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Differences in quality of life domains and psychopathologic and psychosocial factors in psychiatric patients by RITSNER, Michael, MODAI, Ilan, ENDICOTT, Jean, RIVKIN, Olga, NECHAMKIN, Yakov, BARAK, Peretz, GOLDIN, Vladimir, PONIZOVSKY, Alexander

“…Although treatment of severe mental disorders should strive to optimize quality of life (QOL) for the individual patient, little is known about variations in…”
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Subjective Quality of Life in Severely Mentally Ill Patients: A Comparison of Two Instruments by Ritsner, M, Kurs, R, Kostizky, H, Ponizovsky, A, Modai, I

“…Although many quality of life (QOL) scales have been developed, comparison of specific QOL instruments is lacking. We compared the psychometric properties of…”
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Quality of Life and Coping with Schizophrenia Symptoms: Quality of Life and Coping by M. Ritsner, I. Ben-Avi, A. Ponizovsky, I. Timinsky, E. Bistrov, I. Modai

“…The question addressed in this paper is whether different coping styles mediate the relationship between psychopathology and related distress and the quality…”
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Sulpiride augmentation in people with schizophrenia partially responsive to clozapine. A double-blind, placebo-controlled study by Shiloh, R, Zemishlany, Z, Aizenberg, D, Radwan, M, Schwartz, B, Dorfman-Etrog, P, Modai, I, Khaikin, M, Weizman, A

“…We hypothesised that a combined regimen of clozapine, a relatively weak D2-dopaminergic antagonist, and sulpiride, a selective D2 blocker, would demonstrate a…”
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Association of unipolar major depressive disorder with genes of the serotonergic and dopaminergic pathways by FRISCH, A, POSTILNICK, D, SCHNEIDMAN, M, MODAI, I, WEIZMAN, R, ROCKAH, R, MICHAELOVSKY, E, POSTILNICK, S, BIRMAN, E, LAOR, N, RAUCHVERGER, B, KREININ, A, POYUROVSKY, M

“…Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a severe psychiatric disorder with a lifetime prevalence of about 15%.1 The importance of the genetic component is well…”
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Gender differences in psychosocial risk factors for psychological distress among immigrants by Ritsner, M., Ponizovsky, A., Nechamkin, Y., Modai, I.

“…The reasons for a greater prevalence of psychological distress among women than men remain unknown. We sought to test two hypotheses that gender operates…”
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Comparison of sexual dysfunction in male schizophrenic patients maintained on treatment with classical antipsychotics versus clozapine by AIZENBERG, Dov, MODAI, Ilan, LANDA, Ala, GIL-AD, Irit, WEIZMAN, Abraham

“…Antipsychotic treatment is frequently associated with sexual dysfunction. The objective of the present study was to evaluate and compare sexual function and…”
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Phospholipid patterns of erythrocytes in schizophrenia: relationships to symptomatology by Ponizovsky, A.M., Modai, I., Nechamkin, Y., Barshtein, G., Ritsner, M.S., Yedgar, S., Lecht, S., Bergelson, L.D.

“…The phospholipid composition of red blood cells (RBC) from 32 haloperidol-treated schizophrenic patients, classified according to the positive and negative…”
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Maternal transmission disequilibrium of the glutamate receptor GRIK2 in schizophrenia by Bah, J, Quach, H, Ebstein, R. P, Segman, R. H, Melke, J, Jamain, S, Rietschel, M, Modai, I, Kanas, K, Karni, O, Lerer, B, Gourion, D, Krebs, M. O, Etain, B, Schürhoff, F, Szöke, A, Leboyer, M, Bourgeron, T

“…Schizophrenia is characterized by thought disorders, hallucinations and delusions. Genetic studies have shown a high linkage at chromosome 6q16-21. Among the…”
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Serum cholesterol levels and suicidal tendencies in psychiatric inpatients by MODAI, I, VALEVSKI, A, DROR, S, WEIZMAN, A

“…Cholesterol has been generally associated with suicide and aggression. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between serum cholesterol…”
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Olanzapine and Huntington's disease by Bogelman, G, Hirschmann, S, Modai, I

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Pindolol augmentation in aggressive schizophrenic patients: a double-blind crossover randomized study by Caspi, N, Modai, I, Barak, P, Waisbourd, A, Zbarsky, H, Hirschmann, S, Ritsner, M

“…Treatment of aggression in schizophrenic patients is a major challenge. We sought to examine the efficacy of augmentation of antipsychotic treatment with…”
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Metabolic bioenergy homeostatic disruption: a cause of anorexia nervosa by Naisberg, Y., Modai, I., Weizman, A.

“…We believe anorexia nervosa is the result of a disruption in bioenergy homeostasis induced by lipid dysregulation. This disruption has two major determinants:…”
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Pharmacotherapy of behavioral disturbances associated with dementia by Modai, I

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Combined clozapine and valproic acid treatment-induced agranulocytosis by Madeb, R, Hirschmann, S, Kurs, R, Turkie, A, Modai, I

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Fluvoxamine treatment of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in schizophrenic patients: an add-on open study by Poyurovsky, M, Isakov, V, Hromnikov, S, Modai, I, Rauchberger, B, Schneidman, M, Weizman, A

“…Obsessive-Compulsive (OC) symptoms are observed in a substantial proportion of schizophrenic patients and pose a significant therapeutic challenge. Based on…”
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Validation of the Computerized Suicide Risk Scale – a backpropagation neural network instrument (CSRS-BP) by Modai, I, Ritsner, M, Kurs, R, Mendel, S, Ponizovsky, A

“…Background. Medically serious suicide attempts have been recognized as the most important predictor of suicide. The Computerized Suicide Risk Scale based on…”
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Homeostatic biophasal conscious regulation by Naisberg, Y., Modai, I., Weizman, A.

“…A new theory on consciousness is presented. According to our neuroscientific model, focal awareness is the result of neurophysiological patterns of voluntary…”
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The wired network as a learning paradigm for normal and abnormal brain neuronal communication by Naisberg, Y., Modai, I., Weizman, A.

“…The brain is a highly sophisticated assembly of neuronal networks for interaction with the internal and external environment. Fundamentally, the neuronal…”
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Trihexyphenidyl as a possible therapeutic option in clozapine-induced nocturnal enuresis by Poyurovsky, M, Modai, I, Weizman, A

“…Enuresis is an adverse event of clozapine treatment. The occurrence of nocturnal functional enuresis in two schizophrenic patients during the initial phase of…”
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