Comment traiter la dépression chez les anciens combattants ?
Les antidépresseurs et la psychothérapie sont couramment utilisés pour traiter la dépression.
DépressionTraitement
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Quelles approches sont utilisées pour la gestion de la douleur ?
Les traitements incluent la médication, la physiothérapie et des techniques de relaxation.
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Quels sont les traitements pour les troubles de l'humeur ?
Les traitements incluent la thérapie, les médicaments et des programmes de soutien.
Troubles de l'humeurThérapie
#5
Comment aborder la dépendance chez les vétérans ?
Les programmes de désintoxication et la thérapie de groupe sont des approches efficaces.
DépendanceThérapie de groupe
Complications
5
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Quelles complications peuvent survenir avec le stress post-traumatique ?
Des troubles de l'humeur, des problèmes de santé physique et des comportements suicidaires peuvent survenir.
Stress post-traumatiqueComplications
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Comment la dépression peut-elle affecter la vie quotidienne ?
Elle peut entraîner des difficultés relationnelles, des problèmes de travail et une baisse de la qualité de vie.
DépressionQualité de vie
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Quelles sont les conséquences d'une douleur chronique non traitée ?
Elle peut mener à l'anxiété, à la dépression et à une diminution de la mobilité.
Douleur chroniqueConséquences
#4
Quels risques sont associés à la dépendance chez les vétérans ?
Les risques incluent des problèmes de santé, des conflits relationnels et des comportements criminels.
DépendanceRisques
#5
Comment le stress peut-il affecter la santé physique ?
Le stress chronique peut entraîner des maladies cardiovasculaires, des troubles digestifs et d'autres problèmes de santé.
StressSanté physique
Facteurs de risque
5
#1
Quels facteurs augmentent le risque de stress post-traumatique ?
Les expériences de combat, le soutien social faible et des antécédents de troubles mentaux augmentent le risque.
Stress post-traumatiqueFacteurs de risque
#2
Comment l'isolement social influence-t-il la santé mentale ?
L'isolement social peut aggraver les symptômes de dépression et d'anxiété chez les vétérans.
Isolement socialSanté mentale
#3
Quels antécédents médicaux sont des facteurs de risque pour les vétérans ?
Des antécédents de troubles mentaux ou de blessures physiques augmentent les risques de complications.
Antécédents médicauxFacteurs de risque
#4
Comment le stress au travail affecte-t-il les vétérans ?
Le stress au travail peut exacerber les troubles mentaux et physiques chez les anciens combattants.
Stress au travailSanté mentale
#5
Quels rôles jouent les facteurs environnementaux dans la santé des vétérans ?
Les facteurs environnementaux, comme l'exposition à des toxines, peuvent affecter la santé physique et mentale.
Facteurs environnementauxSanté physique
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VA HSR&D Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy (CSHIIP), VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California; Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, Dallas, and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (Carlo); VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Seattle (Sterling, Mao, Fortney, Wong); Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico (Fiorella); Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Fortney, Unützer) and Health Systems and Population Health (Wong), School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle.
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, Dallas, and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (Carlo); VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Seattle (Sterling, Mao, Fortney, Wong); Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico (Fiorella); Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Fortney, Unützer) and Health Systems and Population Health (Wong), School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
2019-10-17
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, Dallas, and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (Carlo); VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Seattle (Sterling, Mao, Fortney, Wong); Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico (Fiorella); Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Fortney, Unützer) and Health Systems and Population Health (Wong), School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle.
Caustic ingestion management could be improved with a diagnostic approach based on risk factors. This study aimed to develop an algorithm derived from predictive factors of a poor clinical course, to ...
All patients older than 15 years presenting with caustic ingestion in our tertiary care hospital between 1995 and 2021 were prospectively included. Adverse outcome was defined as intensive care unit a...
The sample included 532 cases of caustic ingestion, 13.2% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 10.3-16.0) of which had adverse outcomes. Volume and type of caustic substance; presence of symptoms and pharyn...
A risk-based algorithm could improve caustic ingestion management by maintaining high diagnostic accuracy while reducing diagnostic test requirements....
To analyze the efficacy of intralesional steroid treatment in refractory caustic esophageal stricture....
An analytical, retrospective study of patients receiving intralesional steroid treatment with triamcinolone acetonide as a result of refractory caustic esophageal stricture was carried out. Demographi...
