THE PROBLEMS OF IMPLEMENTING THE FEDERAL STATE EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS RELATED TO THE SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION by B. I. Shemet, O. B. Shemet

“…The comprehension of the multi-dimensional construct of professional competence along with the related delusions is regarded as one of the problems. According to the authors, teachers are supposed to know the methods, educational content and objectives of teaching activity, while the students have to understand what they study and why. …”
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Depression Relapse during Long-Term Remission due to Media-Amplified Fear during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Nobutaka Ayani, Teruyuki Matsuoka, Sumihiro Yamano, Jin Narumoto

“…In this study, we reported two cases where patients experiencing severe depression with delusions of having COVID-19 required inpatient treatment after long-term remission owing to the negative impact of media reports related to the pandemic. …”
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Cotard Syndrome without Depressive Symptoms in a Schizophrenic Patient by Pedro Morgado, Ricardo Ribeiro, João J. Cerqueira

“…Cotard syndrome is a rare condition characterized by nihilistic delusions concerning body or life that can be found in several neuropsychiatry conditions. …”
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A Case of Posterior Cortical Atrophy Presenting with Mood and Psychotic Symptoms by Tremearne Hotz, Manu Sharma, Bharat Narapareddy

“…In this case, the patient presented predominantly with mood symptoms, delusions, and visual hallucinations. The disease course began 5 years ago with anxiety and insomnia. …”
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Self-Evisceration of Intestines as the Initial Presentation of Schizoaffective Disorder by Stephanie Hamlin, Dana L. Sharma, Anita S. Kablinger

“…Schizoaffective disorder is categorized by major mood episodes and symptoms of schizophrenia that include disorganized speech, delusions, paranoia, and hallucinations. It is associated with risk factors, including a history of abuse and cannabis use, and patients are typically diagnosed in adolescence and young adulthood. …”
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Longitudinal Course of Illness in Congenitally Deaf Patient with Auditory Verbal Hallucination by Yoshihiro Matsumoto, Nobutaka Ayani, Yurinosuke Kitabayashi, Jin Narumoto

“…Auditory verbal hallucination is one of the core symptoms of schizophrenia, same as delusions, and also occurs in many other psychiatric disorders. …”
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Acute Psychotic Episode Induced by Antimicrobial Treatment by Savera I. Arain, Majed Al Shakhori, Shabeer A. Thorakkattil, Omer Amin

“…Symptoms may include delusions and hallucinations, amongst other features. …”
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Lumateperone tosylate, A Selective and Concurrent Modulator of Serotonin, Dopamine, and Glutamate, in the Treatment of Schizophrenia by Kunal Maini, Janice W. Hollier, Haley Gould, Victoria Bollich, John LaForge, Elyse M. Cornett, Amber N. Edinoff, Adam M. Kaye, Alan D. Kaye

“…Its symptoms, which must be present more than six months, are comprised of disorganized behavior and speech, a diminished capacity to comprehend reality, hearing voices unheard by others, seeing things unseen by others, delusions, decreased social commitment, and decreased motivation. …”
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Psychosis or Obsessions? Clozapine Associated with Worsening Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms by Jonathan G. Leung, Brian A. Palmer

“…We report a case of a 42-year-old man, initially diagnosed with schizoaffective, who was placed on clozapine for the management of “violent delusions.” However, clozapine led to a worsening of these violent thoughts resulting in suicidal ideation and hospitalization. …”
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Flakka-Induced Prolonged Psychosis by Craig Crespi

“…Although people use Flakka for its potential euphoric high, symptoms are known to easily escalate into frightening delusions, paranoid psychosis, extreme agitation, and a multitude of other altered mental states. …”
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Methamphetamine Use: A Narrative Review of Adverse Effects and Related Toxicities by Amber N. Edinoff, Sarah E. Kaufman, Keionne M. Green, Daniel A. Provenzano, Jesse Lawson, Elyse M. Cornett, Kevin S. Murnane, Adam M. Kaye, Alan D. Kaye

