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PubMed1958

The prison code.

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PubMed1986

Depressive relapses and incomplete recovery from index episode.

Of 101 patients suffering from primary unipolar depression who were followed up for at least 1 year after recovery from the index episode, 51 relapsed into a new depressive episode within the year of recovery. Only those variables related to the period immediately after discharge distinguished nonrelapsers from relapsers; relapsers showed higher levels of residual symptoms, inferior social adaptation, a more pathological mean personality profile, and lower tricyclic plasma levels, despite similar dosage. The data are consistent with the hypothesis of an incomplete recovery from the index episode as a risk factor for relapse within 1 year.

Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic↗
PubMed1992

The family of the asthmatic child.

The authors report clinical study of 34 asthmatic children between the ages of ten and 15, followed at a specialized outpatient clinic of a large pediatric hospital in Montreal. Evaluation of the children and their families involved the use of clinical scores with inter-rater agreement. The study found strong associations between certain personality traits and an excessive use of medication, and between personality traits and family structure. Regardless of the severity of their asthma, children with high levels of anxiety and dependence were more likely to live with highly cohesive families and to use greater quantities of cortisone than children with better adapted personality structures. Pathological family settings are known to cause more emotional and behaviour problems in children. We suggest there is a reciprocal influence, and we consider the effects on the family of an early childhood disease that is persistent, worrisome, unpredictable, and necessitates repeated hospitalization. Prospective studies of the high-risk subgroups identified in this study could facilitate early intervention for asthmatic children and their families.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2005

The factor validity of the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index.

BACKGROUND: The Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (WORC) is a self-report questionnaire developed specifically to evaluate disability in persons with pathology of the rotator cuff of the shoulder. The authors created items in 5 categories based on a model of quality of life, but never validated this structure. The purpose of this study was to examine the validity of the original 5-domain model of the WORC by performing factor analysis. METHODS: Three hundred twenty nine subjects (age, mean: 52, SD: 12) were tested prior to undergoing surgery for rotator cuff pathologies. They completed the WORC, a self-report questionnaire, which has 21 items on the effect of the rotator cuff problem on symptoms, activities and emotions. Statistical calculations included correlations between items, Cronbach's alpha of the total scale and subscales, and principal component factor analysis with oblique rotation. RESULTS: Correlations ranged from .09 to .70 between all the items, from .29 to .70 between items within a subscale, and from .53 to .72 between subscale scores. Cronbach's alpha was .93 for the total scale, and .72 to .82 for the subscales. The factor analysis produced 3 factors that explained 57% of the variance. The first factor included symptoms and emotional items, the second included strength items and the third included daily activities. CONCLUSION: The results of this study did not support the 5-domain model of the WORC.

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