The diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder in Gulf veterans with medically unexplained fatiguing illness.

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15 years after Chernobyl: new evidence of thyroid cancer.

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Is alopecia areata an autoimmune disease?

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Mental disorders and cause-specific mortality.

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The impact of clinically diagnosed mental disorders on mortality in the general population has not been established. Aims To examine mental disorders for their prediction of cause-specific mortality.

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Mental disorders were determined using the 36-item version of the General Health Questionnaire and the Present State Examination in a nationally representative sample of 8000 adult Finns.

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Personality and peritraumatic dissociation in the prediction of PTSD in victims of road traffic accidents.

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To investigate the contribution of personality and peritraumatic dissociation in the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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Victims of road traffic accidents (RTA) were assessed within 2-4 weeks (Time 1) of the accident and again between 4 and 6 months (Time 2). The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) and Peritraumatic Dissociation Experience Questionnaire (PDEQ) were administered at Time 1 and posttraumatic stress symptoms were assessed at Time 2.

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Effects of sarin on the nervous system in rescue team staff members and police officers 3 years after the Tokyo subway sarin attack.

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Outcome of dysthymic disorder at 5-year follow-up: the effect of familial psychopathology, early adversity, personality, comorbidity, and chronic stress.

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This study sought to identify predictors of course and outcome in dysthymic disorder.

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Eighty-six outpatients with early-onset dysthymic disorder (before age 21) participated in a prospective 5-year follow-up study. Family history of psychopathology, early home environment, axis I and II comorbidity, social support, and chronic stress were assessed at baseline. The Longitudinal Interval Follow-up Evaluation and the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale were used in the follow-up assessments conducted at 30 and 60 months.

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Reported trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and major depression among primary care patients.

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Post-traumatic stress disorder: findings from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Well-being.

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We report on the epidemiology of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the Australian community, including information on lifetime exposure to trauma, 12-month prevalence of PTSD, sociodemographic correlates and co-morbidity.

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Medically unexplained symptoms--GPs' attitudes towards their cause and management.

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BACKGROUND:

Medically unexplained physical symptoms present one of the most common problems in modern medical practice but often prove difficult to manage. The central position of the GP in the care of patients with medically unexplained symptoms has been emphasized repeatedly, but little is known about the attitudes of GPs to this role. Understanding how GPs view these patients may inform the development of effective strategies for management.

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