cognitive and mental disorders due to general medical conditions

... is due to cognitive or motor dysfunction It can be hard to judge the extent to which functional impairment is attributable to cognitive dysfunction rather than motor disability Inability to manage ... "slowed down" and have lost their physical agility, observers may be tempted to generalize from the motor disabilities to cognition, and describe this as slowed, laborious and inflexible Cognitive ... onset, course, profile, and chronology of cognitive and behavioral symptoms – must be complemented by neuropsychological testing to identify and differentiate deficits in certain cognitive domains...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 21:20

... Angeles County, Diamant and colleagues [35] found that lesbians and bisexual women were more likely than heterosexual women to use tobacco and alcohol, and, among lesbians, to drink heavily, however, ... study and contributed to the interpretation of findings and writing of the paper; SDC conceived and directed the original survey study and contributed to the interpretation of findings and writing ... early life circumstances, social and sexual practices, current mental health status, and degree of connection to gay male culture Elevated rates of some common mental disorders among sexual orientation...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 17:20

... development of bacteremia due to Enterobacter spp is severe underlying illness, and the most commonly cited factors associated with the acquisition of bacteremia due to Enterobacter spp are neoplastic ... http://jmedicalcasereports.com/jmedicalcasereports/article/view/7417 version to be published LM and VG: microbiological procedures of the samples, and final approval of the version to be published JS: contribution to study design and concept, critical ... manuscript’s draft and review, and final approval of the Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3:7417 http://jmedicalcasereports.com/jmedicalcasereports/article/view/7417...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 17:21

... (2.1 to 12.4) 3.6 (2.1 to 6.2) 1.4 (0.67 to 2.7) Fishermen 3.3 (1.3 to 8.4) 1.3 (0.69 to 2.5) Craft workers 2.5 (1.0 to 6.2) 1.5 (0.87 to 2.7) 1.2 (0.59 to 2.5) 0.66 (0.39 to 1.1) Operators and ... Technicians and clerks 2.0 (0.71 to 5.7) 1.6 (0.85 to 3.0) 0.93 (0.44 to 2.0) 0.74 (0.44 to 1.3) Service and shop workers 1.5 (0.41 to 5.2) 2.1 (1.0 to 4.2) 1.3 (0.63 to 2.6) 0.79 (0.48 to 1.3) Farmers ... 3.1 (1.4 to 6.6) 2.4 (1.2 to 5.1) Women 3.8 (2.0 to 7.3) 3.0 (1.9 to 5.0) Men 2.3 (1.2 to 4.4) 1.6 (0.9 to 2.8) Women 1.3 (0.8 to 2.2) 1.2 (0.8 to 1.8) Men 2.3 (0.6 to 8.2) 1.6 (0.9 to 2.8) Women...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 14:21

... moisture conditions Moisture can change over time due to environmental factors such as rainfall, evapotranspiration and leakage Expansive soils experience swell or heave on wetting and shrink ... (suction) and log (mean principal stress) (Lytton, 1994) 49 3.1 Schematic dry end test setup (Aubeny and Lytton, 2003) 57 3.2 Typical experimental results for dry end test (Aubeny and ... retaining walls, landfill covers and liners, pavement structures and foundations The outer layers of embankments constructed of expansive clays can be subject to dramatic strength loss due to periodic...

Ngày tải lên: 13/11/2014, 10:45

... 1.3 Risk factors and consequences of depression in medical students 1.3.1 Risk factors leading to depression in medical students The curriculum in medical school aims to train students to have the ... signs symptoms, Prevalence of active selves signs Prevalence of depression symptoms according to Objective 2: To determine some related factors to depressive symptoms of the CES-D general medical ... EDUCATION AND TRAINING HAI PHONG UNIERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY NGUYEN THI MO DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND RELATED FACTORS OF THE GENERAL MEDICAL STUDENT AT HAI PHONG UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY...

Ngày tải lên: 09/06/2016, 22:40

... status and income to access to care and utilization for individuals with mental disorders Achieving a better understanding of the cross-sectional and dynamic relationships between mental health and ... improve mental health access for low income adults minority adults and children; and (3) identify and implement mechanism to extend mental health research into areas relevant to reducing ethnic and ... impairing and persistent mental disorders, treatment of these disorders, and the sociodemographic correlates of disorders and treatment We will also estimate the societal costs of mental disorders...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 02:20

... depressive symptoms and was highest for mild, moderate, and severe depressive symptoms (Table 4) For all levels of symptom severity, the positive predictive values of the MHI-3 were similar to those ... and for severe depressive symptoms they were nearly identical (10.8% and 10.4%) (Table 4) A previous study showed that the prevalence of mood disorders (major depression, bipolar disorders, and ... been developed Some of these have 20 to 30 items, take only a few minutes to complete, use the number of symptoms as the score, and have good performance to detect depressive state Instruments...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... evidence to initiate appropriate policies and practices to address mental health in general primary and hospital facilities and provides strong evidence for liaison psychiatry with general medical ... gynaecological and genitourinary conditions This high level of mental disorders could be related to the chronicity of these conditions Other studies have made similar observations [7-9] and one study ... the various general and surgical disciplines, the less recognised mental disorders become Chronic conditions had the highest comorbidity with mental disorders, particularly depression and anxiety...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 23:21

