bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
P02-83 - Assessment of Young People Committing Sexual Crimes of Pedofilic Origin
Authors: Zaitsev O. , Shum S. 
Published: June 2010

ObjectivesWe assessed 29 young persons (14-21 years old), who committed crimes according to article 156 of Criminal Code of Ukraine «Depravity of Minors».MethodsAssessment tools: surveillance, clinical and diagnostic interview, objective psychometric scales and test methods to identify the studied trait.ResultsEstablished 11 youth with developmental delay [5 with mild developmental delay - F70 (17.2%), 3 with moderate (10.3%), and 3 with severe (10.3%)], 12 with behavioral disturbances [2 - F91.0 (6.9%), 4 - F91.1 (13.8%), 5 - F91.2 (17.2%), 1 - F91.3 (3.4%)], 6 - were found to be mentally healthy (20.7%). Sexual benefit of committed crime (importance of satisfaction of sexual desire or relief of sexual arousal) confirmed only in 7 youth (24.1%). Most of them were mentally intact (5; 17.2%) and belonged to an older adolescent group (19-21 years). Remaining participants, who were developmentally delayed, called curiosity and desire of knowledge of sexual differences of another sex, as their most important motives for crime. Another group, juveniles with behavioral disturbances, cited physical humiliation or ritualistic punishment (particularly these were seen in oral-genital encounters) of their victims as rationale. In this group there were frequent cases of group rape, as opposed to first group where sexual encounters have been mostly individual. In the meantime the most deprived character of sexual relation was noted among mentally healthy minors.ConclusionsNone of the assessed has shown signs of diagnosis G1-G3. Diagnosis of F65.4 has been completely excluded despite the potential of some negative prognosis in future.
P02-100 - Patient Follow-up and Readmission in the Psychiatric Ward of a General Hospital
Authors: Marini E. , Kouroumalos N. , Tassakopoulou D. , Marketos N. , Sakkas D. 
Published: June 2010

BackgroundStudy focuses on the way patients are followed-up after discharge. This aims in determining continuity of follow up and possibly gaining insight in the need of patients for readmission; also, approaching the possible influence of follow-up on patients’ admission-free time interval.MethodsSample consists of patients admitted in our department from August 2007 until January 2008. Telephone structured interview was used to gather information. Questions focused on patients’ present follow up state and any re-admissions in a psychiatric ward. Answers were either given directly by patients or by a member of patients’ family. For information to be representative, three calls were made to each patient on different occasions; only then was the answer considered as valid for inclusion in the study.ResultsOf 198 patients admitted, 105 (53%) could be reached.Of those admitted, mean value of hospitalization time was 21.38 days. Specifically, among re-admitted patients, mean time of first hospitalization was 20.52 days. Among non re-admitted ones respective value was 21.73 days; upon comparison, no statistically significant difference was found (t-test).Out of 105 reached: 73.3% are still being followed-up, 26.6% are not; 41.55% are followed-up in our outpatient ward whilst 36.3% visit private practices. 3.8% are followed-up at community primary mental health care services. 73.3% have not been readmitted ever since dischargeConclusionsThe majority of patients are followed up at our department's outpatient ward. Patients followed-up at private practices are less whereas much less are followed up at primary psychiatric community care services.
P02-102 - Socio-cultural Determinants of Mental Health of Elderly Immigrants: Lessons Learned from Canada
Authors: Lai D. 
Published: June 2010

