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Managing Depression In General Practice In Pakistan: Do We Need To Re-Invent The Wheel?, Hashim Reza, Murad M. Khan Jan 1997

Managing Depression In General Practice In Pakistan: Do We Need To Re-Invent The Wheel?, Hashim Reza, Murad M. Khan

Department of Psychiatry

No abstract provided.


Functioning And Well-Being Of Patients In A Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Clinic, Steven A. Epstein, Junius Gonzales, Patricia Stockton, David M. Goldstein, Bonnie L. Green Jan 1996

Functioning And Well-Being Of Patients In A Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Clinic, Steven A. Epstein, Junius Gonzales, Patricia Stockton, David M. Goldstein, Bonnie L. Green

Publications from Provost Junius J. Gonzales

Outpatient consultation-liaison (C-L) psychiatry clinics are valuable settings for research and teaching endeavors. However, little is known about psychiatric symptoms and health status of persons treated in such settings. In this study, 80 persons seen in an outpatient C-L psychiatry clinic were compared with 100 persons seen in a mood disorder clinic on a variety of self-report instruments. Outpatient C-L clinic patients were found to have significantly poorer health status than mood clinic patients on the following domains as measured by the RAND instrument: general health perception, pain, physical functioning, and role functioning due to physical problems. Both groups had …


Dangerous Decisions: An Essay On The Mathematics Of Clinical Violence Prediction And Involuntary Hospitalization, Douglas Mossman Md Jan 1995

Dangerous Decisions: An Essay On The Mathematics Of Clinical Violence Prediction And Involuntary Hospitalization, Douglas Mossman Md

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

This Article has two major purposes. First, it provides a mathematical
description of an ideal procedure for making clinical decisions about patients'
future violence, a description that provides a context for evaluating clinicians'
"dangerousness decisions." For purposes of illustration, the Article uses a specific clinical situation-deciding whether to hospitaize involuntarily a patient
based on his risk of harming another. The Article argues that the decision
involves balancing potential risks to third parties (often the patient's family
members) with the "massive deprivation of liberty and other potential
harms to the patient that could result from confinement. The mathematical
description of the …


Mental Health Nurses Attitudes To Hiv And Aids: A Short Report, David Arthur, T Mccann, K. Usher, A Williams Jan 1994

Mental Health Nurses Attitudes To Hiv And Aids: A Short Report, David Arthur, T Mccann, K. Usher, A Williams

School of Nursing & Midwifery

No abstract provided.


Mental Health Crises As A Regional Problem, Roger A. Lohmann Sep 1993

Mental Health Crises As A Regional Problem, Roger A. Lohmann

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Mental health crises are often presented and thought about as individual problems, activities going on only within the minds of individuals. This presentation considers mental health crisis as a regional problem. It discusses the four county region of North Central West Virginia which is the catchment area for Valley Community Mental Health Center. It is based on a study conducted by the author of the need for a revised and integrated crisis management system for the region.


A Study Of The Psychological Effects Of Hurricane Andrew On An Elementary School Population, Jon A. Shaw Jan 1993

A Study Of The Psychological Effects Of Hurricane Andrew On An Elementary School Population, Jon A. Shaw

FMHI Publications

No abstract provided.


Natural Hazards And The Elderly, Graham A. Tobin, Jane C. Ollenburger Jan 1992

Natural Hazards And The Elderly, Graham A. Tobin, Jane C. Ollenburger

FMHI Publications

No abstract provided.


Recent Concepts In Clinical Psychiatry: Drug Treatment In Schizophrenia, Shahin H. Hussain Sep 1991

Recent Concepts In Clinical Psychiatry: Drug Treatment In Schizophrenia, Shahin H. Hussain

Department of Psychiatry

No abstract provided.


Reliability Of Delayed Self-Reports In Disaster Research, Fran H. Norris, Krzysztof Kaniasty Jan 1991

Reliability Of Delayed Self-Reports In Disaster Research, Fran H. Norris, Krzysztof Kaniasty

FMHI Publications

No abstract provided.


Social Disruption And Psychological Stress In An Alaskan Fishing Community: The Impact Of The Exxon Valdex Oil Spill, J. Steven Picou, Southern Sociological Society (U.S.) Jan 1990

Social Disruption And Psychological Stress In An Alaskan Fishing Community: The Impact Of The Exxon Valdex Oil Spill, J. Steven Picou, Southern Sociological Society (U.S.)

FMHI Publications

No abstract provided.


Post-Disaster Adaptive Responses: Parent-Child Reactions To The Los Angeles Area/Whittier Narrows Earthquake, Norma S. Gordon, Carl A. Maida Jan 1989

Post-Disaster Adaptive Responses: Parent-Child Reactions To The Los Angeles Area/Whittier Narrows Earthquake, Norma S. Gordon, Carl A. Maida

FMHI Publications

No abstract provided.


Training Primary Care Workers In Disaster Mental Health: The Experience In Ecuador, April 6-11, 1987, Bruno R. Lima Jan 1988

Training Primary Care Workers In Disaster Mental Health: The Experience In Ecuador, April 6-11, 1987, Bruno R. Lima

FMHI Publications

No abstract provided.


