Teaching family medicine residents brief interventions for alcohol misuse.

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：BACKGROUND:Breath holding spells (BHS) are apparently frightening events occurring in otherwise healthy children. Generally, no medical treatment is recommended and parental reassurance is believed to be enough, however, severe BHS can be very stressful for the parents and a pharmacological agent may be desired in some...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Azam M,Bhatti N,Shahab N

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of accident/error rates was carried out on thirty-one nursing students. Recent life changes and stresses, social support available to cope with this stress, depression, illness rate, and coping skills were measured at baseline. Five weeks later students recorded accidents suffered and errors made o...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Sheehan DV,O'Donnell J,Fitzgerald A,Hervig L,Ward H

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess: a) the prevalence and determinants of self-reported emotional distress in the Israeli population; b) the rate of self-reported discussion of emotional distress with family physicians; and c) the association between such discussions and patient satisfaction with care. METHOD: DESIGN:Retrospective...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Gross R,Brammli-Greenberg S,Tabenkin H,Benbassat J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined correlates of depressive symptoms, particularly the role of religious coping (RCOPE), among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The study also examined social support as a possible mediator of the proposed association between religious coping and depressive symptoms and the impact of depr...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Dalmida SG,Koenig HG,Holstad MM,Wirani MM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Males with anxiety disorders appear to have increased mortality due to circulatory system disease, and Type A behavior is a risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD). Thus, we determined Type A behavior in anxious patients. Fifty-seven DSM-III defined anxiety disorder patients completed the Jenkins Activity Survey ...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Lee MA,Cameron OG

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:Depression scales that are responsive to changes in clinical symptoms are important for clinical monitoring and outcomes assessment in longitudinal studies. We evaluated the psychometric properties and responsiveness to clinical change of the 13- and 20-item versions of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist Depressio...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Williams JW Jr,Stellato CP,Cornell J,Barrett JE

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To seek clues to the enhancement of primary care management by (i) Determining how often and in whom primary care clinicians in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada identify pediatric mood or anxiety syndromes; (ii) Determining which clinical and demographic features predict higher rates of identificati...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Wren FJ,Scholle SH,Heo J,Comer DM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:No systematic information exists on what U.S. medical schools are teaching on spirituality and health or on the attitudes of faculty toward inclusion of this subject in the medical curriculum. We systematically surveyed U.S. medical school deans and assessed both attitudes about and the extent to which spirit...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Koenig HG,Hooten EG,Lindsay-Calkins E,Meador KG

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Separation and loss issues arise frequently in pediatric hospital settings. Three forms of psychiatry/psychology liaison are presented which demonstrate: 1. case-centered collaboration to address child and family concerns about death; 2. team-centered activities which link family and staff roles in the course of termi...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Whitt JK,Hunter RS,Dykstra W,Lauria MM,Stabler B,Taylor CA

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this review, which also includes the report of a new case, is to discuss the pervasive denial of responsibility among individuals who have engaged in Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP) behavior. In MSBP, a caretaker (almost always the mother) fabricates or induces illness in her child; she the...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Feldman MD

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dialysis encephalopathy (DE) is a distinct neuropsychiatric syndrome typically occurring in patients undergoing longterm hemodialysis. It is characterized by electroencephalographic abnormalities in association with disturbances of speech, cognition, movement, affect, or behavior. Previously thought to be relentlessly...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Jack R,Rabin PL,McKinney TD

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study over three months explored whether measures of response "qualities" of life change events (e.g., whether the event was positive or negative in its subjective impact) enhance the ability of a simple counting of recent life change events to predict near future illness rates. Thirty-four nursing stude...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Sheehan DV,O'Donnell J,Fitzgerald A,Hervig L,Ward H

