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Interventions That Target Criminogenic Needs for Justice-Involved Persons With Serious Mental Illnesses: A Targeted Service Delivery Approach

This research describes the development of a targeted service delivery approach that tailors the delivery of interventions that target criminogenic needs to the specific learning and treatment needs of justice-involved people with serious mental…

Physicians' attention to parents' concerns about the psychosocial functioning of their children

Background: Epidemiological data indicate that approximately 20% of children have psychosocial problems, yet less than 2% of children are seen by mental health specialists each year. Primary care physicians tend to identify children with psychosocial…

Tags: 1999, Archives of family medicine, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Depression, dysfunction, Epidemiology, General & Internal Medicine, Health, Journal Article, Kizilbash A H, Management, NEOMED College of Medicine, pediatric primary care, Prevalence, psychiatric-disorders, psychopathology, service utilization, Smucker W D, Wildman B G

An evaluation of two screening tools for cognitive impairment in older emergency department patients

Objectives: Screening for cognitive impairment in older emergency department (ED) patients is recommended to ensure quality care. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) may be too long for routine ED use. Briefer alternatives include the Six-Item…

Tags: 2005, Academic Emergency Medicine, Blanda M, cognitive impairment, delirium, elderly emergency, Emergency department, Emergency Medicine, examination, Gerson L W, Journal Article, Lofgren S D, Mager T G, Mental Status, Mini-Cog, Mini-Mental State, Prevalence, Six-Item Screener, Wilber S T

The six-item screeinier to detect cognitive impairment in older emergency department patients

Background: Cognitive impairment due to delirium or dementia is common in older emergency department (ED) patients. To prevent errors, emergency physicians (EPs) should use brief, sensitive tests to evaluate older patient's mental status. Prior…

Tags: 2008, Academic Emergency Medicine, care, Carpenter C R, cognitive impairment, delirium, diagnostic testing, elderly emergency, Emergency Medicine, Geriatrics, Hustey F M, Journal Article, Mental Status, Mini-Mental State, Prevalence, Wilber S T

A diagnostic aid for detecting (DSM-IV) mental disorders in primary care

This study was designed to develop and validate a new computerized version of the Symptom Driven Diagnostic System for Primary Care (SDDS-PC) and example its feasi bility in primary care practice. One thousand and one patients (ages 18-70) coming for…

COMPARISON OF LY264826-GENTAMICIN WITH VANCOMYCIN-GENTAMICIN AGAINST ENTEROCOCCI FROM BLOOD CULTURES

Tags: 1992, aureus, coagulase-negative staphylococci, glycopeptides, Infectious Diseases, invitro activity, Journal Article, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Microbiology, Pharmacology & Pharmacy, Prevalence, resistance, Selection, teicoplanin, Watanakunakorn C

A comparison of complementary and alternative medicine use by gynecology and gynecologic oncology patients

Our objective was to describe and compare the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in gynecology and gynecological oncology patients. Five hundred and twenty-nine gynecology and gynecological oncology patients completed a questionnaire…

Tags: 2001, Cancer Patients, complementary and alternative medicines, gynecological oncology, GYNECOLOGY, Hopkins M P, International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, Jenison E L, Journal Article, Kirven M S, Obstetrics & Gynecology, oncology, Prevalence, Showalter A L, therapies, united-states, von Gruenigen V E, White L J

[Commentary on] Use of complementary and alternative medicine among women with gynecologic cancers.

Tags: 2002, Alternative Therapies – Utilization, Female, Female – Therapy, Genital Neoplasms, Outpatients, Prevalence, United States, von Gruenigen V E, Women's Oncology Review

Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance: Using risk stratification to guide follow-up.