IntroductionThe increase of immigrants in Canada has set an example for Western countries on how cultural diversity affects health, mental health, and needs. The mental health of elderly immigrants, however, is often forgotten in service delivery system.ObjectivesThis paper examines the socio-cultural determinants of mental health of elderly immigrants in Canada through synthesizing research findings from various studies. The presentation aims to highlight a few key intervention focuses for addressing mental health of this vulnerable immigrant subgroup.MethodsSecondary data analysis was used, using three national surveys and a local community survey, including the Ethnic Diversity Survey, the General Social Survey, the Health and Well Being of Older Chinese in Canada, and the Health and Well Being of Older South Asian in Calgary. Mental health was presented by life satisfaction, self-reported stress, self-reported happiness, self-reported level of trust, sense of belonging, feeling out of place, worrying about hate crime, depressive symptoms, and general mental health measured by SF-36.ResultsSocio-cultural determinants related to a higher level of social support, a higher level of trust, and better financial resources were found to be correlates of more positive mental health. Racial discrimination, culture related beliefs, and barriers often led to negative mental health outcomes.ConclusionsPromoting a better mental health should expand beyond the use of individual interventions and treatments. Socio-cultural determinants have to be addressed through creating a more positive social and structural environment for the elderly immigrants.
P02-107 - Frequent Attenders in an Italian Acute Psychiatric Unit
Authors: Moretti F. , Pedrini E. , Bonafede R. , Bernabei V. , De Ronchi D. , Atti A.R. 
Published: June 2010

ObjectivesTo evaluate the features of Frequent-Attenders (FAs) admitted to an Acute Psychiatric Unit of a general hospital in Bologna, Northern Italy.MethodsPersons admitted between January 2008-June 2009 (N=110) were randomly selected thanks to the Hospital Information System. All participants’ admissions in the indexed period were recorded, the case-history of the first admission was reviewed gathering socio-demographic and clinical information. The International Classification of Disease (ICD-10) was used for diagnosis. FAs were defined for 3 or more admissions within 18 months (Botha et al. 2009).ResultsAlmost one out of three patients was a FA (N=34; 30.9%). The mean number of admission for each subject being 5.6±3.4 for an average length of stay of 56.2±62.1 days. In comparison to single users, FAs were more frequently men (67.6% vs. 46.1%; p=0.029), unemployed (79.4% vs. 29.2%; p< 0.001) and living in social-health facilities (29.4% vs. 9.5%; p< 0.024). FAs and common users were not different concerning compulsory/voluntary admission. Schizophrenia and other Psychotic Disorders were predominant among FAs (44.1%), followed by Substance Use and Personality Disorders (14.7%), but no differences were detectable between cases and controls in terms of discharge diagnoses. Conversely, the prevalence of concomitant organic diseases was higher in FAs (50% vs. 27.6%; p=0.020).Finally, the results of the Logistic Regression Model estimating Odds Ratios and 95% Confidence Intervals suggested that FAs had a lower insight/compliance (2.15; 2.50-29.66; p=0.001).ConclusionsFAs have a higher mental-social disability. A targeted treatment might reduce the frequency of hospitalization.
P02-110 - Psychocorrection of Persons with Crisis and Extreme Situations
Authors: Panchenko O. , Bitchenko I. 
Published: June 2010

Research objective - to reveal posttraumatic stress disorders of teenagers who have become by eyewitnesses of emergency; study features of psychoemotional reaction teenagers on psychoinjuring situation.Objective56 teenagers (12-13 years old), 34 (60,7%) girls and 22 e (39,3%) boys. From them 28 pupils were eyewitnesses of emergency and 28 persons were made by control group.MethodsChildren's questionnaire of neurosises, a questionnaire depression by Back, a scale of school uneasiness.ResultsClinically significant indicators are fixed on scales of infringement of behaviour - 6 persons (21,4 %), dream infringements - 3 persons (10,7 %), high level of alarm - 2 persons (7,1 %). Serious posttraumatic stressful frustration and stressful reactions to psychoinjuring event it has not been revealed. Similar control inspection has been spent on the basis of two comprehensive schools, 28 pupils of 7 classes have taken part in it. Clinically significant indicators are fixed on scales: behaviour infringements - 5 persons (17,8%), dream infringements - 3 persons (10,7%), high level of alarm - 1 person (3,5%), Posttraumatic stressful frustration are not revealed. Statistically significant distinctions between indicators control and experimental groups it is not registered (p < 0,05).ConclusionsDuring the carried out research we had been established presence of a high threshold of sensitivity to occurring violent certificates and low level of empathy at eyewitnesses on emergency. Similar reaction to situation in this case grows out of influence of features of family education, together with influences of mass-media on mentality of the child.
P02-111 - Estimation of Emotionally-strong-willed Sphere at Patients with Essential Hypertension
Authors: Panchenko O. , Pugach E. , Basarab I. , Simonenko E. 
Published: June 2010

