Objective:To investigate the use of psychological testing in hospital and its potential existent ethical issues.Methods:Eleven psychometricians from 6 specialized and 5 general hospitals accepted a semi-structural interview.With (10.8 ± 8.8) years of experiences on average in this field,they tested 2 to 30 patients each day.Content analysis was used to investigate the psychometricians' qualification,usage of tests,informed consent,scoring,explanation and preservation.Results:Normally,the number of psychometricians in one hospital varied from 1 to 4.Out of 11 interviewees,2 were unqualified.Three of the interviewees pointed out there were non-standard circumstances when some doctors choosing the tests.Six of them thought that the frequently used tests' norms were obsolete.Eight interviewees considered that comparatively low psychometric fee influenced their devotion of explaining the results.Conclusion:In hospital,it's necessary to strength the ethical awareness of decision-makers and executors in psychological testing.

Objective:To investigate the ethical practices in individual supervision of counseling in China.Method:Forty-one graduate students and 38 participants of the China American Psychoanalytic Alliance (CAPA) were included in this study.The Ethical Practices in Supervision Scale (EPSS) was used for the investigation.The scale included two parts.The first part was to investigate supervisors'ethical practices,and the second part focused on supervisees'impact from unethical supervisors.Results:The findings showed that 7 out of 28 items in the scale were significantly different between two groups.CAPA participants' supervisors performed better than graduate students' supervisors (P ＜ 0.05) in supervision scheduling,ethics discussion,and counselor/therapist role.Graduate students' supervisors performed better than CAPA participants' supervisors (P ＜ 0.05) in live supervision,audio/video review,informing clients of supervisee's status as trainee,and supervision contract.If individuals experience their supervisors being unethical or unprofessional,more than 55 percent of the individuals responded to negatively affect their thoughts toward their supervisor and the supervisory alliance,and almost 50 percent of the individuals responded to negatively impact their emotion and quality of their counseling for clients.Conclusion:Both graduate students and CAPA participants respond that their supervisors perform well in both monitoring supervisees' performance and maintaining appropriate boundaries.However,both of them should work more on reviewing video or audiotapes of supervisees' sessions regularly.

Objective:To explore the technique of two-flap in ear reconstruction.Method:Quantitative tissue expansions were used in the mastoid area in the first stage.After the final injection,there was 1 month of sustaining time.Expanded skin flap and unexpanded fascia flap were designed in the second stage,so thetwo-flaptechnique was used in the ear reconstruction.From January 2004 to December 2008,1 427 patients of microtia were treated using two-flap technque.Result:The expanded skin flap could show the fine structures of the reconstructed ears.The reconstructed ears had vivid cranioauricular angle after using the unexpanded fascia flap.Conclusion: Two-flap method was easily manipulated and the complications were rare.The reconstructed ears had lucid and three-dimensional contour.

Objects:To investigate the current situation of counselors'implementation and their attitude to informed consent in Beijing.Methods:Eleven counselors who worked in Beijing were interviewed,the average of their working years was (7.4 ± 4.4).A semi-structured interview was used to learn about their practicing processes in and viewpoints on informed consent,and their interview transcripts were analyzed through qualitative method.Results:The results could be categorized into four categories,including the content of informed consent,the influential factors of informed consent,problems and confusions,and the significance of informed consent.The crucial role of informed consent in psychotherapy was generally recognized by counselors,and they could obey the related rules as well.The therapists had some confusion and problems about informed consent,such as the form and length,the consent for special population and online consultation.Conclusion:Basically,the counselors in Beijing could comply with the ethical standards of informed consent.However,they also suggest that certain limitations of these rules should be noticed.

Objective:To investigate the clinical application of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and the reasons of the choosing CBT.Method:Totally 14 psychotherapists accepted a semi-structured interview,including their backgrounds of CBT training,the application of CBT in psychotherapy,their attitude toward consultative relations,their opinion on comparing other schools with CBT,and their reasons for choosing CBT.Results:The main reasons for choosing CBT included the influence of important others,the characters of CBT and personal factors.In clinical practice,the most commonly used behavioral techniques included exposure therapy,roll play,relaxation Waining and so on.The most commonly used cognitive techniques included Socratic questioning,cognitive restructuring and challenge unreasonable cognition.Conclusion:Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is suitable for those who are sensible and preferring structural therapy.Nevertheless,the trend in therapy is the integration of different psychotherapy schools.

