to medical practitioners, especially school medical officers, in clinical examination and it is hoped that educationists and others may be interested. The approach is physically determined and readers interested in dynamic psychology will find that, far from elucidating general principles, the psychological level of the book is superficial and unenquiring. The classification employed is based a...

The aim of this article is to shed light on contemporary forensic psychiatric care through a philosophical examination of the empirical results from two lifeworld phenomenological studies from the perspective of patients and carers, by using the French philosopher Michel Foucault's historical-philosophical work. Both empirical studies were conducted in a forensic psychiatric setting. The essent...

background tubercle bacilli most often are transmitted from one person by the airborne route. the aim of the present study was to determine the frequency of latent tuberculosis infection and active pulmonary tuberculosis among patients with chronic psychiatric disorders in hamedan. patients and methods in a cross sectional study, 215 patients with chronic psychiatric disorders were investigated...

Background: There is a strong association between mental illness and poor physical health. However, research indicates that the standard of physical examinations performed on patients with psychiatric illnesses is sub-optimal, falling short of recommended/expected assessments. Objective: This study aimed to assess the completeness of the neurological and psychiatric examinations performed by em...

This report pertains to the psychiatric problems in renal transplant recipients and its socio-demographic correlations.50 male recipient subjects with a post-transplant period ranging from six months to six years were evaluated through tape recorded interviews to study their pre and post-operative emotional reactions. A psychiatric examination was performed by two psychiatrists and a diagnosis ...

OBJECTIVE To study the referral pattern of physical diseases in psychiatric in-patients in a university teaching general hospital. METHODS A longitudinal prospective study, over 12 months with a consecutive series of referrals from psychiatric in-patient unit to other specialties, in King Khalid University Hospital, using a predesigned format that included information on age, sex, physical ex...

There is increased morbidity and mortality among patients suffering from mental illness. This is believed to be multi-factorial. Poor access to healthcare, the stigma of mental illness, reduced clinic attendance, lifestyle factors, and side effects of medications are cited as possible contributing factors. It is therefore vital to perform a physical examination to identify previously undiagnose...