Articles by author - Ján Pecenák

Preference for normal, reversed or chimeric self-faces with neutral emotional expression in patients with schizophrenia and control subjects.

Pecenák J, Kopeliovic B, Turcek M.

Journal Article 2014; 35(6): 497-502 PubMed PMID: 25433847  Keywords:  Adult, Emotions, Face, Female, Humans, Male, Patient Preference:psychology, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Photic Stimulation:methods, Prosopagnosia:psychology, Recognition (Psychology), Schizophrenic Psychology,.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Self-face recognition is one of the most distinctive features in human beings. Disturbances of self-face recognition in people.....

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The role of the vagus nerve in depression.

Ondicova K, Pecenák J, Mravec B.

Journal Article 2010; 31(5): 602-608 PubMed PMID: 21173739  Keywords:  Animals, Brain:metabolism, Depression:metabolism, Humans, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System:metabolism, Neural Pathways:pathology, Neurogenic Inflammation:complications, Neuronal Plasticity, Peripheral Nerves:metabolism, Pituitary-Adrenal System:metabolism, .    Citation

: The etiopathogenesis of depression is a highly complex process characterized by several neurobiological alterations including decreased .....

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Relapse prevention in schizophrenia: evidence from longterm, randomized, double-blind clinical trials.

Pecenak J.

Journal Article 2007; 28(Suppl 1): 49-70 PubMed PMID: 17262007  Keywords:  Antipsychotic Agents:therapeutic use, Double-Blind Method, Humans, Placebos, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Recurrence, Research Design, Schizophrenia:drug therapy, Treatment Outcome,.    Citation

: Fourteen long-term (duration at least 26 months) double-blind, randomized studies comparing second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) with.....

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Treatment of acute agitation in psychotic disorders.

Mohr P, Pecenák J, Svestka J, Swingler D, Treuer T.

Journal Article 2005; 26(4): 327-335 PubMed PMID: 16136016  Keywords:  Acute Disease, Antipsychotic Agents:therapeutic use, Humans, Psychomotor Agitation:drug therapy, Psychotic Disorders:complications,.    Citation

: Several psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia, may be associated with symptoms of acute agitation and aggression. While drug trea.....

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