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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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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.

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INTRODUCTION:

Rapid innovations and improvements in communication technologies have opened many new channels for health education and delivery, as well as disaster management. Theme 2 examined the role and applicability of these technologies to Disaster Medicine and Management and the various issues involved in their use.

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BACKGROUND:

Approximately 2.5 million Americans are admitted to the hospital after traumatic physical injury each year. Few investigations have elicited patients' perspectives regarding posttraumatic outcomes.

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To identify and categorize physically injured trauma survivors' posttraumatic concerns.

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Prospective longitudinal investigation; trauma survivors were interviewed during the post-injury hospitalization and again 1, 4, and 12 months after the trauma.

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This study determined the severity of posttraumatic stress and depressive reactions among Nicaraguan adolescents after Hurricane Mitch and the relationship of these reactions to objective and subjective features of hurricane exposure, death of a family member, forced relocation, and thoughts of revenge.

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To study posttraumatic disorders in children who were directly and indirectly involved in an industrial disaster; to assess the respective impact of traumatism exposure, parental disorders and sociodemographic variables on the posttraumatic disorders of the children.

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BACKGROUND:

The overall aim of the GENESiS project is to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for anxiety/depression, and to examine the interaction between these loci and psychosocial adversity. Here we present life-events data with the aim of clarifying: (i) the aetiology of life events as inferred from sibling correlations; (ii) the relationship between life events and measures of anxiety and depression, as well as neuroticism; and (iii) the interaction between life events and neuroticism on anxiety/depression indices.

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