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L Zilberman

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PubMed1994

Retraumatization of Holocaust survivors during the Gulf War and SCUD missile attacks on Israel.

The purpose of this work was to study the reaction to a new threat and a new trauma of people severely traumatized in the past, when the new trauma had associations with the original one caused by the Holocaust. The situation created during the Gulf War gave a rare occasion to study it. We also wanted to check if the reaction of Holocaust survivors to the war differed from that of the general population. In addition we wanted to find out if there was a difference in reaction to the war between two clinical populations: Holocaust survivors and patients who are not Holocaust survivors. Sixty-six Holocaust survivors living in Israel, 31 of them undergoing psychiatric or psychological treatment either as in-patients or as out-patients, were interviewed during the Persian Gulf War. In addition to the clinical group, there was a non-clinical group of 35 Holocaust survivors--21 whose homes were not damaged by SCUD missiles, and 14 whose homes were damaged by missiles. Those whose homes were damaged by SCUD missiles were retraumatized, and showed reactivation or exacerbation of the survivor syndrome. Six of them displayed the full syndrome of PTSD.

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PubMed1993

Medication maintenance of chronic schizophrenic out-patients by a psychiatric clinical pharmacist: 10-year follow-up study.

A psychiatric clinical pharmacist, acting as a primary clinician under the supervision of the attending psychiatrist, monitored the medication for 14 chronic schizophrenic out-patients over a 10-year period. Successful treatment resulted in a decreased rate of rehospitalization, shorter length of hospital stay, a decrease in total neuroleptic dosage, significantly fewer medication-related side-effects, and improved compliance as compared to the 10-year period prior to entry into the study. Our study suggests that with the expansion of community health services, expanded roles and the use of a clinical pharmacist may contribute significantly to the medication management of chronic schizophrenic out-patients. However, a parallel group study is required to confirm our results.

Adult↗
PubMed1993

Fluvoxamine-associated manic behavior: a case series.

OBJECTIVE: To report cases of manic-like behavior induced by fluvoxamine, a selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor; to review pertinent literature; and to encourage replication of our findings in larger patient samples. DESIGN: Description of a case series of fluvoxamine-induced, manic-like behavior. PATIENTS: Eight patients with depression or obsessive features who developed manic-like behavior after initiation of fluvoxamine therapy. RESULTS: Manic symptomatology resolved in all eight patients following dosage reduction or withdrawal of fluvoxamine. Four patients still are maintained on low-dose fluvoxamine without recurrent manic symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: Our case series suggests that fluvoxamine may have the ability to induce or unmask manic behavior in depressed patients. Clinicians are alerted to monitor for this "switching" effect, especially in patients previously or currently treated with neuroleptics or lithium, and in those patients exhibiting characteristics of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Adult↗
PubMed1990

The late effects of Nazi persecution among elderly Holocaust survivors.

Eighty-six survivors of the Holocaust from a nonclinical population were interviewed to examine the recent mental state, coping and adjustment of elderly Holocaust survivors. Most of the interviewees suffered after the war and are still suffering from the results of persecution. Death camp survivors suffer more than survivors who were subjected to other forms of Nazi persecution. Despite the mental suffering, Holocaust survivors succeeded to cope and to adjust. They are successful at work and in society. They managed to raise warm families. They behaved and still behave as if fulfilling a testament to those who perished.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1986

Exposure to fluoride in the chemical industry.

Industries that use fluoride-containing materials are usually aware of their toxicity and adopt adequate medical measures. It has been found that workers in factories who have not been considered as subjected to fluorine hazard and therefore have not been controlled had significantly elevated urinary fluoride levels. Most workers in a medically controlled fertilizer plant had normal urinary levels. Maintenance workers were found to have higher values, up to 12 mg/liter.

Agriculture↗