OBJECTIVES: To examine emotional and psychological characteristics associated with suicide attempts in depressed patients. METHODS: A sample of 37 inpatients diagnosed with major depressive disorder or depressive disorder NOS was divided into two groups : lifetime suicide attempters(N=15 ; 40.54%), non-attempters(N=22 ; 59.46%). Beck Depression Scale(BDI), Beck Anxiety Scale(BAI), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale(HDRS), Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale(HARS), and MMPI-2 were used to evaluate symptoms severity and psychological characteristics. RESULTS: Suicide attempters scored higher on the BDI though there were no group differences on the HDRS and on the both anxiety scales. Also they showed higher scores on the F, Fb, Pa, RC1, DEP, HEA, PK, AAS among MMPI-2 subscales. Our findings suggest that suicide attempters among depressed patients undergo more severe subjective distress and difficulties in adjustment than non-attempters. Also they were more hostile to others and showed lower trust. Lastly, they showed more somatic complaints and substance related problems. CONCLUSION: The present study showed that suicide attempters among depressed patients have distinct emotional and psychological characteristics. MMPI-2 would be helpful to assess suicidal risk of depressed patients.
Anxiety ; Depression ; Depressive Disorder ; Depressive Disorder, Major ; Humans ; Inpatients ; Pyrrolidines ; Suicide ; Weights and Measures

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Hamartoma*

Purpose: This study aimed to provide a systematic review and meta-analysis of research on flipped learning effects applied to university students. Methods: The random effect model was applied to 21 papers to calculate the effect size. To verify the moderation effect, a meta regression analysis and meta ANOVA were performed. Publication bias was verified through a funnel plot, and then an Egger's regression test was conducted. Results: The overall average effect size was .69 (95% CI: .51-.87), showing a median effect size, which was statistically significant. The outcome variables were in the order of learning motivation (Hedges’ g=.83), self-directed learning (Hedges’ g=.78), learning achievement (Hedges’ g=.66), and efficacy (Hedges’ g=.50), which were statistically significant. Conclusion Flipped learning was found to be statistically significant in improving self-directed learning, learning motivation, efficacy, and learning achievement amng university students. It is suggestd that this method be actively applied in university education.

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Sturge-Weber Syndrome*

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the CT features and pathogenesis of the electric brain injuries. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We reviewed the CT scans of 3 patients injured by high-voltage electricity. We evaluated the findings early and delayed periods in each patients. RESULTS: The early CT findings were diffuse brain edema, scalp swelling, and focal hemorrhagic contusion. The findings of delayed period were cerebral infarction, pneumocephalus, brain abscess, and pneumatocele. CONCLUSION: CT was useful to correlate the pathogenesis and variable features of electric brain injuries.
Brain Abscess ; Brain Edema ; Brain Injuries ; Brain* ; Cerebral Infarction ; Contusions ; Electric Injuries* ; Electricity ; Humans ; Pneumocephalus ; Scalp ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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46, XX Disorders of Sex Development* ; Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital* ; Female* ; Humans

Immunohistochemical staining on paraffin sections for S-100 protein improved diagnostic accuracy for melanocytic tumor. But specificity of S-100 protein in the diagnosis of melanocytic tumor is very low, because S-100 protein was also expressed in neurogenic tumor and salivary gland tumor. To investigate a specific tumor marker for the malignant melanoma, immunohistochemical staining for HMB-45 and S-100 protein was performed on the paraffin sections of 25 cases of malignant melanoma and 46 cases of nevi. Positive reaction for HMB-45 and S-100 protein was diffusely identified in the cytoplasm of tumor cells. Positive ratio for HMB-45 was 100% in malignant melanoma, 92% in junctional component of compound nevus and 0% in intradermal nevus. Positive ratio for S-100 protein was 92% in malignant melanoma, 100% in compound nevus and 100% in intradermal nevus. The sensitivity and specificity for HMB-45 in malignant melanoma were 100%, but those for S-100 protein were 92% in sensitivity and 86.7% in specificity. These results indicate that HMB-45 has a high sensitivity and specificity for malignant melanoma cells and it can be quite useful for the histopathological diagnosis of malignant melanoma.
Sensitivity and Specificity ; Tumor Markers, Biological

We present two oases of Eruptive Vellus Hair Cysts(EVHC) in 30- year-old and 27- year old women. They had 6 to 10 discrete, asymptomatic, brown or reddish brown papules on the neck, axilla, chest and extremities. The clinical impressions were epidermal cyst and steatocystoma multiplex espectively, but histopathological exarnination revealed smal1 cysts in middermis containing numerous vellus hairs cut transversely or obliquely and surrounding granulomatous foreign body reaction typical to EVHC. Transepithelial elimination was not found.
Axilla ; Epidermal Cyst ; Extremities ; Female ; Foreign-Body Reaction ; Hair* ; Humans ; Neck ; Steatocystoma Multiplex ; Thorax

Lymphomatoid papulosis is a disease; clinically benign, histologically malignant. Clinically, it may sirnulate pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta, but histologically it suggest malignant lympboma due to the presence of polymorphous lymphoid infiltrate consisting of sma11 lymphocytes intermingled with conspicuous large atypical cells. Recently, many autbors consider lymphornatoid papulcsis as a Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, and malignancy has been reported to develop in some patients. We experienced a case of lyrnphomatoid papulosis in 26-year-old woman and treated with PUVA successfully. PUVA treatment may be proven useful in controlling this disease and it rnay also inhibit the development of malignancy.
Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Lymphocytes ; Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous ; Lymphomatoid Papulosis* ; Pityriasis Lichenoides

Generalized pustular psoriasis which is originally described by von Zumbusch in 1910, is the most intense form of the acute exanthematic variant among psoriasis. It is to be occured as a rare disease and the familial occurrence rarely has been reported. Many therapeutic attempts have been rnade to bring the condition under control, but none has unequivocally proven to alter its courae decisively. We present two cases of generalized pustular psoriasis in brother and sister (16 year-old male, 19 year-old female) which were treated successfully by pbotochemotherapy (PUVA).
Humans ; Male ; Psoriasis* ; Rare Diseases ; Siblings* ; Young Adult