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PubMed1999

Cognitive-behavioral therapy helps prevent relapse and recurrence of panic disorder following alprazolam discontinuation: a long-term follow-up of the Peoria and Dartmouth studies.

The present research evaluated patients from 2 previous studies (1 conducted in Peoria, the other at Dartmouth) during a 2- to 5-year posttreatment period. Results showed that 75% of the Peoria sample and 76% of the Dartmouth sample were able to discontinue alprazolam therapy, remain abstinent of any type of treatment for panic disorder, and maintain their acute-treatment clinical gains over this follow-up period. The degree to which patients' anxiety sensitivity declined during treatment predicted relapse versus survival during the 1st 6 months of follow-up, when most relapses occurred. Implications of these findings for benzodiazepine discontinuation, combined pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy, and relapse prevention in panic disorder are discussed.

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PubMed2001

Epidemiology of suicidal ideation and help-seeking behaviors among the elderly in Japan.

This study offers an analysis of the elderly (over 65 years of age) among a general community population in terms of the percentages of: (i) persons with recurring thoughts of death and/or of committing suicide, and (ii) people who have consulted others, including medical professionals, with regard to these problems. Among 433 elderly over the age of 65 in one community in a town in Aomori Prefecture, 358 agreed to participate in the project. Forty-four participants (12.3%) responded that they had either 'thoughts of death' or 'thoughts of suicide', and these thoughts had continued for more than 2 weeks in 12 participants (3.4%). Only 15 of the 44 suicidal elderly responded that they had consulted someone about their problems. Although there are many elderly people exhibiting a subclinical depressive state with recurring thoughts of death or thoughts of suicide, the number of people who consult family members, professionals, or others is very low. This suggests the importance of community networking through educational activities so that people can more readily talk to and support one another.

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PubMed2000

Perceived risk and help-seeking behavior for breast cancer. A Chinese-American perspective.

Delay in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer diminishes a woman's chance of survival. How do women decide whether and when to seek an evaluation of breast symptoms that may signal breast cancer? Prior studies of African-American, white, and Latino women have described a number of critical factors associated with making the judgment to delay, but at this writing, there have been no studies factors influencing Chinese-American women. By means of focus group methods in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese, a sample of 45, predominantly first-generation Chinese-American women explained their understanding of breast cancer risk and their likelihood of delaying versus seeking evaluation of self-discovered breast symptoms. There was much congruence with the ideas of other American women despite the differing cultural heritage. Unique to these Chinese Americans was a sense of invulnerability to breast cancer, a linking of cancer to tragic luck, and the predominant likelihood of delay. To preserve modesty and to conserve wealth and time, many study participants favored using Chinese medicine and delaying Western therapies. This study suggests ways by which health care providers must approach guidelines for breast cancer early detection in this population.

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[Emotional ailments, help seeking behaviors and care expectancies in a marginal-urban community].

OBJECTIVE: To obtain information about emotional ailments based on the experience of adults in a socially underserved urban community, their social support resources to cope with them, and their health care expectancies. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study began in 2000, in the Magdalena Contreras District of Mexico City. Data collection was conducted in 2001-2003, using a multimethodological approach that included in depth interviews of female and male adults (n= 16) performed during 2000-2002. A semistructured questionnaire (n=204) was applied in the first semester of 2002 and data entering was performed in the second semester of that year. Quantitative analysis was performed in 2003. RESULTS: The community informants evidenced a lack of social support networks. For women, the expected support to cope with emotional disorders should come from the nuclear family, although in practice their partner represented a source of discontent. For men, the main expected source of support was their wives. CONCLUSIONS: Based on these results, some reflections are proposed around intervention programs considering both the perspective of the community members and the multidisciplinary work.

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PubMed1981

Help-seeking behavior among select populations of black unmarried adolescent fathers: implications for human service agencies.

This study was undertaken to provide additional information on what are appropriate roles for agencies in relation to unmarried adolescent fathers. The findings indicate that such appropriate roles for agencies would include the provision of psychosocial counseling, vocational guidance, and parenting education. It was concluded that agency personnel would have to reach out assertively to unmarried adolescent fathers in order to serve them more effectively. (Am J Public Health 1981;71:733-735.)

Adolescent↗
PubMed1992

[Help for behaviorally disordered children and their families].

1. A comprehensive survey is given on the divergence of opinions on child education in this century. 2. The aim of this survey is to find out the causes of children's behavioral disorders using psychoanalytical methods. 3. The factors of behavioral disorders occurring in families today are discussed. 4. Conclusions for psychoprophylaxis and -therapy of behavioral disorders of children are drawn. They describe the important roles of parents, pediatricians and psychologists and the social responsibilities of the family of a child suffering from a behavioral disorder.

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PubMed1984

Physicians at risk. Some epidemiologic considerations of alcoholism, drug abuse, and suicide.

Physicians are at high risk of addiction by alcohol and other chemicals. The consequences are costly and disastrous, the scope of the problem is grossly underestimated and underreported, treatment is not overwhelmingly favorable, and prevention is even less successful. A modern treatment facility dealing with the problem is described and suggestions are made regarding the underlying issues and policies that face the administrators of training programs and treatment centers. Even more important is the need to persuade physicians to "cherish themselves" and avoid the dangers of "role strain" - two important self-help behavior modifications that may help lessen an important occupational health risk.

Alcoholism↗
PubMed1982

[The influence of one's birthday on one's help-seeking behavior].

For 500 patients the date of the initial telephone contact for registration with a psychotherapeutic institution was considered in respect to the patients birthdays. With a supposed prohability of an even distribution between .10 and .20 a trend was observed showing that less than the expected percentage of patients made these contacts in the last two months preceding their birthdays whereas more patients than expected did so within the first two months after their birthdays.

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