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Mental Health Disorders In Child And Adolescent Survivors Of Post-War Landmine Explosions., Mohammad Ali Hemmati, Hamid Shokoohi, Mehdi Masoumi, Shahriar Khateri, Mohammadreza Soroush, Ehsan Modirian, Mahtab Poor Zamany Nejat Kermany, Maryam Hosseini, Batool Mousavi
Mental Health Disorders In Child And Adolescent Survivors Of Post-War Landmine Explosions., Mohammad Ali Hemmati, Hamid Shokoohi, Mehdi Masoumi, Shahriar Khateri, Mohammadreza Soroush, Ehsan Modirian, Mahtab Poor Zamany Nejat Kermany, Maryam Hosseini, Batool Mousavi
Emergency Medicine Faculty Publications
BACKGROUND: To describe the mental health status of 78 child and adolescent survivors of post-war landmine explosions.
METHODS: Child and adolescent survivors of landmine explosions who were younger than 18 years old at the time of the study were identified and enrolled in this study. The mental health status of the participants was assessed by general health assessment and psychiatric examinations. Psychiatric assessment and diagnosis were undertaken using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for mental disorders (DSM-IV) criteria. A psychiatrist visited and interviewed each survivor and identified psychiatric disorders.
RESULTS: Seventy-eight child and adolescent survivors with a mean age of …
Telepsychiatric Assessment Of A Mariner Expressing Suicidal Ideation., Alexander Lee, Neal Sikka, Francis O'Connell, Allen Dyer, Keith Boniface, James Betz
Telepsychiatric Assessment Of A Mariner Expressing Suicidal Ideation., Alexander Lee, Neal Sikka, Francis O'Connell, Allen Dyer, Keith Boniface, James Betz
Emergency Medicine Faculty Publications
This case report highlights the successful use of telepsychiatric consultation by secure video chat to remotely assess a mariner expressing suicidal ideation. As a result of this intervention, telemedicine providers initiated psychiatric stabilisation while the mariner was still aboard the vessel, determined that he was safe for repatriation under the care of qualified medical escorts, and facilitated admission to a psychiatric facility near his home in the United States. Mental health emergencies are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among mariners. Telepsychiatry is a validated method of establishing a psychiatric diagnosis and disposition as well as assessing risk of …
Geropsychiatric Medical Problems, Daniel Giorgio
Geropsychiatric Medical Problems, Daniel Giorgio
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
With a growing elderly population in the United States, the development of
efficient methods to ensure high-quality care for geriatric patients is more important than
ever. In the emergency department (ED), geriatric patients account for up to 24% of
stays. Many of these patients come to the ED for neuropsychiatric reasons and some are
admitted to geropsychiatric units. These patients require medical screening to identify
issues that may in part account for their mental state. The purpose of this study was to
characterize the patients who were admitted from the Summa Health System ED to
geropsychiatric units. It was hypothesized …