It was concluded, on the basis of a study of factors associated with psychiatric disorder, that the high rate of psychiatric disorder in the neuro-epileptic children was due to the presence of organic brain dysfunction rather than just the existence of a physical handicap (though this also ...
995.54 (T74.12XA) Child Physical Abuse, Confirmed 995.54 (T76.12XA) Child Physical Abuse, Suspected V61.21 (Z69.010) Encounter for mental health services for victim of child abuse by parent V61.21 (Z69.020) Encounter for mental health services for victim of nonparental child abuse V15.41...
Nitrous oxide is currently primarily regarded as a substance of abuse with the potential to foster psychological dependence, manifesting particularly through loss of control and neglect; however, the criteria for physical dependence, such as the occurrence of withdrawal syndromes and the development of ...
Case 4 (Fig.4) is a 19-year-old highschool student, who was referred for treatment of ICD-10 F41.2 mixed anxiety and depressive disorder along with symptoms of anorexia nervosa, which she had previously been treated for in a private adolescent psychiatric clinic. Case 4 (Fig.4) is from ...
Michael Berk. Professor Michael Berk is currently a NHMRC Senior Principal research Fellow and is Alfred Deakin Chair of Psychiatry at Deakin University and Barwon Health, where he heads IMPACT, the Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation. He also is an Honorary Professorial...
46 Finally, traumatic exposure, especially when combined with PTSD, may increase engagement in maladaptive health behavior, such as increased smoking and alcohol/substance abuse combined with reduced physical exercise, healthcare visits, and compliance with medical treatments.42 Such maladaptive behaviors ...
Childhood adversity: The Adverse Childhood Experiences scale (ACE; Felitti et al., 1998) is a 10-item self-report measure of childhood adversity that measures occurrences of emotional, physical abuse, sexual abuse, physical neglect, and household dysfunction. Responses were binary scored (Yes =...
In the UK, “Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS)” and “Persistent physical symptoms (PPS)” services are proliferating. Funding is being made available for integrated IAPT(Improving Access to Psychological Therapies)services delivering CBT and other therapies for “MUS”; in some cases, bids are...
Researchers followed 440 ICD recipients, ages 10-60, for an average of nearly four years each. They included competitive athletes at the national and international level, high school andcollege athletes, and others who participated in vigorous sports such as running, basketball, soccer, tennis, vol...
Risks include environmental physical, chemical, biological and work-related factors. They also agreed a plan of action on climate change and health in small island developing States. The plan has four strategic lines of action: empowerment (supporting health leadership in small island developing States...