Objective:To study the effect of ranibizumab on retinal oxidative stress in a rat model of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) and its mechanism.Methods:Sixty SPF male SD rats aged 10 weeks were randomly divided into normal control group, model control group, ranibizumab group, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) inhibitor (ML385) group, ranibizumab+ ML385 group, with 12 rats in each group according to a random number table.Except for the normal control group, the CNV model was established in the other four groups via krypton laser induction.According to grouping, the ranibizumab group, ML385 group and ranibizumab+ ML385 group were intravitreally injected with 1 μl of ranibizumab, ML385 and ranibizumab+ ML385, respectively.Model control group and normal control group received an intravitreal injection of normal saline of equal volume.The CNV area was measured through choroidal wholemounts.Pathological change of the retina was observed by hematoxylin and eosin staining.Expressions of Nrf2, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) were detected using Western blot and real-time PCR.The use and care of animals complied with laboratory animal welfare guidelines.The study protocol was approved by the Laboratory Animal Welfare and Ethics Committee of Tengzhou Central People's Hospital (No.JN.No20210214S1200430[121]).Results:CNV areas of the model control group, ML385 group and ranibizumab+ ML385 group were (23.01±1.52)×10 3, (30.23±2.01)×10 3 and (18.56±1.85)×10 3 μm 2, respectively, which were significantly higher than (12.35±1.22)×10 3 μm 2 of ranibizumab group (all at P<0.001). The CNV area of ranibizumab+ ML385 group was smaller than that of model control group and ML385 group, and the CNV area of ML385 group was larger than that of model control group, showing statistically significant differences (all at P<0.001). Hematoxylin and eosin staining showed that the structural damage of the retinal pigment epithelium-choroid-sclera complex was slighter in ranibizumab group than model control group, severer in ranibizumab+ ML385 group than ranibizumab group but slighter than model control group, severer in ML385 group than model control group.The mRNA and protein expressions of Nrf2, SOD and NQO1 of ranibizumab group were lower than those of normal control group but higher than those of model control group, ML385 group and ranibizumab+ ML385 group, and the differences were statistically significant (all at P<0.05). The mRNA and protein expressions of Nrf2, SOD and NQO1 were higher in ranibizumab+ ML385 group than model control group and ML385 group, showing statistically significant differences (all at P<0.05). Conclusions:Ranibizumab can inhibit the growth of CNV induced by krypton laser and reduce RPE damage caused by retinal oxidative stress.The mechanism is related to the activation of Nrf2/ARE pathway.

OBJECTIVETo explore the molecular mechanism for a boy suspected with 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency by neonatal screening.

METHODSPCR and Sanger sequencing were used to identify potential mutations of MCCC1 and MCCC2 genes. SIFT and Polyphen-2 software was used to predict the effect of variant on the protein function and conservation of the variant across various species. Human Splicing Finder and Swiss-PdbViewer4.1.0 were applied to analyze the possible mechanism of the variant.

RESULTSFor the proband, a compound heterozygous mutation was discovered in the MCCC1 gene, namely c.539G>T (p.G180V) and c.704_711del (p.A235Vfs*4), which were inherited from his father and mother, respectively. The two mutations have disrupted the protein conformation, which in turn may impact the function of MCC protein.

CONCLUSIONThe compound heterozygous mutations of the MCCC1 gene may contribute to the 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency manifested by the patient.

Amino Acid Sequence ; Base Sequence ; Carbon-Carbon Ligases ; chemistry ; deficiency ; genetics ; DNA Mutational Analysis ; Heterozygote ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Models, Molecular ; Mutation ; Neonatal Screening ; methods ; Protein Conformation ; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid ; Urea Cycle Disorders, Inborn ; diagnosis ; genetics

OBJECTIVETo explore the molecular etiology for a Chinese family affected with isolated methylmalonic acidemia (MMA).

METHODSPotential mutations of MUT, MMAA and MMAB genes in the proband were screened by PCR and Sanger sequencing. The pathogenicity of identified mutations was analyzed using Polyphen2, SIFT, HSF, DNAMAN 6.0 and Swiss-PdbViewer4.1.0 software.

RESULTSTwo novel mutations of the MUT gene, including c.581C>T (p.P194L) and c.1219A>T (p.N407Y), were discovered in the proband, which were inherited respectively from his mother and father. Bioinformatics analysis suggested that both mutations were damaging. The affected codons P194 and N407, both located in the (beta, alpha) 8 barrel domain and to which the substrate methylmalonyl-CoA is bound, are highly conserved across various species. Both mutations can disrupt the space conformation of its protein product, affecting the function of the MCM protein.

CONCLUSIONThe novel mutations of MUT gene probably underlie the isolated MMA in this family.

Adult ; Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors ; enzymology ; genetics ; Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; genetics ; Base Sequence ; China ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Methylmalonyl-CoA Mutase ; genetics ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Mutation ; Mutation, Missense ; Pedigree ; Point Mutation ; Sequence Alignment

OBJECTIVE: To explore the technique of "two-flap" in ear reconstruction. METHOD: Quantitative tissue expansions were used in the mastoid area in the first stage. After the final injection, there was 1 month of sustaining time. Expanded skin flap and unexpanded fascia flap were designed in the second stage, so the "two-flap" technique was used in the ear reconstruction. From January 2004 to December 2008, 1427 patients of microtia were treated using "two-flap" technique. RESULT: The expanded skin flap could show the fine structures of the reconstructed ears. The reconstructed ears had vivid cranioauricular angle after using the unexpanded fascia flap. CONCLUSION "Two-flap" method was easily manipulated and the complications were rare. The reconstructed ears had lucid and three-dimensional contour.
Ear ; surgery ; Ear, External ; surgery ; Fascia ; transplantation ; Humans ; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures ; methods ; Skin Transplantation ; Surgical Flaps

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