Standardized Patient Case: Paul/Paula Byers, Schizophrenia

Standardized remission criteria in schizophrenia.

OBJECTIVE Recent work has focussed on schizophrenia as a 'deficit' state but little attention has been paid to defining illness plasticity in terms of symptomatic remission. METHOD A qualitative review of a recently proposed concept of remission [N.C. Andreasen, W.T. Carpenter Jr, J.M. Kane, R.A. Lasser, S.R. Marder, D.R. Weinberger (2005) Am J Psychiatry 162: 441] is presented. RESULTS The...

Ralph Byers 1955 – 2007

After a long and hard fight against cancer, Ralph Byers passed away on Saturday December 15, 2007. He is survived by his wife Margaret Bayer and his daughters Ruth and Nora. Ralph received his bachelors degree in Mathematics from McGill University in 1977, his masters degree in 1980 and his doctorate in Applied Mathematics from Cornell University in 1983 under the supervision of Charles Van Loa...

[Abdominal dystonia in a patient with schizophrenia: a case report].

The case of 31-year-old woman suffering from schizophrenia with movement disorder is described. The patient had a 7-year history of schizophrenia. In course of the psychiatric treatment the patient presented dystonic movements within abdominal muscles. The dystonic movements were of mixed character, including voluntary and involuntary ones what might have suggested their psychogenic origin. Sub...

Internet supported standardized patient information for selfcare.

BACKGROUND An informed patient is a better partner for the physician than an uninformed one. Such a patient will be more likely to practice effective selfcare, appropriately utilize the health care system, and be prepared to seek and obtain health care services that meet his needs. Objectives. To develop a system of presenting standardized medical information for the general population based on...

A STANDARDIZED PROCESS OF PATIENT HANDOVER : Improving