Background & Objective: Appropriate use of laboratory testing is essential for achieving safe and effective care to patient. Insufficient kno...

OBJECTIVE Assessment of psychiatric treatment has been a central issue in psychiatric research. Most assessment tools are based on the patient's account and mainly focus on clinical agendas. Assessment tools, which gather the perspective of attached daily needs are limited. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the inter-rater reliability and internal consistency of the Marmara Family Interv...

AIM The mechanisms of the impact of family support on somatic diseases are still unclear and they are subject of research. Especially little is known about the role of family relations. This study discusses the meaning of social support in somatic disorders, particularly acute leukaemia in the context of family functioning. The aim of the study is the evaluation of usefulness of the Manfred Cie...

OBJECTIVES Best practice guidelines encourage the involvement of parents in the assessment and treatment of child/adolescent eating disorders (ED). This study investigated medical residents' perspectives regarding parental involvement as well as their expectations for future practice in the assessment and treatment of ED. METHOD Five hundred and eighty-four medical residents from 17 Canadian ...

Aim of this study was to investigate the differences in the assessment of psychosocial factors by depressed and non depressed patients, and their congruence with physicians' assessment for both groups. The cross-sectional study was conducted in three family physicians' practices in Zagreb, Croatia, during 2007. Sample of depressed patients included 76 patients out of 85, and randomized comparis...

C linical competence is multifaceted and requires the integration of knowledge, skills, and attitudes.1 Its assessment also requires an integrated and multifaceted approach.2 Assessment of clinical competence should use a variety of instruments to provide a 360° picture of each learner’s development.2 However, if one accepts that competence is not just about possessing the required knowledge, s...

The theoretical and research literatures on links between family functioning and pediatric chronic health conditions are extensive both in their comprehensiveness and depth. On the other hand, the assessment of family relationships is no easy task and there appear to be gaps between the quality of our family assessment methods and our theories, research methodologies, and clinical endeavors (Ka...

The current study set out to describe family functioning scores of a contemporary community sample, using the Family Assessment Device (FAD), and to compare this to a currently help-seeking sample. The community sample consisted of 151 families who completed the FAD. The help-seeking sample consisted of 46 families who completed the FAD at their first family therapy appointment as part of their...