BACKGROUND Obesity stigma has been shown to increase binge eating, whilst positive regard for eating disorders (EDs) may increase dietary restriction which can also lead to binge eating and weight gain. In the context of increasing prevalence of both obesity and EDs exploring community attitudes towards these illnesses may uncover new variables worthy of consideration in population health campa...

This one-hundred-word vignette on insomnia, humor, inadvertence, and affect is written for a special section of “hundreds” Kathleen Stewart.

The study of wording and its impact on medical practice is key for the training future physicians. Negative, imprecise, disrespectful terms are still widespread in field contribute to stigmatization people treatment, which ultimately limits their access care. In this study, we explore feasibility acceptability a method investigate students’ perceptions stigma. This involves questionnaire that s...

Effective patient-provider communication (PPC) promotes patient adherence and retention in long-term care. Sub-Saharan Africa faces unprecedented demand for chronic care for HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART), yet adherence and retention remain challenging. In high-income countries, research describing patient preferences for different PPC styles has guided interventions to improve PP...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether responses to dynamic case-vignettes accurately reflect actual practices in complex emergency situations. We hypothesized that when obstetricians were faced with vignette of emergency situation identical to one they previously managed, they would report the management strategy they actually used. On the other hand, there is no reason to suppose that their response t...

OBJECTIVE Unresolved questions exist concerning diagnosis of ADHD. First, some studies suggest a potential overdiagnosis. Second, compared with the male-female ratio in the general population (3:1), many more boys receive ADHD treatment compared with girls (6-9:1). We hypothesized that this occurs because therapists do not adhere to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed....

OBJECTIVES To assess health worker competence in emergency obstetric care using clinical vignettes, to link competence to availability of infrastructure in facilities, and to average annual delivery workload in facilities. DESIGN Cross-sectional Health Facility Assessment linked to population-based surveillance data. SETTING 7 districts in Brong Ahafo region, Ghana. PARTICIPANTS Most expe...

BACKGROUND In more and more countries, a specific pain education curriculum is provided to instruct pain physicians. However, there is little literature on pain education and in particularly how to evaluate their knowledge. One of the modules interesting to assess is the use of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) by pain physicians. OBJECTIVES The aim was to investigate if a case vignette is ...

PURPOSE Lack of medication intensification is a widely recognized but poorly understood barrier to effective diabetes care. We used a video case vignette to assess whether patient or physician demographic variables influence the decision to intensify therapy. METHODS One hundred ninety-two US primary care physicians each viewed one case vignette of an actor portraying a patient who had type 2...

Klein's Biological Psychology is a textbook that appears superficially to be similar in its style and organization to others in the field. However, Klein, a psychology professor at Mississippi State University, writes in an easy to read format that is supplemented by excellent figures, reflective review questions, and an interactive web page. Klein never oversimplifies the material or avoids co...