This study examined the efficacy of augmenting standard weekly cognitive-behavioral treatment for obesity with a self-monitoring intervention during the high risk holiday season. Fifty-seven participants in a long-term cognitive-behavioral treatment program were randomly assigned to self-monitoring intervention or comparison groups. During 2 holiday weeks (Christmas-New Years), the intervention...

. Sir, Will you please find .1 little space for my proposal 111 your valuable paper and oblige. It is rather curious that the medical department should have no holiday unlike other departments, and it is sometimes a matter which causes great inconvenience to its employs. Some years back the work of the Indian dispensaries was light as most of the people were used to the eastern methods of treat...

The purpose of this study is to compare the clinicopathological characteristics and outcomes of esophageal foreign body (FB) ingestion in adults between weekdays and holidays. This is a retrospective study including 1058 patients with esophageal FB ingestion from 2012 to 2016. Patient characteristics, the types and locations of FB, and clinical outcomes were compared between patients on weekday...

In recent decades, China has demonstrated steady economic growth, which affected the increase in personal income and level of material well-being population. 2021, year centenary Chinese Communist Party, Chairman People’s Republic China, CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping announced overcoming absolute poverty creation moderately prosperous society China. It seems relevant against this background ...

BACKGROUND While chronobiological studies have reported seasonal variation in panic attacks (PA) episodes, information on the timing of PA by week-days may enable better understanding of the triggers of PA episodes and thereby provide pointers for suitable interventional approaches to minimize PA attacks. This study investigated weekly variation in potential PA admissions including associations...

BACKGROUND Recent research on the patterns of self-harm around public holidays is lacking. This study used national data to examine the patterns of hospital-treated self-harm during public holidays, and to examine associated factors. METHODS Data on self-harm presentations to all emergency departments were obtained from the National Self-Harm Registry Ireland. The association between self-har...