Hashimoto's encephalopathy mimicking presenile dementia.

abstract：:The self-inflicted dermatoses, namely dermatitis artefacta, neurotic excoriations, and trichotillomania, have been reported to be associated with various degrees of psychopathology in the dermatologic literature, but have received surprisingly little emphasis in the psychiatric literature. This probably reflects, firs...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Gupta MA,Gupta AK,Haberman HF

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful operation of a medical-psychiatry unit requires special considerations in nursing staff development and facility design. This article will discuss in detail issues related to the selection, training, and development of a medical-psychiatry unit nursing staff. Organizational details regarding establishing sc...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Cowart T,Stoudemire A

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Every day there are 6000-7000 papers published in science. Since the C-L psychiatrist may be asked to consult on a patient with any medical illness, and who may be on any medical drug, methods need to be developed to review the recent literature and have an awareness of current findings. At the same time, teachers nee...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Strain JJ,Campos-Rodenas R,Carvalho S,Diefenbacher A,Malt UF,Smith G,Mayou R,Lyons J,Kurasawa H,Ruiz-Flores LG,Cartagena-Rochas A,Zimmerman P,Strain JJ

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the recognition and treatment of emotional distress in physically healthy primary care patients who perceive themselves to be in fair or poor physical health. Patients (N = 892) from three private primary care practices completed a mental health screening form prior to their medical visit which inc...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Olfson M,Gilbert T,Weissman M,Blacklow RS,Broadhead WE

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence, correlates and recognition of depression among inpatients of general hospitals in Wuhan, China. METHOD:A total of 513 patients were randomly selected from 1923 inpatients from three general hospitals and evaluated with a Chinese version of the Structured Clinical Interview for Di...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Zhong BL,Chen HH,Zhang JF,Xu HM,Zhou C,Yang F,Song J,Tang J,Xu Y,Zhang S,Zhang Y,Zhou L

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association between alcohol use routinely reported during outpatient mental healthcare visits and short-term risk of subsequent suicide attempt. METHODS:Using a longitudinal retrospective-cohort design, electronic health records identified adult outpatient visits to a mental health provider (...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Richards JE,Shortreed SM,Simon GE,Penfold RB,Glass JE,Ziebell R,Williams EC

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This article reviews all available literature concerning the implications of Type D personality (the conjoint effects of negative affectivity and social inhibition) among patients with noncardiovascular conditions. METHODS:Published papers were included if they studied Type D personality among noncardiovascu...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Mols F,Denollet J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the prevalence of diagnosed ocular disease and eye disease treatment between Veteran's Administration (VA) patients with and without serious mental illness (SMI). METHODS:Retrospective comparison of diagnosed ocular disease and treatment prevalence among patients with and without diagnosed SMI in ...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Saeedi O,Ashraf H,Malouf M,Slade EP,Medoff DR,Li L,Kreyenbuhl J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined mental health needs, receptivity to psychosocial aftercare, and barriers to care among survivors of violence-related facial injuries. METHODS:Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 25 consecutively treated individuals at a hospital-based specialty outpatient clinic one month after a ...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Wong EC,Marshall GN,Shetty V,Zhou A,Belzberg H,Yamashita DD

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many general hospitals are confronting issues of financial strain precipitated to a large extent by Medicare payment reductions. The viability of psychiatry programs within general hospitals more than ever depends upon some demonstration of their financial as well as clinical contribution. The aim of this study is to ...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Goldberg RJ,Simundson S

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ziconotide is used intrathecally in the management of severe chronic pain that contains a warning against neuropsychiatric adverse events. The definition of psychiatric events is broad and management strategies are vague. This case report describes a 49-year-old female who was admitted to the acute psychiatric unit to...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Phan SV,Waldfogel JM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To ascertain how effective the Beck Depression Inventory for Primary Care (BDI-PC) was in screening for DSM-IV major depression disorders (MDD) in outpatients who were scheduled for routine office visits with physicians specializing in internal medicine, the BDI-PC was administered to 60 male and 60 female outpatients...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Steer RA,Cavalieri TA,Leonard DM,Beck AT

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonmedical psychotherapists are able to present themselves to the public as psychiatrist-equivalents, except for prescribing drugs, because psychiatrists have neglected to emphasize the nature of medical responsibility, here called "medical primacy." Psychiatric identification with the psychoanalytic and public relati...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Rashkis HA

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize the US national level healthcare utilization patterns of patients with commercial insurance plans before and after a psychiatric hospitalization admitted through the emergency department (ED) using insurance claims data. METHOD:We identified 34,250 patients from multiple commercial health ins...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Xi W,Banerjee S,Penfold RB,Simon GE,Alexopoulos GS,Pathak J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advancing medical technology presents problems to medical professionals previously unforeseen. Psychiatric consultants are frequently called upon to assist staff, patients, and families in addressing these issues. The nursing staff of an infant intensive care unit was surveyed as to their perceptions of their work and...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Brack G,LaClave LJ,Heumann KA

