Objective:To develop the attitudes toward gay men and lesbians in Chinese context.Methods:Based on the sex differences in homosexual researches and the three factors of attitude,the initial Scale included two subscales of gay men and lesbians,and selected items from cognition,emotion and behavior;used the initial scale firstly to test 353 college students,then selected items through 4 methods;secondly,investigated 404 college students and 533 community residents with the ultimate scale in order to assess it in reliability and validity,10 days after the first testing session,193 students were re-tested.Results:Developed the attitudes toward lesbians and gay men scale of 20 items;the test-retest coefficients of total-scale was 0.959,the Cronbach's ? coefficient of the total-scale was 0.898,the split-half reliability was 0.912.Factor Analysis indicated there were three components in the scale including moral judgement,emotional reaction,and social communication.Conclusion:The attitudes toward lesbians and gay men scale has a high reliability and a good validity and can be used in researches of the public Attitudes toward homosexual.

Objective:To collect data about suicide in suicide attemptors after 1 year of their suicidal action Method: 60 suicide attemptors were collected After one year of their suicidal behavior, they were assessed by LES (life event scale), SAS (self-rating anxiety scale) and SDS (self-rating depression scale) Results: None of them completed suicide one year later Four of them had at least another suicide attempt (6 7%), while eleven of them still had suicide ideas (18 3%) They had less scores in LES, SAS and SDS than one year before Those still with idea of suicide had higher scores of all these scales than those without The risk factors for reattempt of suicide included high score of LES, age and physical illness Conclusion: After one year, some of suicide attemptors still have suicide ideas and are in bad mood

Objective To investigate non-psychiatric doctors' knowledge and attitude toward depression. Method Self-made Depressive Knowledge Questionaire (DKQ), which includes 24 items covering general knowledge, symptoms and other related questions of depression, were used in 346 non-psychiatric doctors who came from different grade general hospitals of Hunan. Results Average score of DKQ was 13.53±2.08,and corrective answering rates to different questions were 14.5％～95.4%.There were some associations between DKQ's score and grade of hospitals, subjects' education and attitude to depression. Conclusion It is necessary to re-educate non-psychiatric doctors with depressive knowledge.

Recently,researches about impulsiveness are more and more active,especially in the fields of psychology,psychiatry,behavioral medicine and psychopharmacology.But there is no widely accepted definition and measurement methods.This review briefly described the concept of impulsiveness and different methods to measure impulsiveness.We also discussed the advantages and disadvantages of each measurement method.

Objective:To explore the reliability and validity of Geriatric Depression Scale(GDS) when used in Chinese rural community-dwelling elderly.Methods:GDS, Social Support Rating Scale(SSRS) and Activities of Daily Living(ADL) were administrated to 412 community residents aged 60 years or more.13 of the 412 were re-tested after 20 days by telephone.Results:The result of item analysis showed that all the 30 items of GDS had met psychometric criteria.The Cronbach's ? coefficient was 0.9197, and test-retest in 20 days 0.729.GDS had acceptable discriminant validity:GDS scores negatively correlated with SSRS scores(Pearson ?=-0.459, P

Objectives: To study the difference of Plasminogen Activation System in patients with coronary heart disease by different behavior types. Methods: 81 patients with coronary heart disease and 59 normal control were evaluated by Type A Behavior Scale. t-PA and PAI-1 activities of both groups were also measured. Results: The activity of PAI-1 was higher and t-PA was lower in patients with coronary heart disease, and this difference is also found between Type A and Non Type A patients. Conclusion: The activity of t-PA is decreased and PAI-1 increased in patients with CHD, this phenomenon are also related to Type A Behavior traits.

