Characteristics of emergency services personnel related to peritraumatic dissociation during critical incident exposure

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OBJECTIVE:

The aim of this study was to identify characteristics of emergency services personnel related to acute dissociative responses at the time of critical incident exposure, a phenomenon designated "peritraumatic dissociation."

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Predictors of persistent palpitations and continued medical utilization

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<h4>BACKGROUND:</h4>

<p>The aim of this study was to determine the predictors of persistent palpitations and continued medical utilization in a sample of medical patients referred for ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring.</p>

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Occurrence, recognition, and outcome of psychological disorders in primary care

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

The authors' goal was to cross-validate the earlier finding of the Groningen Primary Care Study that recognition of psychological disorders was associated with better patient outcomes.

METHOD:

Preliminary report of psychiatric disorders in survivors of a severe earthquake

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

The authors' goal was to study psychiatric morbidity after a natural disaster in rural India.

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