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Relationship Between Sleep Deprivation And Postpartum Depression, Janet Wagner

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Postpartum depression was thought to be an important component of maternity blues and was the factor explored in this study. Sleep was hypothesized as a factor affecting either the occurrence or severity of postpartum depression. Hence, the purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between sleep deprivation and postpartum depression.

Twenty patients were interviewed one to three weeks prior to their expected dates of delivery. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Depression scale was administered during the interview and each patient kept a record of her hours of sleep during the following week. Each patient again kept a record …

Effect On Quality Nursing Care When Nurses Assume Selected Unique Nursing Functions, Gail True, Chieko Honda, Lynn Gates Keegan, Ann Marsa, Ila J. Mobley, Esther Oldham, Betty Robertson, Annette M. Ross, Beverly Steele

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purposes of this study were (1) to reduce the gap in nursing between theory and practice by applying to nursing practice selected nursing theory as identified in literature, and (2) to determine the quality of nursing care given when nurses carried out their unique functions in seven selected areas.

The study was conducted in a university hospital over a period of eight weeks on two, twenty-six-bed general surgical units, one experimental and one control. The nurses on the experimental unit were allowed to function independently in seven chosen areas: (1) frequency of taking and recording temperature, pulse, respiration, and …

The Influence Of Experimental Stress Upon Selected Rorschach Variables, William P. Brady

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Verbal Reinforcement On The Self-References Of Psychiatric Patients Who Are Characterized By A High Number Of Negative Self-References, Earl William Rakestraw Ii

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

The effect of positive verbal reinforcement on the verbal self-references of hospitalized psychiatric patients was studied. Eighteen patients, characterized by a high production rate of negative, verbal self-references, were matched on the following variables: age, length of hospitalization, medication, psychotherapy participation, intelligence quotient, sex, and adjustment score discrepancy obtained on a Q-sort test. After the subjects were given the pre-experimental Q-sorts and matched on the other variables, nine were randomly assigned to the experimental group and nine to the control group. All of the subjects were then administered six individual interviews in which they responded to 30 questions and statements …

A Guide To 'Under The Volcano', Gladys Marie Andersen

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Readers both before and after the publication of Malcolm Lowry's Under the Volcano frequently misunderstood Lowry's Method and consequently oversimplified His Beaning, Judging the novel to be over- written and carelessly constructed, they suggested cute or revisions. close reading, however, vindicates teary, who Insisted that extreme care had gone into his multi-leveled hovel and that any substantial deletions or modifications would bare the overall plan of his work.

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xviii, Number 2 Winter 1969

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XVIII, Number 2 Winter 1969

Samuel Johnson: a medical portrait, page 2

Continuing medical education: Current status, changes, outlook, page 10

The physician as educator, page 17

Medical care 1969, page 22

Faculty notes, page 25

Jefferson scene, page 29

Profiles, page 32

Class notes, page 34

A Study On Morphology And Acetylcholinesterase Disribution In The Central Nervous System Of Six Genera Of Mice, Roy J. Betti

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Pharmacological Implications Of Circadian Rhythms, Charles A. Walker

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Hospitalization Upon The Child, Susan Vanek

Honors Projects

The following pages are divided into three parts.
The first part is a survey of research studies which have been done concerning the effects of hospitalization upon the child. These studies are arranged in order of publication--from the first study published in 1945 to the last one, which was published in 1968. A conclusion follows the individual reports of these studies.

The second part or the paper consists of a small-scale study whlch I conducted myself. It was done for personal interest and does not strictly follow research techniques. See Appendix I for the procedure used. Analyses by Dr. Pape …

The Evolution Of A Law And Psychiatry Program, Harry R. Sachse, C. B. Scrignar M.D.

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Application Of Reinforcement Principles To The Modification Of Isolate Behavior In A Withdrawn Child, Patricia C. Rinaldi

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Further Comments And Experience With Bio-Medical Data Processing, Wilbur R. Mccrum

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Experience with computers proves that "mechanical minds" are unable to provide clinically-useful answers without careful human judgments.

The Psychiatric Referral, Hans Vonbrauchitsch

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Some useful guidelines on when and how to refer patients for psychiatric care.

An Investigation Into The Effects Of A College Level Alcohol Education Course On The Implementation Of Alcohol Education Instruction, Ross G. Lane

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Verbal Behavior Modification Of Psychotic Adults In A Group Setting, Richard J. Kale

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An Instructional Method For Self-Administered Medications, Beryl Marx, Lorene Russell

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

An experimental study was done to determine the effectiveness of an instructional method for older ambulatory patients taking prescribed self-administered medications. This method was developed to emphasize the physicians' specific orders, the purpose of medications, feedback of instruction and a plan for remembering and recording medications. The hypothesis tested was that a selected group of ambulatory patients age 60 and over with the instructional method would make significantly fewer errors than a similar control group with no instructions.