“…Central nervous system symptoms include agitation, anxiety, delusions, hallucinations, and seizures. Methamphetamine-induced psychosis may unmask underlying psychiatric disorders. …”
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A case of attempted bilateral self-enucleation in a patient with bipolar disorder by Hannah Muniz Castro, John Alvarez, Robert G. Bota, Marc Yonkers, Jeremiah Tao

“…On presentation, the patient was manic with both psychotic features of hyperreligous delusions and command auditory hallucinations of God telling him to take his eyes out. …”
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The 2024 clinical practice guidelines on the pharmacological management of Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) in the Arab world by Syed Ali Bokhari, Tarik Qassem, Dania Al-Ayyat, Syed Fahad Javaid, Hamed Al-Sinawi, Walid Nasr

“…Abstract Background Over 90% of individuals living with dementia experience behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, like agitation, anxiety, delusions, and sleep disturbances, which complicate care and place significant demands on healthcare systems. …”
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Combination Olanzapine and Samidorphan for the Management of Schizophrenia and Bipolar 1 Disorder in Adults: A Narrative Review by Hannah W. Haddad, Elena Boardman, Brooke Williams, Rama Mouhaffel, Adam M. Kaye, Alan D. Kaye

“…Schizophrenia is a debilitating psychotic disorder characterized by positive symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thoughts, and negative symptoms like lack of effect or motivation. …”
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Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia by Iracema Leroi, Hiranmayi Pantula, Kathryn McDonald, Vijay Harbishettar

“…Psychosis (hallucinations and delusions) increased from 12.9% in PD-NC group; 16.7% in PD-MCI group; and 48% in PDD group. …”
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A Case of Violent Suicide Attempt in a Context of Myxedema Psychosis following Radioiodine Treatment in a Patient with Graves’ Disease by Louise Todorov, Amel Ait Boudaoud, Rachel Pascal de Raykeer, Alina Radu, Khadija Lahlou-Laforêt, Frédéric Limosin, Cédric Lemogne, Sébastien Czernichow

“…The patient presented delirium symptoms at the time of self-stabbing, which was associated with persecutory delusions and auditory harm command hallucinations. …”
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An overview of methods for the treatment and diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies. Clinical case analysis by M. Š. Markevičiūtė, M. Karnickas, A. Bagdonaitė

“…In this article, by presenting a clinical case of a patient with DLB and discussing the literature and the most recent diagnostic criteria, we seek to remind that patients with DLB experience a wide range of symptoms, including delusions, anxiety, aggression, and depression. We also discuss the latest DLB diagnostic criteria published in 2017, which drew more focus on REM sleep behavior disorder than previously. …”
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Exploring the association between khat use and psychiatric symptoms: a systematic review by Betsy Edwards, Naomi Atkins

“…This systematic review aims to explore cross-sectional research in the field to determine the strength of the association between khat use and psychiatric symptomsMethods Six databases were searched in October 2021—Ovid Medline, Embase, APA PsycINFO, CINAHL, Scopus and Proquest—using the following search terms: “khat” OR “qat” OR “qaad” OR “catha” OR “miraa” OR “mairungi” AND “depression” OR “anxiety” OR “mania” OR “psych*” OR “schiz*” OR “mental” OR “hallucinations” OR “delusions” OR “bipolar”. Eligible studies were cross-sectional studies of any population or setting comparing the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms in long term or dependent khat users with non-users. …”
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Misdiagnosis of Psychosis and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in a Young Patient with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Jiangbo Ying, Melvyn Weibin Zhang, Sreedharan Geetha Sajith, Giles Ming-Yee Tan, Ker-Chiah Wei

“…Cognitive rigidity in ASD may be similar to delusions in psychosis. Unusual behaviors in ASD can be confused with disorganized behaviors in psychosis. …”
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Validity of a smartphone application for self-monitoring psychiatric symptoms in patients with schizophrenia by Sung-Wan Kim, Jae-Kyeong Kim, Min Jhon, Ju-Wan Kim, Seunghyong Ryu, Ju-Yeon Lee, Jae-Min Kim

“…They rated their psychiatric symptoms across five domains—delusions, hallucinations, anxiety, depression, and perceived stress—using an 11-point Likert scale at baseline, 1 week, 8 weeks, and 16 weeks. …”
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