bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Attempted Suicide: Factors Leading to Hospitalization
Authors: Hepp Urs , Moergeli Hanspeter , Trier Stefan N , Milos Gabriella , Schnyder Ulrich 
Published: July 2017

Objective: This study analyzes how sociodemographic and clinical characteristics influence the treatment decision for patients referred to a university hospital emergency room (ER) owing to attempted suicide. Method: Using a cross-sectional design, we monitored all patients admitted to a university hospital ER after attempting suicide, over a 3-year period ( n = 404). Treatment decisions were categorized into 3 groups: inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment, and no further treatment. Results: Older patients were more likely to be hospitalized, while women and patients with regular occupational activity were more likely to receive outpatient treatment. In logistic regression analysis, attempted suicide using aggressive methods, history of psychiatric inpatient treatment, and psychotic disorders were associated with inpatient treatment. Adjustment and neurotic disorders were related to outpatient treatment. Conclusions: The decision to hospitalize can be satisfactorily predicted by means of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, while the number of patients assigned to outpatient treatment is underestimated. A triage that relies only on sociodemographic and clinical data as well as risk factors could result in too frequent admissions of patients after attempted suicide.
Serum Lipid Concentrations in Obsessive—Compulsive Disorder Patients with and without Panic Attacks
Authors: Agargun Mehmet Yucel , Dulger Haluk , Inci Rifat , Kara Hayrettin , Ozer Omer Akil , Sekeroglu Mehmet Ramazan , Besiroglu Lutfullah 
Published: July 2017

Objective: To examine serum lipid levels in patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) and to test whether panic symptoms affect lipid concentrations in OCD patients. Methods: We assessed 33 OCD patients and 33 healthy control subjects matched for sex and age. Results: OCD patients had higher low-density lipoprotein, very-low-density lipoprotein, and tryglyceride levels, but lower high-density lipoprotein levels, than normal control subjects. We also found that only OCD patients with panic attacks had higher serum lipid concentrations, compared with normal control subjects. Serum lipid levels of pure OCD patients did not differ from control values. Conclusion: These findings suggest that high serum lipid concentrations are related to panic anxiety rather than other symptoms of the illness.
Structural and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Psychiatric Disorders
Authors: Pearlson Godfrey D , Calhoun Vince 
Published: July 2017

Objective: To report on recent advances in both structural and functional brain imaging studies in psychiatry and to highlight their importance for the field. Method: We reviewed recently published articles dealing with such advances and abstracted them into a selective review of the field. Results: Some of the more important trends include integration of genetic information into research studies, use of novel quantitative image measurement techniques, studies of new subject populations, the use of pharmacologic probes in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies, the incorporation of elements of virtual reality into fMRI task stimuli, and the methodological innovation of hyperscanning. Conclusions: A whole series of new approaches and techniques are resulting in rapid advances in neuroimaging in psychiatry. Several of these show the potential for clinical translation.
Socioeconomic Status and Self-Reported Barriers to Mental Health Service Use
Authors: Steele Leah , Dewa Carolyn , Lee Kenneth 
Published: July 2017

Objective: Socially disadvantaged individuals are at high risk for having their mental health service needs unmet. We explored the relations among education level, income level, and self-reported barriers to mental health service use for individuals with a mental illness, using data from the Canadian Community Health Survey: Mental Health and Well-Being (CCHS 1.2). Methods: Our sample group comprised the 8.3% of adult respondents who met the CCHS 1.2 criteria for an anxiety or affective disorder in the past 12 months ( n = 3101). We examined the association between education and income levels and self-reported accessibility, availability, or acceptability barriers to mental health care. Results: Accessibility, availability, and acceptability barriers were reported by 3%, 5%, and 16% of our sample, respectively. Individuals with a high school diploma were less likely than individuals without a high school diploma to report acceptability barriers to care (odds ratio 0.65; 95% confidence interval, 0.45 to 0.93). Higher-income individuals were less likely than lower-income individuals to report acceptability barriers to care (odds ratio 0.69; 95% confidence interval, 0.50 to 0.96). Employment, distress level, age, and family structure were also associated with acceptability barriers. Conclusion: Issues related to acceptability explain most of the unmet need for mental health services. Program planners should consider the development of targeted approaches to service delivery and outreach for low-income, working individuals who have not completed high school.
Use of Cytokines in Clozapine-Induced Agranulocytosis
Authors: Chin-Yee Ian , Bezchlibnyk-Butler Kalyna , Wong Lillian 
Published: July 2017

