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A Tridenti

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EMG-biofeedback training in fibromyalgia syndrome.

Fifteen patients with fibromyalgia syndrome were given EMG-BFB (biofeedback) training sessions because of persistent aches after one year of monthly courses of NSAID. A long-lasting clinical benefit was observed in 56%. The improvement was found in those without overt psychopathological disturbances. In fact, a subgroup of clinically depressed patients responded poorly. Our findings were confirmed in a controlled study. Six patients were allocated into "true EMG-BFB" and 6 into "false EMG-BFB" treatment in a blinded fashion. The rheumatological assessment revealed a significant improvement in most of the variables only in the "true EMG-BFB" group.

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[Analysis of a case series of 1,500 suicide attempts in Parma (1971-1983)].

The authors analyse data from a case series of 1500 attempted suicides, gathered by the University of Parma, Institute of Psychiatry. The attempted suicides were studied according to sex, age, class, place where the subject was born and where the attempt took place, marital status, family background, level of education, financial position, occupation, as well as the method of the attempted suicide and the mental condition of the patient when under observation. The main points to emerge were the similarities between these data and those of the literature, as well as the psychological features and social background of these patients. Our study also confirms the results of a previous research on 500 attempted suicides, here included: the obtained out of the last 1.000 cases confirms those out of previous 500.

Adolescent↗

[Repeated attempted suicides: a clinical study (author's transl)].

In this work we have again examined a sample of 500 attempted suicides which took place in Parma between September 1971 and January 1976. We have made a distinction between the various types--those who tried only once and those who repeated their attempts, and have also taken into consideration other factors--sex, marital status, family background, level of education, financial position, as well as the method of the attempted suicide and the mental condition of the patient when under observation. The main points to emerge were: a) there was a much higher rate of mental illness among the patients who had repeated their attempts, (66,6%), in comparison to those who had tried only once (19,5%). b) while there was already a high proprotion of females who made one attempt (74%), the rate rose even higher so with those who repeated their attempts (88,8%).

Adolescent↗