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We present the case of a 39 year-old woman who underwent liver transplantation in 2011 at Fundeni Clinical Institution and who developed an...

Schizophrenia is a debilitating mental disorder having a major economic and social impact due to chronic s y m p t o...

Background: Depression is a common and disabling psychiatric condition which cause substantial impairment in daily functioning and increases the risk for both social and physical disability, and as a...

BACKGROUND: One of the most discussed adverse effect of antipsychotics is hyperprolactinemia. Dopamine antagonists block the D2 receptors of the lactotroph cells and prevent inhibition of...

BACKGROUND: Non adherence to medication is a major risk factor contributing to relapse and hospitalization among patients with schizophrenia. Treatment with antipsychotics in depot formulations is recognized as safe and...

We present a case of a 29 year-old man who developed his first acute psychotic episode in the context of a HIV infection Stage 3 complicated with leukoencephalopathy. Both...

Numerous clinical and experimental studies show that neuroinflammation hypothesis became a foundation pillar in the etiopahtogenesis of depression alongside the monoamine hypothesis, given the fact that the existence of...

In psychiatry, high creatine kinase (CK) levels and leukocytosis are known to be associated with neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), (1,2) but there are many other causes that can present...