Some subjective reactions of a behavioral scientist involved in thanatological research.

abstract：:Depressive illness was a common clinical syndrome found in general practice in Hong Kong. The phenomenon of somatization among Chinese depressives in general practice was investigated. Patients clinically identified as depressed were compared with organic patients in terms of their presenting complaints and responses ...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Cheung FM,Lau BW,Waldmann E

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:A modified version of the Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale (The Mental Adjustment to HIV Scale--MAHIVS) was used to evaluate patterns of psychological adjustment in response to HIV infection. METHODS:A sample of 164 HIV positive homosexual/bisexual men were recruited across three Australian centers (79 asymptoma...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Kelly B,Raphael B,Burrows G,Judd F,Kernutt G,Burnett P,Perdices M,Dunne M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Vitamin D deficiency might influence the development of depression; however, the association between vitamin D and depression in renal transplant recipients has not been evaluated. We aimed to test if there is a relation between 25-hydroxy (OH) vitamin D levels and depressive symptoms in patients with kidney ...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Ozkayar N,Altun B,Ulusoy S,Yildirim T,Halil M,Yilmaz R,Abudalal A,Altindal M,Arici M,Erdem Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Behavioral science faculty in family medicine residencies work on inpatient medicine teaching service settings. However, there is limited research on the roles and responsibilities that behavioral science faculty fill while working in such settings. METHOD:Using a modified sequential explanatory study, resea...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Sudano LE,Reitz R

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mrs. A. B., a 61-year-old woman who presented with carcinoma of the breast in 1964, was readmitted to the hospital in 1974 in respiratory distress ensuing from chronic lung disease and metastatic illness. An active member of Alcoholics Anonymous for the past sixteen years, she had a living pattern in which she felt in...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Abramson R

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The failure-to-thrive syndrome in geriatric patients is marked by social withdrawal, apathy, depression, anorexia, and cognitive impairment. For therapy to be effective, the treatment plan must target several of theseareas. This case report describes one such course of treatment for a patient with multiple myeloma wit...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Schillerstrom JE,Seaman JS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Elsewhere, curricula for undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry have been extended to include the role of spirituality. It has also become important to establish how, within accepted professional boundaries, spirituality should be incorporated appropriately into the current model for South African practice...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： van Rensburg BJ,Szabo CP,Poggenpoel M,Myburgh C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many leaders of the medical profession feel that community physicians should take responsibility for the psychiatric disorders of their patients, only a little more than half of the respondents in the current study agreed. The variations in willingness to take on this role and in interest in psychiatric activ...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Hull J

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence of the putative "serotonin irritation syndrome" (SIS) was tested in a human population. Volunteers were exposed to a highly cationized environment for two hours. Symptoms of anxiety and excitement significantly increased. During the time of exposure serum serotonin levels also increased significantly. Th...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Giannini AJ,Jones BT,Loiselle RH,Price WA

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDA-R) encephalitis, first characterized in 2005, is a neurological disease with prominent psychiatric features that frequently involves the consultation of psychiatrists. Since its discovery, the rate of diagnosis of new cases has increased rapidly and several epidemiological stud...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Yuan N,Glezer A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We hypothesized that a systematic determination of symptom severity would predict psychiatric admission for non-suicidal patients referred for a psychiatric evaluation in an urban emergency department (ED) setting. METHOD:In a pilot study involving consecutive patients referred for a psychiatric evaluation i...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Hooten WM,Lyketsos CG,Mollenhauer M

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An historical narrative tracing the inception, evolution, structure, educational focus, integration with international Balint movements and challenges to future growth of the American Balint Society (ABS) is enlivened and deepened by twelve Balint autobiographies that follow it. The ABS in choosing to create its histo...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Johnson AH,Milberg LC

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The article seeks to provide an international perspective on the facilitating role of health services research in the treatment of psychiatric disorders in primary care. It builds on Goldberg and Huxley's model describing pathways to mental care for the psychiatrically ill in the community. METHOD:Seventy st...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： van der Feltz-Cornelis CM,Lyons JS,Huyse FJ,Campos R,Fink P,Slaets JP

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of alcohol related admissions to hospitals in Manitoba was examined in an investigation limited to the general medicine units of four representative hospitals within the province. All admissions during one-month periods were closely examined. In order to determine if an admission was related to alcohol,...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Lange DE,Schacter B

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Depression and co-morbid substance abuse disorders are a major public health problem. Information is limited for patients attending Polish primary care clinics. This article addresses 30-day and lifetime prevalence of major depression in a heavy drinking population from 12 Polish primary care clinics. METHOD...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Manwell LB,Czabala JC,Ignaczak M,Mundt MP