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysthymia is one of the most prevalent problems in primary care, especially in the elderly. In this study, we evaluated the demographic and clinical predictors of nonresponse to treatment in primary care patients with dysthymia. The study sample consisted of 338 primary care patients meeting DSMIII-R criteria for dyst...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Katon W,Russo J,Frank E,Barrett J,Williams JW Jr,Oxman T,Sullivan M,Cornell J

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Recent surveys have assessed a remarkable increase in the prevalence of infectious syphilis. If left untreated, 30% of patients may develop tertiary syphilis, which can manifest as neurosyphilis. CASE REPORT:The authors present a case of an acute psychosis during and after pregnancy in a 37-year-old woman...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Friedrich F,Geusau A,Greisenegger S,Ossege M,Aigner M

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interrater reliability and validity of brief interview rated measures of psychosocial adjustment were examined in four sequential studies. A total of 25 videotaped interviews with cancer patients were rated by 105 social workers, nurses, physicians, and specialists in psychosocial oncology. The Rating of Psychosoc...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Morrow GR,Feldstein M,Adler LM,Derogatis LR,Enelow AJ,Gates C,Holland J,Melisaratos N,Murawski BJ,Penman D,Schmale A,Schmitt M,Morse I

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Psychogenic factors may play a contributory role in the development or persistence of lichen simplex chronicus (LSC). The objective of this study was to evaluate the psychiatric profile of patients with LSC including depression and dissociative experiences. METHOD:Dermatology outpatients with a LSC (n=30) we...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Konuk N,Koca R,Atik L,Muhtar S,Atasoy N,Bostanci B

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suicidal behavior is disproportionately frequent among inner-city Hispanic adolescent girls. In an attempt to generate a multifactorial set of hypotheses to explain this behavior, 33 such subjects consecutively admitted for suicidal behavior and 15 demographically identical nonsuicidal subjects were assessed by means ...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Razin AM,O'Dowd MA,Nathan A,Rodriguez I,Goldfield A,Martin C,Goulet L,Scheftel S,Mezan P,Mosca J

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We describe a patient with prodromal dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) presenting with drug-induced visual hallucinations (VHs). CASE REPORT:A 78-year-old woman complained of daytime recurrent VHs characterized by seeing her face and arms covered in fur and viewing moustaches on her daughter's face. VHs starte...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Rolma G,Jelcic N,Gnoato F,Cecchin D,Cagnin A

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Over the last decade, charcoal burning has become a common method of suicide in Taiwan; however, the underlying psychiatric diagnoses and gender differences have yet to be examined. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective chart review on inpatients after suicide attempt by charcoal burning during 2000-2010. The...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Lin C,Yen TH,Juang YY,Leong WC,Hung HM,Ku CH,Lin JL,Lee SH

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomized and prospective study examined the effects of intensive communication between treatment providers on physician behavior and patient care using a representative sample of patients referred to a German psychosomatic consultation-liaison (C-L) service (1998-1999). Sixty-seven patients were grouped (ICD-10) a...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： de Cruppé W,Hennch C,Buchholz C,Müller A,Eich W,Herzog W

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of adolescents in a general hospital setting is fraught with difficulty. There are significant limitations to time, space, finances, and the physical plant. There are limitations to the numbers, types, mix of patients with other patients, and the types of treatment available. To deal with these issues, a...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Madow MR

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are common among inpatients in general hospitals and often cause excess mortality. This study investigates the prevalence of AUDs among nonpsychiatric inpatients in one general hospital and evaluates the ability of medical staff to identify such morbidity. A two-phase case-identification s...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Chen CH,Chen WJ,Cheng AT

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Special observation (the allocation of nurses to watch over nominated patients) is a method of preventing patients harming themselves. This study assessed the relationship between constant special observation (keeping a patient within eyesight or reach) and rates of self-harm on acute psychiatric wards. METH...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Stewart D,Bowers L,Warburton F

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors explore the difficulties present in the capacity evaluation of patients with strong religious beliefs. The article reviews the legal protection for treatment refusal on religious grounds as well as psychiatry's approach to religion. Clinical cases encountered in an urban hospital are presented to highlight...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Waldfogel S,Meadows S

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Previous studies have shown higher rates of death by suicide, suicide attempts, suicidal ideation and non-suicidal self-directed violence (NS-SDV) in bariatric surgery patients. METHODS:Data came from the Toronto Bari-Psych Cohort study of adult patients who underwent bariatric surgery between 2010 and 2016....

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Wnuk S,Parvez N,Hawa R,Sockalingam S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper, the first in a series commissioned by NIMH for the "Challenges for the 21st Century: Mental Health Services Research Conference," seeks to provide a broad perspective on the primary care/mental health interface in the United States. The manuscript examines both the care of mental disorders in medical setti...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Druss BG

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Type D personality, as with formal mental disorders, is linked to increased mortality in coronary heart disease (CHD). Our aim was to determine the prevalence of mental disorders among depressed CHD patients with and without Type D personality. METHODS:Depressive symptoms (HADS, HAM-D), Type D personality (D...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Lambertus F,Herrmann-Lingen C,Fritzsche K,Hamacher S,Hellmich M,Jünger J,Ladwig KH,Michal M,Ronel J,Schultz JH,Vitinius F,Weber C,Albus C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00