Depression ; epidemiology ; etiology ; therapy ; Global Health ; Health Promotion ; Humans ; Mental Disorders ; epidemiology ; etiology ; therapy ; Mental Health

Child ; Cough ; etiology ; therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Mental Disorders ; complications ; Psychotherapy

Blast injury has become the major life- and function-threatening injuries in recent warfares. There is increased research interest in the mental disorders caused by blast-induced traumatic brain injury (bTBI), which has been proved as one of the "signature wounds" in modern battlefield. We reviewed the recent progresses in bTBI-related researches and concluded that the new era of blast injury research has shifted from the traditional physical impairments to cognitive dysfunctional/mental disorders that are proved to be more related to the outcome of combat casualty care.
Animals ; Blast Injuries ; complications ; etiology ; Brain Injuries, Traumatic ; complications ; etiology ; Cognition Disorders ; etiology ; Humans ; Mental Disorders ; etiology ; Research

Anxiety ; etiology ; Asthma ; psychology ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Depression ; etiology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Mental Disorders ; etiology

OBJECTIVE: To explore the methods to assess the function disorder of patients with mild psychiatric impairment due to road traffic accidents. METHODS: In contrast to that of the patient with physical impairment, the function disorder of the patient with mild psychiatric impairment was assessed by the standard assessment instruments, such as the Barthel index of ADL (BI), Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ), Social Disability Screening Schedule (SDSS), Activity of Daily Living Scale (ADL), Physical Self-maintenance Scale (PSMS), and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale (IADL). RESULTS: Except BI, the each total score of FAQ, SDSS, ADL, PSMS, and IADL correlated well with the rank of psychiatric impairment. The difference of each total score of rating scales among different physical impairment rank was not statistically significant. At the impairment rank of level 10, the difference of each total score of FAQ and ADL was not significant between the two groups; each total score of BI, SDSS, and IADL in psychiatric impairment was higher than that of physical impairment, while the total score of PSMS in psychiatric impairment was lower than that of physical impairment. At the level 9, except PSMS, the each total score of BI, FAQ, SDSS, IADL and ADL in psychiatric impairment was higher than that of physical impairment. At the level 8, except BI and PSMS, the each total score of FAQ, SDSS, IADL and ADL in psychiatric impairment was higher than that of physical impairment. CONCLUSION The different criteria for assessment of mild psychiatric and physical impairment may exist, and appropriate indexes for assessment between physical and psychiatric impairment need to be further elucidated.
Accidents, Traffic ; Activities of Daily Living ; Cognition Disorders/etiology* ; Disabled Persons/psychology* ; Humans ; Mental Disorders/etiology* ; Surveys and Questionnaires

PURPOSE: This study was to investigate the factors influencing problem behaviors among adolescents. METHOD: The subjects for this study were 596 students in middle school in Seoul. The data was collected during the period from May to November, 2001 by use of questionnaires. The instruments used were the Child Problem Behavior list by Hong (1986), the Body Cathexis Scale by Secord and Jourard(1953), and the Beck Depression Inventory by Beck(1978). The data was analyzed by using the SPSS-Win program. RESULT: Problem behaviors showed a significant negative correlation with body image (r= -.310. p=.000) and positive correlation with depression (r=.674, p=.000). There were significant differences in the problem behavior scores of subjects according to sex, family status, economic status, and school scores. Female students were found to have a high degree of internalized problem behaviors. In addition, depression, body image, and sex were significant predictors to explain problem behaviors(47.3%). Depression, sex, grade, and school scores were significant predictors to explain externalized problem behaviors(21.9%) and depression and body image, internalized problem behaviors(51.4%). CONCLUSION: Since predicting factors of problem behaviors among middle school students by problem behavior type and sex were different, then practitioners should consider these differences when developing programs for them.
Adolescent ; *Adolescent Behavior ; Female ; Humans ; Korea ; Male ; Mental Disorders/*etiology ; *Students

Adolescent ; Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors ; complications ; Child ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Mental Disorders ; etiology

Clinical Medicine ; Humans ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic ; complications ; psychology ; Mental Disorders ; etiology ; Psychiatry

OBJECTIVETo analyze the influencing factors of the psychological disorder in burn patients and its correlation with the ability to resume work.

METHODSFive hundred and sixty burn patients aged 7 approximately 76 years old were enrolled in the study. The patients' psychological disorder was evaluated by self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), self-rating depression scale (SDS), and symptom check list-90 (SCL-90). Global assessment scale (GAS) was employed to detect the severity of the psychological disorder and the social function during 1 month to 2 years of the convalescent stage of burn patients. Discharged burn patients were followed up by questionnaire and telephone for their ability to resume work.

RESULTSAnxiety and depression in patients with severe burn or facial burn occurred earlier and severer and the patients worried about the possibility to resume their work, the maintainance of family relation, and the ability to join the society, All these problems aggravated their psychological disorder. After psychotherapy, the disorders were obviously alleviated (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONSevere psychological disorders might delay the time of patients'ability to resume their previous work.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Burns ; psychology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Mental Disorders ; etiology ; therapy ; Middle Aged ; Psychotherapy ; Work

Aged ; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary ; adverse effects ; Female ; Humans ; Mental Disorders ; etiology ; Postoperative Complications ; Stents ; adverse effects