Objective of research is study psychological characteristics of patients hipertension disease with presence of psychological semiology, which have a course of group psychocorection therapies and their mastering by skills of self-control.Objective90 sick of psychosomatic frustration with essential hypertension (32-48 years old).Methods:1)MMPI,2)Ljusher’s Color test,3)Technique of diagnostics of interpersonal relations of Leary,4)statistical methods.ResultsAt 73 persons (81,1%) the internal conflict caused dissonans of type of interpersonal relations “Authoritarianism-submission”, constant struggle against accruing is hostile-aggressive feeling has been revealed, at the same time there are difficulties of self-affirmation. In 48 cases (53,3%) prevalence I octant in personal pattern positively correlates with characteristics of sthenic type of reaction according to MMPI (profiles type 469-/0) and a method of colour elections (preference of bright colour standards on the first positions, the importance of positions of 4,2 and 3 colours). At 90 persons (100%) from a surveyed contingent high points on VIII octant (11-16) have been revealed, that speaks about hyperresponsibility presence (р ≤ 0,05).ConclusionsPatients received complex therapy. The psychotherapy was applied individual, group and coordination. During group psychocorrection patients have seized methods of removal of an emotional pressure, intrapersonal conflicts have been resolved, at them the relation to success and failure situations has changed. Carrying out of group trainings at this sick essential hypertension with art therapies, creative visualisation, transaction analysis, and sychorelacsation therapies, is an effective complex of methods in correction and preventive maintenance of infringements in emotionally-strong-willed sphere.
P02-113 - Mental Health and Coping Strategies in Families Caring for Patient with Epilepsy in Iran
Authors: Parsania Z. , Safavi M. , Ahmadi Z. 
Published: June 2010

IntroductionA research base should be of mental health and coping strategies in families of having patient with epilepsy, in Iran.Objective and aimThese families are at increased risk of stress and weakened family relationship, and to identify the variables that have a negative impact on a families and possible moderating influences on them.MethodThis research was a descriptive study on 150 families of epileptics referring to the Iranian Association of Epilepsy Selected Using a Systematic sampling. All subjects were living with the epileptic person, were at least 16, all Iranian and it was at least six month after the beginning of the family’ epileptic members’ illness. For obtaining further information, a questionnaire consisting of three parts was used. The first part indicated the demographic specifications of the patient's family, the second part showed the General Health Questionnaires (GHQ), and the third part indicated stress coping strategies carversheier- weinrub questionnaires.ResultsAccording to the acquired screen in the total mental health score, the majority of the epileptic patients’ family (56/7%) were not in an appropriate mental health condition. In this report contains depression (56/7%), social functional disorder (52%) somatic signs (61/3%) and anxiety and sleep disorder (6/7%). The majority of under research units based on acquired scores of general stress coping strategies, used this strategies in a medium level.ConclusionThe result is that if there is more mental health in the family of the epileptic patient, they will use stress coping strategies in more suitable level.
P02-116 - Impact of the Smoking Ban on the Incidence of Adverse Events in Adult Psychiatry Wards on the Wirral
Authors: Flavahan R. , Alam F. 
Published: June 2010

