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M Dimond

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PubMed1987

Toward a theory of helpfulness for the elderly bereaved: an invitation to a new life.

The purpose of this study was to generate a theory of helpfulness for the elderly bereaved. The theory is grounded in data from responses of 30 participants concerning the advice they would give others who have lost a spouse and how others were helpful to them. Participants responded during six interviews following death of their spouses. A content analysis of responses was the basis of a dialectical theory of helpfulness: An Invitation to a New Life.

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PubMed1976

Concomitant pneumococcal appendicitis, peritonitis, and meningitis.

A 9-year-old boy developed pneumococcal meningitis and peritonitis following appendectomy. Subsequent pathologic examination showed Gram-positive diplococci in the appendix. Cultures of the peritoneal fluid, blood, and spinal fluid showed Diplococcus pneumoniae. The experience illustrates the danger of assuming that all pneumococcus peritonitis is the primary variety and the advisability of routine Gram stain of the peritoneal fluid at operation in order to select the appropriate antibiotic.

Appendicitis↗
PubMed1976

The effect of psychological distress on physician utilization: a prospective study.

This paper examines the hypothesis that psychological distress is causally related to physician utilization among enrollees in a prepaid group practice. Measures of distress are constructed from questions included in a servey interview, while the utilization data come from medical records. Distress levels were measured prior to the period of utilization studied. The results show a positive relationship between distress and physician utilization, which persists even when a variety of sociodemographic, attitudinal, and health status variables have been controlled. The results are discussed in terms of a perspective that emphasizes social-psychological needs as triggers for physician utilization

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Coping with relocation.

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Adaptation, Psychological↗