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Childhood neglect and parental care perception in cocaine addicts: Relation with psychiatric symptoms and biological correlates

2009

Childhood neglect and poor child–parent relationships have been reported to increase substance use disorders susceptibility. Stressful environmental factors, including emotional neglect, could affect individual personality traits and mental health, possibly inducing stable changes in hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis and brain mono-amine function, in turn involved in addictive behavior vulnerability. Therefore, we decided to investigate homovanillic (HVA) and prolactin (PRL) plasma levels, as expression of possible changes in dopamine function, ACTH and cortisol plasma levels, as measures of HPA axis function, and concomitant psychiatric symptoms profile in abstinent cocaine a…

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyendocrine systemAdolescentHydrocortisoneCognitive Neurosciencemedia_common.quotation_subjectPoison controlHostilityAdrenocorticotropic hormonePSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMSNeglectPROLACTIN (PRL)Cocaine-Related DisordersYoung AdultBehavioral NeuroscienceAdrenocorticotropic HormoneSurveys and QuestionnairesElectrochemistrymedicineHumansChild AbuseChildPsychiatryChromatography High Pressure LiquidChildhood neglect parental care cocaine addictionRetrospective Studiesmedia_commonParentingMental DisordersAddictionPsychiatric assessmentHomovanillic Acidmedicine.diseaseProlactinNeuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyHOMOVANILLIC ACID (HVA)NEGLECTChild PreschoolRegression AnalysisFemalemedicine.symptomAddictive behaviorPsychologyCOCAINEAnxiety disorderhormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonistsPersonality
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Psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-30) among older people living at home

2012

Bjørg Dale, Ulrika Söderhamn, Olle SöderhamnCentre for Caring Research – Southern Norway, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Grimstad, NorwayIntroduction: The incidence and prevalence of mental problems among older people are difficult to map because the causes are often complex and the symptoms manifest in a range of ways. Therefore, there is a need for robust and useful instruments for screening mental problems in this group. One instrument used in Norway and around the world is the 30-item version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-30). Nevertheless, studies testing reliability and validity of the Norwegian version are …

Gerontologyvalidityreliabilitybusiness.industrypsychological screeningPsychiatric assessmentPsychological researchmental problemsVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical medical disciplines: 750::Psychiatry child psychiatry: 757VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical medical disciplines: 750::Geriatrics: 778factor analysisNorwegianlanguage.human_languagePeer reviewPsychiatry and Mental healthPsychology Research and Behavior ManagementlanguageMedicineBehavior managementGeneral Health QuestionnairebusinessGeneral PsychologyReliability (statistics)DoveOriginal ResearchPsychology Research and Behavior Management
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The Occurrence of Diseases and Related Factors in a Center for Asylum Seekers in Italy

2016

Italy is the main recipient of asylum seekers in the European region, and Sicily is their first point of arrival. This geographical position creates a large job for Health Authorities to identify and deal with the health of immigrants. This study evaluates the prevalence of disease among asylum seekers, assessing which are associated factors.A cross-sectional study was conducted to analyse demographic and clinical data in an Acceptance Centres for Asylum Seekers from February 2012 to May 2013. All variables that were found to be significant on unvariable analysis for the most frequent pathologies were included in a multivariable logistic regression model.Post-traumatic stress disorders with…

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