Suicide prevention efforts in reducing risk factors have been found to be more beneficial to older women than men, suggesting potential gender differences in effective prevention. The study aimed to examine gender difference in resilience for suicidal behavior in a community sample of older adults in Korea. A community-based survey was conducted to investigate resilience and risk factors of sui...

A divisible design graph is a graph whose adjacency matrix is the incidence matrix of a divisible design. Divisible design graphs are a natural generalization of (v, k, λ)-graphs, and like (v, k, λ)-graphs they make a link between combinatorial design theory and algebraic graph theory. The study of divisible design graphs benefits from, and contributes to, both parts. Using information of the e...

We report the application of our dc SQUID (superconducting quantum interference device) spectrometer [C. Connor, J. Chang, and A. Pines, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 61, 1059( 1990)] to nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) studies of aluminum-27, and boron-II in crystalline and glassy solids. Our results give eqQ /h = 2.38 MHz and 1] = 0.0 for a-A120 3 at 4.2 K. For the natural mineral petalite (LiAISi4 01...

Contributing Authors: Douglas Arent (USA), Greg Arrowsmith (Belguim/United Kingdom), Morgan Bazilian (Austria/USA), Lori Bird (USA), Thomas Boermans (Germany), Alex Bowen (United Kingdom), Sylvia Breukers (The Netherlands), Thomas Bruckner (Germany), Sebastian Busch (Austria/Germany), Elisabeth Clemens (Norway), Peter Connor (United Kingdom), Felix Creutzig (Germany), Peter Droege (Liechtenstei...

SUMMARY This article discusses the study of Harpaz-Rotem and associates, who examined patterns of medication use in first-diagnosed veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It considers the difference between practice guidelines and actual prescribing; selectively identifies issues with antidepressants, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines and prazosin; and reviews the possible impact of...

Based on the unique longitudinal data of the elderly aged 65+ with a sufficiently large sub-sample of the oldest-old aged 85+ from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey, we construct a resilience scale with 7 indicators for the Chinese elderly, based on the framework of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale. Cox proportional hazards regression model estimates show that, after control...

Christopher W. Connor, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Biomedical Engineering Department of Anesthesiology Boston University School of Medicine Boston, MA Patients with pulmonary hypertension are some of the most challenging for an anesthesiologist to manage. Pulmonary hypertension in patients undergoing surgical procedures is associated with high morbidity and mortality due t...

Burn wounds are severely stressful events that can have a significant impact on the mental health of patients. However, the impact of burns on individuals with different personality traits can be different. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of dispositional optimism on the subjective well-being of burn patients, and mainly focused on the confirmation of the mediator role of psyc...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate on relationship between spiritual intelligence, resilience, and perceived stress. METHODS The study sample consisted of 307 students of Sistan and Baluchistan University. The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), the Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Inventory (SISRI) and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) are used as a research inst...

The present study aimed to explore the influences of extraversion and neuroticism on happiness, PA and NA and to examine the mediating effect of resilience in this relationship. NEO-Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI), Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), Oxford Happiness Inventory (OHI) and Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) were administered to 289 college students. Results from...