Biomedical subjects

S D Atkinson

Publications and source records attributed to S D Atkinson.

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PubMed1995

Can patients sexually harass their physicians?

It is the fate of certain fashionable legal terms that capture the attention of the media to have their usage expanded beyond the contexts for which they were originally designed. Such is the case with the term sexual harassment. Essentially, it describes situations in which a powerful person attempts to influence an individual's economic or academic status based on his or her response to sexual comments or behaviors. Title VII and Title IX of the US Code contain federal laws that prohibit discrimination based on sex in the workplace and in the education system, respectively. Accordingly, sexual harassment that occurs within the context of the employment or academic arena is prohibited under Title VII and Title IX and has evolved to apply to hostile work or academic environments that do not per se influence an individual's economic or academic status.

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PubMed1994

Grieving and loss in parents with a schizophrenic child.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare grief among parents who had an adult child with schizophrenia and parents who had "lost" an adult child through death or a head injury that resulted in an organic personality disorder. METHOD: Twenty-five parents from each group were studied. Self-report scales that assessed grief, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse were administered. RESULTS: There were significant differences with regard to grieving reactions and substance abuse. The parents with schizophrenic children had more ongoing grieving, and the parents of children with head injuries had more substance abuse. CONCLUSIONS: Parental loss of a child through schizophrenia leads to a pattern of chronic grief.

Adult↗

PubMed1991

Electroconvulsive therapy revisited.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains an extremely valuable tool in the treatment of certain psychiatric disorders. Despite the sensationalism of the past decade, ECT is the treatment of choice in severe depression that is unresponsive to other therapies or in patients who are overtly suicidal. In addition, ECT is particularly valuable in the elderly population, who are at risk for serious complications from the side effects associated with drug therapy. This report describes a case of recurrent depression in which ECT was successfully used.

Aged↗

PubMed1989

Hypoalbuminemia may predispose infants to necrotizing enterocolitis.

Numerous risk factors for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) including prematurity, bowel ischemia, pathogenic bacteria, and hyperosmolar feedings have been proposed. Recent studies have demonstrated feeding intolerance and bowel dysfunction in children with hypoalbuminemia. No association between hypoalbuminemia and NEC has been suggested. The records of 45 patients with NEC and complete documentation of prenatal and birth histories were reviewed. A control (CONT) group of 90 children matched for maternal age (+/- 1 year), parity, gestational age (+/- 1 week), birth weight (+/- 20 g), type of delivery, sex, race, type of initial feeding, and perinatal stress was compiled. While all other measured parameters were similar in the two groups, premorbid albumin was significantly lower in the patients who subsequently developed NEC (P less than .001). These data suggest that newborns with hypoalbuminemia may have an increased risk of developing NEC.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1987

Clinical characteristics, pathophysiology, and management of hydrocarbon ingestion: case report and review of the literature.

Accidental ingestion of hydrocarbons is an important cause of childhood poisoning. Due to the number of hydrocarbon products available as solvents, fuels, and cleaning agents, increased awareness is necessary on the part of health caretakers. The scope of complications involving the respiratory system in petroleum products ingestion is frequently overlooked. Physicians may thus apply standard therapeutic modalities used in treating common poisonings to the child who drank a petroleum distillate. Prompt recognition of presenting symptoms and understanding of pathophysiology are important to planning and providing treatment. The two cases of hydrocarbon ingestion reported in this paper illustrate the wide spectrum of problems associated with this condition. The pathophysiology, current management, and a review of the literature of hydrocarbon ingestion are presented.

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