M. Ashworth, S. Robinson, C. Evans, Melanie Shepherd, A. Conolly, G. Rowlands
{"title":"What does an idiographic measure (PSYCHLOPS) tell us about the spectrum of psychological issues and scores on a nomothetic measure (CORE-OM)?","authors":"M. Ashworth, S. Robinson, C. Evans, Melanie Shepherd, A. Conolly, G. Rowlands","doi":"10.1080/17468840701560805","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17468840701560805","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54586,"journal":{"name":"Primary Care and Community Psychiatry","volume":"12 1","pages":"7-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"60003095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Chaturvedi, S. Kalyanasundaram, A. Jagadish, V. Prabhu, V. Narasimha
{"title":"Detection of stress, anxiety and depression in IT/ITES professionals in the Silicon Valley of India: a preliminary study","authors":"S. Chaturvedi, S. Kalyanasundaram, A. Jagadish, V. Prabhu, V. Narasimha","doi":"10.1080/17468840701680207","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17468840701680207","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54586,"journal":{"name":"Primary Care and Community Psychiatry","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"60003112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The prevalence and associations of unexplained chronic fatigue in Brazilian primary care","authors":"H. J. Cho, S. Wessely","doi":"10.1080/17468840701680413","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17468840701680413","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Unexplained chronic fatigue (UCF) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have been reported to be associated with female gender, older age, lower socioeconomic status and psychiatric disorders by previous studies, mostly conducted in Western developed countries. To date, there have been very few studies of UCF/CFS in Brazil. Aim: We examined the prevalence and associations of UCF in Brazilian primary care. The main question was whether the profile of risk factors for UCF in Brazil is similar to that reported in Western developed countries. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted at two general practices in Sao Paulo. 304 consecutive attenders, aged 18-45 years, completed questionnaires on fatigue, psychological distress and socio- demographic characteristics. Those with substantial fatigue lasting 6 months or more were interviewed to ascertain the presence of CFS and psychiatric disorders. Patients suffering from substantial fatigue for 6 months or more with no medical explanation and no psychiatric exclusion diagnoses for CFS were classified as cases of UCF. Results: The prevalence of UCF and CFS was respectively 10.9% and 1.3%. Psychological distress was significantly correlated with fatigue. Older age, female gender and higher education level were independent risk factors for UCF. Conclusion: The prevalence of UCF and CFS in Brazilian primary care was comparable to that reported by the previous studies in Western affluent countries. However, while age and gender followed the previously observed pattern of association, an opposite pattern was found regarding education. Possible reasons for this unusual finding were discussed.","PeriodicalId":54586,"journal":{"name":"Primary Care and Community Psychiatry","volume":"12 1","pages":"81-87"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"60003156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"General population perceptions and attitudes towards schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.","authors":"E. Stip, J. Caron, Adham Mancini-Marı̈e","doi":"10.1185/135525707X183003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1185/135525707X183003","url":null,"abstract":"A noise estimator for threshold correction of a receiver includes a low pass filter to remove wideband noise from an input signal that includes a signal component and a noise component. The output of the wideband filter is applied to a square-law power detector having an output applied to an envelope detector. The output of the envelope detector is the instantaneous envelope of the input signal and is applied to a low pass filter to perform time averaging and is also applied to a differential network. The output of the low pass filter is a signal representing a time averaged statistical envelope representing the statistical mean of the instantaneous envelope of the input signal. This signal is also applied to the differential network that generates a signal representing the difference in the instantaneous envelope of the input signal and the time averaged statistical envelope signal. This difference signal is applied to a square-law power detector and then to a low pass filter for time averaging. An output of the low pass filter is a signal representing an estimate of the noise component of the input signal.","PeriodicalId":54586,"journal":{"name":"Primary Care and Community Psychiatry","volume":"11 1","pages":"157-165"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65622945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nurses' perception of the relationship between themselves and the long-term psychiatric client – an interview study","authors":"Git-Marie Ejneborn-Looi, O. Hellzén","doi":"10.1185/135525707183058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1185/135525707183058","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Even if the importance of a good relationship between staff and clients is well documented, there is a need for a deeper understanding of the interaction in communal settings. The aim o ...","PeriodicalId":54586,"journal":{"name":"Primary Care and Community Psychiatry","volume":"11 1","pages":"185-192"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65622903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Survey of off-label prescribing in learning disability","authors":"I. Sawhney, J. Morgan, P. Chandra","doi":"10.1185/135525707X183012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1185/135525707X183012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54586,"journal":{"name":"Primary Care and Community Psychiatry","volume":"36 1","pages":"153-156"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65622956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effectiveness of educational interventions in primary care mental health: a qualitative systematic review","authors":"A. Howe, Kate Ashton, L. Hooper","doi":"10.1185/135525707X183049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1185/135525707X183049","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54586,"journal":{"name":"Primary Care and Community Psychiatry","volume":"11 1","pages":"167-177"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65623429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Buckner, Yezzennya Castro, J. Holm-Denoma, T. Joiner
{"title":"Mental Health Care for People of Diverse Backgrounds","authors":"J. Buckner, Yezzennya Castro, J. Holm-Denoma, T. Joiner","doi":"10.1185/135525707X183148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1185/135525707X183148","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54586,"journal":{"name":"Primary Care and Community Psychiatry","volume":"11 1","pages":"197-201"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65623502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Alcohol misuse in psychiatric outpatients in Ghana","authors":"A. Redvers, J. Appiah-Poku, R. Laugharne","doi":"10.1185/135525707X183030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1185/135525707X183030","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54586,"journal":{"name":"Primary Care and Community Psychiatry","volume":"11 1","pages":"179-183"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65623025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Vörös, P. Osvath, L. Kovács, Varga József, S. Fekete, A. Kovács
{"title":"Screening for Suicidal Behaviour and Mental Disorders With Prime-MD Questionnaire in General Practice","authors":"V. Vörös, P. Osvath, L. Kovács, Varga József, S. Fekete, A. Kovács","doi":"10.1185/135525707X183067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1185/135525707X183067","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The major risk factors for completed suicide are previous suicide attempts and mental disorders. Lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts is 3-4%; and primary care is a major basis for suicide prevention. Aim: To assess the value of a screening method developed to determine the prevalence of suicidal behaviour, and to describe the characteristics of suicide attempters in primary care, including screening for major mental disorders. Methods: A Hungarian urban general practitioner's district with 1248 inhabitants was screened for suicidal behaviour and for major mental disorders. The Prime-MD questionnaire (Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders) was used to recognize the most common psychiatric disorders; suicidal behaviour was assessed by six structured questions of MINI-Plus diagnostic interview. Results: Prevalence of patients with suicide attempts in primary care was 2.9%; 9% of the patients had either suicidal thoughts or gestures the month before. Self-destructive thoughts or behaviour often coexisted with depressive disorders, 60% of suicidal patients and 11.5% of the screened population had depressive episode. According to multivariate logistic regression, suicidal patients were more likely to take antidepressants, they also had a tendency to have more previous psychiatric treatments and suicide attempts; they visited their General Practitioners less frequently and were more likely to have current depressive episodes. Conclusion: The Prime-MD questionnaire, complemented with questions on suicidal behaviour, is an effective, easy-to-use method for general practitioners to assess suicide risk and to recognize the most common mental disorders. This method can be of great help and is proposed for use by general practitioners in every-day practice.","PeriodicalId":54586,"journal":{"name":"Primary Care and Community Psychiatry","volume":"11 1","pages":"193-196"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65623441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}