychological correlates.
- Y. Barak, A. Achiron, A. Elizur, U. Gabbay, S. Noy, I. Sarova-Pinhas
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience : JPN
- 1 July 1996
The purpose of this study was to examine the sexual complaints and severity of sexual dysfunction in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients and to correlate them with psychological,… Expand
Season of birth and autistic disorder in Israel.
- Y. Barak, A. Ring, J. Sulkes, U. Gabbay, A. Elizur
- Medicine
- The American journal of psychiatry
- 1 May 1995
OBJECTIVE
Variations in month of birth were examined in patients with infantile autism to test the hypothesis that birth in a particular month may be a risk factor for this disorder.
METHOD
Data… Expand
Hypnotherapy in the Treatment of Chronic Combat-Related PTSD Patients Suffering From Insomnia: A Randomized, Zolpidem-Controlled Clinical Trial
- Eitan G. Abramowitz, Y. Barak, I. Ben-Avi, H. Knobler
- Medicine, Psychology
- The International journal of clinical and…
- 29 May 2008
Abstract This study evaluated the benefits of add-on hypnotherapy in patients with chronic PTSD. Thirty-two PTSD patients treated by SSRI antidepressants and supportive psychotherapy were randomized… Expand