Doctors and social epidemics : the problem of persistent unexplained physical symptoms, including chronic fatigue.

Among general practitioners (GPs) opinion has been
divided about the validity of chronic fatigue syndrome or
myalgic encephalopathy (CFS/ME) as an illness. Now, in a
report to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) an expert group
has concluded that the condition is indeed a chronic illness
meriting significant NHS resources, including the unreserved
attention of the medical profession. Widespread
publicity was given to the CMO’s enthusiastic reception of
the report, which included the statement: ‘This is a real disease

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The prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder among American Indian Vietnam veterans : disparities and context.

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Methodologic issues in a population-based health survey of Gulf War veterans.

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Cognitive-emotional sensitization and somatic health complaints.

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Place and personal circumstances in a multilevel account of women's long-term illness.

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Health-related Quality of Life in Gulf War Era Military Personnel

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Psychiatric disorders in rescue workers after the Oklahoma City bombing.

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OBJECTIVE:

Psychiatric disorders were studied in a volunteer group of 181 firefighters who served as rescue/recovery workers after the Oklahoma City bombing.

METHOD:

Approximately 34 months after the disaster, the authors retrospectively assessed psychopathology both before and after the bombing with the Diagnostic Interview Schedule. Findings for male rescue workers were compared with those of male primary victims who had been in the direct path of the blast and who had been assessed with the same instrument.

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Cancer in Korean war navy technicians : mortality survey after 40 years.

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The implications of terrorism for public health.

The true historical significance of any event can only be assessed 50 years after it has
happened but the view that 'things will never be the same after September 11th'now seems
to be widely accepted. While some Europeans have lived with the threat of terrorism for
many years, in regions such as Northern Ireland or the Basque country, the events in the US
have added new dimensions in their scale (up to 5,000 deaths in a single day) and nature ...

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Impact of hot temperatures on death in London : a time series approach.

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STUDY OBJECTIVE:

This study investigated the relation between heat and mortality in London to determine the temperature threshold at which death rates increase and to quantify the effect of extreme temperatures on mortality.

DESIGN:

Daily data on all cause mortality and temperature were obtained for a 21 year period and the relation between them investigated both graphically and by using non-parametric time series methods of analysis.

SETTING:

Greater London.

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