Biomedical subjects

M B Beena

Publications and source records attributed to M B Beena.

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PubMed1995

Suicidal ideas during premenstrual phase.

The aim of the present study was to determine the frequency of suicidal ideas and death wish among 296 women from urban, rural, industrial and college populations. Suicidal ideas and/or death wish during premenstrual period were reported by 30 (10%) subjects, more so among college students and industrial working women and less among housewives. Premenstrual symptoms, like depression, irritability, mood swings, sense of losing control and water retention, were significantly more often reported by women who had suicidal ideas as compared with women without suicidal ideas.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1994

Detection of psychiatric morbidity in gynecology patients by two brief screening methods.

Psychiatric morbidity was studied in 100 women attending gynecological outpatient and inpatient set-ups using two brief screening instruments: the General Health Questionnaire, 12 items, and the Present State Examination, ten short questions. Psychiatric morbidity was detected in 36% and was found to be higher in women with uterine prolapse and infections but not in those with menstrual irregularities (p < 0.001). The commonest psychiatric symptoms detected in this population were worrying (50%), aches and pains (51%), depression (50%) and disturbances of biological function (51%). The commonest diagnoses were neurotic depression (70%) and adjustment disorders (23%). The screening instruments used were found to be simple, sensitive, specific, with high identification indices and easy to administer.

Adult↗

PubMed1993

Premenstrual experiences: the four profiles and factorial patterns.

Premenstrual experiences were studied in 112 non-complaining women using the Premenstrual Assessment Forms I (for positive experiences), II (for distressing experiences) and the bi-directional Visual Analog Scale. Overall, 27% of women reported no or minimal changes, 20% reported predominantly negative experiences, and 18% predominantly positive feelings. However, the commonest experience was a mixed picture with coexisting positive and negative feelings in 35% of the subjects. Severe premenstrual changes were noted in only nine (8%) of the women. None had a late luteal phase dysphoric disorder. The 26 items of the Premenstrual Assessment Forms I and II were factor analyzed by the principal components method using a varimax rotation. Four factors were derived. Factor I had 12 items indicating negative experiences. Factor II had seven items indicating positive feelings. The other two factors have vegetative features (like sleep and bowel changes) and sexual feelings. The findings also indicated that research needs to be directed towards understanding the mixed group of symptoms rather than the excessive emphasis on negative feelings.

Adolescent↗

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Screening for abnormal illness behaviour.

A screening test for detecting abnormal illness behaviour in patients with somatic symptoms is described here along with its psychometric properties. This screening version of the Illness Behaviour Questionnaire (SIBQ) is derived from two subscales of the Illness Behaviour Questionnaire and has 11 items. The study was carried out on 78 consecutive patients with prominent somatic complaints and 22 normal volunteers. The SIBQ was administered to the subjects and the sensitivity, specificity and hits positive rates were computed for different cut-off scores. A score of 7 and above gave a sensitivity of 86%, a specificity of 83% and a hits-positive rate of 0.7537, and this seems the optimal cut-off score. The SIBQ may prove to be a sensitive screening instrument to detect probable cases of abnormal illness behaviour and especially useful for busy clinics or centres.

Adult↗