BACKGROUND This paper describes the 13-year outcome of an epidemiologically defined and representative cohort of patients selected when they were experiencing their first episode of schizophrenia. METHOD In a 13-year follow-up study of a cohort identified in Nottingham in 1978-80, the outcome (symptoms, disability, residence and treatment) was assessed using standardised instruments. RESULT...

OBJECTIVE Although personality disorder not otherwise specified (PDNOS) is highly prevalent and associated with a high burden of disease, only a few treatment studies in this patient group exist. This study is the first to investigate the effectiveness of different modalities of psychotherapy in patients with PDNOS, i.e., short-term (up to 6 months) and long-term (more than 6 months) outpatient...

A previous study from this laboratory indicated that the benefit obtained from a hearing aid in a noisy environment might increase over the first few months of hearing aid use. It was hypothesized that this acclimatization of benefit was due to a process in which the individual optimized his/her use of modified or newly available high-frequency acoustic speech cues. This investigation further e...

OBJECTIVE We reviewed our series of stage Ta bladder cancer patients with a long-term follow-up in order to clarify the prognosis of these patients, especially those who have repeated recurrences. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective study was done on 88 patients with stage Ta bladder cancer who were treated between 1971 and 1990 at our hospital. All patients reviewed were followed up for at...

Children with upper extremity burns frequently develop axillary contractures that can restrict movement. Surgical axillary contracture release is performed to restore function. The purpose of this study is to determine the long-term effects (up to 7 years) of surgical axillary contracture release on upper extremity motion during simulated activities of daily living using three-dimensional motio...

OBJECTIVES The purposes of the study were to describe and to analyze the types of policies and practices that exist currently among state newborn screening programs in relation to long-term follow-up oversight and activities for newborns with confirmed disorders and to examine the perceptions of newborn screening program leaders regarding long-term follow-up activities. METHODS A 23-question ...

BACKGROUND Although fillers and surgical lip lifts are effective ways of treating the perioral area, both have inherent downsides. Fillers lack permanence, and lip lifts do not address the issue of fullness. OBJECTIVES The authors present the results of a long-term follow-up study of Permafacial implants (SurgiSil LLC, Plano, Texas) for lip augmentation. This report is a follow-up from their ...

We would like to report follow-up data from our published study, evaluating the impact of a television soap opera on the NHS Cervical Screening Programme in the North West of England, and some national data. As part of a long-term follow-up, we examined the mediumterm effect of the story-line. We performed a further analysis of women resident in Manchester Health Authority. One hypothesis was t...