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES AND METHODS:Perimenstrual psychosis is an uncommon disorder, not included under the accepted classifications of functional psychoses. Our aim was to describe two Israeli female adolescents who fit this diagnosis. RESULTS:Both youngsters developed an acute psychosis a few days before menstruation, which subs...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Stein D,Blumensohn R,Witztum E

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrating behavioral health into primary healthcare offers multiple advantages for patients and health professionals. This model requires a new skill set for all healthcare professionals that is not emphasized in current educational models. The new skills include interprofessional team-based care competencies and ex...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Ruddy NB,Borresen D,Myerholtz L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approaching individuals in the emergency situation presenting with medical illness and depression requires an understanding of psychologic, biologic, social, and existential factors that converge to create alterations in mood, thought, and behavior. Clinicians must understand how these same factors may be used in mana...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Slaby AE

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Anxiety and depression disorder are the most prevalent mental health problems. However, few studies are available pertaining to these problems among Chinese doctors, especially the assessment of the anxiety and depression symptoms among primary-care providers. The aim of this study was to assess the anxiety a...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Shen LL,Lao LM,Jiang SF,Yang H,Ren LM,Ying DG,Zhu SZ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression, anxiety and fear of recurrence following myocardial infarction often lead to disability in excess of actual cardiac impairment in a large number of patients. The high social, economic and emotional cost of psychogenic cardiac invalidism has stimulated the development of cardiovascular rehabilitation progra...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Soloff PH

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prescription of medications for a patient with kidney failure requires special consideration since the kidneys are major organs of excretion and regulator the body's fluid environment. Physicians need to have a working knowledge of the pharmacokinetics of the medications they intend to prescribe. Protein binding o...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Levy NB

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The development of instruments to measure emotional maladjustment in diabetic Hispanic populations has received little attention. We present the development and validation of the Diabetes Emotional Adjustment Scale in Spanish. METHOD:An eighteen-item self-administered scale was construed to assess emotional ...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： De León OA

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rate of smoking is known to be high in patients with schizophrenia. The purpose of this study was to quantitatively examine the relationship between smoking and family history of smoking in patients with schizophrenia. METHODS:The sample consisted of 172 patients (mean age: 54 years, 55% male) hospitali...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Shinozaki Y,Nakao M,Takeuchi T,Yano E

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the use of a behavior modification program as an adjunct to the medical treatment of essential hypertension. The subjects, outpatients with medically treated, but uncontrolled, essential hypertension, were exposed to group interaction (including such processes as peer reinforcement, peer competitio...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Ziesat HA Jr

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autism spectrum disorder is a heterogenous neurodevelopmental condition accompanied by a variety of associated features. Case reports suggest one such associated feature, food selectivity, increases risk for nutritional deficiencies; however, little attention has been given to prevent and treat nutritional d...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Rafee Y,Burrell K,Cederna-Meko C

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is possible that Jack the Ripper can be understood in terms of doctor-identification borne of one or more terrifying experiences he may have had with doctors during his childhood. The fantasies acted out by this primitive murderer are similar to the fantasies experienced by people who have been surgically traumatiz...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Shuster S

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors review the evaluation and treatment of anxiety symptoms in elderly patients, with particular emphasis on elderly patients with chronic medical illness. METHODS:A computer search for articles addressing anxiety symptoms in patients sixty-five and older was supplemented by the authors' clinical exp...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Hocking LB,Koenig HG

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most common psychotherapy approach for the treatment of PTSD. Nevertheless, previous reviews on the efficacy of several types of psychotherapy were unable to detect differences between CBT and other psychotherapies. The purpose of this study was to conduct systematic ...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Mendes DD,Mello MF,Ventura P,Passarela Cde M,Mari Jde J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During five years of self-medication with Prednisone, a forty-one-year old asthmatic businessman experienced periods of euphoria, psychomotor hyperactivity, and poor judgement; a period of depression and anxiety during temporary steroid withdrawal; and finally, with resumption of Prednisone, episodes of grandiosity an...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Gifford S,Murawski BJ,Kline NS,Sachar EJ

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between adherence to antidepressant medications and HbA1c levels among patients with diabetes in a managed care setting. METHOD:The analysis included measures of HbA1c levels before, during, and after initial antidepressant use among 568 patients with diabetes enrolled in the Harv...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Bambauer KZ,Soumerai SB,Adams AS,Mah C,Zhang F,McLaughlin TJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00