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M A Gannon

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PubMed1990

Psychological distress in carers of dementia sufferers.

This study compares dementia sufferers and their carers referred to an old age psychiatry service with a non-referred group from the same community. It examines the level of stress in the carer with the age and sex of the carer, and with the degree of physical disability and cognitive impairment in the person with dementia. There was no difference between the two groups in the prevalence of stress but overall 65% of carers experienced significant levels of stress. Females and younger carers were more likely to experience stress. Stress in the carer was associated with high levels of physical disability but not with the degree of cognitive impairment. This study shows that considerable psychological distress occurs among carers of those with dementia in the community. If government policy of maintaining people with dementia in the community is to be pursued, measures to relieve carers must be included when planning services for this vulnerable group.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1986

Subjective evaluation of treatment methods by patients treated for bulimia.

The authors present data obtained from telephone interviews with 35 patients who were considered recovered 12 to 15 months following treatment for bulimia. Subjects were asked to rate treatment approaches and treatment components as to their helpfulness. The results show that activities within the domain of dietitians can play an important part in the treatment of bulimia.

Adult↗
PubMed1979

Effects of sodium loading and depletion in normotensive first-degree relatives of essential hypertensives.

To examine potential mechanisms responsible for the greater prevalence of hypertension among relatives of hypertensives than among relatives of normotensives, we subjected 43 normotensive first-degree relatives of known essential hypertensives and 43 age-, race-, and sex-matched normal subjects with no family history of hypertension to sodium loading and depletion. The data show that the relatives had higher blood pressures than did controls. They also had higher PRA values before and after a 2 L intravenous saline infusion over 4 hr. In addition, the relatives excreted less (p less than 0.05) sodium on the day of the infusion than did the controls. PA values and UNe excretion in the two groups did not differ. In the relatives, age correlated with systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Age correlated inversely with the 24 h urine sodium excretion on the sodium loading day. These correlations were not observed in controls. Normotensive first-degree relatives of hypertensives differ from relatives of nonhypertensives in that they have higher PRA values and a blunted natriuretic response to a saline load. These features may predispose them to the development of hypertension.

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Late paraphrenia.

Late paraphrenia is one of a group of paranoid disorders arising in the elderly. The distinctive clinical and social features of this disorder are highlighted in this article together with the possible aetiological causes.

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