Religious issues in the capacity evaluation.

abstract：:Psychiatric morbidity among 240 pregnant women attending an antenatal unit was assessed by a two-stage screening procedure, using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-30) and Present State Examination Schedule (PSE). The prevalence of psychiatric morbidity was found to be significantly associated with younger age (< ...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Abiodun OA,Adetoro OO,Ogunbode OO

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression is a common disorder in the primary care setting; it is associated with considerable distress and dysfunction. The management of depressed primary care patients can be complicated by the fact that these patients may lack insight into the cause of their symptoms and report only the somatic manifestations of ...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Brody DS,Thompson TL 2nd,Larson DB,Ford DE,Katon WJ,Magruder KM

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systematic assessment of the effect of clinical research studies on child and parent participants has been limited. Such assessment could provide an empirical basis for the ethical conduct of research, assisting investigators and institutional review boards in balancing the need for sound research with the need to pro...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Kassam-Adams N,Newman E

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Utilization review (UR), Quality Assurance (QA), and Peer Review (PR) have become essential aspects in the practice of general hospital psychiatry. This article first defines and elaborates the basic elements of UR, QA, and PR and then outlines the development of a program for these professionally initiated and mainta...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Sederer LI

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a 3-month period, determinants of psychotropic drug utilization (sex, age, length of stay, reason for admission, disease severity) and data on psychotropic consumption (type of medication--antidepressants, benzodiazepines and antipsychotics--dosage and length of treatment) were retrospectively collected in a ge...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Stolker JJ,Heerdink ER,Pullen SE,Santman FW,Hekster YA,Leufkens HG,Zitman FG

更新日期：1998-11-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The study sought to (1) understand the perspectives of perinatal psychiatric and antenatal health service workers on the service and support needs of mothers with schizophrenia; (2) obtain their views on the feasibility and potential effectiveness of a proposed parenting intervention tailored for this group. ...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Wan MW,Moulton S,Abel KM

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined whether primary care patients were more likely to perceive a current health problem as 'physical illness only' as opposed to entailing psychological difficulties if they had a comorbid somatoform disorder compared to patients who had (a) both comorbid somatoform disorder and anxiety/depression or...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Frostholm L,Ørnbøl E,Fink PK

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 29-year-old single Puerto Rican woman with AIDS was admitted to the Medical Service for pneumonia, seen by the Psychiatric Consultation Service, an eventually transferred to the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit with several possible psychiatric diagnoses including major depression, HIV dementia, delirium, and posttraumati...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Freedman JB,O'Dowd MA,Wyszynski B,Torres JR,McKegney FP

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adolescent depression has been shown to be associated with later development of obesity. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between depressive symptoms and obesity with progressive pubertal development. METHODS:We conducted an analysis of the association between depressive symptoms and...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Richardson LP,Garrison MM,Drangsholt M,Mancl L,LeResche L

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catatonia is a rare syndrome that occurs in mood and psychotic disorders, and general medical conditions. Postpartum depression affects 10%-15% of women within 6 months after delivery. Postpartum psychosis affects 0.1%-0.5% of women within weeks after delivery, though it can occur within hours; it carries risk for sui...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Strain AK,Meltzer-Brody S,Bullard E,Gaynes BN

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report a rare case of self-inflicted eye injury secondary to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). METHOD:Case report. RESULTS:A 41 year-old patient had significant bilateral visual loss and blunt trauma through touching his ocular cavities due to recurrent doubts regarding their shape and urges to check ...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Torres AR,Domingues Mde S,Shiguematsu AI,Smaira SI

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:History of prolonged traumatization has been associated with reduced quality of life (QoL) and difficulties in coping with major life-threatening conditions. We assessed the association between the impact of Holocaust experience (posttraumatic symptoms) and QoL of patients before and after an open heart surge...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Schreiber S,Soskolne V,Kozohovitch H,Deviri E

更新日期：2004-11-01 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：:This study describes and evaluates the adequacy of sociodemographic and clinical descriptors as potential predictors of unplanned discharge from and completion of psychiatric day treatment programs. A 2-year retrospective chart review was completed on all patients (N = 327) attending three university-affiliated day tr...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Gillis K,Russell VR,Busby K

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) are at risk for inadequate general medical and preventive care, but little is known about their visits for primary care. We performed a cross-sectional analysis of primary care physician visits from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) 1993-1998 and compared ...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Daumit GL,Pratt LA,Crum RM,Powe NR,Ford DE

