American Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2021

  • Writer's Cramp in Yaoundé (Cameroon): Series of 5 Cases

    Mbonda Paul-Cedric, Gams Massi Daniel, Noutsa Laura, Fogang Yannick, Djientcheu Vincent De Paul

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2021
    Pages: 86-89
    Received: 25 June 2021
    Accepted: 10 July 2021
    Published: 19 July 2021
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    Abstract: Writer's cramp is focal dystonia, occurring during writing. Its prevalence is very low in the general population and this pathology therefore considered a rare disease. Its diagnosis is clinical but treatment is still a problem in developing countries because botulinum toxin is not yet available. There is little data in sub-Saharan Africa on writer... Show More
  • The Feminine and the Pubertarian: The Pubertarian Novelty According to Freud and Lacan

    Olivier Ouvry

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2021
    Pages: 90-97
    Received: 5 December 2020
    Accepted: 14 December 2020
    Published: 7 August 2021
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    Abstract: Countless authors have attempted to theorize the passage from the infantile to the juvenile. This passage is not without consequence, as shown by the changes in the semiological and nosological fields, corroborated by the infantile amnesia subsequent to this phase. We propose to approach this question through a re-reading of Freud’s texts. We shall... Show More
  • Psychiatric Comorbidity Among Adolescents with Substance Use Disorder

    Niaz Mohammad Khan, MSI Mullick, Sharmin Hussain

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2021
    Pages: 98-106
    Received: 2 July 2021
    Accepted: 14 July 2021
    Published: 7 August 2021
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    Abstract: Substance Use Disorder (SUD) in adolescents, is a condition in which the use of one or more substances leads to clinically significant impairment or distress. It is a significant public health problem globally with a higher burden in low and middle-income countries. To find out the frequency and pattern of psychiatric comorbidity among the adolesce... Show More
  • Clozapine as an Effective Antipsychotic in Treatment Resistant Mania: Two Case Reports

    Mohamed Habib Aoun, Rabaa Jomli, Hend Jemli, Dorsaf Habbachi, Yosra Zgueb, Uta Ouali

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2021
    Pages: 107-109
    Received: 13 July 2021
    Accepted: 24 July 2021
    Published: 7 August 2021
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    Abstract: Bipolar mood disorder (BD) is a severe debilitating mental disorder, and a number of patients are resistant to standard treatment. We report two clinical cases of treatment resistant mania (TRM) responsive to clozapine. Mrs. A and Mrs. B are two BD patients aged 30-year-old and 34-year-old respectively. They had a similar age of BD onset at 16 year... Show More
  • Relationship Between Attention Bias and the Prognosis of Male Patients with Alcohol Dependence

    Qingsheng Yang, Bohui Mo, Liangshuang Yin, Liangjun Pang, Jiangbo Li

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2021
    Pages: 110-114
    Received: 25 July 2021
    Accepted: 5 August 2021
    Published: 11 August 2021
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    Abstract: Background: long term drinking in alcohol dependent patients seriously affects their physical and mental health. Abstinence treatment is very important, but there is no appropriate prediction method for the effect of abstinence in the past. Objective: In this study, we investigated word-cue attentional bias among male patients with alcohol dependen... Show More
  • A Case Study of Prazosin-Induced Hypothermia

    Danae DiRocco, Seshagiri Rao Doddi

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2021
    Pages: 115-117
    Received: 14 July 2021
    Accepted: 16 August 2021
    Published: 31 August 2021
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    Abstract: A case report of prazosin-induced hypothermia in a treatment-naive patient with PTSD. A 65-year-old woman with bipolar disorder and nightmares resulting from previous traumas was admitted to an inpatient psychiatry unit for mixed state hypomania and depression with suicidal ideation. Prazosin 1mg was started to help manage nightmares and the patien... Show More
  • Factors in the Prevalence of Suicidal Ideation Among Bereaved Women in Rural Communities, Imo State, Nigeria

    Ann Ukachi Madukwe, Ngozi Nkwakaego Sydney-Agbor, Richards Ebireonwu Ebeh

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2021
    Pages: 118-125
    Received: 1 August 2021
    Accepted: 20 August 2021
    Published: 31 August 2021
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    Abstract: This study investigated the prevalence of suicidal ideation and social support, number-of-children and age-at-bereavement as predictors of suicidal ideation among bereaved women. Respondents were 474 women who lost their spouses at least 6 months before the study, selected from rural communities in the three senatorial zones of Imo State via purpos... Show More
  • Psychosocial Impact of Early Pregnancy: Case of 95 Students in the City of Abidjan

    Aka Rita Ahou, Traore Brahim Samuel, Konan Koffi Paulin, Yeo-Tenena Yessonguilana Jean-Marie

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2021
    Pages: 126-129
    Received: 4 July 2021
    Accepted: 16 July 2021
    Published: 4 September 2021
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    Abstract: Pregnancy is an accomplishment in many cases. However, when it occurs early especially during schooling, it can be an obstacle to the development of adolescent girls, with a significant psychosocial impact. In Côte d'Ivoire, more than 4000 cases of school pregnancy were reported in 2017. The objective of this study was to describe the psychosocial ... Show More
  • Outreach Psychotherapy for Seniors and Psychotherapy in Retirement Homes in German-speaking Countries - An Overview

    Rabaioli-Fischer Barbara, Söder Jessica

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2021
    Pages: 130-135
    Received: 15 July 2021
    Accepted: 27 August 2021
    Published: 4 September 2021
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    Abstract: Introduction: Growing older confronts seniors with a variety of challenges and problems. Dealing with losses or the transition to a retirement home and the abandonment of the previous life pose difficulties for people in old age. Although there is a great need for treatment, there are hardly any therapy offers in retirement homes or outreach psycho... Show More
  • Psychosocial and Criminological Environment Related to Pedocriminality: Nine Cases of Children Rape Reported in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire)

    Traoré Brahim Samuel, Aka Rita Ahou, Kouamé Yapo Guy Serge, Zikéto Bla Désirée Sandrine, N’Degbeu N’dri Lopez, Yéo-Ténéna Yessonguilana Jean-Marie

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2021
    Pages: 136-142
    Received: 16 July 2021
    Accepted: 10 August 2021
    Published: 4 September 2021
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    Abstract: Child rape in Abidjan is increasingly mobilizing socio-judicial systems. But psychopathological disorders and associated psychosocial disturbances are sometimes neglected in the process of care. Studying the impact of these sexual crimes on the psychosocial environment of the victims led us to carry out a qualitative study from 2019 to 2020 in two ... Show More
  • Psychotraumatism in Burning Accident Victims: About 50 Patients at the Abidjan Burns Center

    Ahounou Etobo Innocent, Traore Brahim Samuel, Aka Rita Ahou, Djo Bi Djo François, Gonce Dion Aristide, Yeo-Tenena Yessonguilana Jean-Marie

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2021
    Pages: 143-146
    Received: 20 July 2021
    Accepted: 10 August 2021
    Published: 30 September 2021
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    Abstract: Among the potentially traumatic events, burn accidents have the particularity of damaging the physical integrity of the victims while leaving psychological scars. The objective of this study is to investigate the attribution of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to the presence of extensive body burn. This was a cross-sectional descriptive and a... Show More