MMPI Screening Scales for Somatization Disorder

1999 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 341-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard D. Wetzel ◽  
John Brim ◽  
Samuel B. Guze ◽  
C. Robert Cloninger ◽  
Ronald L. Martin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Somatization Disorder ◽  
Psychiatric Clinic ◽  
Consecutive Series ◽  
University Women ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Organ Systems ◽  
Washington University ◽  
Further Development

44 items on the MMPI were identified which appear to correspond to some of the symptoms in nine of the 10 groups on the Perley-Guze checklist for somatization disorder (hysteria). This list was organized into two scales, one reflecting the total number of symptoms endorsed and the other the number of organ systems with at least one endorsed symptom. Full MMPIs were then obtained from 29 women with primary affective disorder and 37 women with somatization disorder as part of a follow-up study of a consecutive series of 500 psychiatric clinic patients seen at Washington University. Women with the diagnosis of somatization disorder scored significantly higher on the somatization disorder scales created from the 44 items than did women with only major depression. These new scales appeared to be slightly more effective in identifying somatization disorder than the use of the standard MMPI scales for hypochondriasis and hysteria. Further development is needed.

A follow-up study of patients seen in a psychiatric clinic for children.

1956 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 602-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
James M. Cunningham ◽  
Hester H. Westerman ◽  
Joseph Fischhoff
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Clinic ◽  
Follow Up Study

scholarly journals The Contribution of Dynamic Exploration to Virtual Anatomical Learning

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan-Maarten Luursema ◽  
Willem B. Verwey
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Spatial Ability ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Mental Representations ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
The Other ◽  
Visual Depth ◽  
Follow Up Study

Virtual Learning Environments are increasingly becoming part of the medical curriculum. In a previous study we (luursema et al., 2006) found that a combination of computer-implementedstereopsis(visual depth through seeing with both eyes) anddynamic exploration(being able to continuously change one's viewpoint relative to the studied objects in real time) is beneficial to anatomical learning, especially for subjects of lowvisuo spatial ability(the ability to form, retrieve, and manipulate mental representations of a visuo-spatial nature). A follow-up study (luursema et al., 2008) found the contribution of computer-implemented stereopsis to this effect to be small but significant. The present experiment investigated the contribution of dynamic exploration to anatomical learning by means of a virtual learning environment. Seventy participants were tested for visuo-spatial ability and were grouped in pairs matched for this ability. One individual of the pair actively manipulated a 3D reconstruction of the human abdomen; the other individual passively watched the interactions of the first individual on a separate screen. Learning was assessed by two anatomical learning tests. Dynamic exploration provided a small but significant benefit to anatomical learning.

scholarly journals ADHD Medication in the Longer Term

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 542-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Adult Life ◽  
Initial Therapy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Continuing Care ◽  
Adhd Medication ◽  
Short Term ◽  
The Core ◽  
Core Symptoms ◽  
Further Development

Abstract. This review starts from the finding that there is strong persistence of ADHD problems into adult life, despite the availability of effective treatment with stimulants and other drugs. Short-term trials in adults reveal that those drugs can still be efficacious in adults. Pharmacoepidemiology studies, on the other hand, clearly show that most young people discontinue medication during adolescence. Neuropharmacology research suggests a waning of stimulant effects after a few years. Longitudinal studies are scarce but provide some evidence that prognosis is often determined by factors other than the core symptoms of inattentiveness and impulsive overactivity. The implications for clinical practice are discussed. Continuing care, especially during the follow-up after initial therapy, needs further development.

scholarly journals Peer-to-peer learning through research: a case study in delivering a healthcare message

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadaf Ilias ◽  
Jill Barber
Keyword(s):  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Other ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Second Year

This case study describes a recent learning activity involving pharmacy undergraduate students in which a final (fourth) year student trained 21 second year students to administer questionnaires about antibiotic resistance to over 700 student users of a large university building. The aim was to raise awareness of the problem of antibiotic resistance.  The second year students were also trained to correct any misapprehensions held by the questionnaire participants about antibiotic resistance, and to encourage them to become "Antibiotic Guardians". Finally the 22 students analysed the data to give a picture of what the other students understood about antibiotic resistance.  Peer-assisted learning therefore cascaded from a single fourth year student to 21 second year students and then to 700 students from various disciplines and year groups.  The first stage of the cascade was evaluated and the 21 second year students overwhelmingly believed that their knowledge of antibiotic resistance was enhanced.  A follow-up study using the same questionnaire will be used to determine whether the exercise was effective in raising awareness of antibiotic resistance among the body of students surveyed.

