Some individuals manifest psychosomatic symptoms after the death of their pets. A survey was conducted at four public and commercial animal cremation service centers in Japan. In each center, a questionnaire was distributed to 100 individuals (400 in total). The questionnaire consisted of the 28-item version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ28), the social readjustment rating scale (SRRS...

<p style="text-align: justify;">This study explored the impact of peer support programme on pupils at Japanese technical high school for over 6 years. A total 268 (an intervention group 112; a control 114) were invited and given training they joined its supporting activities. All assessed three times by adopting IRS, RSES10 GHQ28. The results showed that seemed to give positive influences...

Enquadramento: A avaliação das propriedades psicométricas dos instrumentos de medida, quando aplicados em diferentes populações, é essencial. Objetivo: Analisar as do Questionário Saúde Geral 28 itens (GHQ28) enfermeiros. Metodologia: Estudo metodológico validação medida. Análise psicométricas, análise fatorial exploratória (AFE) pelo método componentes principais, e curva Receiver Operating Ch...

BACKGROUND Daylight hours in high-latitude regions tend to be longer than those in Japan in summer, and shorter than those in Japan in winter. For example, daylight hours in London in winter are one-third those of Tokyo. Therefore, this study investigated and compared seasonal changes in mood and behaviours of Japanese individuals living in and outside Japan. METHODS Surveys were conducted wi...

BACKGROUND Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), though initially manifesting with reproductive and cosmetic symptoms is a harbinger of insulin resistance syndrome. It is associated with psychological distress in both management as well as in its etiology. There are no Indian studies on psychological stress in women with PCOS. METHODS Ninety nine women who presented with PCOS to the Endocrinology...

Patients’ illness might also affect their relatives’ psychological state. The present crosssectional study aimed at assessing the levels of burden, expressed emotion, psychological distress and quality of life in a sample of relatives of Mexican outpatients with psychosis and the possible effect of illness course assessed retrospectively. Sample included 65 participants: 73.8% female; mean age ...