Objective: To report and review the use of cytokines for the treatment of clozapine-induced neutropenia. Method: Case report and review of literature. Results: Cytokines, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), appear to shorten the duration of clozapine-induced neutropenia. Conclusions: G-CSF or GM-CSF therapy should be considered in patients with profound neutropenia of prolonged duration (high-risk neutropenia).
Psychopathology in Offspring of Mothers with Borderline Personality Disorder: A Pilot Study
Authors: Weiss Margaret , Zelkowitz Phyllis , Feldman Ronald B , Vogel Judy , Heyman Marsha , Paris Joel 
Published: July 2017

Objective: Children of mothers with borderline personality disorder (BPD) were hypothesized to be at greater risk for psychopathology, particularly impulse spectrum disorders, than children of mothers with other personality disorders. Method: Twenty-one index children were compared with 23 children of mothers with a nonborderline personality disorder. Diagnoses were obtained using the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia–Episodic Version (KSADS-E) and the Child Diagnostic Interview for BPD (CDIB), and functioning was rated with the Child Global Assessment Schedule (CGAS). Physical, sexual, and verbal abuse, as well as family violence and placements, were also assessed. Results: The children of the borderline mothers, as compared with controls, had more psychiatric diagnoses, more impulse control disorders, a higher frequency of child BPD, and lower CGAS scores. There were no differences between the groups for trauma. Conclusion: The offspring of borderline mothers are at high risk for psychopathology.
Le perfectionnisme: Aspects conceptuels et cliniques
Authors: Todorov Christo , Bazinet Andrée 
Published: July 2017

Objectifs: Étudier le concept du perfectionnisme et présenter sa phénoménologie, son étiologie et son traitement. Méthodes: Revue de la littérature, analyse phénoménologique et clinique. Résultats: La notion du perfectionnisme fut introduite dans le discours psychiatrique par la Classification Internationale des Maladies (1977). Dans les DSM-III, DSM-III-R et DSM-IV, le perfectionnisme constitue un critère diagnostique pour le trouble de la personnalité obsessionnelle-compulsive, mais le concept du perfectionnisme comme tel n'a jamais été défini dans la littérature psychiatrique. Nous faisons la distinction entre un perfectionnisme normal et un perfectionnisme pathologique, qui lui ferait l'objet d'un intérêt psychiatrique. Le perfectionnisme normal se manifeste en fonction de la pertinence de l'objectif et sa valeur socioculturelle; par conséquent, il est sélectif et flexible. en revanche, le perfectionnisme pathologique consiste en une poursuite contraignante d'une qualité de performance qui n'est pas exigée par les circonstances et revêt un caractère idiosyncrasique. Le perfectionnisme pathologique peut ressembler à la symptomatologie obsessionnelle-compulsive, mais au fond les 2 sont nettement distincts: tandis que les symptômes obsessionnels-compulsifs sont absurdes et constituent le produit d'une contrainte égo-dystonique, le perfectionnisme pathologique est vécu en terme d'obligation personnelle et conserve encore un objectif culturel identifiable. Conclusions: La phénoménologie du perfectionnisme dans ses manifestations normales et anormales est bien définie. le perfectionnisme pathologique et le trouble obsessionnel-compulsif se ressemblent et peuvent même partager une étiologie commune, néanmoins ils doivent être considérés comme 2 entités cliniques distinctes. Les approches thérapeutiques du perfectionnisme pathologique demeurent empiriques.
Mental Health Supplement to the Ontario Health Survey: Methodology
Authors: Boyle Michael H , Offord David R , Campbell Dugal , Catlin Gary , Goering Paula , Lin Elizabeth , Racine Yvonne A 
Published: July 2017

