Schizophrenia: A Life-shortening Disease

Short-Term Clinical Outcomes of Radial Shortening Osteotomy and Capitates Shortening Osteotomy in Kienböck Disease

Background:  There is no consensus on the best surgical treatment in Kienböck disease. We compared the shortterm outcomes of radial shortening osteotomy and capitate shortening osteotomy in patients affected with this disease.  Methods:  In a retrospective study of 21 patients with Lichtman stage IIIA of Kienböck disease, 12 patients with an average follow up of 3.2 ± 0.6 years had radial short...

Life shortening by multiple doses of irradiation.

Schizophrenia: a multisystem disease?

A multisystem disease is one that usually affects a number of organs and tissues during the course of the illness (Dorland, 2008). It has long been observed that some individuals with schizophrenia have levels of general physical illnesses in excess of that seen in the general population, but recent studies suggest that most people with schizophrenia have comorbid physical disease and multiple ...

Participation of People With Schizophrenia in Everyday Life: Family’s Perspective

Objectives: People with chronic mental health condition like schizophrenia experience a lot of changes in their lives, in addition to their symptoms. The present study used a thematic analysis to explore the participation of people with schizophrenia in daily life from family’s perspective. It has uncovered some of the contributing factors in the everyday life participation of this group.  Met...

Kienböck's disease: conservative management versus radial shortening.

Avascular necrosis of the lunate, first described by Kienbock, can be treated either conservatively or by various surgical procedures. We compared the results of 18 conservatively treated patients, all of whom had stage-2 or stage-3 disease, with those of 15 who underwent a radial shortening procedure. We evaluated pain, range of movement, grip strength and functional disability, and determined...