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This study identified factors that predict individual vulnerability to psychological trauma by examining the relationships among situation and person variables and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 1, 6, and 12 months after a serious motor vehicle accident (MVA).

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BACKGROUND:

Several clinical syndromes are defined solely on the basis of symptoms, absent an identifiable medical etiology. When evaluating and treating individuals with these syndromes, clinicians' beliefs might shape decisions regarding referral, diagnostic testing, and treatment. To assess clinician beliefs about the etiology and treatment of "Gulf War illness," we surveyed a sample of general internal medicine clinicians (GIMCs) and mental health clinicians (MHCs).

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The present meta-analytic review assessed the relations between causal attributions, coping, and psychological adjustment in individuals with physical illnesses or undergoing medical procedures. A theoretical model predicting psychological adjustment was proposed. It was hypothesized that causal attributions would be both directly related to psychological adjustment and indirectly related to psychology adjustment via coping strategies.

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OBJECTIVE:

The aim of this case-control study was to investigate the association of somatization with frequent attendance in primary health care.

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Vrijheidsontneming is een bijzonder zware maatregel en het uitgangspunt van beleid moet dan ook het waarborgen van het recht op vrijheid zijn. Om invulling te geven aan dit ultimum remedium-beginsel is het van groot belang om alternatieven voor detentie beschikbaar te stellen. Dat geldt zeker voor kwetsbare mensen. Zij lopen meer nog dan anderen het risico dat de (geestelijke) gezondheid in detentie verslechtert.

IMPORTANCE:
Compulsory admissions, defined as admissions against the will of the patient (according to local judicial procedures), have a strong effect on psychiatric patients. In several Western countries, the rate of such admissions is tending to rise. Its reduction is urgently needed.
OBJECTIVE:
To establish which interventions effectively reduce compulsory admissions in adult psychiatric patients in outpatient settings.
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Voor de gemiddelde Nederlander zijn we eruit, maar voor de gevluchte nieuwkomer nog niet: welke behandeling te bieden aan patiënten met een posttraumatische stressstoornis. Volgens de richtlijnen moet aan iedere volwassene met ptss een traumagerichte behandeling aangeboden worden, maar vluchtelingen zijn nog vaak uitzondering op de regel. Dat is spijtig, want er is toenemend Wetenschappelijk bewijs dat traumagerichte behandeling bij vluchtelingen mogelijk is en werkt, stelt F. Jackie June ter Heide in dit essay.