the aim of the present research was to study correlation between family functioning components and internalizing and externalizing disorders as well as to determine the contribution of each family functioning component in creating these disorders in 7-11 year old children. this was a descriptive (correlation of prediction type) kind of research. family functioning components were as predictor v...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) often have inhomogeneous lung perfusion. Radiotherapy planning computed tomography (CT) scans have been accurately co-registered with lung perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scans to design radiotherapy treatments which limit dose to healthy 'perfused' lung. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with loc...

OBJECTIVE To survey the adult functioning of patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and to compare the outcomes for those diagnosed in childhood with those diagnosed as adults. METHODS Using a chart review, we evaluated the adult outcomes for 45 individuals diagnosed with ASD prior to age 18, and compared this with the functioning of 35 patients whose ASD was identified after 18 years....

While a great deal of research has been conducted on prodromal risk syndromes in relation to help-seeking individuals who present to the clinic, there is a lack of research on prodromal risk syndromes in the general population. The current study aimed first to establish whether prodromal risk syndromes could be detected in non-help-seeking community-based adolescents and secondly to characteriz...

The symptoms of PTSD and pain frequently co-occur following a traumatic event; however, very little is known about how these two conditions are associated with physical and psychosocial functioning. The current study intended to first examine the differential association of co-occurring pain complaints and PTSD symptoms with disability in the domains of psychosocial and physical functioning, an...

OBJECTIVES This pilot study explored the relationship between parental therapeutic alliance, maternal attachment style and child and family functioning in a sample of families with a child aged five to twelve years receiving child psychiatry day hospital treatment for complex co-morbid disorders. METHOD Self-report measures of therapeutic alliance, maternal attachment style, child behaviour a...

INTRODUCTION Co-occurrence with other chronic diseases may influence the progression of dementia, especially in case of multiple chronic diseases. We aimed to verify whether multimorbidity influenced cognitive and daily functioning during nine years after dementia diagnosis compared with the influence in persons without dementia. METHODS In the Kungsholmen Project, a population-based cohort s...

Anxiety disorder is the most prevalent psychiatric co-morbidity in depression [1-3] and many researchers argue that it is present in lesser or greater degree in almost all cases of depression [4,5]. The clinical picture and severity of symptoms become worse in patients having incidence of psychiatric co-morbidity in depression and these observations pose a methodological difficulty in uncoverin...