American Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volume 7, Issue 3, September 2019

  • Laryngeal Dystonia, New Approaches for Direct Botulinum Toxin Administration

    Luis Javier López Del Val, José Miguel Sebastián Cortes, Elena Bellosta Diago, Sonia Santos Lasaosa, Paúl Ricardo Vinueza Buitron, Yolanda Lois Ortega, Héctor Valles Varea, Elena López García

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 3, September 2019
    Pages: 52-56
    Received: 27 June 2019
    Accepted: 12 August 2019
    Published: 29 August 2019
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    Abstract: To describe our experience in the treatment of laryngeal dystonia (in abduction and adduction), with special emphasis given to the technical aspects (approach procedure, dosage and type of botulinum toxin type A used), as well as treatment response and possible side effects. We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study of a sample of patients w... Show More
  • Psychiatry of Radicalization and Terrorism in the Lone Wolf, Children, and Women: An E-ethnographic Approach for Analysis

    Carlo Lazzari, Abdul Nusair, Marco Rabottini

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 3, September 2019
    Pages: 57-68
    Received: 10 August 2019
    Accepted: 27 August 2019
    Published: 10 September 2019
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    Abstract: Radicalization is a global event affecting different countries and present in different historical contexts. Psychiatrists can help in the analysis of radicalization in individuals who operate autonomously from more radicalized groups. These lone actors or lone wolves are more difficult to spot as there is no unique identification because they oper... Show More
  • Anais Nin: An Incest Between a Father and a Daughter

    Michelle Morin-Bompart

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 3, September 2019
    Pages: 69-73
    Received: 7 August 2019
    Accepted: 4 September 2019
    Published: 19 September 2019
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    Abstract: In 1933, Anais Nin thirty years old, meets again with her beloved father, the pianist and composer Joachin Nin. She did not see him since the age of eleven when he left his family for a mistress. She then started to write a diary. I want to show that you can make links and interpret the material and associations of her diary like the material of a ... Show More
  • A Pilot Study of a Medical Cannabis - Opioid Reduction Program

    Kevin Rod

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 3, September 2019
    Pages: 74-77
    Received: 20 December 2018
    Accepted: 6 September 2019
    Published: 20 September 2019
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    Abstract: Many chronic pain patients are prescribed opioids at doses exceeding the current Guideline. Tapering the dose can be difficult, as patients fear a return to a state of overwhelming pain. Several factors can increase the likelihood of success: the patient’s readiness for change, psychological support, pharmacological support and careful monitoring. ... Show More