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Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among adult eating disorder patients
The severity of ADHD and eating disorder symptoms: a correlational study
BACKGROUND: Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) and eating disorders (ED) share several clinical features. Research on the association between ADHD and ED is still quite sparse and findings are ambiguous. METHODS: Correlations between the severity of ADHD key features (Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder-Self-Rating questionnaire) and the severity of specific ED symptoms (Structured Interview for Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa) were examined in 32 female patients diagnosed with ED. RESULTS: Most correlations between the severity of ADHD features and the severity of ED symptoms were low (r<0.30) and did not reach statistical significance. The only exception was a statistically significant, but counterintuitive association between impulsivity and the avoidance of fattening food. CONCLUSIONS: The findings in this small sample suggest a weak link between the severity of ADHD key features and the severity of single ED symptoms in female patients with ED. The role of ADHD features for the development, maintenance, and treatment of EDs seems to be intricate and requires further study
Family Obligation Values and Family Assistance Behaviors: Protective and Risk Factors for Mexican–American Adolescents’ Substance Use
Traumatismos de veia cava inferior
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a incidĂŞncia, o perfil clĂnico e as estratĂ©gias operatĂłrias dos ferimentos de Veia Cava Inferior (VCI). MÉTODOS: Foram analisados retrospectivamente os prontuários de 76 doentes com ferimento de VCI atendidos nos dois prontossocorros de Manaus, no perĂodo de janeiro de 1997 a julho de 2002. Mecanismo de lesĂŁo, mortalidade, estado hemodinâmico, Ăndice de trauma abdominal penetrante (PATI), achados intra-operatĂłrios e conduta cirĂşrgica foram estudados. RESULTADOS: Quarenta e nove (65%) doentes sofreram lesĂŁo por arma branca, 26 (34%) por arma de fogo e um por traumatismo abdominal fechado. Quarenta e um (54%) doentes sobreviveram. Quase todos chegaram acordados, entretanto 40% estavam hipotensos (pressĂŁo arterial sistĂłlica < 70mmHg). O Ăndice de trauma abdominal penetrante (PATI) mĂ©dio foi maior que 40. Ă€ laparotomia, todos demonstraram sangramento retroperitoneal ativo ou hematoma retroperitoneal em expansĂŁo. Vinte e um pacientes possuĂam lesĂŁo de VCI retro-hepática, enquanto nos outros 55 a lesĂŁo era infra-hepática. O reparo operatĂłrio predominante foi a venorrafia lateral em 65 doentes. Houve necessidade de tĂłraco-freno-laparotomia em quatro doentes do total de oito doentes que foram Ă toracotomia direita por lesĂŁo retro-hepática. Foram realizados shunts átrio-cavais em seis doentes, dos quais trĂŞs sobreviveram. CONCLUSĂ•ES: O ferimento de VCI Ă© uma lesĂŁo de alta letalidade e possui uma relação intrĂnseca com a violĂŞncia urbana. A sobrevivĂŞncia depende de uma imediata e vigorosa reposição de volume, um manejo operatĂłrio adequado e todo esforço em evitar-se hipotermia
Substance Use, Mental Illness, and Violence: The Co-Occurrence of Problem Behaviors Among Young Adults
A paucity of research exists in which the co-occurrence of substance use, mental illness, and violence in young adults is examined. Concurrently, there is also a lack of research explicating the contribution of theoretically based risk factors for these problematic outcomes in this population. This lack of both outcome and explanatory research equally affects the utility of theories and interventions for this population. This article utilizes a sample of N = 633 21-year-olds to examine the prevalence of (1) violence and substance use, (2) mental illness (i.e., mood and anxiety disorders) and substance use, and (3) the use of multiple substances and investigates the relationship between various social determinants and said outcomes. Overall, the prevalence rates for the comorbid conditions were low; although on average males had higher rates than did females. Individual attitudes, perceived opportunities, and recent stressful life events were associated with the co-occurrence of outcomes. Implications for behavioral health are explored