In the summer of 1997, the Air Traffic Selection and Training (AT-SAT) High Fidelity Simulation Study was conducted at the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City, OK. The purpose of the study was to test the performance of 107 operational en route controllers during 2½ days of simulations. The performance of these controllers during the high-fidelity simulations was compared with their performance on two...

Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures for otolaryngologists. Although tonsillectomy procedures are common, like any surgical procedure, there are post-operative complaints and complications. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the pattern of post-operative pain in tonsillectomy using the harmonic scalpel (HS). 43 patients were entered into this study (13 me...

The phenomenon of sexual sadism was first scientifically described by Richard von Krafft-Ebing in 1999 as a sexual preference disorder that focuses on the infliction of suffering, pain, or humiliation to achieve sexual gratification. The present article reviews the historical development of the term sexual sadism, including the current descriptive nosology of psychiatric classification. Despite...

OBJECTIVE To determine the association between sexual function and depression in sexually active, mid-aged women while controlling for sociodemographical and clinical factors. METHODS Data were analyzed from 335 healthy, sexually active, Peruvian women (40-59 years) who simultaneously filled out the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS), the Beck Depression Inv...

BACKGROUND There is uncertainty about the efficacy of lamotrigine in bipolar depressive episodes. AIMS To synthesise the evidence for the efficacy of lamotrigine in bipolar depressive episodes. METHOD Systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomised controlled trials comparing lamotrigine with placebo. RESULTS Individual data from 1072 participants from five ...

some previous studies have reported that adhd is often comorbid with anxiety disorders. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of reboxetine in treating outpatient children and adolescents with adhd and comorbid anxiety disorders.in this open-label study, 25 outpatient children and adolescents, aged 6-16 years were selected by convenient sampling and underwent treatment ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of sexual problems in Iranian women and association of sexual dysfunction with menopausal symptoms. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 151 married women with the age of 40-60 yearsold who were referred for treatmentto Department of Gynecology in Vali-e-Asr Hospital (Tehran, Iran) from April to July 2012, were recruited. They were evaluat...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the management of postoperative pain at the Niamey National Hospital. METHODS A prospective study was conducted in the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care at the Niamey National Hospital from March to June, 2009. Data collected included age, sex, literacy, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification, ty...

We compared three self-rating scales (the Geriatric Depression Scale, the Zung Scale, and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale) with three examiner-rating scales (the Hamilton Rating Scale, the Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale-Depression, and the Cornell Scale), to see which was best for 40 elderly (mean age 80 years) stroke patients, 17 of whom were depressed acco...