Counselling a Woman Traumatized by Severe Abuse

Respiratory Failure Induced by Severe Hypothyroidism in a Korean Woman

A 76-year-old Korean woman visited to emergency room because of respiratory arrest and admitted to intensive care unit of the hospital. Severe hypothyroidism was diagnosed after repeated failure of weaning mechanical ventilator. Respiratory arrest and weaning failures were considered to be associated with hypoventilation due to hypothyroidism. She was recovered and weaned from mechanical ventil...

Pregnancy counselling clinic: a questionnaire survey of intimate partner abuse.

CONTEXT Intimate partner abuse has a significant and detrimental impact on the mental and physical health of a woman. Physical abuse is often associated with sexual abuse. OBJECTIVE To examine the prevalence and nature of physical and sexual partner abuse experienced by women who request a termination of pregnancy (TOP). DESIGN Quantitative data collection using an anonymous, self-completed...

Effects of Developmental Abuse and Symptom Suppression among Traumatized Veterans

While much of the research on military posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) focuses on warzone reactions, a burgeoning literature highlights complex relationships between childhood adversity and adult-onset PTSD. However, conceptual efforts to delineate the effects of childhood abuse on treatment trajectories for traumatized military veterans are lacking. This study compared trauma and psycholo...

A woman with severe abdominal pain.

A pregnant woman with severe diarrhea.