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D Brody

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PubMed1980

Neurologic symptoms in a depressed woman. A medical-psychiatric case conference.

A 48-year-old woman with head and neck pain and upper extremity weakness demonstrated equivocal neurologic findings and otherwise essentially negative laboratory and x-ray evaluations. An interview at a case conference revealed significant depression, severe marital discord, and a poor self-image. The correlation of the onset of her physical symptoms with certain life events suggested that psychologic factors were important contributors to her disorder. Discussed here are an approach to understanding such problem patients and methods of ongoing management.

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Factors associated with inadequate cervical cancer screening among lower income primary care patients.

This study identified factors associated with cervical cancer screening patterns among lower income primary care patients. One hundred forty-one women completed a self-administered questionnaire before their medical visit. The results indicated that 71 percent had a Papanicolaou (Pap) test in the past year, 14 percent had one between 1 and 3 years ago, and 15 percent had not had a Pap test for 3 or more years. Advanced age was associated with a reduced likelihood of adequate screening; 21 percent of women aged 50-64 years and 39 percent of those aged 65 years and older had not had a Pap test in the past 3 years. Factors positively associated with screening included perceived susceptibility to cervical cancer and the belief in the efficacy of Pap tests and benefits of screening. Fear of finding cancer was a significant barrier to cervical screening in this population. Of those women who had not been screened adequately, 58 percent were interested in obtaining Pap tests in the primary care setting. The implications for promoting cervical cancer screening in primary care practices are discussed.

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