introduction: trauma due to accidents or fall from height is a major cause of disability and mortality. the present study was designed aiming to evaluate the baseline characteristics of fall from height victims presenting to emergency department (ed). methods: this prospective cross-sectional study evaluates the baseline characteristics of fall from height cases presenting to eds of three educa...

background trauma mostly occurs in young patients. trauma is characterized by a combination of cardiovascular, inflammatory, and metabolic responses. hypercatabolism after trauma may lead to acute protein malnutrition that ultimately results in multiple organ failure. nutritional support may prevent this sequence. therefore, nutritional support is an essential component of the care of critical ...

The Schizophrenia Patient Outcomes Research Team and others have previously included family psychoeducation and family support in best practices guidelines and treatment recommendations for persons with schizophrenia. In this article we review in detail 15 new studies on family interventions to consider issues around the implementation of family interventions in current practice. The data suppo...