Mental Health Service Utilization By Child Victims Of Natural Disasters, Bill J. Locke Jan 1988

Mental Health Service Utilization By Child Victims Of Natural Disasters, Bill J. Locke

FMHI Publications

No abstract provided.


Aftermath Of A Disaster: Psychological Response To The Indianapolis Ramada Jet Crash, Elizabeth Mary Smith, Carol S. North Jan 1988

Aftermath Of A Disaster: Psychological Response To The Indianapolis Ramada Jet Crash, Elizabeth Mary Smith, Carol S. North

FMHI Publications

No abstract provided.


Psychosocial Impact Of Disaster: The Baldwin Hills Fire, Norma S. Gordon Jan 1987

Psychosocial Impact Of Disaster: The Baldwin Hills Fire, Norma S. Gordon

FMHI Publications

No abstract provided.


The Emotional Impact Of Post-Disaster Relocation, Michael E. Durkin Jan 1987

The Emotional Impact Of Post-Disaster Relocation, Michael E. Durkin

FMHI Publications

No abstract provided.


Kalamata Earthquake, 1986: Psychological Reactions And Roles For Health Care Workers, Jerri Laube Jan 1987

Kalamata Earthquake, 1986: Psychological Reactions And Roles For Health Care Workers, Jerri Laube

FMHI Publications

No abstract provided.


Foreword: Public Health & The Law—A Symposium Dedicated To Professor William J. Curran, Lawrence O. Gostin Jan 1987

Foreword: Public Health & The Law—A Symposium Dedicated To Professor William J. Curran, Lawrence O. Gostin

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

This essay serves as the foreword to Public Health & the Law, a symposium dedicated to Professor William J. Curran held in 1987.

During his career, Professor Curran chaired the Harvard School of Public Health Committee on Human Research; he directed the Program in Law and Public Health; and he was co-director of the Harvard Interfaculty Program in Medical Ethics from 1973 to 1980. He was also an advisor to the World Health Organization and spent two sabbatical periods in Europe with WHO organizations. He advised and lectured in countries throughout the world.

At Harvard Law School and at …


After The Factory Explosion: Family Reactions To Death In A Disaster, Joan N. Mcneil Jan 1986

After The Factory Explosion: Family Reactions To Death In A Disaster, Joan N. Mcneil

FMHI Publications

No abstract provided.


Social Support Following A Disaster, Leonard Bickman, Jerome D. Cook Jan 1986

Social Support Following A Disaster, Leonard Bickman, Jerome D. Cook

FMHI Publications

No abstract provided.


The 1986 California Floods, Robert C. Bolin Jan 1986

The 1986 California Floods, Robert C. Bolin

FMHI Publications

No abstract provided.


Psychological Responses To The Mexico City Earthquake, Abigail J. Stewart Jan 1986

Psychological Responses To The Mexico City Earthquake, Abigail J. Stewart

FMHI Publications

No abstract provided.


Defensiveness, Level Of Psychological Distress, And Help-Seeking Behavior Among Victims Of A Major Natural Disaster, Anthony V. Rao, Kenneth E. Davis, Leonard Bickman Jan 1985

Defensiveness, Level Of Psychological Distress, And Help-Seeking Behavior Among Victims Of A Major Natural Disaster, Anthony V. Rao, Kenneth E. Davis, Leonard Bickman

FMHI Publications

No abstract provided.


"We're Only Trying To Help": The Burden And Standard Of Proof In Short-Term Civil Commitment, Lynne N. Henderson Jan 1979

"We're Only Trying To Help": The Burden And Standard Of Proof In Short-Term Civil Commitment, Lynne N. Henderson

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Ariel - Volume 6 Number 2, Jim Burke, Halley S. Faust, J.D. Kanofsky, Sandy Wolf, Janet Bernstein, Liz Thile, Mike Treat, Tim Heffron, Robert Brent, Gary Kaskey, Curt Cummings, Paul Poinsard, Gary Emmett Dec 1973

Ariel - Volume 6 Number 2, Jim Burke, Halley S. Faust, J.D. Kanofsky, Sandy Wolf, Janet Bernstein, Liz Thile, Mike Treat, Tim Heffron, Robert Brent, Gary Kaskey, Curt Cummings, Paul Poinsard, Gary Emmett

Ariel

Editors

Mark Dembert

J.D. Kanofsky

Frank Chervenak

John Lammie

Curt Cummings

Entertainment

Robert Breckenridge

Joe Conti

Gary Kaskey

Photographer

Larry Glazerman

Overseas Editor

Mike Sinason

Humorist

Jim McCann

Staff

Ken Jaffe

Bob Skarloff

Halley Faust

Jim Burke


Ariel - Volume 5 Number 4, J.D. Kanofsky, Bob Sklaroff, Robert G. Lahita, Ken Jaffe, John Santartas, Philip Nimoityn, Bruce Silver, Frank Chervenak, Gary Kaskey, Joe Conti, Geoff Halleck Feb 1973