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports DSM-III diagnoses and demographic characteristics of 100 patients consecutively referred to a university hospital consultation-liaison service for evaluation of medically unexplained symptoms suggesting physical disorders. Thirty-seven percent of patients received diagnoses of somatoform, dissociati...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Slavney PR,Teitelbaum ML

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factitious disorder by proxy (FDP) is a form of abuse in which a caregiver surreptitiously simulates or induces illnesses in a person for whom he or she cares. Typically, a mother is the perpetrator and at least one of her children is victimized. FDP has a high morbidity and mortality rate, and a knowledgeable health ...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Ostfeld BM,Feldman MD

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated the views of service users and staff regarding contact-based interventions (e.g., letters, telephone calls or crisis cards) following self-harm. METHOD:Self-harm patients recently discharged from an emergency department were selected using purposive sampling (n=11). Clinical staff from releva...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Cooper J,Hunter C,Owen-Smith A,Gunnell D,Donovan J,Hawton K,Kapur N

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the use of prescription drugs and their association with patient characteristics in patients with multiple functional somatic syndromes (FSS) focusing on drugs generally recommended and not recommended in FSS treatment. METHOD:Using data from a national prescription registry, we describe the drug...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Agger JL,Fink PK,Gormsen LK,Jensen JS,Schröder A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To test the hypothesis that depression is often inaccurately detected in medical settings, we examined the psychiatric consultations performed at two medical-surgical teaching hospitals. All records for the 4396 consultations seen in a 3-year period were retrospectively reviewed. Consultations were categorized by the ...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Boland RJ,Diaz S,Lamdan RM,Ramchandani D,McCartney JR

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychological intervention studies designed to reduce cardiac morbidity are reviewed. Preliminary findings suggest that various psychotherapeutic modalities may be effective. Such studies also provide an avenue through which the physical and psychological mechanisms involved in coronary heart disease and their interac...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Frank KA,Heller SS,Kornfeld DS

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Barriers to clear communication, such as culture, language, and other aspects of self-presentation may have an important impact on the doctor-patient relationship. When not addressed, cultural and linguistic issues can result in unreliable clinical histories, noncompliance with medical treatment, misinterpretation of ...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Rueda-Lara MA,Buchert S,Skotzko C,Clemow LP

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efforts to improve the care of depression in primary care patients have largely ignored the potential of obstetrics/gynecology (OB/GYN) practices. We describe feasibility studies of a depression screening and care management intervention in three diverse OB/GYN practices. Patients were screened using the Patient Healt...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Scholle SH,Haskett RF,Hanusa BH,Pincus HA,Kupfer DJ

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The variability in estimated rates of major depressive disorder (MDD) in chronic pain samples may be accounted for by sample and methodological differences. Most studies rely on a single measure of depression and lack independent or repeated measures. This study investigated the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in ...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Gallagher RM,Moore P,Chernoff I

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents a checklist of conceptual issues and operational guidelines determining the organization of clinical services within a general hospital department of psychiatry. Issues emphasized include philosophy, target population, definition, structure, location, financing, and cost effectiveness of services, ...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Dressler DM

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated pediatrician-reported practices in identifying, assessing, and treating traumatic exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children. METHOD:Focus groups guided the development of a survey that was mailed to primary care pediatricians in Massachusetts in 2005. Descriptive s...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Banh MK,Saxe G,Mangione T,Horton NJ

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the performance of the Japanese version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (J-PHQ-9) for depression in primary care. METHODS:Participants in both phases completed the J-PHQ-9, while patients in the second phase also completed the SF-8 (the short form for the health-related QOL scale SF-36). Subj...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Muramatsu K,Miyaoka H,Kamijima K,Muramatsu Y,Tanaka Y,Hosaka M,Miwa Y,Fuse K,Yoshimine F,Mashima I,Shimizu N,Ito H,Shimizu E

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liaison psychiatry is traditionally practiced on the medical and surgical floors of the general hospital. The need for liaison psychiatry on the inpatient psychiatric unit as opposed to its usual setting was realized when the medical care requirements of hospitalized psychiatric patients was assessed. In many general ...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Bernstein RA

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The medical-psychiatric unit concept has been the most important influence in the development of general hospital inpatient psychiatry in the last decade. This concept and style of unit organization is reviewed in the context of the history of general hospital inpatient psychiatry. It is suggested that elements of the...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Summergrad P

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00