Methods Prospective controlled cohort study nested into a clinical database started in 2003. On December 31, 2012, out of 11,800 patients in the database, we selected 168 who met the following inclusion criteria: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Sforzesco brace prescription 18 to 23 hours/day, at least four months of observation, Thermobrace (TB) adoption and out-of-brace x-ray before treatment...

Indirect psychological effects induced by crime are likely to contribute significantly to the total costs of crime beyond the financial costs of direct victimization. Using detailed crime statistics for the whole of Germany and linking them to individual-level mental health information from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we analyze whether local crime rates affect the mental health of residen...

The basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness have been found to have unique additive effects on psychological well-being (see E. L. Deci & R. M. Ryan, 2000). In the present study, the authors extended these findings by examining whether the balance in the satisfaction of these 3 needs is also important. The results of 4 studies showed that people who experienced balan...

Indirect psychological eff ects induced by crime are likely to contribute signifi cantly to the total costs of crime beyond the fi nancial costs of direct victimization. Using detailed crime statistics for the whole of Germany and linking them to individual-level mental health information from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we analyze whether local crime rates aff ect the mental health of res...