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Obsessive -compulsive disorder (OCD) in young people is underrecognised and undertreated. Simple screening tools suitable for general practice and community services are needed. We created a seven-item self-report Short OCD Screener (SOCS) and administered itto young people aged 11 -15
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“My diet is horrendous. I drink too much coffee. I skip lunch four out of five days at work and I eat everything in sight when I get home. I know I should eat better, but I can’t seem to
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Sleep disturbances are important correlates of depression, with epidemiologic research heretofore focused on insomnia and sleepiness. This epidemiologic study’s aim was to investigate, in a community sample, depression’s relationships to other sleep disturbances: sleep paralysis (SP), hypnagogic/hypnopompic hallucinations (HH), cataplexy
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The United States Department of Education states that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has “many faces and remains one of the most talked-about and controversial subjects in education. Hanging in the balance of heated debates over medication, diagnostic methods, and
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On 24 November 2005, the Lords of Appeal overturned previous childcare case law, effectively reinstating the distinction between the medical or psychiatric assessment and the treatment of a child. They upheld that the purpose of section 38 (6) of the
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The number of American children and adolescents treated for bipolar disorder increased 40-fold from 1994 to 2003, researchers are to report on Tuesday, in the most comprehensive study to look at the controversial diagnosis. And experts say the numbers have
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To test the hypothesis that family and professional caregivers have different views about what constitutes elder abuse. A vignette was given to family and professional carers. They were asked to rate 13 management strategies for behavioural difficulties in a person
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Chronic pain is common; an estimated 20% of primary care visits focus on this problem. Nearly 25% of patients with diabetes develop neuropathic pain. Traumas, strokes, HIV/AIDS, and alcohol abuse are other common medical problems that can produce a chronic
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Background: Psychotic depression is a relatively prevalent mood disorder associated with greater symptom severity, a poorer course of illness and higher levels of functional impairment compared with nonpsychotic depression. Separate lines of investigation suggest that various forms of cognitive-behavioral therapy
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Patient-reported outcomes are increasingly used to evaluate the care of people with schizophrenia. To review established and emerging patient-reported outcomes in schizophrenia research, assessment tools and key findings. A non-systematic review addressing relevant constructs, the associated scales and key empirical
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Regarding the Aug. 1 Style article “The Puzzling, Tragic End of a Golden Couple”: Suicide is indeed puzzling and tragic. Suicide also is complicated. It is not the result of a single life event. In fact, more than 90 percent
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Eating disorders affect people of all ages. A Mayo Clinic specialist discusses eating disorders in women (and men) in their 30s, 40s and beyond, including causes and treatments. Eating disorders are often thought of as a problem of troubled teens
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