ObjectivesTo investigate whether the smoking ban has led to an increase in adverse events in adult psychiatry wards on the Wirral.MethodsWe compared the number of violent incidents reported on the adult psychiatry wards in the 6 months before and after the smoking ban. We also compared the number of emergency detentions (section 5.2 and 5.4 of the mental health act) implemented in the 6 months before and after the smoking ban.ResultsThere was a 36% reduction in violent incidents in the 6 months after the smoking ban compared to the 6 months before the ban (70 in the 6 months before the ban and 45 in the 6 months after the ban). There was a 64% reduction in emergency detentions in the 6 months after the smoking ban compared to the 6 months before the ban (25 in the 6 months before the ban and 9 in the 6 months after the ban).The number of admissions during each 6 month period that we looked at were very similar (288 admissions in the 6 months before the ban and 299 in the 6 months after the ban).ConclusionsPrior to the smoking ban there were concerns that it would lead to an increase in the number of violent events and patients who required emergency detention (under Section 5.2 or Section 5.4 of the Mental Health Act). This study shows that there was a reduction in the incidence of adverse events following the smoking ban.
P02-84 - The Management of Depression in Older Patients with Chronic Diseases by the General Practitioners in England
Authors: Yohannes A.M. , Hann M. , Sibbald B. 
Published: June 2010

IntroductionDepression is common in older patients with chronic diseases. Untreated depression leads to poor compliance with medical treatment and increases health care utilization.AimsWe examined the management of depression in patients with COPD, severe osteoarthritis and unspecified symptoms by the general practitioners (GPs).MethodsWe assessed a national sample of general practitioners (n = 3956) in England, the management of depression for chronic diseases using a postal survey with three case vignettes.Results864 (22%) completed responses were received (Men = 433, Female = 431). The mean (SD) age was 45.8 (8.47). The percentage of GPs who reported that they would explore the diagnosis of depression for each vignette were 95.4% for COPD, 88.3% for severe osteoarthritis and 86.3% for unspecified symptoms. There is significant difference in the percentage of GPs diagnosing depression more COPD patients compared with severe osteoarthritis and unspecified symptoms(X2 = 76.6; p < 0.001). GPs that offer a diagnosis of depression for patients with COPD are more likely to prefer a combination of antidepressant drugs and psychological therapy as their first line of treatment F (3.00, 2534) = 2.39, p = 0.06. GPs endorse the importance of routinely screening for depression in patients who have COPD F (3.89, 3349) = 5.03, p < 0.0006 and depression impairs patient's self-management of COPD F (3.95, 3404.36) = 5.28, p < 0.0003.ConclusionsGPs in England report the importance of screening for depression in patients with chronic diseases. Depression interferes on the self-management of COPD.
P02-90 - High Levels of Stress and Addiction to Internet
Authors: Gharib K. , Homayouni A. , Khatiri Yanesari M. 
Published: June 2010

ObjectiveStress is integral part of human life todays. Stressful situations not only affect on the short-term events such as death or birth, but also it affects on events such as marriage, employment situations and particular political atmosphere that are to long-term events. However, whether these factors are short-term or long-term, individual reaction to cope with situations will be different. So the study aimed to investigate one of problems of 20th century, addiction to internet, and its relation to strss.MethodIn sampling process 100 university students were randomly selected. All participants were requested to complete Coudron's Stress Inventory (CSI) and Addiction to internet inventory (AII).ResultsAnalyzing of the data showed that there is significant positive correlation between stress and addiction to internet. It showed people with stress are more dependent to the Internet and have more tendency to overuse of internet.ConclusionWith regards to results, it is bettter to plan for increasing of skills of cope with stress and decrease addiction to internet in university students.
P02-93 - Personality Traits as a Predictor of Optimism in University Students
Authors: Zamani H. , Mohammadi M. 
Published: June 2010

IntroductionThe study aimed to investigate relationship between personality characteristics and optimism in university students.MethodStudy sample included a number of students that randomly were selected. To measure characteristics of personality questionnaire, NEO-FFI and optimism inventory was used. After collecting data Pearson correlation coefficient was used to analyze the data.ResultsFindings showed that there were positive significant correlation between Extroversion, Agreement, Conscience and optimism in university students.DiscussionBased on results, it is recemonded that with applying plans to increase optimism elements in students, mental health will increase.
P02-95 - “The Analyze of Stressors, Coping Styles and Mental Health in Infertile Men and Women”
Authors: Heidari S. , Azadfallah P. , Rasoolzade Tabatabaei K. 
Published: June 2010