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Epilepsy is a common condition worldwide and has been observed to affect quality of life (QOL). Though, much has been written on this subject among western populations, little research has been done in developing countries of Africa including Nigeria. The study aims to identify factors associated with quality...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Mosaku KS,Fatoye FO,Komolafe M,Lawal M,Ola BA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the association between ethnicity, depression, quality of life, and diabetic control in Malaysian adolescents and young adults with type I diabetes mellitus. METHODS:Fifty-two outpatients with type I diabetes (mean age 15.5 years) who attended a Diabetes Clinic were included. The level of HbA1c w...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Tan SM,Shafiee Z,Wu LL,Rizal AM,Rey JM

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:Recent case reports have suggested an association between anorexia nervosa and/or bulimia with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). Fifty-eight females aged fifteen to twenty-two with IDDM for more than one year were assessed for the presence of eating disorders. Patients were screened for eating and weight pat...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Rodin GM,Johnson LE,Garfinkel PE,Daneman D,Kenshole AB

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Personal and familial psychopathological histories and information about early losses were collected and the results of the locus of control test and tests for psychological responses were determined for a series of ninety-two HIV-infected subjects (58 drug addicts; 26 homosexuals; 8 heterosexuals, partners of drug ad...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Cazzullo CL,Gala C,Martini S,Pergami A,Rossini M,Russo R

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Despite all progress made in understanding and treating systemic arterial hypertension (SAH), the study of the impact of psychological disorders in SAH is still controversial and is not well understood. Our aim was to test the hypothesis that SAH can be associated with anxiety and depressive symptoms and to v...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Saboya PM,Zimmermann PR,Bodanese LC

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This paper discusses a new technique for diagnosing pseudoseizures. The technique consists of an intensive psychiatric interview designed to provoke a pseudoseizure during EEG and video monitoring. We wished to determine the overall efficacy of the technique and learn how our patients felt about having underg...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Cohen LM,Howard GF 3rd,Bongar B

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report describes a 20-year-old man with a severe presentation of anorexia nervosa. His case is unique in that he presented at 49% of his ideal body weight and had a body mass index (BMI) of 11.59. In addition, he had cognitive slowing on exam and had cortical atrophy on a head CT. Other medical complications...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Shapiro M,Davis AA,Nguyen ML

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This article reviews burnout in psychiatrists. A model of burnout is presented which considers three factors: those which may predispose, precipitate, and perpetuate burnout. Lastly, recommendations are made for future research. METHODS:We conducted a selective literature review to expand on two recent syste...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Kumar S,Hatcher S,Huggard P

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although generalized social anxiety disorder (gSAD) is more prevalent in women, the role of female reproductive hormones in gSAD has never been investigated. Therefore, our aim was to make a first inventory of the influence of female reproductive hormones on gSAD symptoms. METHOD:Female patients with gSAD wh...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： van Veen JF,Jonker BW,van Vliet IM,Zitman FG

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:George Engel's biopsychosocial vision was simultaneously scientific and humanistic. He passionately presented an approach to clinical care to correct the progressive distancing of clinical care and research from the lived experience of the patient. Yet, while science provides ever greater evidence for the linkages bet...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Epstein RM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In patients with acute physical illness, symptoms used in the diagnosis of major depression such as sleep or appetite disturbance may be nonspecific for depression. This study was undertaken to examine the association of depressed mood with other depressive symptoms to determine which symptoms were most us...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Paradiso S,Ohkubo T,Robinson RG

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dexamethasone suppression test (DST) appears to be a sensitive and specific biological marker for endogenous depression that can have important diagnostic and treatment implications. The authors present three case studies of patients treated on a combined medicine-psychiatric inpatient unit, and who presented with...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Nelson WH,Orr WW Jr,Sullivan CR

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe religious affiliation, importance of religion, and the relationship between religion and self-rated health in persons aged 60 or older living in Latin America or the Caribbean. METHOD:We used data from seven cities (n = 10,587). Multivariate models were used to analyze the associations between re...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Reyes-Ortiz CA,Pelaez M,Koenig HG,Mulligan T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients coming to general hospital emergency rooms often present mixed physical and psychological problems. An unfortunate tendency of physicians caring for these patients to "label" them as either "organic" or "psychiatric," based on initial impressions, may lead to inadequate diagnosis and improper treatment. Four ...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Leeman CP

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00