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6. Renal and parathyroid function in psychiatric patients on lithium treatment
Sammanfattning : Aims. To investigate the prevalence and clinical implications of renal and parathyroid morbidity in lithium patients. Patients. Short-term lithium patients (n=162; average 6 treatment years) and long-term patients (n=142; average 19 treatment years) were studied cross-sectionally. LÄS MER
7. Very Integrated Program (VIP): health promotion for patients with alcohol and drug use disorders
Sammanfattning : Treatment of patients with alcohol or drug use disorders is a complex multistage process addressing the substance addiction and co-morbidities. The risky lifestyles, including tobacco smoking, insufficient physical activity and unhealthy diet, which can aggravate health condition as well as addiction treatment itself, are very common among these patients. LÄS MER
8. Disinhibitory and aggressive behavior in the rat. Neurohumoral mechanisms
Sammanfattning : Effective pharmacological treatment for impulsive aggression and dysfunctional impulsive behavior is needed. These behavioral disturbences in man and impulsive-like and aggressive behavior in animals may involve serotonin (5-HT), noradrenaline (NA), GABAA receptors and steroid hormones, e.g. testosterone. LÄS MER
9. Brain glycine receptors as a common target for alcohol and the relapse-preventing drug acamprosate - a preclinical study
Sammanfattning : Alcohol abuse and dependence make up the most prevalent categories of substance use disorders in the world. Converging evidence from the current research group has identified two receptor populations, the glycine (GlyRs) and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in the mesolimbic dopamine system, as two potentially important targets for the development of new medication to treat alcohol dependence. LÄS MER
10. Serotonergic aspects on high consumption of alcohol in humans. Experimental and clinical studies
Sammanfattning : In animal studies an association between alcohol intake and central serotonergic function has been demonstrated. There are also evidence for altered serotonergic neurotransmission in subgroups of alcohol-dependent subjects. LÄS MER