scholarly journals Potential immunological markers for diagnosis and therapeutic assessment of toxocariasis

2011 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guita Rubinsky-Elefant ◽  
Sumie Hoshino-Shimizu ◽  
Cristina Miuki Abe Jacob ◽  
Maria Carmen Arroyo Sanchez ◽  
Antonio Walter Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Toxocara Canis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Therapeutic Assessment ◽  
Igg Antibodies ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Immunological Markers ◽  
Iga Antibodies

In human toxocariasis, there are few approaches using immunological markers for diagnosis and therapeutic assessment. An immunoblot (IB) assay using excretory-secretory Toxocara canis antigen was standardized for monitoring IgG, IgE and IgA antibodies in 27 children with toxocariasis (23 visceral, three mixed visceral and ocular, and one ocular form) for 22-116 months after chemotherapy. IB sensitivity was 100% for IgG antibodies to bands of molecular weight 29-38, 48-54, 95-116, 121-162, >205 kDa, 80.8% for IgE to 29-38, 48-54, 95-121, > 205 kDa, and 65.4% for IgA to 29-38, 48-54, 81-93 kDa. Candidates for diagnostic markers should be IgG antibodies to bands of low molecular weight (29-38 and 48-54 kDa). One group of patients presented the same antibody reactivity to all bands throughout the follow-up study; in the other group, antibodies decayed partially or completely to some or all bands, but these changes were not correlated with time after chemotherapy. Candidates for monitoring patients after chemotherapy may be IgG antibodies to > 205 kDa fractions, IgA to 29-38, 48-54, 81-93 kDa and IgE to 95-121 kDa. Further identification of antigen epitopes related to these markers will allow the development of sensitive and specific immunoassays for the diagnosis and therapeutic assessment of toxocariasis.

Psychosocial Consequences of Therapeutic Abortion King's Termination Study III

1976 ◽  
Vol 128 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Steven Greer ◽  
Shirley Lal ◽  
Stella C. Lewis ◽  
Elizabeth M. Belsey ◽  
Richard W. Beard
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Psychosocial Adjustment ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
Consecutive Series ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Vacuum Aspiration ◽  
Psychosocial Consequences

SummaryA follow-up study is reported of a consecutive series of 360 women who underwent termination of first trimester pregnancies by vacuum aspiration. Each patient received brief counselling before termination. Follow-up examinations were carried out by means of detailed, structured interviews at three months and between 15 months and two years (mean: 18 months) after termination. Outcome was assessed in terms of psychiatric symptoms, guilt feelings, and adjustment in marital and other interpersonal relationships, sexual responsiveness and work record. Compared with ratings of psychosocial adjustment before termination, significant improvement had occurred at follow-up in respect of psychiatric symptoms, guilt feelings and interpersonal and sexual adjustment; there was no significant change in marital adjustment. Adverse psychiatric and social sequelae were rare.

The Chronicity of Schizophrenia in North West India

1978 ◽  
Vol 132 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Kulhara ◽  
N. N. Wig
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
The Other ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
Western World ◽  
North West ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The One

The results of a follow-up study of schizophrenics attending a centre in North West India are reported. The relevant literature is reviewed, The results were compared with two well-known studies, one from the United Kingdom and the other from Mauritius. The evidence presented suggests that the course taken by schizophrenia in a newly-developed city and its neighbourhood in this part of India is similar to the one seen in the Western world. This study does not support the view that chronicity of schizophrenia in non-European, non-white populations is different, at least in an urban setting.

scholarly journals Comparison of Interpreting Teachers’ Use and Perceptions of Distance Interpreter Training (DIT) Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interview-Based Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 197-223
Author(s):  
Mianjun Xu ◽  
◽  
Tianyuan Zhao ◽  
Juntao Deng ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
The World ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Interpreter Training ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Different Parts

The study indicates that before the COVID-19 pandemic, despite its importance, distance interpreter training (DIT) was not positively perceived or widely used in higher education institutions that offer Bachelor of Translation and Interpreting (BTI) and/or Master of Translation and Interpreting (MTI) programs in China. However, the pandemic has changed almost everything in the world, with no exception of DIT, prompting the authors to have a follow-up study in August 2020 of the same 14 full-time interpreting teachers from different BTI and MTI institutions in different parts of China who had been interviewed right before the pandemic. This interview-based comparative study shows that all the interviewees used DIT during the pandemic shutdown and their perceptions of DIT have altered greatly, becoming more objective than subjective and more positive than negative. The pandemic has, to some extent, boosted the further development and acceptance of both the online and blended approaches to interpreter training.

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