The author studied somatization using 7-symptoms screening test in 12 females, who lived in the Taegu and compared the results with those of 99 males who lived in the Taegu, during the period from the beginning of August 1993 to end of January 1994. The results were follows : The number of females screened for somatization disorder were ten (5.8%). Its rate was higher than males (3.1%). Ten screened women most frequently complained of pain in extremities, painful menstruation, shortness of breath, and amnesia. There was a strong tendency toward higher levels of somatization in the females who were dissatified with their home atmosphere, present well being, and divorced or widowed, lower educated and those who had pessimistic views of self image in the past, present, or future.
Amnesia ; Atmosphere ; Daegu ; Divorce ; Dysmenorrhea ; Dyspnea ; Extremities ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Mass Screening ; Somatoform Disorders ; Widowhood

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Diagnosis* ; Lung Diseases* ; Lung*

The author studied the mental status of 497 patients admitted in non-psychiatric wards and 42 patients diagnosed as mental disorders by DSM-III-R criteria and admitted in three general hospitals located in Pusan city, using NADS and PSCS. The assessment were obtained from October, 1991 to March, 1992 and the results as follows: The mean±SD of Anxiety-Depression scores were 34.4±10.4 in non-psychiatric patients and 50.0±18.3 in psychiatric patients. The psychiatric group had significantly higher scores than non-psychiatric group. The mean±SD of Psychosis scores were 3.9±4.4 in non-psychiatric patients and 20.3±9.8 in psychiatric patients. The psychiatric group had significantly higher scores than non-psychiatric group. In the psychosocial factors, dissatisfaction in family atmosphere and acquaintanceship with parents (P<0.001, relatively), pessimistic in future, present and past self-images (P<0.001, relatively), and yes in previous psychiatric treatment of admission (p<0.01, relatively) had common significant relationships to Anxiety-Depression and Psychosis scores. There were correlationships between NADS scores and PSCS scores (γ=0.74), past and present self-images (γ=0.45), present and future self images (γ=0.45), past and future self-images (γ=0.34) and family atmosphere and acquaintanceship with parents (γ=0.49) The regression analysis revealed that present self-image, acquaintanceship with parents, future self-image, past self-image, and family atmosphere, in order of significance were to be descriptive or predicable variances for Anxiety-Depression status. The discriminant analysis according to Anxiety-Depression scores showed that the cases of incorrect classification were 22 for non-psychiatric patient group and 2 for psychiatric patient group.
Anxiety ; Atmosphere ; Busan ; Classification ; Depression ; Hospitals, General ; Humans ; Mental Disorders ; NAD ; Parents ; Psychology ; Psychotic Disorders

Delirium is described as a manifestation of acute brain injury and recognized as one of the most common complications in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Although the causes of delirium vary widely among patients, delirium increases the risk of longer ICU and hospital length of stay, death, cost of care, and post-ICU cognitive impairment. Prevention and early detection are therefore crucial. However, the clinical approach toward delirium is not sufficiently aggressive, despite the condition's high incidence and prevalence in the ICU setting. While the underlying pathophysiology of delirium is not fully understood, many risk factors have been suggested. As a way to improve delirium-related clinical outcome, high-risk patients can be identified. A valid and reliable bedside screening tool is also needed to detect the symptoms of delirium early. Delirium is commonly treated with medications, and haloperidol and atypical antipsychotics are commonly used as standard treatment options for ICU patients although their efficacy and safety have not been established. The approaches for the treatment of delirium should focus on identifying the underlying causes and reducing modifiable risk factors to promote early mobilization.
Antipsychotic Agents ; Brain Injuries ; Critical Care ; Delirium* ; Early Ambulation ; Haloperidol ; Humans ; Incidence ; Intensive Care Units* ; Length of Stay ; Mass Screening ; Prevalence ; Risk Factors

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Heart Ventricles*

The authors have experienced a case of organic mental disorder with bilateral frontal lobe atrophy in. a 36-year-old man. He showed negative symptoms of schizophrenia such as anhedonia, social withdrawal, flat affect, poverty of thought.
Adult ; Anhedonia ; Atrophy* ; Neurocognitive Disorders ; Frontal Lobe* ; Humans ; Poverty ; Schizophrenia*

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Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone* ; Humans

The eosinophil is the major cell responsible for the inflammatory reaction in bronchial asthma. Secretion of granular components is probably of considerable importance for the inflammatory effects of the eosinophils. Eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) is the one of the secretory components of the eosinophil granule and-is considered as an activation marker of eosinophil count, serum concentration of ECP and serum IgE were studied in normal, symptomatic and asymptomatic asthmatic children. In symptomatic asthma, peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) was studied and methacholine challenge test was done in asymptomatic asthma in addition. Blood eosinophil count and serum ECP in asthma were significantly raised compared with those of the normal children. And the level of serum ECP in symptomatic asthma was higher than that in asymptomatic asthma. The mean % fall of PEFR was significantly correlated with serum ECP and blood eosinophil count in symptomatic asthma. In asymptomatic asthma, there was no correlations between methachloine PC20 and blood eosinophil count or methachloine PC20 and serum ECP level. Our findings show that blood eosinophil count and serum ECP levels differ not only between normal children and asthmatic children, but also between symptomatic asthma and asymptomatic asthma.
Asthma ; Child* ; Eosinophil Cationic Protein* ; Eosinophils* ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin E ; Methacholine Chloride ; Peak Expiratory Flow Rate

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Pregnancy* ; Spermatozoa*

Congenital ectodermal dysplasia are a group of familial disorders that affect tissues and organs of ectodermal origin to varying degrees. It devided hidrotic type and anhidrotic type by geneologic origin and distinct clinical manifestationa. The hidrotic type usually trait by autosomal dominant gene and manifested dystrofic nails, defect of hair and eyebrow and palmoplantar hyperkeratosis. This patient is 16 year oId male. He had been dystrophic nails, alopecia since at birth, thereafter palmoplantar hyperkeratosis, clubbing fingers noted. C.R.C. Urinalysis, stool examination, chest x-ray were within normal limit. Biopsy specimen from palm revealed hyperkeratosis, hypergranulosis, acanthosis and, mild inflamrnatory cell infiltrate on upper dermis. Biopsy speeimen from the scalp revealed norrriaI findings except slight hypoplasia of ebaceaus gland.
Alopecia ; Biopsy ; Dermis ; Ectoderm ; Ectodermal Dysplasia* ; Eyebrows ; Fingers ; Genes, Dominant ; Hair ; Humans ; Male ; Parturition ; Scalp ; Thorax ; Urinalysis