IntroductionThe stress of infertility is the problem that involves many couples. The reaction manner of infertile couples to this stress and finally the mental health of them are affected by many factors that one of them is the coping styles that such couples use in contrast with the stressor.AimsThis research with the aim of realizing psychological aspects of infertility and showing it's effects, studies the coping styles and the mental health of infertile men and women to the stress of infertility.MethodsThe questionnaire of mental health(GHQ), the questionnaire of coping styles of Lazarus and Folkman and the scale of stressor factors, filled by infertile couples(40 men, 40 women). Acquired information, analysed with the X^2 test, independent T test, dependent T test, U Man Witney test and the ways of regression analysis.ResultsInfertile women have less mental health rather than infertile men, and also results show that infertile couples use problem focused coping less than emotion focus coping and such people that use problem focused coping more than emotion focus coping, have higher mental health.ConclusionThe results of this study emphasis on effective role of coping styles that infertile couples use,for prediction of mental health and the role of gender on relation between mentioned variables.
P02-96 - A Survey on the Role of Religious Orientation, Mental Health and Happiness in the Senile People
Authors: Homayouni A. 
Published: June 2010

ObjectiveReligious orientation can be understood in terms of two dimensions: extrinsic religiosity and intrinsic religiosity. Those with an “intrinsic religious” orientation dedicated their life to God or a higher power and reported they were less afraid of death and experienced greater feelings of well-being, happiness and mental health than people who fit into the “extrinsic religious” category of using religion for external ends, such as a way to make friends or increase community social standing.Method80 senile people were randomly selected and Allport's religious orientation scale (AROS), Argyle's happiness inventory (AHI) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) were administered on them. Pearson correlation formula was used for analyzing the data.ResultsFindings showed that there is negative and significant correlation between intrinsic religious orientation and components of mental illness, positive and significant correlation between extrinsic religious orientation and components of mental illness, negative and significant correlation between components of mental illness and happiness.ConclusionsIn seeking of satisfaction and happiness of / in life people choose some ways. One of the most ways is being religious and religious orientation. In religious orientation, people with intrinsic religious orientation tend to internal value and personal relationship with God and this attitudes makes them hopefully in life and make happy them in every time of life. People with extrinsic religious orientation tend to be religious for getting the situation and prestige and social confirmation. When they do not reach to their goals they disappoint specially in aging period and get depressed.
P02-134 - Developing a Viable Slavic-language Personality Inventory for Police & Security Forces in Bosnia, Croatia & Serbia
Authors: French L.A. , Nikolic-Novakovic L. 
Published: June 2010

ObjectivesStudies have shown police corruption to be a major problem within the police and security forces in the former war-torn Balkan nations, notably Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia. Current European Union and USA training programs do not adequately address the issue of mental and character suitability for law enforcement personnel. An existing, and little used, Slavic-language version of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-201) is grossly lacking in that it is too short a version and does not lend itself to the rich predictived material that makes the MMPI a viable and strong assessment tool. The MMPI-201 profile also omits critical clinical scales.MethodWe have translated and modernized the first 360 items in the original MMPI into the Slavic language thereby providing a viable personality inventory that can draw on over 60 years of predictive research relevant to professional suitability as well as ruling-out any presenting clinical mental health and/or charaterologic problems. We are currently in the process of validating this instrument by using both the “alternate test” and “test-retest” modes. Here, students, who are competent in both the Slavic and English languages, enrolled in the College of Criminal Sciences and the Law, in both Bosnia and Serbia are administered both the English and Slavic-language instruments at different settings at least a week apart. Both versions are then compared for each subject (N= 50 to 100 for each country) relevant to an estimation of fit for assessing the reliability of the Slavic-Language Personality Inventory.