Sixty private patients from the Loma Linda University Hospital outpatient department were selected and randomly placed in the experimental and control groups. …

Play Preparation For The Adeno-Tonsillectomy Patient, Carol Brown, Harriet Hecker

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Hospitalization and surgery have been recognized as being psychologically stressful for the majority of children. Hospital personnel have attempted to reduce some of the unnecessary psychological stress incurred by children by the use of many different methods. This study attempted to evaluate the use of preoperative play preparation sessions for minimizing this stress. The method was experimental with one variable. The subjects were forty-one children aged three and one-half to seven and one-half who had adeno-tonsillectomies. Twenty-one children comprising Group E were involved in a play session by the researchers. Twenty children were not prepared in this way. The tools …

A Comparison Of The Effects Of Generalized Conditioned Reinforcement And Discrete Conditioned Reinforcement On Human Lever Press Responding Under Different Deprivation Conditions, Steven I. Zlutnick

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Librium, Meprobamate And Phenobarbital On Shock Elicited Aggression And General Activity, Thomas R. Ziske

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of The Effect Of Response-Contingent Shock On Stuttering Behavior, Kenneth Welt

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of A Rehabilitation Program For Adolescent Psychiatric Patients, Kenneth Richard Gibson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Personality Differences Among Three Religious Denominations, Richard Gay

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Yale University School Of Nursing Alumnae Association Newsletter, Summer 1968, Yale University School Of Nursing

Yale School of Nursing Alumni Newsletters and Magazines

Issue includes newsletter article, "The Future of YSN", is authored by Mary Keeler Hirata '49, President of the Alumni Association.

Please contact the Medical Historical Library if you need a higher resolution version.

The Cerebellopontile Angle, The Blood Supply Of The Brain Stem And The Reticular Formation — Part Ii: Anatomical And Functional Correlations Relevant To Surgery Of Acoustic Tumors, Jose Bebin

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Present knowledge of the structure, function and pathology of the brain provides a better understanding of the events which lead to postoperative failures in the intracranial surgery of acoustic tumors. Part one of Dr. Bebin's presentation appeared in Volume 16, No. 1 — the Spring issue. In this second part, special reference is made to vascular and respiratory changes and to disturbances of consciousness.

Commencement Program 1968, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

4 | The Vesper Service

6 | The Sermon

8 | Conferring of Degrees

11 | Candidates for Degrees

An Experimental Study Utilizing The Treanor Method With The Left – Over Child, Mary Michele Macmillan

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of the study (1) to compare the ability in expressive language of a group of Fifth, Sixth and Seventh grade Students before introducing the Treanor Method and after their working with it for a nine week period, and (2) to measure reading vocabulary in an effort to determine the amount of gain, if any, through the use of this method. The main question the study attempted to answer was: Will there be a change in creative writing ability after an intensive training program using the Treanor techniques with a group of children with language difficulties?

The Effect Of Modification Of Hyperactive-Aggressive Behavior On Oral Expressive Language Behavior, Betty Susan Dowdell

All Master's Theses

The question the study sought to answer was: Will the affect of modification of hyperactive-aggressive behavior effect a change in the oral expressive language behavior of the children?

Nursing Needs Of Selected Patients On Home Care, Margie Sue Temples

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

A study was conducted to identify selected needs of patients receiving nursing care at home through the Loma Linda University Hospital Department of Home Care. The descriptive survey was used. Fifty patient home care records were reviewed.

From the general information secured, it was found that 68 percent of the patients studied were women. One-half of all patients were under sixty years of age. Fifty-four percent lived with a spouse only, while 26 percent lived with their family. There were 20 percent who lived alone and six of these were over the age of sixty. Patients were found in nine …

The Relationship Of Abdominal Breathing And Relaxation During Labor, Loann Mac Dougall, Judith Miller

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

A causal-comparative, study was done in a university hospital using twelve subjects to determine if the "unprepared" patient could learn and carry out abdominal breathing during contractions. It was hypothesized that the "unprepared" patient in early labor could be taught and could carry out deep slow abdominal breathing during uterine contractions with decreased skeletal muscle tension as measured by an electromyograph.

Two tools were used for data collection, (1) a portable electro myograph to obtain an objective evaluation of the effect of abdominal breathing upon skeletal muscle relaxation; and (2) a supplementary data sheet for the collection of identifying material …

Everyday Living Needs Of The Non-Acute Medical Patient That Can Be Met By Public Health Nursing, F. Yvonne Miller

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The elementary principles of home nursing care have been employed since the dawn of time. These principles have evolved into the present-day home care programs. Due to the increase of chronic disease, a longer life span, a rise in hospital costs, and the changes in medical care — new demands are being made in planning for nursing care in the home.

The problem of this study was to determine by patient evaluation which everyday living needs would be present upon discharge and if these needs could be met best by Public Health nursing. For the purpose of this study patient …