OBJECTIVE Multiple barriers to quality health care may affect the outcomes of postacute treatment for individuals with serious mental illness (SMI). This study examined rehospitalization for medical and surgical inpatients with and without a comorbid diagnosis of SMI which included psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder and major depression. METHODS We examined hospital discharge records for m...

The present study analyzed national data from "Domestic Violence Report System" derived primarily from the Council of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assaults Prevention, Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan, to describe the reported prevalence of domestic violence in people with disabilities and to examine the time-effect on the prevalence from years 2006 to 2009. The annual reported prevalence of do...

conclusions there is a need to train health staff, and the community, concerning preventive measures, treatment, and reducing harm for substance drug users. results among 402 idus patients, a large amount of them were male, single, and younger than 39 years. regarding psychotic and somatic symptoms caused by methadone therapy, most of the participants had no problem with methadone maintenance t...

Evidence-based Psychiatric Care 2015;1;59-66 Abstract Aim: This study examined the association of mental health care unmet needs with involuntary shortest-stay hospitalization in routine psychiatric practice. Method: 212 adult persons with ICD-10 mental disorders who were consecutively admitted to a 420-bed psychiatric hospital and discharged within 1-7 days were recruited. Participants were ev...

36 INTRODUCTION Antipsychotic drugs are the mainstay of treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. The therapeutic efficacy of these drugs is well established. However, these drugs are associated with a wide range of side effects, including a variety of movement disorders. The newer antipsychotics have a lower propensity to cause acute extrapyramidal side effects and tardive dysk...

OBJECTIVE Given that several factors involved in the incidence or exacerbation of developmental disorders in children, the present study aimed to investigate the relationship between some of the risk factors affecting mothers' health and development in children using path analysis. MATERIALS & METHODS The present cross-sectional analytical study was conducted on 750 mothers and their children...

conclusions the used instrument for measuring domestic violence had desirable validity and reliability and can be used as a suitable instrument in health and social researches in the local population. results the self-administered instrument was completed by 334 women. the cfa and efa methods confirmed embedding items and the three-factor structure of the instrument including psychological, phy...

Despite domestic violence being a very common problem in individuals with severe mental illness, there is very little research in this setting. Multiple barriers exist to disclosure by users and enquiry by providers. Training and systems for identification and responding to domestic violence are urgently needed in mental health clinics.