In a mill spinning coarse cotton the prevalence of byssinosis and other respiratory symptoms, and the F.E.V.1.0, were measured in a group of 29 men and I117 women employed in the winding room. All the men and 95% of the women at risk were included. Dust concentrations, measured with a modified Hexhlet at various work points in the winding room, ranged from i-65 to 6 o5 mg. Jm.3 total dust. Thes...

This study was aimed to evaluate the correlation between in vitro fermentation and in situ degradation parameters and to predict dry matter degradability and energy protein synchronization of roughage based diets. Different inclusion of roughage in diets [roughage 50% diet (R50D), roughage 60% diet (R60D), roughage 65% diet (R65D) and roughage ...

Patients: The study catchment area had 665 000 inhabitants. 874 people with psychosis like symptoms were assessed. 284 people met inclusion criteria: DSM-IV diagnosis of psychotic disorder; actively psychotic (Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale score (PANSS) >4 on positive subscale items 1, 3, 5, or 6 or general subscale item 9); no adequate previous medication for psychosis (.3.5 haloperidol...

Movement disorders and motor deficiency is highly represented among patients in Schizophrenia – residual type (DSM IV): 37% of patients examined in our research had psycho-motor disturbances. Dominant disturbances are the following: disturbed tonus among 65% of patients, abnormal postural reactions among 90%, abnormal voluntary movements among 75%, disturbed speech among 85%, disturbed static a...

Patients 115 patients who were 18–65 years of age (mean age 41 y, 57% women), met DSM-IV criteria for panic disorder with >1 panic attack in the past month, spoke English, and had a telephone. Exclusion criteria were presence of illnesses that were life threatening or limited patient participation, current psychiatric treatment, or disability benefit claims. Follow up was 80% at 6 months and 79...

Participants 144 people with schizophrenia or related disorder, fulfilling DSM-IV criteria, aged 18–65 years and at risk of relapse (history of relapse in the last 2 years, stressful or isolated social situation, non-adherence to medication or on a neuroleptic reduction programme). Exclusion criteria were: learning disabilities, organic brain disease, substance abuse or severe psychotic symptom...

BACKGROUND The new reversible MAOl moclobemide was compared with placebo in the treatment of elderly patients with DSM-III diagnosis of dementia and/or of major depression. METHOD Six hundred and ninety-four elderly patients with symptoms of depression and cognitive decline entered an international, multi-centre, double blind trial in which they were randomly allocated to treatment with eithe...

Participants Participants were 162 overweight people meeting DSM-IV criteria for binge eating disorder, recruited with media promotions. All were aged between 18 and 65 years (mean 45 years) and had body mass index between 27 and 48 kg/m. 83% women; 92% white. Exclusion criteria were pregnancy or plans to become pregnant; taking weight affecting or psychotropic medications; psychiatric conditio...

Patients: 333 people aged between 16 and 65 years with schizophrenia (DSM-IV; mean age 40.8 years; 69% male) who discontinued treatment with the assigned atypical antipsychotic in the first phase of the study (for any reason). Exclusions: prior resistance to study drugs or treatment with clozapine for resistance; history of serious adverse reaction to study drugs; first episode schizophrenia; s...