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M E O'Connor

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PubMed1995

A prospective study of outcome in bulimia nervosa and the long-term effects of three psychological treatments.

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the longer-term outcome of bulimia nervosa and the distal effects of treatment. METHODS: Prospective follow-up of subjects from two randomized controlled trials, involving a comparison of cognitive behavior therapy, behavior therapy, and focal interpersonal therapy. RESULTS: Ninety percent (89/99) underwent reassessment by interview (mean [+/- SD] length of follow-up, 5.8 +/- 2.0 years). Almost half (46%) had a DSM-IV eating disorder; 19%, bulimia nervosa; 3%, anorexia nervosa; and 24%, eating disorder not otherwise specified. There was a low rate of other psychiatric disorders. Premorbid and paternal obesity predicted a poor outcome. While the three treatments did not differ with respect to the proportion of subjects with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa at follow-up, they did differ once all forms of DSM-IV eating disorder were considered together. Those who had received cognitive behavior therapy or focal interpersonal therapy were doing markedly better than those who had received behavior therapy. CONCLUSIONS: The longer-term outcome of bulimia nervosa depends on the nature of the treatment received. Patients who receive a treatment such as behavior therapy, which only has a short-lived effect, tend to do badly, whereas those who receive treatments such as cognitive behavior therapy or focal interpersonal therapy have a better prognosis.

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PubMed1992

CaEDTA vs CaEDTA plus BAL to treat children with elevated blood lead levels.

The effectiveness of CaEDTA alone vs CaEDTA plus BAL was compared retrospectively in a group of 72 children with lead levels between 2.41 mumol/L (50 micrograms/dL) and 2.90 mumol/L (60 micrograms/dL). The children who received both drugs had higher median zinc protoporphyrin (ZnP) concentrations at the initiation of therapy than children who received CaEDTA alone (160 micrograms/dL vs 96 micrograms/dL, p less than .01). There was a significantly increased incidence of vomiting and abnormal liver-function test results in the children who received both drugs. The children who received CaEDTA alone had a greater percent mean fall in lead level at one to three weeks postchelation (30.5% vs 18.1%, p less than .05). Children who received both CaEDTA and BAL had a greater percent decrease in ZnP at four to eight months postchelation, but there was no difference in percent decrease in lead levels. Children who received both drugs also had a greater number of repeat courses of chelation by six months. The addition of BAL to CaEDTA for treatment of children with lead levels of 2.41 mumol/L (50 micrograms/dL) to 2.90 mumol/L (60 micrograms/dL) produced greater toxicity and does not seem to prevent repeat chelations within six months.

Alanine Transaminase↗
PubMed1991

Three psychological treatments for bulimia nervosa. A comparative trial.

The specificity and magnitude of the effects of cognitive behavior therapy in the treatment of bulimia nervosa were evaluated. Seventy-five patients who met strict diagnostic criteria were treated with either cognitive behavior therapy, a simplified behavioral version of this treatment, or interpersonal psychotherapy. Assessment was by interview and self-report questionnaire, and many aspects of functioning were evaluated. All three treatments resulted in an improvement in the measures of the psychopathology. Cognitive behavior therapy was more effective than interpersonal psychotherapy in modifying the disturbed attitudes to shape and weight, extreme attempts to diet, and self-induced vomiting. Cognitive behavior therapy was more effective than behavior therapy in modifying the disturbed attitudes to shape and weight and extreme dieting, but it was equivalent in other respects. The findings suggest that cognitive behavior therapy, when applied to patients with bulimia nervosa, operates through mechanisms specific to this treatment and is more effective than both interpersonal psychotherapy and a simplified behavioral version of cognitive behavior therapy.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1990

Malignant transformation occurring in mature cystic teratomas of the ovary.

Two cases in which tumours of contrasting malignant potential arose in mature cystic teratomas (dermoid cysts) of the ovary are presented: one patient had a spindle-cell sarcoma and the other a trabecular carcinoid. The first patient's clinical course was characterized by rapid recurrence of the tumour and death 3 months after surgery. The second patient is alive and well with no evidence of residual carcinoid, although the follow-up time is short. Since the surgical procedure of choice differs substantially if malignant transformation occurs in an ovarian dermoid cyst, the pathologist should be consulted intraoperatively in selected cases.

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PubMed1990

Preoperative laboratory testing of children undergoing elective surgery.

The routine preoperative evaluation of pediatric patients often includes a history, physical examination, complete blood count, and urinalysis (UA). We retrospectively reviewed the records of 486 elective surgeries in children to determine the role of abnormal preoperative laboratory test results in perioperative management. Anemia or microcytosis was apparent in 17% of patients, and abnormal UA results were found in 15%. More than 80% of the abnormal UA results were historically known, clinically insignificant, or false-positives. Only five children had surgery canceled owing to abnormal laboratory tests: two owing to anemia, two to an abnormal UA, and one because of a prolonged partial thromboplastin time. Both children with anemia were treated with iron and subsequently underwent surgery without complication. Of the abnormal UAs, one was contaminated, and the cancellation of surgery resulted in a complication requiring emergency surgery. The other abnormal UA was a probable asymptomatic bacteriuria, and the infant later underwent surgery uneventfully. These data suggest that a routine UA adds little to the preoperative evaluation of a healthy child, and should be omitted.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1988

Prenatal microwave exposure and behavior.

The hypotheses for the initial investigation was based on the idea that failure to observe structural teratogenesis following microwave exposure did not preclude the possibility that such exposure would result in behavioral changes. We also proposed that such exposure might specifically alter some aspect of thermoregulatory behavior. The results of these studies support both of these hypotheses. Whether the studies show enhanced thermal sensitivity or enhanced development, they do support the hypothesis that prenatal exposure to microwave radiation is more likely to alter postnatal sensitivity to thermally related stimuli or conditions as compared to stimuli that are thermally neutral.

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PubMed1982

Duodenal hematoma.

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