Objective: To describe the methodology of a province-wide, cross-sectional, epidemiologic study of psychiatric disorder among those aged 15 years and over living in household dwellings in Ontario. Method: Respondents for the survey were drawn from households (N = 13 002) participating in a province-wide health survey. One person per household was selected, and 9953 (76.5%) participated. Results: Participants and nonparticipants were similar to each other. An extensive array of data, including measures of psychiatric disorder classified using a revised version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI), are available for all respondents. Conclusions: The Ontario Health Supplement is contained in a public-use data file at the Ontario Ministry of Health and is available to investigators for study. A strong survey design, careful measurement, and acceptable levels of response provide the rationale for our inviting researchers to access and use the Ontario Health Supplement data base.
The Use of Mental Health Services in Ontario: Epidemiologic Findings
Authors: Lin Elizabeth , Goering Paula , Offord David R , Campbell Dugal , Boyle Michael H 
Published: July 2017

Objective: To describe the distribution and predictors of mental health service use for a survey of Ontario household residents aged 15 to 64 years. Method: Service use was defined as any past-year contact with formal or informal health care providers for mental health reasons. Data from the Mental Health Supplement (the Supplement) to the Ontario Mental Health Survey were used to compare the sociodemographic, geographic, and diagnostic status characteristics of service users with these characteristics among nonusers. Results: Mental health services were used by 7.8% of respondents in the past year. The majority (57.8%) had a past-year University of Michigan Composite International Diagnostic Interview (UM-CIDI) diagnosis, although 27.1% had never met diagnostic criteria. Other significant predictors were marital status, household public assistance, gender, age, and urban/rural residence. Conclusion: Although diagnosis is the strongest predictor of use, the fit between “need” and “care” in Ontario is not perfect. Help seeking differs within specific sociodemographic and geographic groups. Furthermore, the association of marital disruption and economic disadvantage with utilization indicates that prevention and intervention should address needs beyond the medical or psychological.
International Relations: General: G.H. Jansen: Militant Islam. Pan Books, London. 1979, 224 p., £1.25.
Authors: Agwani M. S. , Chari P. R. , Abhyankar A. N. 
Published: July 2017

Roger D. Speed : Strategic Deterrence in the 1980's. Hoover Institution Press, Stanford, California, 1979, 174 p., $7.95. Karl Brunner, Ed.: The First World and the Third World: Essays on the New International Economic Order. University of Rochester, New York, 1978, 270p., $9.95.
India: Planning: P.B. Desai : Planning in India—1951-78. Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi, 1979, 194p., Rs. 60.
Authors: Rudra Ashok , Seshadri R. K. , Subrahmanian R. V. 
Published: July 2017

M.L. Gujral : Economic Failures of Nehru and Indira Gandhi: A Study of Three Decades of Deprivation and Disillusionment. Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi, 1979, xvi, 255p., Rs. 75. Suraj B. Gupta : Monetary Planning for India. Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1979, xi, 240 p., Rs. 75. K.S. Sastry : Performance Budgeting for Planned Development. Radiant Publishers, New Delhi, 1979, xv, 220p., Rs. 50.
India: Role of Women: Khawaja Ahmad Abbas: Sarojini Naidu: An Introduction to a Fascinating Personality. Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, Bombay, 1980, 114 p., Rs. 60.
Authors: Chattopadhyay Kamaladevi , Bhoite Uttam , Haksar Urmila , Banerjee Usha 
Published: July 2017

Jamila Verghese : Her Gold and Her Body. Vikas Publishing House, Sahibabad, 1980, xi, 228 p., Rs. 60. A. Ramanamma : Graduate Employed Women in An Urban Setting. Dastane Ramachandra and Co., Poona, 1979, vi, 159p., Rs. 48. S.P. Jain and Krishnamurthy Reddy : Role of Women in Rural Development : A Study of Mahila Mandals, National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad, 1979, iii, 93 p., Rs. 16.
Military Regimes in Bangladesh and Pakistan: Strategies of Sustenance and Survival
Authors: Mishra Jitendra 
Published: July 2017