N= 5. Median age: 5 years (17 months-7 years). Follow-up: 6.60 ± 2.70 years. Swallowed products included NaOH, KOH, and ClH. Zargar classification at follow-up initiation was IIb (n= 2), IIIa (n= 1), ...
Even though there is limited evidence available in the pediatric population, intralesional triamcinolone treatment is seemingly useful in the treatment of refractory caustic esophageal stricture, sinc...
Esophageal injury after caustic ingestion can vary in severity and may result in significant long-term morbidity due to stricture development. The optimal management remains unknown. We aim to determi...
The Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) was utilized to identify patients 0-18 years old who experienced caustic ingestion from January 2007-September 2015 and developed subsequent esophageal s...
1,588 patients from 40 hospitals experienced caustic ingestion of which 56.6% were male, 32.5% non-Hispanic White, and the median age at time of injury was 2.2 years (IQR: 1.4,4.8). Median length of i...
Many patients with esophageal stricture after caustic ingestion will require multiple procedural interventions and potentially major surgery. These patients may benefit from early multi-disciplinary c...
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Caustic ingestion is still a health problem of utmost importance in the West. In developing countries, this incident remains at increase and it is associated with unfavorable factors like social, econ...
We aimed to describe a patient with multiple caustic ingestions who presented an esophagocele resected by videothoracoscopy....
A woman ingested caustic soda when she was only 17 years old in a suicidal attempt during a depressive crisis. Initially, she was submitted to a retrosternal esophagocoloplasty with the maintenance of...
The esophagocele was resected through videothoracoscopy in a prone position, employing four trocars. The postoperative was uneventful....
Esophageal exclusion must always be recorded because esophagocele presents unspecific symptoms. The videothoracoscopy in a prone position is an excellent technical option to resect esophagoceles....
Chemical substances are important causes of gastrointestinal tract injuries and usually affect two groups of patients: children under 5 years of age and adults who attempt suicide. Its effects can ran...
A clinical case of a 48-year-old male patient with no chronic degenerative history is presented, who began suffering after accidental ingestion of caustic substance 4 months ago with dysphagia to liqu...
Although associated with high rates of anastomotic stricture, transhiatal esophagectomy and gastric pull-up with cervical anastomosis are safe procedures for the treatment of caustic esophageal strict...
Ingestion of caustic agents by children is a serious health issue that can affect the patient for the rest of his life. The role of sucralfate in preventing stricture caused by caustic agents is contr...
Suicide methods chosen by victims are particularly critical in suicide risk research. To differentiate suicide deaths, it is usual to categorize them as violent and nonviolent depending on the detrime...
In this study, we retrospectively analyzed suicides that occurred between 1993 and 2021 in Milan (Italy) and that underwent autopsy. We compared a sample of 40 victims that ingested caustic substances...
Suicides by caustic ingestion showed substantial differences compared to violent suicides, with a higher severe profile. However, some differences were reported comparing caustic ingestion to other ch...
Caustic ingestion is relatively common in developing countries and can result in life-threatening sequelae. There is limited understanding of the epidemiology and incidence in Australia....
This statewide 10-year audit aims to document the rate of caustic injury in a defined Australian pouplation....
A retrospective review was conducted over 10 years (2007-2016), including all admissions to hospitals in Victoria. This includes a population of 5.9 million people and 22 hospitals....
Three hundred and eighty-four cases of caustic ingestion were admitted to hospital between January 2007 and December 2016. The overall incidence was 7 cases/million/year. This cohort included 217 (56....
Caustic ingestion remains a significant cause of morbidity and health expenditure in Victoria, particularly among vulnerable groups such as recent female migrants from areas in Africa and India. The h...
The mortality and morbidity of acute caustic gastric injuries are high. The spectrum of gastric injury due to caustic ingestion varies from hyperemia, erosion, and extensive ulcers to mucosal necrosis...
Granular myringitis (GM) is a troublesome disease with a high incidence of recurrence and relapse. CO...
Prospective and randomised study....
A total of 88 GM patients who failed therapy with boric acid, alcohol and glycerin ear drop otic solution between July 2009 and January 2018 were included. Participants were randomly assigned to recei...
Main outcomes were treatment success, complications after 4 months of treatment, and recurrence within 4-12 months after treatment....
The success rate was significantly higher in the CO...
Both TAA cauterisation and CO...