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Initial coin offerings (ICOs) are one of the several by-products in the world of the cryptocurrencies. Start-ups and existing businesses are turning to alternative sources of capital as opposed to classical channels like banks or venture capitalists. They can offer the inner value of their business by selling “tokens,” i.e., units of the chosen cryptocurrency, like a regular firm would do by means of an IPO. The investors, of course, hope for an increase in the value of the token in the short term, provided a solid and valid business idea typically described by the ICO issuers in a white paper. However, fraudulent activities perpetrated by unscrupulous actors are frequent and it would be crucial to highlight in advance clear signs of illegal money raising. In this paper, we employ statistical approaches to detect what characteristics of ICOs are significantly related to fraudulent behavior. We leverage a number of different variables like: entrepreneurial skills, Telegram chats, and relative sentiment for each ICO, type of business, issuing country, team characteristics. Through logistic regression, multinomial logistic regression, and text analysis, we are able to shed light on the riskiest ICOs.

Background: Affective co-morbidities are often associated with Cluster B - personality disorders,so it is very important to pay attention when we put these diagnoses. Aim: To investigate the applicability of SCID II to patients with personality disorders. Material and method: We applied the SCID II - The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM IV Axis II Personality Disorders, to a group of 10 patients with cluster B personality disorders with affective disorders as depression, anxiety or both admitted to The Psychiatric Clinic II Targu Mures, Romania at admission, at the end of the hospitalization, and every 3 months for a year (2009), which we compared with a group of 5 patients without affective disorders followed also for a year. Results: We observed the time needed to complete the test, the way of answering the questions, at both groups, from admission to discharge and every three months for a year. Conclusion: The diagnosis of personality disorders, with or without affective comordity can be established using this psychometric instrument - SCID II. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an accepted outcome measure in patients with depression. Aim: Our study aimed at assessing QoL in depressed elderly patients with cluster C PDs, admitted to Psychiatric Clinic No II Targu Mures. Cluster C PDs is the most frequent diagnosis on axis II for depression. Material and method: A sample of thirty elderly in-patients with cluster C PDs and depression was studied. Mental disorders were assessed based on DSM IV criteria, Hamilton scale of depression and SCID II (structured clinical interview for DSM). QoL was assessed with the aid of the World Health Organization Quality of Life instrument (WHOQoL-Bref), and the Global Assessment of Functioning scale (GAF). Results: We formed high co-morbidity among depression and cluster C PD, especially dependent PD, which was associated with poor QoL. The WHOQoL physical health and social functioning were significantly associated with GAF. Conclusion and Discussion: PD symptoms in elderly patients appear to operate as co-factor that amplify or exacerbate the impact of depression on long-term functioning and QoL. We conclude that if co-morbid personality disorder is not treated, patients will respond less well to treatment for depression than do those without PD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Depending on intensity, anxiety can have an adapting and mobilizing role, or it can represent a serious risk. Aim: To examine the prevalence of anxiety symptoms for those who work in a clinic of psychiatry. Material and method: Group consists of 35 persons who work in the Acute Psychiatric Clinic II - Targu Mures. Anxiety was measured as a current emotional state and as a trait by Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Results: Applying Spielberger's Inventory 33.3% of the female and 28.5% of the male might be suspected of suffering from significant anxiety symptoms as a state. Also the subject's predisposition to anxiety as a trait of the subject's personality is important, 24% of female and 43% of men had levels of anxiety over 60% compared with standards. Conclusions: An important number of people who work in psychiatry have high scores of anxiety. Further studies are needed to clarify to what extent this relates to a high prevalence of anxiety disorders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]