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Stress-restress evokes sustained iNOS activity and altered GABA levels and NMDA receptors in rat hippocampus
(Springer, 2004-02-03)Rationale: Stress-related glucocorticoid and glutamate release have been implicated in hippocampal atrophy evident in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Glutamatergic mechanisms activate nitric oxide ... -
Self-Disclosure of HIV serostatus in recently diagnosed patients with HIV in South Africa
(Women's Health and Action Research Centre, 2004)Failure of people living with HIV/AIDS to disclose their HIV serostatus can place their sexual partners at risk. The current study examined HIV serostatus disclosure and its relationship to risky sexual behaviours in 69 ... -
Intimate partner violence: associations with low infant birthweight in a South African birth cohort.
(2014)Violence against women is a global public health problem. Exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy has been associated with a number of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes, including delivery of a low ... -
Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) of anxiety disorders before and after treatment with citalopram.
(2004)Background: Several studies have now examined the effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) treatment on brain function in a variety of anxiety disorders including obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), po ... -
Violence in male patients with schizophrenia: risk markers in a South African population
(2004)Objective: We investigate the role of functional variants in the catecholamine-O-methyl transferase gene (COMT) and the monoamine oxidase-A gene (MOA-A), as well as previously identified non-genetic risk factors in the ... -
Hoarding in obsessive-compulsive disorder and related disorders: a preliminary report of 15 cases
(2002)Hoarding, the repetitive collection of excessive quantities of poorly useable items of little or no value with failure to discard these items over time, is characterized in DSM-IV as a symptom of obsessive-compulsive ...