OBJECTIVE To assess the evidence for pharmacological, behavioural, and interpersonal influences on quality of pain management in sickle cell disease. DATA SOURCES English-language reports from the research literature up to 1995, identified using Medline, Psychlit, and the Bath Information Data Service. STUDY SELECTION Studies are reviewed that (a) reported quantitative clinical outcomes for...

BACKGROUND Treatment and risk management of forensic patients relies heavily on diagnosing psychopathology, yet the reliability of clinical diagnoses of personality disorder has been found to be only fair to low. Structured instruments for the global assessment of personality disorder are infrequently used in clinical assessments possibly due to their limited validity and clinical utility. AI...

INFORMATION LITERATION AND INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION STRENGTHENNING EFFORTS TO IMPROVE TEACHING EFFECTIVENESSThis study was intended to find strategic and method increase teaching effectiveness through information literation interpersonal variables. The utilyzed a correlational approach SITOREM analysis which consist of two independent variables, they were literacy communication, one dependen...

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and substance use have been associated with increased suicide ideation, but have rarely been examinedwithin a larger theoretical context of suicide risk. The interpersonal theory of suicide posits that feeling disconnected from others (i.e., thwarted belongingness) and feeling like a burden on others (i.e., perceived burdensomeness) are associated w...

background: the worldwide nursing shortage is threatening the quality of healthcare. the two most common causes in maintaining nurses are job satisfaction, a positive working environment, and good relationships among staff. this study aimed to determine the effect of interpersonal communication skills training on job satisfaction among the nurses working in al-zahra hospital affiliated to isfah...