Resource Tag: ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS

The author briefly presents the objectives & results of his research with 202 suicidal children, adolescents, their families & caregivers at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Using DSM-III criteria, the 3 most common diagnoses associated with suicide attempts were found to be adjustment disorders, conduct disorder & major depressive episode. It was also found […]

The outcomes of psychiatric consultation patients with suicidal ideation is infrequently discussed. 4 years of consultations were reviewed & 2 groups of suicidal subjects were identified: those admitted following suicide attempts & those with medical illnesses. These groups & nonsuicidal subjects were analyzed for lengths of stay, diagnoses & outcomes. Suicidal subjects were younger, had […]

The dexamethasone suppression test (DST) & 2 suicide rating scales were administered to 37 Ss admitted to a general hospital for suicide attempts, to verify if these tools could be considered useful in assessing the severity of the attempts. 10 Ss were DST-positive but the test evidenced low sensitivity & predictive value. The 2 rating […]

In this study two rating scales, the Echelle d’Evaluation de Risque Suicidaire and the Pierce-modified form of the Suicide Intent Scale, were administered to a group of 43 persons admitted to hospital in Padua for suicide attempts. The purpose of the study was to verify whether these tools could be considered useful in the assessment […]

Studied is the effectiveness of 3 therapeutic treatment methods in a sample of 53 outpatients suffering from adjustment disorders with depressed mood or mixed emotional features. Subjects (20 males, 33 females, mean age 36.3) were randomly assigned to either VLX or SAMe drug therapy or to insight oriented group psychotherapy. A modified SRDS was completed […]