Mental Health

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Between the laboratory and life: child development research in Toronto, 1919-1965.

Between 1919 and 1956, psychologists at the University of Toronto built a research program in developmental psychology on a functionalist, holistic, and ecological basis. They conducted longitudinal studies on mental health in growing children in ...
Hans Pols (Hist Psychol, 200205)
laboratory-life-child-development-research-toronto.asp

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Adolescent subjective well-being and realized values.

AIMS OF THE STUDY: The purpose of this study was to describe adolescent subjective well-being and realized values, and to examine the relationships between socio-demographic variables, realized values and subjective well-being from the adolescent ...
Katja Rask, Päivi Astedt-Kurki, Pekka Laippala (J Adv Nurs, 200205)
adolescent-subjective-well-realized-values.asp

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The training needs of primary care nurses in relation to mental health.

Nurses working in primary care are in the front line of providing mental health services. The National Service Framework for Mental Health sets out new standards in service provision, yet this key group of staff is, in many cases, not fully equipped with ...
Michael Nash (Nurs Times, 20020416-22)
training-needs-primary-care-nurses-relation-mental-health.asp

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Mental health correlates of aggression in nursing home residents with dementia.

PURPOSE: Aggression continues to challenge caregivers of persons with dementia, and identification of foci for effective interventions is needed. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of (a) the resident characteristics of depression, ...
Karen Amann Talerico, Lois K Evans, Neville E Strumpf (Gerontologist, 200204)
mental-health-correlates-aggression-nursing-home-residents-dementia.asp

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State anxiety responses to 60 minutes of cross training.

OBJECTIVES: Significant reductions in state anxiety following bouts of aerobic exercise have been consistently noted, whereas changes are generally absent after acute resistance training. However, the influence of a single exercise session involving both ...
B S Hale, K R Koch, J S Raglin (Br J Sports Med, 200204)
state-anxiety-responses-minutes-cross-training.asp

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Womens health and human rights in Afghanistan: continuing challenges.

Physicians for Human Rights has released a ground-breaking survey of more than 1,000 Afghan women and men on their attitudes and experiences regarding health and human rights for Afghan women. Health care for women in Afghanistan still poses daunting ...
Barbara Ayotte (J Ambul Care Manage, 200204)
women-s-health-human-rights-afghanistan-continuing-challenges.asp

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Living with loss: dementia and the family caregiver.

Two focus group interviews with 15 relatives, investigated family caregivers perceptions of having a relative in a dementia care unit. Data analysis revealed the significant theme of living with loss. The results demonstrate that the burden of care ...
Wendy Moyle, Helen Edwards, Michael Clinton (Aust J Adv Nurs, 200203-05)
living-loss-dementia-family-caregiver.asp

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Elderly citizens perception of their health and care provided in a rural South African community.

A descriptive survey of 201 senior citizens, 55 years or older was conducted June 2001, using face-to-face interviews to establish a database. Structured tools were used to measure self appraisal of family stress, perceived social support, caregiver ...
Dollie Brathwaite, Sophie Mogotlane, Helen Rodriquez, Sherrita Dorsey, Rejoice Magongo, Mokgadi Matlakala (ABNF J, 200203-04)
elderly-citizen-s-perception-health-care-provided-rural-south-african.asp

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Agonias: the social and sacred suffering of Azorean immigrants.

Agonias, meaning "the agonies," is a culture-specific somatic phenomenon experienced by Azorean immigrants. Although the communitys health providers conceptualize agonias as an "anxiety disorder," interviews with community members revealed a more complex ...
Susan James (Cult Med Psychiatry, 200203)
agonias-social-sacred-suffering-azorean-immigrants.asp

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Medico-legal aspects of abortion in Europe.

OBJECTIVE: The practice of abortion in a particular country reflects culture, economic status, religion and the law. Various aspects of abortion in Europe - laws, rates and practices - are presented. RESULTS: Abortion is completely prohibited in Ireland ...
B Pinter (Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care, 200203)
medico-legal-aspects-abortion-europe.asp