BACKGROUND The recognition of mental health as a major contributor to the global burden of disease has led to an increase in the demand for the inclusion of mental health services in primary health care as well as in community-based health surveys in order to improve screening, diagnosis and treatment of mental distress. Many screening instruments are now available. However, the cultural validi...

We use data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS) to compare measures of socioeconomic inequality in psychological distress, measured by General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), before (Waves 9 and Interim 2019 Wave) during first wave COVID-19 pandemic (April July 2020). Based on a caseness measure, prevalence distress increased 18.5% 27.7% between Wave April 2020 with some reversion earl...

PURPOSE An observational prospective study was conducted to study the effects of hypotonic spa-water baths and narrowband ultraviolet B therapy given alone or in combination for treatment of moderate-severe psoriasis. MATERIALS AND METHODS TWO TREATMENTS WERE ANALYSED: 2 weeks of balneotherapy followed by ultraviolet-B (UVB) 311-nm phototherapy (BPT) or 2 weeks of daily bath treatments of Com...

BACKGROUND Tobacco and alcohol consumption are public health problems, generally starting in adolescence. Medical students are not an exception. AIM To determine the characteristics of tobacco and alcohol use among medical students at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and their association with gender, career level and mental health. MATERIAL AND METHODS A questionnaire to evalua...

BACKGROUND Questionnaires are used routinely in clinical research to measure health status and quality of life. Questionnaire measurements are traditionally formally assessed by indices of reliability (the degree of measurement error) and validity (the extent to which the questionnaire measures what it is supposed to measure). Neither of these indices assesses the degree to which the questionna...

Abstract Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune illness defined by involvement of several systems and variety clinical symptoms among them the neuropsychiatric manifestations. The purpose study was to evaluate presence depression assess overall health in individuals with SLE, as well their relation SLE disease activity damage. Sixty adult patients were enrolled, a...

The London public transport suicide bombings, which occurred on 7th July 2005, were described as the worst single terrorist atrocity on British soil to date. Past acts of terrorism have been associated with deterioration in population mental health. They may also negatively impact levels of social capital, which is considered a buffer against poor mental health outcomes. By employing panel data...

BDI-II: Beck Depression Inventory–II; EORTC-QLQ-C30: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerQuality of Life Questionnaire-C30; GHQ-12: 12 items General Health Questionnaire; PHR: Pancreatic Head Resection; PNETs: Pancreatic Neuro Endocrine Tumors; PROs: Patient-Reported Outcomes; QLQ PAN26: Quality of Life Questionnaire-PAN26; QoL: Quality of Life; SF-12: Medical Outcome Stud...