This study compared the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of family members of patients who participated in a program of palliative care (intervention family members) with those in conventional care (control family members). The HRQOL was measured by the short-form (SF-36) health survey questionnaire, including eight subscales. The longitudinal intervention study includes two sites: Trondh...

By current estimates, at any given time, approximately 11% to 20% of children in the United States have a behavioral or emotional disorder, as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. Between 37% and 39% of children will have a behavioral or emotional disorder diagnosed by 16 years of age, regardless of geographic location in the United States. Behavi...

OBJECTIVE To verify the prevalence and identify the risk factors related to mental health problems among schoolchildren and its possible association with the beliefs and educational attitudes of parents/caretakers. METHODS Cross-sectional study with a stratified probabilistic sample (n=454) of first to third-graders from public and private schools in Southeastern Brazil. Standardized instrume...

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends screening young children for behavioral and emotional problems (BEP) during primary care visits. Because of time constraints, few primary care providers (PCPs) use standardized screening tools to detect BEP. The Early Childhood Screening Assessment (ECSA) is a brief screening tool developed specifically to meet the needs of pediatric primary care pr...

Background Self-esteem is fundamentally linked to mental health, but its' role in trajectories of psychiatric problems is unclear. In particular, few studies have addressed the role of self-esteem in the development of attention problems. Hence, we examined the role of global self-esteem in the development of symptoms of anxiety/depression and attention problems, simultaneously, in a clinical s...

BACKGROUND The United States has recently seen an increase in the number of refugees and a change in the ethnicity of these refugees. It would be helpful for family physicians providing medical care to these patients to have available health data on the largest groups of new refugees. METHODS Using the key words "refugee," "Vietnam," "Laos," "former Yugoslavia" (Bosnia-Herzegovina), "former S...

This study aimed to understand the offer of mental health care at Background: the primary care level, collecting the views of psychologists, primary health care providers (PHCPs), and patients, with a focus on health services in which patients attend regularly and who present a higher prevalence of mental disorders. A qualitative study was conducted in antenatal care, tuberculosis, Methods: HIV...

This study aimed to understand the offer of mental health care at Background: the primary care level, collecting the views of psychologists, primary health care providers (PHCPs), and patients, with a focus on health services in which patients attend regularly and who present a higher prevalence of mental disorders. A qualitative study was conducted in antenatal care, tuberculosis, Methods: HIV...

OBJECTIVE To compare mental health treatment history and preferences in older and younger primary care patients. METHOD We surveyed 77 older (60+) and 312 younger adult primary care patients from four outpatient medical clinics about their mental health treatment history and preferences. RESULTS Older adults were less likely than younger adults to report a history of mental health treatment...

This study aimed to understand the offer of mental health care at Background: the primary care level, collecting the views of psychologists, primary health care providers (PHCPs), and patients, with a focus on health services in which patients attend regularly and who present a higher prevalence of mental disorders. A qualitative study was conducted in antenatal care, tuberculosis, Methods: HIV...