Objective: To investigate the relation between coping style and personality of patients with Graves disease. Method: Eighty two patients with Graves disease were assessed by Coping Style Questionnaire (CSQ), Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) and Type A Behavior Questionnaire (TABQ). Results: The extroversive patients adopted more positive coping style than introversive patients did. Patients with higher EPQ-N score had higher score in negative coping. Those with Type A behavior had higher score in negative coping either. There were positive correlation between score of positive coping and that of EPQ-E, between score of negative coping and score of EPQ-N or score of Type A behavior. Conclusion: The coping style of patients with Graves disease is influenced by their personality.

Objective: To study depression of patients with Grave's disease and the therapeutic effect of Paroxetine (antidepressant). Method: 82 patients with first onset Grave's disease were collected and 52 of them had depression. The depressive patients were divided into Paroxetine and control group. All cases had the same anti-hyperthyroidism treatment. Result: 63.4% (52/82) patients with first onset Grave's disease had depression before Paroxetine treatment. After 4 weeks and 8 weeks treatment, Paroxetine group had greater decrease in FT3 and FT4, and lower scores of SDS and SAS than control group (p＜0.01). Conclusion: Paroxetine does enhance the therapeutic effect of anti-hyperthyroidism, as well as improving depression of patients with first-onset Grave's disease.

Objective: To investigate factors related to quality of life among nurses. Methods: 1103 nurses were sampled from 5 hospitals and administered with WHOQOL-100. Results: There were significant differences between nurses' on major variables of quality of life. Levels of depression and anxiety had important influence on the quality of life of nurses. Conclusion: The quality of life of nurses was within normal range. Some variables such as mental health status and family factors might play an important role in nurses' quality of life.

Objective: To investigate the quality of life of n ur ses in general hospital Method: 574 nurses in a general hospit a l were sampled and tested with WHOQOL-100 Results: Compared wi t h Chinese norm, the following fields and aspects had no significant difference They were fields of physiology, social relationship and aspects of medical servi ce and social security, of recreation There were significant difference to nor m in the other four fields and 22 aspects Among them, aspects of pain, sleep, d e pendence on medication or other medical service, sex life, and environment had l ower scores than the counterparts in norm Other aspects had higher scores than norm (p