Physical illness and schizophrenia

Altered processing of sensorimotor feedback in schizophrenia

“…This was not present in the patient group. Note that the absence of modulation of the late ERP components by cognitive manipulations is a common finding in schizophrenic patients (e.g., unlike normal controls, they do not show a N400 component for unexpected words or mismatch negativity for unexpected auditory stimuli [18][19][20]).…”

Healthy lifestyle intervention for people with severe mental disorders

“…Practice guidelines on the management of psychotic disorders (Weiss et al, 2006) recommend that clinicians can play an important role in the screening for CVD risk factors, and that attention should be paid to these 'secondary' conditions as well as to treatment for mental health problems (McDermott et al, 2005). Unfortunately, clinical practice has not kept pace with these recommendations, and CVD risk factors remain poorly detected and treated among people with severe mental disorders (Kumar, 2004), in part at least due to the professional separation of mental and physical health care (Kilbourne et al, 2008). Lifestyle-type interventions with this group have typically not been as aggressively addressed as their complex psychiatric problems, despite the enormous impact of these factors on health and wellbeing, long-term morbidity/ mortality and treatment compliance (McDermott et al, 2005).…”

Attribution Model of Stigma towards Children with Autism in Hong Kong

“…repetitive, obsessive and bizarre behaviours, as well as the aggressive, self-injurious behaviours) as devastating characteristics (Helps et al 1999). Previous research also indicated that people who lack proper social skills and who tend to perform inappropriate affective behaviours are less likely to receive good care (Kumar 2004). They are even deemed to be dangerous individuals by professional staff (Pugliesi 1987).…”