PURPOSE To perform a systematic review on the epidemiology, the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and economic burden of binge eating disorder (BED). METHODS A systematic literature search of English-language articles was conducted using Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, Academic Search Complete, CINAHL Plus, Business Source Premier and Cochrane Library. Literature search on epide...

BACKGROUND Scarce attention has been paid to establishing benchmarks for tertiary care for adults with severe mental disorders. Yet, the availability and efficient utilization of residential resources partly determines the capacity of a comprehensive system of care to avoid clogging ever-shrinking acute care bed facilities. OBJECTIVES To describe the actual utilization of and projected needs ...

BACKGROUND Care for elderly persons with disabilities is usually characterized by fragmentation, often leading to more intrusive and expensive forms of care such as hospitalization and institutionalization. There has been increasing interest in the ability of integrated models to improve health, satisfaction, and service utilization outcomes. METHODS A program of integrated care for vulnerabl...

INTRODUCTION Patients with chronic pain continue to seek medical care from emergency departments nationwide despite the fact that an emergency department is a less-than-optimal environment for meeting their specific and specialized needs. As the scientific community has gained a more sophisticated understanding of the mechanisms that contribute to the development and maintenance of chronic pain...

BACKGROUND For successful wound healing of extensive burn injuries, air circulation around the wound and drainage of wound secretion is inevitable. Therefore, typically extensive burn injuries are treated by using a specifi cally adapted hospital bed (e.g. Clinitron AF). The patient is bedded in a mass of micro glass balls, which are swirled by the application of a strong air current to support...