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- Posttraumatic stress disorder among female street-based sex workers in the greater Sydney area, Australia 24.05.2006 240.00 Uhr
- Background:
This paper examines rates of exposure to work-related violence and other trauma, and the prevalence of lifetime and current posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among female street-based sex workers. It also investigates associations between current PTSD symptoms and: demographic characteristics, psychiatric...more..
- Racial and ethnic disparities in the control of cardiovascular disease risk factors in Southwest American veterans with type 2 diabetes: the Diabetes Outcomes in Veterans Study 23.05.2006 240.00 Uhr
- Background:
Racial/ethnic disparities in cardiovascular disease complications have been observed in diabetic patients. We examined the association between race/ethnicity and cardiovascular disease risk factor control in a large cohort of insulin-treated veterans with type 2 diabetes.
Methods:
We conducted a cross-sectional...more..
- Stigma in response to mental disorders: a comparison of Australia and Japan 23.05.2006 240.00 Uhr
- Background:
There are few national or cross-cultural studies of the stigma associated with mental disorders. Australia and Japan have different systems of psychiatric health care, and distinct differences in cultural values, but enjoy similar standards of living. This study seeks to compare the nature and extent of stigma...more..
- Variation in prescribing for anxiety and depression: a reflection of health inequalities, cultural differences or variations in access to care? 18.05.2006 241.00 Uhr
- Background:
There are large variations in mental health prescribing in UK populations. However the underlying reasons for these differences, which may be related to differences in prevalence, cultural expectations or practical difficulties in access to treatment, remain uncertain.
Methods:
Linear modelling was used to...more..
- Capsaicin- resistant arterial baroreceptors 18.05.2006 241.00 Uhr
- Background:
Aortic baroreceptors (BRs) comprise a class of cranial afferents arising from major arteries closest to the heart whose axons form the aortic depressor nerve. BRs are mechanoreceptors that are largely devoted to cardiovascular autonomic reflexes. Such cranial afferents have either lightly myelinated (A-type) or...more..