Varying combinations of 3 measurable factors determine a patient's risk of progressing toward multiple myeloma and influence monitoring decisions. This review–and accompanying algorithm–can guide your approach. For monoclonal gammopathy of…

Tags: 2015, Blood Protein Electrophoresis, Boltri John M, Connectin/analysis, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Disease Progression, Humans, Maennle Diane, Male, Middle Aged, Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance/*diagnosis/epidemiology/therapy, NEOMED College of Medicine, Prevalence, Risk Assessment, Russell Kimberly, The Journal of family practice, Uddin Zia

Low thigh muscle mass is associated with coronary artery stenosis among

BACKGROUND: HIV-infected individuals are at increased risk for both sarcopenia and cardiovascular disease. Whether an association between low muscle mass and subclinical coronary artery disease (CAD) exists, and if it is modified by HIV serostatus,…

Tags: *Computed Tomography Angiography, *Tomography, 2018, Aged, Atherosclerotic, Body Composition, Brown Todd T, Budoff Matthew J, Chi-Square Distribution, Coronary Angiography/*methods, Coronary Artery Disease/*diagnostic imaging/epidemiology/pathology, Coronary artery stenosis, Coronary atherosclerosis, Coronary Stenosis/*diagnostic imaging/epidemiology/pathology, Coronary Vessels/*diagnostic imaging/pathology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Guallar Eliseo, HIV Infections/diagnosis/*epidemiology, HIV-Infection, Humans, Jacobson Lisa P, Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography, Koletar Susan L, Korada Sai Krishna C, Male, Margolick Joseph B, Michos Erin D, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Muscle, Muscle mass, Odds Ratio, Palella Frank J Jr, Plaque, Post Wendy S, Predictive Value of Tests, Prevalence, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Sarcopenia, Sarcopenia/*diagnostic imaging/epidemiology/physiopathology, Saxena Ankita, Skeletal/*diagnostic imaging/physiopathology, Thigh, Tibuakuu Martin, United States/epidemiology, Witt Mallory D, X-Ray Computed, Zhao Di

Liver disease in the morbidly obese: a review of 1000 consecutive patients undergoing weight loss surgery.

BACKGROUND: Liver disease among the morbidly obese is increasingly prevalent, contributing to significant morbidity. Obesity-related liver pathologies including nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) have become a leading cause for liver transplant.…

Joint Hypermobility and Joint Range of Motion in Young Dancers.

BACKGROUND: Joint range of motion (ROM) refers to the extent of movement of the joint, recorded using standard goniometers. Joint hypermobility (JHM) is a condition in which most of the synovial joints move beyond the "normal" limits. Joint…

Prevalence and Predictors of Metformin Prescribing in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A National Cross-Sectional Study.

OBJECTIVE: Metformin is the first-line oral type 2 diabetes treatment. Despite an abundance of evidence, metformin is routinely underused. This study evaluated the rates of metformin use in an appropriate outpatient type 2 diabetes population and…

Assessing the Accuracy of Eyelid Measurements Utilizing the Volk Eye Check System and Clinical Measurements.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to validate the accuracy of marginal reflex distance 1 (MRD1) measurements obtained by the Volk Eye Check system, a modified smartphone that measures MRD1 automatically, relative to clinical and digital…

Caring for patients with pain during the COVID-19 pandemic: consensus recommendations from an international expert panel.

Chronic pain causes significant suffering, limitation of daily activities and reduced quality of life. Infection from COVID-19 is responsible for an ongoing pandemic that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome, leading to systemic complications and…

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in patients with chronic kidney disease and resistant hypertension.

Tags: 2012, Ambulatory – Methods, Blood Pressure, Blood Pressure Monitoring, Department of Internal Medicine, E Sarac, Female, Human, Hypertension – Complications, Hypertension – Diagnosis, Hypertension – Etiology, Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Male, NEOMED College of Medicine, Prevalence, Renal Insufficiency – Complications, Retrospective Design, Shafi S, Tran H

Screening for adolescent depression in a pediatric emergency department.

OBJECTIVES: To describe the prevalence of depressive symptoms in adolescents presenting to the emergency department (ED) and to describe their demographics and outcomes compared with adolescents endorsing low levels of depressive symptoms. METHODS:…

Tags: *Adolescent Behavior, 2006, Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Adolescent, Adult, Age Distribution, Akron Children's Hospital, Alexander Heather, Christopher Norman C, Comorbidity, Cross-Sectional Studies, Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Depression/classification/*diagnosis/*epidemiology, Emergency Service, Female, Fenn Robin L, Hospital/*statistics & numerical data, Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data, Humans, Logistic Models, Luxmore Brett, Male, Mass Screening/*instrumentation/*statistics & numerical data, NEOMED College of Medicine, Ohio/epidemiology, Patient Participation/statistics & numerical data, Pediatrics/*statistics & numerical data, Prevalence, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Scott Emily Gale, Transportation of Patients/statistics & numerical data, Wounds and Injuries/epidemiology

Lumbar spine fractures within a complete American cohort: epidemiology and risk factors among military service members.

