Quality of life

Bringing Life Course Home: A Pilot to Reduce Pregnancy Risk Through Housing Access and Family Support.

Bringing Life Course Home: A Pilot to Reduce Pregnancy Risk Through Housing Access and Family Support.

Matern Child Health J. 2013 Jul 3;
Allen D, Feinberg E, Mitchell H

Proponents of life course comment that while the theory is… Continue reading

Quality of Life in Lung Transplantation.

Quality of Life in Lung Transplantation.

Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2013 Jun; 34(3): 421-430
Singer JP, Singer LG

Improving health-related quality of life is an important goal of lung transplantation. This review describes background concepts, including definitions, measurement… Continue reading

Suicidal Behavior in Dementia: A Special Risk in Semantic Dementia.

Suicidal Behavior in Dementia: A Special Risk in Semantic Dementia.

Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2013 Jul 1;
Sabodash V, Mendez MF, Fong S, Hsiao JJ

Background:Some studies report a low suicide risk in general dementia and in… Continue reading

Comparison of Proxy Ratings of Main Family Caregivers and Physicians on the Quality of Dying of Terminally Ill Cancer Patients.

Comparison of Proxy Ratings of Main Family Caregivers and Physicians on the Quality of Dying of Terminally Ill Cancer Patients.

Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2013 Jun 30;
Cheng SY, Dy S, Huang SB, Chen CY, Chiu TY

Proxy data… Continue reading

Diet-Related Practices and BMI Are Associated With Diet Quality in Older Adults.

Diet-related practices and BMI are associated with diet quality in older adults.

Public Health Nutr. 2013 Jul 2; 1-5
Ford DW, Hartman TJ, Still C, Wood C, Mitchell D, Hsiao PY, Bailey R, Smiciklas-Wright H, Coffman DL, Jensen GL… Continue reading

Quality of Life Impairment and the Attitudinal and Behavioral Features of Eating Disorders.

Quality of life impairment and the attitudinal and behavioral features of eating disorders.

J Nerv Ment Dis. 2013 Jul; 201(7): 592-7
Latner JD, Mond JM, Vallance JK, Gleaves DH, Buckett G

We examined the relative contribution of different forms… Continue reading

[Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Work-Related Stress Depressive Disorders.]

[Interpersonal psychotherapy for work-related stress depressive disorders.]

Nervenarzt. 2013 Jun 29;
Schramm E, Berger M

In general work involves health promoting functions but can also have hazardous impacts on well-being. Due to a massive change in working conditions it… Continue reading

Effect of a Local Vibration Stimulus Training Programme on Postural Sway and Gait in Chronic Stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Effect of a local vibration stimulus training programme on postural sway and gait in chronic stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial.

Clin Rehabil. 2013 Jul 1;
Lee SW, Cho KH, Lee WH

Objective:To investigate the effect of a local… Continue reading

Mixed Features of Depression: Why DSM-5 Is Wrong (And So Was DSM-IV).

Mixed features of depression: why DSM-5 is wrong (and so was DSM-IV).

Br J Psychiatry. 2013 Jul; 203: 3-5
Koukopoulos A, Sani G, Ghaemi SN

The DSM system has never acknowledged a central position for mixed states; thus, mixed… Continue reading

[Pharmacological Treatment in Alcohol-, Drug- and Benzodiazepine-Dependent Patients – the Significance of Trazodone.]

[Pharmacological treatment in alcohol-, drug- and benzodiazepine-dependent patients – the significance of trazodone.]

Neuropsychopharmacol Hung. 2013 Jun; 15(2): 85-93
Funk S

Currently detoxification of drug and alcohol dependent patients is pharmacologically unresolved, and long-term treatment following the acute phase… Continue reading