Hospitals for the mentally ill in the North American States and Hamburg

1901 ◽  
Vol 1 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 74-75
Author(s):  
N. Ya. Smelov
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
The North ◽  
American States

Abstracts. Psychiatry.The author describes his observations and impressions made by him from the examination of hospitals for the mentally ill in some of the States of Northern America and in Hamburg.

scholarly journals Hospitals for the mentally ill in North American states and Hamburg

2020 ◽  
Vol VIII (4) ◽  
pp. 88-107
Author(s):  
N. Y. Smelov
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
North American ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Social Life ◽  
The North ◽  
American States

In the fall of last year, I had the opportunity to visit the North American states and, having no time, stopped to get acquainted with hospitals for the mentally ill in the states: New York, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, that is, in the states that are most populated, old, rich together with the most developed social life.

HIV in the Mentally Ill

1996 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gill E. Checkley ◽  
Sandra C. Thompson ◽  
Nick Crofts ◽  
Anne M. Mijch ◽  
Fiona K. Judd
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Infection ◽  
American Literature ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
North American ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Risk Behaviours ◽  
The North ◽  
Increased Risk

Objective: To review the published literature in relation to prevalence of HIV infection and risk behaviours for HIV among the mentally ill to assist in the development of appropriate strategies for public health policy, surveillance and clinical management of HIV and HIV risk in these groups. Method: A search of published literature was carried out using ‘Medline’, in association with following up appropriate papers cited in the References of journals identified. Results: The North American literature shows an increased risk of HIV infection in psychiatric patients receiving treatment in both inpatient or community settings. HIV infection is associated with a number of risk behaviours, particularly male homosexual sex and injecting drug use, and being the sexual partner of a person with a history of these. Impulsivity, high levels of sexual activity during acute exacerbations of psychiatric illness, poor skills at negotiating safe sex, homelessness and drug abuse are all risk behaviours common among those affected by some mental illnesses. The mentally ill also have a comparatively poorer knowledge of HIV/AIDS. There is a dearth of published Australian data addressing the question of HIV seroprevalence or risk in the mentally ill. Although there has been development and implementation of HIV risk-reduction programs overseas, the development and evaluation of any programs in Australia has not been published. Conclusions: Arguably, Australia has developed a comprehensive program of national surveillance for HIV infection and has been relatively successful in its response to the HIV epidemic, with the high rates of infection in the early to mid-1980s substantially reduced to around 600 new diagnoses per year. However, while risk behaviours which exposed those infected with the virus are recorded, underlying conditions which predispose them to these behaviours are not. Nevertheless, there is HIV infection amongst mentally ill and intellectually disabled people in Australia. Examination of the North American experience reveals opportunities to prevent a high rate of HIV infection in those with mental illness in Australia. Such a program would require adequate risk behaviour assessment, appropriate diagnostic testing and management, and development of specific educational interventions which are properly evaluated to ensure their effectiveness.

"TRACHOMA AMONG THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS"

JAMA ◽  
1926 ◽  
Vol 86 (13) ◽  
pp. 970
Author(s):  
L. Webster Fox
Keyword(s):  
American Indians ◽  
North American ◽  
North American Indians ◽  
The North

1588: The Bicalutamide Early Prostate Cancer Program: Findings of the North American Trial at 7.7 Years' Median Follow-Up

2006 ◽  
Vol 175 (4S) ◽  
pp. 511-512
Author(s):  
David G. McLeod ◽  
Ira Klimberg ◽  
Donald Gleason ◽  
Gerald Chodak ◽  
Thomas Morris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
North American ◽  
Early Prostate Cancer ◽  
The North ◽  
Cancer Program

Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Practice Patterns: Survey of the North American Skull Base Society

2013 ◽  
Vol 74 (S 01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pete Batra ◽  
Jivianne Lee ◽  
Samuel Barnett ◽  
Brent Senior ◽  
Michael Setzen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skull Base ◽  
North American ◽  
Practice Patterns ◽  
Skull Base Surgery ◽  
Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery ◽  
The North
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