PURPOSE The aim of the current study is to examine the association between self disclosure and self-injurious behaviors among adolescent patients diagnosed with an eating disorder. METHODS Sixty three female patients who fulfilled the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria of eating disorders were included (i.e. anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and eating disorders not otherwise specified). Parti...

The authors begin by reviewing in vitro studies of lymphocyte movement. They report the dramatic effects of changing culture conditions upon locomotion. Under favorable conditions, lymphocytes approach the top speeds of neutrophils and monocytes. The authors also review the available evidence of lymphocyte chemokinesis and chemotaxis. Then they turn their attention to the relevance of these in ...

This exploratory study used archived hospital data to investigate the relationships between the percentage of patients with physical restraints and the total fall rate as well as the injurious fall rate per 1000 patientdays. The two tested research questions were 1) What is the relationship between the restraint use rate and the total fall rate? 2) What is the relationship between the restraint...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether previously reported racial differences in fall rates between White and Black/African American is explained by differences in health status and neighborhood characteristics. DESIGN Prospective cohort. SETTING Community. PARTICIPANTS The study included 550 White and 116 Black older adults in the Greater Boston area (mean age: 78 years; 36% men) who were Englis...

Aim: This paper aims to describe how to decrease hair-plucking behavior in a female pig-tail macaque model as one of Self-Injurious Behavior (SIB) representations of human behavior by using a different way called 'pulling back' technique. Method: An action researched by applying an environmental analyses used to examined its effectiveness on the case. The subject inserted from an artificial ind...

Although posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with self-injurious behavior, it is currently unclear what mechanisms may account for this relationship. Sleep disturbances may be relevant as they are common among those with PTSD and are associated with emotion regulation difficulties, which may increase vulnerability to self-injurious behavior. As such, we investigated the relations...