March/April 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...viors, physical environments, common stresses, and interpersonal relations that can be either beneficial or harmful...s always been predicated on a core assumption that interpersonal continuity of care the ongoing relationship between an individual doctor and patient is important,...Neurobehavioral function during coma, stroke rehabilitation effective for elderly
...ement. Brain wave abnormalities may help explain interpersonal challenges faced by people with TBI, pg 29 This s... TBI are at risk for crossing social boundaries in interpersonal interactions. Vocational and cognitive behavior therapy effective in treating schizophrenia, pg 35...'Marital strain' increases women's risk of death, heart disease
...e contemporary ones (conflict resolution and other interpersonal communication issues). The study included 1,769 men and 1,913 women between ages 18 and 77. Researchers conducted the baseline examinations from 198487. Of these participants, 1,493 men and 1,501 women were married or "living in a marital situatio...Very shy children may process some facial expressions differently
...e a different pattern of processing the signals of interpersonal hostility, according to a study in the January issue of The Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. According to background information in the article, "Neuroimaging studies are beginning to clarify the relationship between...Drinking and spousal abuse by male US Army soldiers
...drinkers during routine health screening tests for interpersonal violence," she said. "Likewise, soldiers identified as spouse-abuse perpetrators or victims should be carefully screened for alcohol abuse. Second, alcohol use is related to increased risk for spousal abuse when neither the perpetrator nor the vict...Job-stressed women more vulnerable than men to 9/11 trauma
...owerlessness generated by the daily experiences of interpersonal victimization," Richman said. Richman's longitudinal study began in 1996 and continues today, focusing on workplace and other life stressors and their impact on psychological health and alcohol use. In 1996, 1997 and 2001, surveys were mailed to ove...Errors in medicine: The patient's perspective
...ian Disrespect or insensitivity evident in interpersonal communication, rude behavior Patient opinion ignored Patient preferences not respected The study found there was no apparent pattern with respect to the sex or specialty of the doctor, duration of physician-patient relationship, com...Will the insured sacrifice to help cover the uninsured? New study suggests yes
...e group nature of insurance, with the necessity of interpersonal tradeoffs, and we must use reasons and arguments for and against different policies in an informed and cooperative process," she says. "We must go beyond what people decide and look at how and why they decide it, both on the individual and group leve...Graphic images of violence alter children's attitudes toward aggression
...us. They assessed the youths' attitudes regarding interpersonal conflict, including their likelihood to act violently, through a survey. Next they conducted sessions with the children, showing explicit photos of actual trauma patients treated for gunshot wounds. The HIPCOC team compared the photos to rap video...Survey of adults reveals life-long consequences of ADHD
...onal and professional achievements, self-image and interpersonal relationships. This survey is the first to examine the long-term impact of ADHD among 1,001 adults. Results were presented today at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) annual meeting. While the exact number of adults with ADHD is unknown, it...Medical residents report sleep loss and fatigue take toll on learning, work and personal lives
...." Sleep and fatigue have negative effects on interpersonal relationships, the ability to manage tasks of daily life, and physical and emotional health. They believe their driving ability is impaired. For those with spouses (46 percent of the participants are married), sleep deprivation adds to the s...Preventing another Columbine: Youth violence prevention conference
...e and discuss the latest strategies for preventing interpersonal violence among youth, the New York Academy of Scie...ultural, and historical processes underlying youth interpersonal violence will be examined in detail. Using the public health model, the conference will stress the i...Problems controlling anger lead to weight gain for teens
...ogical picture. If they feel good about resolving interpersonal stress and learn to decrease conflict, these skills will spill over into their general lifestyle." Co-authors are Riham Ismail, Wenyaw Chan, JoAnne Grunbaum and Shifan Dai....Disulfiram and cognitive behavioral therapy appear effective for treating cocaine dependence
...te in either cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT, a less structured form of behavioral therapy). "Participants assigned to disulfiram reduced their cocaine use significantly more than those assigned to placebo, and those assigned to CBT reduced their cocaine use significantly mor...Survey shows impact of psoriasis is more than skin deep
...on just beginning to develop their self-esteem and interpersonal relationships that will influence the rest of their lives. Women, single people and those who have visible psoriasis (usually on their face and/or scalp) were most impacted. Over half (58%) of women compared with 45% of men experienced lower self-c...Family's income, education affect depression and obesity in teens
...ate more to differences in coping styles and other interpersonal skills, whereas income's effect may be more strongly associated with material goods and services," Goodman suggests....Study shows that forgiveness can be taught
...ects have looked at forgiveness in relationship to interpersonal hurt in a variety of situations. In each study pe... on the training and measurement of the effects of interpersonal forgiveness. Recruitment was for any unresolved interpersonal hurt that did not include a current ...Sept/Oct Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
... three dimensions informational, longitudinal and interpersonal continuity. In his discussion, Saultz suggests that the dimension of interpersonal continuity, which leads to trust and mutual respect, is of particular interest for primary care and ...July/August 2003 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...nt's assessment of the accessibility, utilization, interpersonal relationship, and comprehensiveness of care. Additionally, the researchers found that having a concordant relationship did not reduce disparities in primary care experiences between minorities and whites. The researchers point out that these prelimi...How should medical care that emphasizes human relationships be taught to future doctors?
...t how to train future physicians to focus on these interpersonal interactions, to provide care in a fashion that expresses the same principles as the old fashioned bedside manner of simpler times when physicians were not pressured to see patients in a short period of time. They also plan to teach medical students ...