Scholastic output on Third World military regimes has been prodigious. However, not a single comparative study of any aspect of military role and rule in Pakistan (1958 to 1981, except for the Bhutto interregnum) and Bangladesh (1975–1981), has yet been attempted. Capturing power may not be problematic for the functionaries of the Armed Forces; the consolidation of their authority is infinitely more difficult. As for all other ruling groups, it is imperative for them to convert power into authority and legitimacy. Only in so doing can they ensure their sustenance and survival. In the early stages of their tenure, South Asian military regimes sought legitimacy through the propagation of their self-image as a set of missionary, progressive, neutral and patriotic guardians of the nation. However, the popular will expected performance rather than platitudes. Aware that military solutions to social problems are counter-productive, and guided by practical common sense, South Asian military regimes, like their counterparts elsewhere, have sought “creative relationships with civilian political groups.”1 But such exercises are also expedient as they bring about a cosmetic “civilianisation” of what is essentially a military administration. This mixture of common sense and opportunism has, usually in combination, generated six strategies for the sustenance and survival of South Asian military regimes; co-option of civilians into the government, intimidation of political opponents, divide et empera, expansion of political participation, constitutional legitimation and populism. This paper would attempt to analyze as to how and why these strategies succeeded in fortifying the regimes of Ayub Khan, Yahya Khan, Zia-ul-Haq and Ziaur Rahman.
Indo-Japanese Economic Co-Operation: Problems and Prospects
Authors: Panda Rajaram 
Published: July 2017

India and Japan are two economic partners in Asia. Both are important countries on the eastern and western flanks of Asia; while India is the second largest in the world in terms of population, Japan is one of the most economically advanced in the world. During the last quarter century or so, they have made sincere efforts at various levels to consolidate their complementary relationships. They have also endeavoured to diversify and intensify their economic interests by means of trade, industrial collaboration and investment. This bilateral partnership has developed rather slowly and there is obviously great scope for its further diversification and intensification. What is needed in this regard is an atmosphere of warmth, sincerity and reciprocity. Whilst Japan's imports from India declined from 8.55 per cent of its total imports in 1951 to 0.8 per cent in 1977, its exports to India also declined from 7.39 per cent of the total exports to 0.59 per cent during the same period.1 Similarly, Japanese investments in foreign collaboration in India amounted to only $ 32 million on 31 March 1979 or about 0.1 per cent of their total investment abroad of about $ 27 billion on that date. Japan's share in cases of foreign investment approved ( capital/technology) by India during the 1957–1979 period totalled 502 collaborations out of a total of 5706 or only 8.8 per cent. Nevertheless, Japan is more important for India than vice versa. It is one of India's important trading partners. In 1978–79, India's exports to Japan totalled $ 743 million or 10 per cent of the total exports. Similarly, imports from Japan amounted to $ 705 million or about 6.7 per cent of total imports.2 Indo-Japanese economic co-operation could develop further from its present level in areas of trade, investment, technology transfer, collaboration in third countries, and multilateral issues figuring on the agenda of the North-South dialogue, the United Nations and its agencies, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The scope of this paper is confined to an examination of the problems and prospects of Indo-Japanese economic cooperation in the fields of trade, investment and collaboration in third countries.
Articles on Mass Communications in American Magazines: A Selected Annotated Bibliography July, August and September 1954
Authors: Higbie Charles E. 
Published: July 2017

Major controversy involving newspapers and radio was not noteworthy during the third quarter of 1954. Result of the Reynolds-Pegler libel action, which began in the previous quarter, was a record award to Reynolds against Pegler and companies associated with him. General Motors Corporation again placed advertising in the Wall Street Journal after withdrawing ads because of a news story run in the newspaper columns. This incident also began in the previous three months period. In the field of labor relations, the Newspaper Guild debated and reaffirmed its stand in the Polumbaum case which involved the United Press. Issue in this case was the dismissal rights of the company for alleged involvement in subversion vs. employment rights defended by union contracts.
A Scoring System to Predict the Severity of Hirschsprung Disease at Diagnosis and Its Correlation With Molecular Genetics
Authors: Núñez-Ramos Raquel , Fernández Raquel M , González-Velasco Miguel , Ruiz-Contreras Jesús , Galán-Gómez Enrique , Núñez-Núñez Ramón , Borrego Salud 
Published: July 2017

