Current status and challenges of the psychiatric nosography. Is there a conflict between expectations and evidence?

Octavian Vasiliu, Andrei G. Mangalagiu, Bogdan M. Petrescu, Adela M. Ciobanu

Încă de la primele schițe de nosografie psihiatrică, datând din anul 1763, au fost observate dificultățile de a găsi criterii bine definite de grupare a entităților din sfera psihopatologiei....

Exploring the bidirectional relationship between myasthenia gravis and psychiatric comorbidities

Oana-Antonia Mihalache, Crisanda Vîlciu, Diana M. Petrescu, Cristian Petrescu, Adela M. Ciobanu, Constantin A. Ciobanu, Sorin RIGA

Miastenia gravis (MG) este o boală autoimună cronică, manifestată prin slăbiciune musculară fluctuantă....

Psychiatric comorbidities and social factors influencing delayed diagnosis for male cancer patients

Mara Jidveian Popescu, Puiu O. Stovicek, Carmen P. Niculae, Larisa M. Catrinescu, Luana Geza, Adela M. Ciobanu

The incidence and mortality of male cancer patients have higher rates than in women (512.1 versus 418.5, respectively 204 versus 143.4). The oncological sites with the highest death rates are lung, pr...

The link between alcohol use disorders and suicidal behavior

Adela M. Ciobanu, Carmen P. Niculae, Luana Geza, Larisa M. Catrinescu

According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2019), approximately 800,000 people die each year by committing suicide(1). Alcohol has always occupied an important place in human history, and the numbers speak for them...

The impact of cannabis use on neurological soft signs in schizophrenia patients

Cristian Petrescu, Diana M. Petrescu, Constantin A. Ciobanu, Adela M. Ciobanu, Gabriela Marian

Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is included in the most used illegal narcotic in the world, Cannabis sativa, with studies suggesting that individuals exposed to cannabis might have a pooled chances ratio of 1/4 for dev...