Ariel - Volume 5 Number 4, J.D. Kanofsky, Bob Sklaroff, Robert G. Lahita, Ken Jaffe, John Santartas, Philip Nimoityn, Bruce Silver, Frank Chervenak, Gary Kaskey, Joe Conti, Geoff Halleck

Ariel

Editors

Mark Dembert

J.D. Kanofskv

Entertainment Editors

Robert Breckenridge

Joe Conti

Overseas Editor

Mike Sinason

Photographer

Scott Kastner

Epistemologist

Gary Kaskey

Staff

Ken Jaffe

Bob Sklaroff

Janet Weish

David Jacoby

Phil Nimoityn

Circulation Editor

Jay Amsterdam

Humorist

Jim Mccann


Ariel - Volume 5 Number 1, Joseph Sassani, Bob Sklaroff, Martin B. Wingate, Paul Schatzberger, Dan Kanofsky, Gary Kaskey, Nelson Kardos, John R. Cohn, David A. Uhrmann, Susan B. Uhrmann Oct 1972

Ariel - Volume 5 Number 1, Joseph Sassani, Bob Sklaroff, Martin B. Wingate, Paul Schatzberger, Dan Kanofsky, Gary Kaskey, Nelson Kardos, John R. Cohn, David A. Uhrmann, Susan B. Uhrmann

Ariel

Editors

Mark Dembert

J.D. Kanofskv

Entertainment Editor

Robert Breckenridge

Gary Kaskey

Editor Emeritus

David A. Jacoby

Photographer

Scott Kastner

Staff

Richard Blutstein

Bob Johnson

John R. Cohn

Joseph Sassani

Ken Jaffe

Bob Sklaroff


Ariel - Volume 3 Number 7, Tom Williams, Richard Bonanno, Frank Taylor, Eugenia Miller, Allen Sonstein, Terry Burt, David Jacoby, Brent Spears, Robert L. Breckenridge, Jr. Apr 1971

Ariel - Volume 3 Number 7, Tom Williams, Richard Bonanno, Frank Taylor, Eugenia Miller, Allen Sonstein, Terry Burt, David Jacoby, Brent Spears, Robert L. Breckenridge, Jr.

Ariel

Editors

Richard J. Bonanno

Robin A. Edwards

Associate Editors

Steven Ager

Tom Williams

Lay-out Editor

Eugenia Miller

Contributing Editors

Paul Bialas

Robert Breckenridge

David Jacoby

Mike LeWitt

Terry Burt

Michael Leo

Editors Emeritus

Delvyn C. Case, Jr.

Paul M. Fernhoff


Ariel - Volume 2 Number 3, Delvyn C. Case, Jr., Eugenia Miller, Jack Guralnik, Steve P. Flynn, Rod Dorand, Michael J. Blecker, Deborah Fernhoff, Donald Bergman, Steve Ager, Lin Set Edwards, Phil Graitzer, Tom Williams, Robin Edwards, Harry A. Doyle, William Claflin, Jolian Forsyte, Harvey Zeligman Nov 1969

Ariel - Volume 2 Number 3, Delvyn C. Case, Jr., Eugenia Miller, Jack Guralnik, Steve P. Flynn, Rod Dorand, Michael J. Blecker, Deborah Fernhoff, Donald Bergman, Steve Ager, Lin Set Edwards, Phil Graitzer, Tom Williams, Robin Edwards, Harry A. Doyle, William Claflin, Jolian Forsyte, Harvey Zeligman

Ariel

Editors

Delvyn C. Case, Jr.

Paul M. Fernhoff

News Editors

Richard Bonanno

Daniel B. Gould

Robin A. Edwards

Lay-Out Editor

Carol Dolinskas

Sports Editor

James J. Nocon

Contributing Editors

Michael J. Blecker

Lin Sey Edwards

Jack Guralnik

W. Cherry Light

Features Editor

Steven A. Ager

Donald A. Bergman

Stephen P. Flynn

Business Manager

Nick Grego


Ariel - Volume 2 Number 2, Elaine Smith, Mike Starrels, Paul M. Fernhoff, Stephen P. Flynn, James J. Nocon, Michael Blecker, Steven Allen Ager, Norine Bonanno Oct 1969

Ariel - Volume 2 Number 2, Elaine Smith, Mike Starrels, Paul M. Fernhoff, Stephen P. Flynn, James J. Nocon, Michael Blecker, Steven Allen Ager, Norine Bonanno

Ariel

Editors

Delvyn C. Case, Jr.

Paul M. Fernhoff

News Editors

Richard Bonanno

Daniel B. Gould

Ronald A. Hoffman

Lay-Out Editor

Carol Dolinskas

Sports Editor

James J. Nocon

Contributing Editors

MichaeI J. Blecker

Lin Sey Edwards

Jack Guralnik

W. Cherry Light

Features Editor

Donald A. Bergman

Stephen P. Flynn

Business Manager

Nick Grego

Public Relations

Robin A. Edwards