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective database review. OBJECTIVE: To describe the incidence of, and risk factors for, lumbar spine fractures within the population of the US military. SUMMARYOF BACKGROUND DATA: Fractures of the lumbar region are an important…

Comparative frequency of osseous macroscopic pathology and first report of gout in captive and wild-caught ratites.

This systematic survey of museum ratite (Pterocnemia, Rhea, Casuarius, Struthio, Dromias and Apteryx) skeletal collections was performed to reevaluate previous perspectives and assess effect of captivity on macroscopically detectable pathology.…

Tags: 2007, Animals, Bird Diseases/epidemiology/*pathology, Bone Diseases/epidemiology/pathology/*veterinary, Dromaiidae, Gout/epidemiology/pathology/*veterinary, Journal of veterinary medicine. A, Physiology, pathology, clinical medicine, Paleontology, Prevalence, Rheiformes, Rothschild B M, Ruhli F R, Struthioniformes, Wild, Wounds and Injuries/epidemiology/pathology/*veterinary

Macroscopic anatomy of the vertebral endplate: Quid significat?

Alterations of vertebral endplates have long been a subject of interest, but are of unclear clinical significance. The vertebral columns of a cohort-based sample of 850 individuals were therefore evaluated for vertebral endplate defects, noting…

Reply to a letter by Inoue et al.

Tags: 2001, Ancient, Articular/pathology, Asian Continental Ancestry Group, Bone and Bones/pathology, Cartilage, China, European Continental Ancestry Group, France, History, Humans, Japan, Osteoarthritis/diagnosis/ethnology/*history, Paleopathology, Prevalence, Rheumatology (Oxford, England), Rothschild B M

Stress, psychosocial resources, and depressive symptomatology during pregnancy in low-income, inner-city women

The authors examined the prospective influence of stress, self-esteem, and social support on the postpartum depressive symptoms of 191 inner-city women (139 European Americans and 52 African Americans) over 3 waves of data collection. Depressive…

RESPIRATORY DYSKINESIA - AN UNDERRECOGNIZED PHENOMENON

Tags: 1994, basal ganglia, Chest, clonidine, disturbance, double-blind crossover, General & Internal Medicine, induced movement-disorders, Journal Article, parkinsons-disease, Prevalence, psychiatric-patients, Radwany S M, Respiratory System, Rich M W, tardive-dyskinesia, tetrabenazine, therapy

Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Dementia Patients With and Without a History of Traumatic Brain Injury

The authors aim to determine if a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) assessed before dementia onset is associated with a higher risk of neuropsychiatric symptoms after dementia onset. A population-based incident series of people with dementia…

Overview of Monogenic or Mendelian Forms of Hypertension

Monogenic or Mendelian forms of hypertension are described as a group of conditions characterized by insults to the normal regulation of blood pressure by the kidney and adrenal gland. These alterations stem from single mutations that lead to…

Dispelling Myths about Antenatal TAPS: A Call for Action for Routine MCA-PSV Doppler Screening in the United States

In the United States, routine middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity (MCA-PSV) Doppler screening for the detection of antenatal twin anemia-polycythemia sequence (TAPS) is not recommended. The current and only national clinical guideline from…

An emergency medicine approach to violence throughout the life cycle

This document by the SAEM Public Health and Education Committee outlines the public health impact of interpersonal violence as it pertains to acute emergency care. This paper provides an overview of violence through the life cycle (i.e., child abuse,…

The relationship between psychiatric medication and course of hospital stay among intoxicated trauma patients

Introduction The purpose of this study was to determine whether trauma patients requiring psychiatric medication who were admitted with positive alcohol or drug screen require more pain medications or sedation resulting in longer length of stay.…

Introduction

Tags: 2014, becaplermin, costs, Dermatology, Disease, efficacy, extremity diabetic ulcers, Gel, growth factor-bb, Journal Article, Mostow E, neuropathic foot ulcers, Prevalence, Regulski M, Safety, Surgery, Wounds-a Compendium of Clinical Research and Practice

Sources of Error in Office Blood Pressure Measurement

PURPOSES: To evaluate 2 commonly overlooked sources of error in measuring blood pressure (BP) in the office, improper patient positioning and frequency of terminal digit bias (TDB) using manual and automated (BP) devices. METHODS: BPs recorded by 3…

Ischemic colitis revisited: a prospective study identifying hypercoagulability as a risk factor.

