Thus, developmental factors may play a role in some cases of medically unexplained (or “functional”) symptoms like conversion disorder (Buffington, 2009). Experimental data suggest that, when a pregnant mother perceives a threatening environment, this situation may be transmitted to the fetus whe...
SLEI measure the amount of stressful traumatic life events among research subjects, across their life span. The questions covered experiences as: ‘assault’, ‘divorce/separation’, ‘major financial problems’, ‘serious illness or injury’, ‘legal problems’, ‘loss of confidant’, ‘serious m...
The illness is caused by infection of the upper airway in the region of the larynx (voice box), with infection sometimes spreading into the lower airway to the trachea (windpipe). Some cases result from allergy or physical irritation of these tissues. The symptoms are caused by inflammation ...
WHO. Integrated Management of Childhood Illness chart booklet. Geneva: WHO; 2008.World Health Organization. Integrated management of childhood illness chart booklet. (WC 503.2). Geneva: WHO, 2008. Available at: http:// whqlibdoc.who.int/ publications/2008/9789241597289_eng.pdf. Accessed on ...
which reported an increase in the CCGs’ knowledge of the signs and symptoms of diarrhea and pneumonia following a supportive supervision intervention.35,36CCGs’ knowledge of illnesses is important, as there is a direct relationship between mothers’ ability to correct...
this illness continues to be a public health threat to an important percentage of the world’s populace. Surveillance, coupled with early detection formulas, are a fruitful intervention strategy to notify timely public wellness answers to prospective outbreaks. Our primary objective was to compare the...
What Are The First Symptoms Of Childhood Obesity? The majority of children with obesity (95% or more) have no underlying illness and simply have excess energy stored as extra fat in their bodies. This usually results due to the high energy intake that exceeds the energy consumption or expendit...
The booklet provides information on the expected duration of their child's illness, the likely benefits of various treatment options, signs and symptoms that should prompt re-consultation, and symptomatic treatment advice. It has been designed for use within the consultation and aims to enhance ...
Specifically, details about five types of childhood maltreatment (assessed by using the Chinese version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form[27-29]), ten types of family adversity and three types of peer victimization[27], and one type of physical disability and chronic illness[28] ...
Clinical data (patients’ demographic characteristics, and family, environmental, and medical history, and details of the acute illness) were collected via structured interview and chart reviews7. All data were reviewed at the EMNet Coordinating Centre (Boston, MA), and site investigators were querie...