Objective:To study the psychological he alth of the laid-off workers and its affecting factors in Changsha City. Methods:675 laid-off w orkers and 669 employed workers were interviewed with the Trait Coping Questionn aire (TCQ),the Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS),and the Life Event Scale(LES) .Demogra phic ,psychological and psychosocial factors that may affect psychological healt h of the subjects were analyed by stepwise regression method.Results: Psychological health condition was significantly affected by age ,marital status, educational level, economic status and duratio n of laid-off.Multiple stepwis e re gression analysis revealed that the major factors affecting psychological health were coping styles,recent life events ,perceived health impairment,educational level, economic pressure, and individual income.

Objective:To understand suicide prevention knowledge, suicide attitude and related factors among undergraduates in Changsha.Methods:Using multistage stratified cluster sampling, a total of 1664 undergraduates from six universities in Changsha were tested with Suicide Awareness Questionnaire, Suicide Attitude Questionnaire (QSA), Adolescent Self-Rating Life Events Check List (ASLEC), Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ) and Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90). Results:The mean score of suicide awareness among undergraduates was 10.8?0.9 and the correct response rate was 54.5%. The result of suicide awareness score showed, female undergraduates had a lower score than males (9.2?0.8, 12.3?0.8;t=2.33, P=0.020), medical undergraduates had a higher score than ones of humanities and social science or engineering (13.9?0.8, 10.0?1.0, 9.7?0.7;F=10.47, P=0.000), undergraduates from one-child families had a higher score than ones from non-one-child families (11.9?0.7, 9.1?0.9;t=3.25, P=0.034), and college students from nuclear family had a higher score than ones from extended families or one-parent families (14.0?0.9, 10.3?0.8, 9.4?0.7;F=7.49, P=0.000). The major factors related to suicide awareness were gender, specialty and family type (?=0.087, 0.342 and 0.084, respectively). And the major factors related to attitude towards attributes of suicide behaviors were specialty, gender, suicide ideation and mental health status (?=0.688, -0.055, 0.810 and 0.731, respectively). Conclusions:College students in Changsha have severe misunderstands about suicide prevention. It is necessary to pay more attention to the education of suicide knowledge and to cultivate the correct suicide attitude among college students.

Objective: To investigate the suicide ideation and related risk factors in laid-off workers in Changsha Method: By cluster sampling, 675 laid-off workers of 6 factories were collected 675 workers still at work matched by sex and age were collected as control All subjects completed Suicide Ideation Questionnaire, SCL-90, SES (self-esteem scale), TCQ (trait coping questionnaire), SSRS (social support rating scale) and LES (life event scale) Among all them, the data of 6 subjects was incomplete, therefore totally there were data of 1344 subjects (rate of drop-off was 0 4%) One-way and multiple logistic regression were employed to identify risk factors for suicide ideation Results: About one in four laid-off workers (23 4%) reported suicide ideation, 4 6% had a suicide plan or thought of exact methods, 2 8% had attempted suicide after unemployment Multiple unconditioned logistic regression analysis showed that the major risk factors for suicide ideation were suicide ideation before unemployment, poor mental health, negative coping style, recent life events, low income, poor social support and poor education Conclusion: The prevalence of suicide ideation among laid-off workers is much higher than that of general population Improving their mental health may be a helpful way to prevent suicide

Objective:To investigate association between loneliness and depressive episode among rural older people.Methods:A total of 839 rural adults (aged over 60 years) from Liuyang in Hunan were enrolled by using multi-stage cluster sampling method.The Short-form of the UCLA Loneliness Scale,the Social Support Rating Scale,the Life Events Scale for the Elderly,Quality of Life Scale,and the Activity of Daily Living Scale were used to assess loneliness,the social support condition,the stimulating quantity of negative life events,the quality of life,and the abilities of daily life activities,respectively.The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-Ⅳ-TR Axis I Disorders questionnaire survey was performed by a face-to-face interview.Results:The prevalence rate of depressive episode among the rural older people was 6.8％.Multivariable analysis showed that the elderly who were with stronger loneliness were the risk factor of depression (OR=1.126,95％CI 1.038 to 1.221).Conclusion:Loneliness is positively associated with an increased risk of depressive episode.