Spirituality in medical school curricula: findings from a national survey.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Japan experienced a nationwide outbreak of hydrogen sulfide suicides (HSS) between April and May 2008. The annual number of HSS skyrocketed from 19 in 2007 to 1,056 in 2008. However, the factors affecting this enormous increase remain unknown. The present study aimed to examine the effect of media coverage of...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Nakamura M,Yasunaga H,Toda AA,Sugihara T,Imamura T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To gain more understanding about the relationship between human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection and new-onset psychosis, we compared clinical and immunological findings, psychiatric symptoms, global cognitive performance and, when available, computerized tomography (CT) findings between HIV-1-...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： de Ronchi D,Faranca I,Forti P,Ravaglia G,Borderi M,Manfredi R,Volterra V

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An extraordinary case of an organic psychosis during the treatment of a patient with a bipolar affective disorder. METHODS:Clinical observation and further investigations including monitoring of serum levels (case report). RESULTS:A significant interaction between venlafaxine and propafenone causes markedly...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Pfeffer F,Grube M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noncompliance in the taking of medication for a chronic disorder was related to emotional adjustment, psychosocial adjustment, ability to assume responsibility in life generally, and financial factors. Of 282 adults with epilepsy, eighty were identified by physicians' ratings as definitely compliant and forty-two as n...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Dodrill CB,Batzel LW,Wilensky AJ,Yerby MS

更新日期：1987-01-01 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：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 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：:Integrated biopsychosocial treatment is necessary for medical patients in whom psychosocial and behavioral issues strongly influence medical outcome. In this article the authors identify several large groups of such patients, and point out the limitations of three established approaches to improving their care: psycho...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Fogel BS,Goldberg RJ

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been consistent reports in the psychosomatic literature indicating that a patient's perception of tinnitus as well as differential response to various treatment modalities may be affected by personality variables. The present study examined several personality correlates of subjective tinnitus in forty-five...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Gerber KE,Nehemkis AM,Charter RA,Jones HC

更新日期：1985-01-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVE:Premature ejaculation is the most prevalent male sexual dysfunction. The present article is a comprehensive review of the literature on premature ejaculation. METHOD:This critical discussion of the literature evaluates the definitional issues, theoretical conceptualizations, assessment strategies, and treatm...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： St Lawrence JS,Madakasira S

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify descriptors of Antipsychotic (AP) prescription, focusing on second generation antipsychotics (SGAs), polypharmacy, and long-acting injections (LAIs). METHODS:Outpatients of the Bologna-Community-Mental-Health-Centres with at least one AP prescription were selected. Patients' characteristics, serv...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Piccinni C,Piazza A,Poluzzi E,Tarricone I,Koci A,Berardi D,Fioritti A,de Ponti F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clonazepam, a unique benzodiazepine with anticonvulsant and serotonin enhancing capacity, can be used in conjunction with conventional psychopharmacologic agents to treat a variety of psychiatric conditions including schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, and psychotic mania. Three representative case studies...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Freinhar JP,Alvarez WA

更新日期：1985-01-01 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：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：:This article describes a novel inter-professional curriculum designed to address the needs of homeless patients in a Midwestern region of the United States which has high rates of poverty. The curriculum is intended for healthcare trainees coming from undergraduate pre-medical programs, nursing, pharmacy, social work,...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Chrisman-Khawam L,Abdullah N,Dhoopar A

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of a 16-year-old Caucasian female with a history of major depressive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder who was admitted to an inpatient adolescent psychiatric unit with symptoms of conversion disorder, including non-epileptic seizures, an inability to speak or walk, and not eating on her ow...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Shapiro M,Mehta A,Avila J,Nguyen M

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:There is rising evidence of patients' use of alternative and complementary medicine. The percentage of the U.S. population who used at least one dietary supplement increased from 42% in 1988-1994 to 53% in 2003-2006. We present a case of an Asian female in her 40s, with no previous psychiatric illness, who presented t...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Yadav P,Stigall K,Johnson HE,Rayapati AO,Chopra N

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study developed a Japanese self-rating anxiety scale, the Himorogi Self-rating Anxiety Scale (HSAS), and tested psychometric properties of its use in Japanese psychiatric patients. METHODS:The process of developing the scale consisted of an intensive literature review, assessment of existing instruments...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Mimura C,Nishioka M,Sato N,Hasegawa R,Horikoshi R,Watanabe Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：: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：: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 aim of this article is to review and discuss the efficacy of the Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), in the prevention of postnatal depression (PD) in pregnant women at risk. METHOD:PubMed, Medline, PsychInfo, Embase, and the Cochrane Library databases were searched from February 1991 to February 2011. ...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Nardi B,Laurenzi S,Di Nicolò M,Bellantuono C

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article challenges the belief that depression and anxiety are the inevitable consequences of medical illness. The authors describe how cognitive behavioral therapy can help individuals accept their disabilities and modify the distorted thinking patterns which may compound their suffering. Three case studies demon...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Bates A,Burns DD,Moorey S

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and Objectives This pilot study provides a description and evaluation of process-oriented dynamic group psychotherapy for depression as a teaching modality for family medicine residents. The main purpose of using this modality was to teach family medicine residents a variety of psychological clinical skills...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Simon EP,McClaflin R,Zonca R,Mikuni K,Chung W,Etnyre E,Faucette L,Oates D,Merrill C

更新日期：2017-01-01 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: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：OBJECTIVE:Psychiatric conditions are known to have a detrimental impact on functioning and may therefore influence patterns of disability associated with MS. Population-based studies are needed to evaluate such interactions. The objective of this study was to describe the pattern of interaction of MS and mental disorde...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Patten SB,Williams JV,Lavorato DH,Metz LM,Bulloch AG

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00