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Based on the example of psycho-education project for PKU (Phenylketonuria), patients and carers in Pomerania region (Poland), could draw general conclusion: for the improvement of patients well-being, not only medical care, but also psychological knowledge and skills are very important. Some psychological skills are crucial to cope efficiently with the disease and patients and carers should be ...

OBJECTIVES Propofol has virtually replaced other agents for induction of anesthesia in the ambulatory setting because of its favorable recovery profile. Psycho-mimetic effects, common after use of ketamine, are not so well known for propofol. We present two case reports where patients had two spectrum of abnormal psychological outbreaks after propofol anesthesia. CASE REPORTS Two healthy youn...

A decade of large-scale, cross-sectional, and longitudinal research on adolescents has provided a wealth of information concerning the personality and psychosocial correlates of adolescent drug abuse. However, relatively little is known about psychophysiological factors related to drug abuse. This chapter outlines a rationale for the psycho-physiological investigation of psychoactive substance ...

Journal of Land Use Science Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t724921301 Complex systems models and the management of error and uncertainty J. P. Messina a; T. P. Evans b; S. M. Manson c; A. M. Shortridge a; P. J. Deadman d; P. H. Verburg e a Department of Geography, Michigan State University, USA...

YIFEI SUN*†, YU ZHOU‡, GEORGE C. S. LIN§ and Y. H. DENNIS WEI} *Institute of China Innovation (ICI), East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China †Department of Geography, California State University –Northridge, Northridge, CA 91330, USA. Email: [email protected] ‡Department of Earth Science and Geography, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, USA. Email: [email protected] §Departme...

To investigate the effectiveness of Psycho-education on Quality of life (QOL) among People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). A convenience sample of 120 people living with HIV/AIDS between the age of 20-40 years who have low QOL score in HAT-QOL scale were selected and divided into experimental and control group after initial scrutiny. Experimental group was given psycho-education and control group...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of a psycho-educational intervention on caregiver burden in partners of patients with postoperative heart failure. BACKGROUND Since partners of cardiac surgery patients play a significant role in the patient's recovery, it is important to address their needs during hospitalization and after discharge. METHODS Forty-two patients with postoperative heart fail...