Objectives Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) has a wide range of severity. There are nonsevere forms treated conservatively until surgery and severe forms that require an early stoma and prolonged hospitalization. Our objective was to establish a clinical scoring system to predict the severity of HSCR and to evaluate the possible existence of a clinical-genetic correlation. Methods We carried out a retrospective observational study including all HSCR cases treated in our hospital. The sample was divided into severe and nonsevere disease according to the number of surgical procedures, hospitalization time, and episodes of enterocolitis. The proposed score was applied at diagnosis, and the sensitivity, specificity, and optimal cut-point were determined. We conducted a prospective molecular study of RET, EDNRB, and EDN3 on all patients, as well as SOX10 in Waardenburg Syndrome type 4 forms. Results Among the 42 patients treated between 1983 and 2013, 15 met the severe disease criteria. This group had a higher mean score (13.15 ± 2.36) than the nonsevere group (8.15 ± 2.13; p < 0.001). A score ≥11 had a sensitivity of 87% and a specificity of 81% in detecting the severe cases. Causative mutations were identified in 12 patients, 8 of them in the severe group ( p = 0.015). Most of these mutations (75%) were located in the RET proto-oncogene. Conclusion The proposed scoring system enables the early selection of patients with severe behavior of HSCR. A value ≥11 showed good sensitivity and specificity for this purpose. Causative mutations were identified in more than 50% of patients who met the criteria for severe disease.
User satisfaction with a telemedicine amputee clinic in Saskatchewan
Authors: Linassi A Gary , Shan R Li Pi 
Published: July 2017

summary A group of 15 patients with amputee-related diagnoses were given a satisfaction survey after telemedicine assessment. Most of the videoconferencing sessions used an IP connection at 768 kbit/s. The patients were seen at four sites. The average connection time was less than 5min and the average time for a session was approximately 40min. Thirteen questions required scaled responses (poor, fair, good, excellent) and two required yes/no answers. The 13 categories broadly related to satisfaction with the telemedicine service and the quality of specialist care. In all categories, 97% of the responses fell in the good to excellent range. Concerns were raised about ease of access to local telemedicine sites, connection waiting times and lack of familiarity with telemedicine technology. The study showed that telemedicine was acceptable to patients with amputations and provided a reliable assessment of the amputee.
Charcot Arthropathy of the Diabetic Foot. Current Concepts and Review of 36 Cases
Authors: Pakarinen T.-K. , Laine H.-J. , Honkonen S. E. , Peltonen J. , Oksala H. , Lahtela J. 
Published: July 2017

Background and Aims: The incidence of diabetic Charcot neuroarthropathy has increased. The purpose here was to study the current diagnostics and treatment of the Charcot foot. Materials and Methods: During a time period from 1994 to 2000, a total of 36 feet were diagnosed as cases of diabetic Charcot neuroarthropathies. A retrospective analysis of patient records and radiographs was undertaken. A review of the recent literature is presented. Results: 29 cases were diagnosed in the dissolution stage, 2 in coalascence, and 5 in the resolution stage. The diagnostic delay averaged 29 weeks. Treatment with cast immobilisation ranged from 4 to 37 weeks (mean 11 weeks). A total of 14 surgical procedures were carried out on 10 patients: six exostectomies, four midfoot arthrodeses, one triple arthrodesis, one tibiocalcaneal arthrodesis and two below-knee amputations. radiological fusion was achieved in two thirds of the attempted arthrodeses. Conclusions: A physician should always consider the Charcot neuroarthropathy when a diabetic patient has an inflamed foot. In the absence of fever, elevated CRP or ESR, infection is a highly unlikely diagnosis, and a Charcot process should primarily be considered. The initial treatment of an inflamed Charcot foot consists in sufficiently long non-weightbearing with a cast, which should start immediately after the diagnosis. The prerequisites of successful reconstructive surgery are correct timing, adequate fixation and a long postoperative non-weightbearing period. In the resolution stage most Charcot foot patients need custom-molded footwear.