... attributable to individuals employed full time, employed part time, not in the labour force due to depression and and not in the labour force due to other mental health conditions Income was defined as total ... (full-time and part-time) with no health condition and people not in the labour force due to depression and due to other mental health conditions Analyses were repeated for weekly transfer income and ... force due to depression and other mental health conditions might still have other chronic conditions other than the mental health conditions (which they cite as their main condition) These other conditions...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:22

... children and adolescents [8] The overall goals are for the students to • know risk factors and be able to ask relevant questions • be able to make the necessary decisions • know and be able to apply ... Ministry of Health) The revision mandated, and has since led to, fundamental changes in medical education Learning objectives now focus on knowledge and skills useful to primary health care physicians ... CAP to medical students in Austria, Germany, and the Germanspeaking part of Switzerland A short questionnaire provided the opportunity to reach the respondents quickly and without their having to...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:06

... Chapter 1: Introduction LOG operator EXP opemtor Figure 1-4: Signal companding by LOG and E X operators represent the log-domain inputs and output, respectively Due to the LOG-linear-EXP format ... (a) a dissipative inductor and (b) a dissipative capacitor 61 4-2 Nonideal models for (a) an inductor and (b) a capacitor It shows both the component tolerance and the parasitic dissipation ... happens to be the corner-stone of the logdomain filtering technique It is the key eiement for converting linear signals into their compressed form for signal processing, and expanding them to restore...

Ngày tải lên: 06/11/2012, 10:35

... Short-term and Heavy rainy, SDG: Short-term and Drainage, LSD: Long-term and Stagnant, LHT: Long-term and Heavy rainy, LMK: Long-term and Monsoon flood, PDL: Persistent and Drainage, PHS: Persistent and ... correlation between DALYs lost due to diarrhoea and some factors relevant to hygiene practices, including using overhead hanging latrines, not washing hands before eating and after defecation, as well ... model life tables and, due to disability from age a to age (a + L), consists of the following equation derived by Murray (1994) and Homedes (2000):   - 280 - Journal of Water and Environment Technology,...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 10:15

... functional and environmental requirements, have special characteristics compared to other buildings They are required to provide better environmental quality to enhance occupants' productivity and performance, ... climatic conditions of Leeds, in the UK, and Florianopolis, in Brazil It was observed that the potential for energy savings on lighting ranged from 10.8% to 44.0% in Leeds and between 20.6% and 86.2% ... consuming a large proportion of the total energy to maintain lighting requirements and visual comfort As much as 20% of the total energy consumed by an office building goes to lighting [10] Therefore,...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 16:10

... experiments [5] Cognitive factors for suicidal thinking and behaviors There are a number of cognitive factors that contribute to suicidal thinking and behaviors These factors can be categorized as cognitive ... lead to better understanding of the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and to improved current treatment strategies [97] 11 12 Mental Disorders - Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives 4.8.2 Cognitive ... pain 2.2 Cognitive information processing deficits Cognitive rigidity and dichotomous: Cognitive rigidity and dichotomous thinking are constructs that were proposed by Shneidman (1959) [14] and validated...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 19:20

... experiments [5] Cognitive factors for suicidal thinking and behaviors There are a number of cognitive factors that contribute to suicidal thinking and behaviors These factors can be categorized as cognitive ... lead to better understanding of the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and to improved current treatment strategies [97] 11 12 Mental Disorders - Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives 4.8.2 Cognitive ... pain 2.2 Cognitive information processing deficits Cognitive rigidity and dichotomous: Cognitive rigidity and dichotomous thinking are constructs that were proposed by Shneidman (1959) [14] and validated...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 04:20

... decision-making To achieve this, basic education must be reoriented to address sustainability and expanded to include critical-thinking skills, skills to organize and interpret data and information, and ... governments and other potential funding sources to assess the existing resources and needs related to ESD in their jurisdictions and to reallocate existing resources and find ways to create new ... points out gender disparity and how to address it “The most urgent priority is to ensure access to, and improve the quality of, education for girls and women, and to remove every obstacle that...

Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 17:20

... Promoting mental health and wellbeing in later life – a report for the UK inquiry into mental health and well-being in later life London: Age Concern England UK Inquiry into Mental Health and Well-being ... a need to raise both older people’s and societal expectations for mental wellbeing in later life (Mental Health and Older People Forum 2008) Five key factors affect the mental health and wellbeing ... England and Mental Health Foundation (2004) Literature and policy review for the joint inquiry into mental health and wellbeing in later life Available from: www.mhilli.org/documents/LitandpolicyreviewExecsummary.pdf...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 18:20

... Loss • Toxicology and Environmental Health Information (TOXNET): Databases covering toxicology and environmental health: http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/Tox/ToxMain.html • Visible Human Interface: Anatomically ... Loss: A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References / James N Parker and Philip M Parker, editors p cm Includes bibliographical references, glossary, and ... created for medical professionals, students, and members of the general public who want to know as much as possible about rapid weight loss, using the most advanced research tools available and spending...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 05:20

... are: (1) to evaluate the role of genetic factors in response to standard smoking cessation treatment; (2) to evaluate the role of genetic factors in response to bupropion treatment; and (3) to evaluate ... there is now a need to extend this work to develop culture-specific quantitative models and measures of AIDS stigma and its health consequences and to examine the prevalence and correlates of stigma ... victims and perpetrators of stigma Develop specific data-based program and policy recommendations to reduce AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in urban Indian health care settings and to disseminate...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 12:20