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N Tarrier

Publications and source records attributed to N Tarrier.

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PubMed1978

The EEG's of chronic schizophrenic patients in hospital and in the community.

EEG's were recorded from chronic schizophrenic inpatients, remitted patients living in the community and normal controls, during resting and auditory stimulation conditions. Chronic impatients had more energy in the slower and fastest wave bands than either remitted patients or normal controls. No differences were found in overall EEG energy and variability between groups of subjects or between sides of the head. It was concluded that any abnormalities were associated with behavioural differences and not with schizophrenic process changes.

Adult↗
PubMed1978

Electrodermal and heart-rate measurements in chronic and partially remitted schizophrenic patients.

Electrodermal activity and heart-rate were recorded in the laboratory from partially remitted schizophrenic patients living in the community, chronic schizophrenic inpatients and normal controls. Althoug all patients had faster heart-rates, no consistent electrodermal differences between patient groups and normals were evident, nor was there a bimodal distribution of responding within the patient group. Laboratory recordings did not reflect differences in community patients tested in their homes and associated with environmental and social factors. This emphasized the limitations of laboratory testing in investigating a disorder such as schizophrenia whose course may be markedly influenced by environmental and social factors.

Galvanic Skin Response↗
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An investigation of the prevalence of psychological morbidity in burn-injured patients.

Research on the psychological impact of burn injuries has concentrated on major burns, while small burns have been largely neglected. In a prospective study, 45 patients with burn injuries ranging from 1 per cent or less up to 40 per cent total body surface area were assessed using semi-structured interviews within 2 weeks of sustaining the burn, and followed-up at approximately 3 months postburn to investigate the prevalence of mental health problems. The prevalence of clinically significant levels of anxiety, intrusions and avoidance remained similar at 2 weeks and 3 months postburn, however, the prevalence of depression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) increased 6- and 4-times, respectively, by 3 months. Patients with small burn injuries of 1 per cent or less also experienced clinically significant levels of psychological difficulties postburn. The implications for the identification of patients at risk of future psychological morbidity are discussed.

Adolescent↗