11 THE PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT INTRODUCTION Psychiatric disorders are frequently encountered in patients with movement disorders and often mask or exacerbate neurological complaints. Conducting a psychiatric interview can be a daunting…
Fig. 1 Health expenditures as a share of GDP, 2007 (OECD, 2009) Although there are concerns that one of the drivers of costs in the USA is that Americans are…
Stage Physical characteristics 1 Prepubertal 2 Breast budding, elevation of both breast and nipple as a small mound 3 Continued enlargement of both breast and areola without separation of their…
Mean (SD) Range Number of items Reliability α f Significance of age as covariate Gender main effects Mean by gender Female Male Community problem behavior 2.12 (1.02) 1–7 6…
Fig. 1 Example of how to use HRQOL measures at annual clinic visits. Comparisons of HRQOL and medical data Finally, if developed using modern measurement techniques (FDA, 2009; Schwarz &…
, Ron Paik1, Gloria Balague2, John Coumbe-Lilley2 and Mark R. Hutchinson1 (1) Department of Orthopaedics, University of Illinois, 835 South Wolcott, 270 Medical Sciences Building, Chicago, IL 60612, USA (2) University of Illinois at Chicago, 601…
Cyanotic Acyanotic Type •Tetralogy of Fallot •Transposition of great arteries •Total anomalous pulmonary venous return •Truncus arteriosus •Tricuspid atresia •Hypoplastic left heart syndrome •Patent ductus arteriosus •Coarctation of the…
Fig. 1 Theoretical factors influencing adolescent development Genetic Influences Genes influence various adolescent sexual behaviors including sexual abstinence, sexual initiation, and number of sexual partners. These influences also appear to…
William T. O’Donohue, Lorraine T. Benuto and Lauren Woodward Tolle (eds.)Handbook of Adolescent Health Psychology201310.1007/978-1-4614-6633-8_44© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 Chronic Pain in Adolescents: Physiological and Psychological Bases for Pain Anne M. Lynch-Jordan1 and Susmita Kashikar-Zuck1 (1)…
Fig. 1 Simplified diagram of steroid hormone synthesis. (Coursiv letters mark enzymes; – OH = hydroxylase; e.g. 21, OH = 21-hydrohylase, if defect is the key enzyme for CAH) In…
