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S Ciani

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[Psychology and psychopathology of women undergoing voluntary abortion].

When facing the abortion question the following are necessary: more complete information on the consequences of indiscriminate sexual relations; a wider spread knowledge of contraceptive practices; the institution of special aid to unmarried mothers so as to prevent abortion remaining the only possible solution for an unbearable situation and which hides a serious psychological risk.

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[Hypothesis for a common intervention strategy against addictions].

To stem the tide of addiction in the world, stress is laid on the need for a common intervention strategy which cannot be separated from the application of identical legislation for all nations. This would at least make it possible to base discussion of the problem on common parameters.

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[The rehabilitation of the mental patient cannot disregard his family's involvement].

Rehabilitation, or rather the recovery of the mentally sick, often runs into serious difficulties precisely at the time when the disease state seems to be over. The family is one of the essential aspects of this problem because it is the family is traumatised by the disease of one of its members. The life of the family is so upset that it unconsciously opposes his recovery. The patient's problems upon his return to the family are further exacerbated by the pretext of the impossibility of living with somebody "different". Hence the need, independently of the patient's condition, for the members of his family to be prepared for his return to the family so as to guarantee him living room and conditions required for a relatively independent life. This adaptation of the family environment must be pursued right from the beginning of the disease.

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[Human significance of mental diseases].

It is pointed out that for the understanding and humanization of mental disease, a series of measures of mental hygiene should be established so as to keep the patient away from the constant coming and going of frustrating situations which, while they should not be considered as decisive factors, at times take on the role of factors triggering the disease.

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[Socio-familial reinsertion of the mental patient. Psychological aspects of related difficulties].

The problems of the reinsertion of the mentally sick into his family and into his social group are examined. As already seen in a previous paper on "involvement of the family in the rehabilitation of the mentally sick", the phenomenon of the "expressed emotion" is examined and the stereotype-like definition of the person who is "different" as a synonym of danger and risk analysed. In conclusion, it is pointed out that the fear of his dangerousness makes the procedure for rehabilitation the psychiatric patient in his social and family group a complex one.

Deinstitutionalization↗
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Audiometric results following endolymphatic sac surgery.

Decompression and drainage of the endolymphatic sac is a surgical procedure which was developed to relieve vertigo and hopefully to maintain or improve hearing in patients with Meniere's disease. In this study, 16 medically diagnosed Meniere's disease patients who underwent endolymphatic sac surgery were followed audiometrically for a period of up to three years. Pre- and postoperative audiometric and other symptomatic findings were reported. Results indicated that in the greatest majority of cases hearing remained essentially unchanged or was improved. Poorer hearing was found in 26.3% of the cases for pure tones and in 15.8% of the cases for speech reception thresholds and speech discrimination scores. Due to the fluctuating nature of auditory thresholds in Meniere's disease, it was found to be essential that patients be followed postoperatively for a period of at least three years.

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