BACKGROUND: Although causes for ischemic colitis have been identified, many cases are deemed idiopathic. Some reports suggest an association between ischemic colitis and coagulation disorders. Our purpose was to explore the relationship of ischemic…

Prevalence of strangulation in survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence.

OBJECTIVES: Both sexual assault (SA) survivors and domestic violence (DV) survivors are populations at risk of strangulation injury. Our goal was to identify the prevalence of strangulation in patients who are survivors of SA and DV, identify…

The Association of Acetaminophen and Asthma Prevalence and Severity.

The epidemiologic association between acetaminophen use and asthma prevalence and severity in children and adults is well established. A variety of observations suggest that acetaminophen use has contributed to the recent increase in asthma…

Tags: 2011, ACETAMINOPHEN, Acetaminophen – Adverse Effects – In Infancy and Childhood, asthma, Asthma – Epidemiology – In Infancy and Childhood, Asthma – Risk Factors – In Infancy and Childhood, ASTHMA risk factors, Child, Children, DISEASE prevalence, McBride John T, Pediatrics, Prevalence, Severity of Illness, Severity of Illness Index, United States

Family practice residents' identification and management of obesity.

This study, involving 25 family practice residents and 2746 patients in a family practice residency programme, addressed four hypotheses regarding the identification and management of obesity in the primary care setting: (i) the physician-identified…

Adolescent premarital sexual activity, cohabitation, and attitudes toward marriage.

Societal trends indicate ambivalent attitudes about marriage. Specifically, there is greater acceptance of divorce and nontraditional living arrangements such as cohabitation, as well as acceptance and prevalence of premarital sex, than in the past.…

Tags: *Attitude, 2001, Adolescence, Adolescent, Family/psychology, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Martin D, Martin M, Martin P D, Prevalence, Sexual Behavior/*psychology/statistics & numerical data

Us Skin Disease Assessment: Ulcer And Wound Care

Incidence Of Staphylococcus Aureus Nasal Colonization And Soft Tissue Infection Among High School Football Players

Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin and soft tissue infections have been documented with increasing frequency in both team and individual sports in recent years. It also seems that the level of MRSA skin and soft…

Frailty and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis: The Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS).

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Frailty and cardiovascular disease share many risk factors. We evaluated whether frailty is independently associated with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis and whether any relationships differ by HIV-serostatus. METHODS: We…

Tags: 2017, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/diagnosis/*epidemiology, Asymptomatic Diseases, Atherosclerosis, Atherosclerotic, Bolan Robert K, Brown Todd T, Budoff Matthew J, Cardiac CT, Computed Tomography Angiography, Coronary Angiography/methods, Coronary artery calcium, Coronary Artery Disease/diagnostic imaging/*epidemiology, Coronary atherosclerosis, Cross-Sectional Studies, Exercise, Frailty, Frailty/diagnosis/*epidemiology/physiopathology, Guallar Eliseo, Health Status, HIV-Infection, Humans, Jacobson Lisa P, Korada Sai Krishna C, Linear Models, Male, Margolick Joseph B, Martinson Jeremy J, Michos Erin D, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Muscle Strength, Muscle Weakness, Palella Frank J, Plaque, Post Wendy S, Prevalence, Prognosis, Risk Factors, Tibuakuu Martin, United States/epidemiology, Vascular Calcification/diagnostic imaging/*epidemiology, Weight Loss, Zhao Di

Can The Drinking Problem Index Provide Valuable Therapeutic Information For Recovering Alcoholic Adults?

This study investigated the use of the Drinking Problems Index (DPI; Finney et al., 1991) with middle-aged and older adults in treatment for alcohol abuse. Created to screen for middle-aged and older problem drinkers in the community, the DPI is a…

Relationships Among Parental Reports Of Child, Parent, And Family Functioning

Most children with psychosocial problems do not present for treatment in mental health settings. They are managed by primary care physicians. Children with psychosocial problems often have parents and/or families with psychosocial distress. The…

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