Theological Reflections of an Adopted Daughter

Abstract

For as long as I can remember I had a sense of not belonging, of being a misfit. When, therefore, at the age of six, it was casually mentioned over the dinner table that I was adopted it was no surprise. I felt I had always known. As I grew up I dreamed of who my real mother might be, the circumstances of my birth and where I had come from. It was many years before I found some answers to my questions and, in the process, discovered more about myself and the nature of relationships.     

广州市14种常见疾病门诊就诊时间定量分析

为了确定常见疾病的合理就诊时间,本文对广州市区县级医院和社区机构的门诊就诊时间进行了调查,结果分别是9.46分钟和5.92分钟,并进一步分析发现门诊就诊时间的长短与机构级别和病种有关,且前者的影响显著高于后者。医院管理者应科学合理地确定门诊就诊时间。     

论首发症状的分析在临床决策中的作用

根据不同标准,首发症状可以划分为常见首发症状、可见首发症状、偶见首发症状、特异性首发症状和非特异性首发症状。首发症状在临床决策中的重要作用表现在:提示早期诊断决策信息、疾病内在特征、病灶发生部位、发病病理机制、疾病发展预后和鉴别诊断要点。首发症状的复杂性表现在其无特异性、不典型性、多样性、本系统疾病以外系统疾病为首发症状、躯体性疾病以精神症状为首发症状和首发并发症现象等方面。     

关于急诊医生的临床思维方法

急诊医学是一门新兴的综合学科,它涉及的范围很广.急诊患者具有急、危、重、难等特点,并要求在较短的时间内必须做出正确的判断.因此,严谨的临床思维方式和科学的逻辑思维方式,是每位急诊医生必需的训练.介绍急诊临床思维的特点,以及系统思维在急诊常见病诊治中应用的一些经验体会.     

学习与推行"恶性肿瘤诊治规范"是临床(肿瘤)医生紧迫而持久的任务

恶性肿瘤是迄今威胁人民生命健康最常见、最凶险的一大类疾病,关于它的诊断和治疗,既十分复杂而又涉及多学科协作,制定一种权威性的临床肿瘤诊治规范或指南,去规范临床(肿瘤)医生的医疗实践,有着多方面的重要意义,学习与贯彻指南需要采取一系列措施.     

BRIEF HIERARCHICAL ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL TREATMENT COMPONENTS WITH CHILDREN IN AN OUTPATIENT CLINIC

Seven parents conducted assessments in an outpatient clinic using a prescribed hierarchy of antecedent and consequence treatment components for their children's problem behavior. Brief assessment of potential treatment components was conducted to identify variables that controlled the children's appropriate behavior. Experimental control via a brief reversal was achieved for 6 of the 7 children, (1 child continued to behave appropriately following initial improvement in behavior). For these 6 children, improved behavior occurred with changes in treatment components. Our results extend previous studies of direct assessment procedures conducted in outpatient clinic settings.     

A BRIEF COMPONENT ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL TREATMENT PACKAGES IN AN OUTPATIENT CLINIC SETTING WITH YOUNG CHILDREN

The purpose of this study was to develop outpatient clinic assessments that allowed us to assess multiple treatment variables, produce relatively quick effects, and isolate active treatment components. Assessment began by evaluating a treatment package consisting of antecedent and consequence variables followed by a component analysis to determine the separate effects of the treatment variables. Three examples of the findings are presented.     

Patterns of maternal responding in postpartum mothers with schizophrenia

Little is known about how schizophrenia might affect how a mother responds to her infant, such as whether responding is reduced or impaired. The aim was to identify, from brief videotaped interactions, whether the responses of mothers with schizophrenia were fewer, less positive, more negative, and more ‘abnormal’ than mothers with affective disorder, and whether their infants (mean age: 15 weeks) lacked activity or initiation to which mothers could respond. Mothers with schizophrenia (N = 14) were as responsive as mothers with affective disorder (N = 31), but they showed markedly low positive responsiveness. Only the schizophrenia group exhibited non-responses as a result of being psychologically withdrawn from the interaction, and abnormal behaviors. Inconsistent to our hypothesis, infants in both groups showed similar levels of activity, initiative and negativity. The findings highlight the need for further research to examine the contribution of maternal response impairments to the developmental vulnerability of this genetically high-risk group.     

Counselling Australian baby boomers: examining the loss and grief issues facing aging distance-separated sibling dyads

It has long been recognised that mature-aged sibling dyads provide each other with emotional support. What has yet to be determined is whether this support function is maintained within the baby boomer generational cohort of sibling dyads who through economic relocation/migration have become separated by distance. As such, this paper highlights the need for research to be conducted into the experiences of baby boomers dealing with sibling loss and grief-related issues without the support of their nuclear and extended family members.     

门诊老年患者医疗服务中存在的问题及其改进

文章从门诊老年患者就医需求的角度对医疗服务进行思考,认为医护人员在服务理念、有效沟通以及主动服务等方面存在的问题亟需改进。提出医护人员应当确立以老年患者需求为中心的门诊医疗服务理念,做到主动关心、及时询问、有效沟通、合理安排,从而提高老年患者就诊的满意度。