Factors associated with suicide method among psychiatric patients in a general hospital in Korea

While gastrointestinal disease is common among HIV infected individuals, the prevalence and distribution of ano-rectal pathology has not been well studied in our setting. The objective of this study therefore was to determine the prevalence and determinants of ano-rectal pathology in HIV infected patients attending the Douala General Hospital HIV treatment centre. A hospital-based cross-sectional study was undertaken. We collected socio-demographic, clinical and laboratory data using a structured questionnaire and patients’ files. Each study participant had a full physical and ano-rectal examination. We further studied factors associated with having at least one ano-rectal lesion by logistic regression reporting odds ratios (ORs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI). We included 390 HIV infected patients. The mean age was 41 (SD: 8) years and 48% were men. Median duration since HIV diagnosis was 3 (interquartile range: 2–5) years and median CD4 cell count was 411 (interquartile range: 234–601) cells/mm3. Prevalence of ano-rectal pathology was 22.8% (95% CI: 18.7–27.3). Hemorrhoids and proctitis were most common lesions found; each in 10% of patients. From multivariate logistic regression, factors associated with ano-rectal pathology were CD4 < 350 cells/ml (OR: 2.1, 95% CI: 1.1–4.2), not on highly active antiretroviral therapy (OR: 2.2, 95% CI: 1.1–4.6), inpatient (OR: 2.3, 95% CI: 1.2–4.3), ano-rectal intercourse (OR: 5.0, 95% CI: 1.7–15.1), and more than one sexual partner (OR: 2.4, 95% CI: 1.3–4.2). Ano-rectal pathology is common amongst HIV infected patients. Care givers should actively investigate and treat them as this will improve the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS.

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Socialization Scores in Psychiatric Patients and Their Implications for the Diagnosis of Personality Disorders

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/070674378603100211 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 31 (2) ◽

pp. 138-141 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Kevin Standage

Keyword(s):

Personality Disorder ◽

Parental Care ◽

Personality Disorders ◽

General Hospital ◽

Clinical Diagnosis ◽

Psychiatric Patients ◽

Psychiatric Service ◽

Strong Association

The distribution scores on the Socialization (So) scale of the California Psychologial Inventory was examined in a series of 83 admissions to a general hospital psychiatric service. The series was divided into groups of low and high scorers (Low So and High So). Low So scorers were younger than high scorers and had a raised mean Neuroticism score. A strong association was found between So scores and the quality of parental care which patients reported receiving from their fathers. Other parental attributes are reported. Patients with a clinical diagnosis of personality disorder were found in the Low So, but not the High So group.

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Risk Factors Associated with Limb Amputation in Necrotizing Fasciitis at dr Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital Jakarta

The New Ropanasuri Journal of Surgery ◽

10.7454/nrjs.v3i2.52 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 34-37

Author(s):

Dedy Pratama ◽

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Sandra Harisandi ◽

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Necrotizing Fasciitis ◽

General Hospital ◽

Limb Amputation ◽

Factors Associated

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NURSES’ PERCEPTIONS ON THE READMISSION OF PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS ONE YEAR AFTER DISCHARGE

Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ◽

10.25159/2520-5293/1490 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 89-102 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

T. Nxasana ◽

G. Thupayagale-Tshweneagae

Keyword(s):

Family Support ◽

Psychiatric Illness ◽

Psychiatric Patients ◽

Cultural Interpretation ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Nurses Perceptions ◽

One Year ◽

The Many ◽

The Impact ◽

Depth Interviews

A qualitative study using in-depth interviews with 10 nurses working with psychiatric patients was conducted in 2012. The purpose of this study was to investigate the nurses’ perceptions on the readmission of psychiatric patients within one year of discharge from Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital. Tesch’s method of data analysis was used to identify the nurses’ perceptions on the readmissions of psychiatric patients one year after discharge. The results of this study affirmed the reasons known in literature about factors associated with re-admissions, which include lack of family support, poor adherence to medications and substance and alcohol use. However, a unique finding of the study was the cultural interpretation of psychiatric illness that led to poor compliance. The study concluded that cultural interpretation of mental illness is among the many causes of readmission of psychiatric patients and may be an overarching factor. The study recommends that a study be done on exploring the cultural interpretations of psychiatric illness and the impact of those interpretations on the readmission of psychiatric patients.

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Preventing the Admission of Difficult Psychiatric Patients—A Questionnaire Survey

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine ◽

10.1177/014107689608900309 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 89 (3) ◽

pp. 149-151 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jan Neeleman ◽

Vik Watts

Keyword(s):

Questionnaire Survey ◽

Psychiatric Patients ◽

Postal Survey ◽

Psychiatric Services ◽

Equal Access ◽

The South ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Health Districts ◽

Psychotherapy Services

By means of a postal survey of all consultant psychiatrists (n=143) in the South East Thames Region, the authors examined factors associated with psychiatrists’ decisions to impose restrictions on certain patients’ access to admission. Twenty-two per cent of respondents reported the use of admission restrictions. Usage of this measure was associated with a local absence of psychotherapy services (OR 0.34; 95% CI 0.17–0.63) which might suggest that there is a need for more equal access to specialist psychiatric services across health districts.

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Some Psychological Features of Persons Who have Attempted Suicide

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.114.515.1299 ◽

1968 ◽

Vol 114 (515) ◽

pp. 1299-1300 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Alistair E. Philip ◽

J. W. McCulloch

Keyword(s):

General Hospital ◽

Psychological Factors ◽

Attempted Suicide ◽

Psychiatric Patients ◽

Personality Characteristics ◽

Psychiatric Ward ◽

Psychological Techniques ◽

Objective Tests ◽

Psychological Features ◽

Normal Controls

While the importance of psychological factors in attempted suicide has long been acknowledged, the use of standardized psychological techniques has been neglected. The paper by Vinoda (1966) is the first in Britain to describe the personality characteristics of attempted suicides using a battery of objective tests. She tested and compared a group of female attempted suicides, who had been admitted to the psychiatric ward of a general hospital, with a group of psychiatric patients and a group of non-psychiatric patients from the same hospital. Where differences on testing occurred it was usually the case that the attempted suicide and psychiatric groups were discriminated from the normal controls but not from each other.

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