Psychosocial Problems in Relation to Spiritual Orientation and Religious Coping Among Oncology Muslim Patients

Severe drooling is associated with discomfort and psychosocial problems and may constitute a health risk. A variety of different surgical and non-surgical treatments have been used to diminish drooling, some of them with little or uncertain effect and others more effective but irreversible or with side effects. Based on clinical evidence, injection with botulinum toxin (BTX) into the parotid and submandibular glands is a useful treatment option, because it is local, reversible, and with few side effects, although it has to be repeated. The mechanism of BTX is a local inhibition of acetylcholine release, which diminishes receptor-coupled secretion and results in a flow rate reduction of 25–50% for 2–7 months.

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The Relationship Between Suicidal Thinking and Dating Violence in a Sample of Adolescent Abortion Patients

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000082 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 32 (5) ◽

pp. 246-253 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Gretchen E. Ely ◽

William R. Nugent ◽

Julie Cerel ◽

Mholi Vimbba

Keyword(s):

Unintended Pregnancy ◽

Dating Violence ◽

Young Women ◽

Psychosocial Problems ◽

The Other ◽

Assessment Scale ◽

Adolescent Dating Violence ◽

Adolescent Relationships ◽

Suicidal Thinking ◽

The Relationship

Background: The relationship between suicidal thinking and adolescent dating violence has not been previously explored in a sample of adolescent abortion patients. Aims: This paper highlights a study where the relationship between dating violence and severity of suicidal thinking was examined in a sample of 120 young women ages 14–21 seeking to terminate an unintended pregnancy. Methods: The Multidimensional Adolescent Assessment Scale and the Conflict in Adolescent Relationships Scale was used to gather information about psychosocial problems and dating violence so that the relationship between the two problems could be examined, while controlling for the other psychosocial problems. Results: The results suggest that dating violence was related to severity of suicidal thinking, and that the magnitude of this relationship was moderated by the severity of problems with aggression. Conclusions: Specifically, as the severity of participant’s general problems with aggression increased, the magnitude of the relationship between dating violence and severity of suicidal thinking increased. Limitations of the study and implications for practice are discussed.

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Incarcerated Adolescents' Distress and Suicidality in Relation to Parental Bonding Styles

Crisis ◽

10.1027//0227-5910.20.4.164 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 20 (4) ◽

pp. 164-170 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Elizabeth L McGarvey ◽

Ludmila A Kryzhanovskaya ◽

Cheryl Koopman ◽

Dennis Waite ◽

Randolph J Canterbury

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Attachment Theory ◽

Suicidal Behavior ◽

Parental Bonding ◽

Psychosocial Problems ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Suicidal Thoughts ◽

Parental Bonding Instrument ◽

Significant Relationships ◽

Incarcerated Adolescents

This study examines the relationships between the bonding style of an incarcerated adolescent with parents and his/her current feelings of self-esteem, hopelessness, and suicidal thoughts and attempts. It also investigates differences between bonding to mother and bonding to father. Some 296 incarcerated adolescents were interviewed using the Parental Bonding Instrument. Significant relationships were found between youths' self-esteem, hopelessness, and suicidal behavior and their bonding style. Youths whose parent(s) had a parental bonding style of affectionless control reported the greatest distress, and youths whose parent(s) had an optimal bonding style reported the least distress. Differences were found between bonding styles with the mother and with the father. Attachment theory may be useful in targeting incarcerated youths who have affectionless control bonding with parent(s) for special interventions since these youths are most at risk for psychosocial problems.

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