I n past years. the us" ,a1 surgical correction of rectal carci. noma was abdominal perineal resection with a permanent colostomy. This surgical procedure is very involved, requiring both abdominal and perineal wounds. The rectum is completely removed, leaving a large cavity to heal postoperatively, often with complications including slow healing and/or fistulization. Also, the patient must dea...

Although postnatal psychologic distress has been widely studied for many years, particularly with a focus on postpartum depression, symptoms of maternal depression, stress, and anxiety are not more common or severe after childbirth than during pregnancy. This paper reviews the newer body of research aimed at identifying the effects of women's antenatal psychologic distress on fetal behavior and...

Chronic recurrent headache affects 45 million Americans. Despite recent advances in medical modes of therapy for headache, the underlying pathophysiology for the condition is not yet fully understood. Like other conditions for which we have no objective markers for disease, nor a clear understanding of pathophysiology, psychologic causes are suspected. Although mounting evidence suggests a bioc...

Advances in highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) aim to improve the efficacy of HIV drugs as well as the quality of life in HIV-infected patients. Neurologic and psychologic disturbances that occur because of HIV disease and therapy are of great concern, and because they can overlap and are often difficult to distinguish, their pathogenesis is not clearly understood. Furthermore, these ...

background physical and psychological factors affect one another in patients presenting with non-cardiac chest pain. studying the psychological components of these patients may improve their treatment process. objectives to compare depression, anxiety, and stress severity between mild and severe chest pain in patients with non-cardiac chest pain. patients and methods a cross-sectional design wa...

OBJECTIVES Psychologic problems is increasing among pupils and has become a major problem in Sweden as well as in other Western countries. The aim of this study was to explore whether scheduled qigong exercise could have an effect on well-being at school, psychologic distress, self-image, and general stress. SUBJECTS Pupils, 13-14 years, were assigned to either a qigong group or a control gro...