Peak alpha frequency and electroencephalographic microstates are correlated with aggression in schizophrenia - Murphy M, Carri ón RE, Rubio J, Malhotra AK.
Large scale retrospective studies have shown an association between schizophrenia and risk of violence. Overall, this increase in risk is small and does not justify or support stigmatizing public perceptions or media depictions of people with schizophrenia... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
The experience sampling methodology in psychosis risk states: a systematic review - Bogudzi ńska B, Jaworski A, Zajdel A, Skrzypek K, Misiak B.
The experience sampling method (ESM) is a structured diary technique, which is used to assess thoughts, mood and appraise subjective experiences in daily life. It has been recognized as a useful tool for understanding the characteristics, dynamics, and und... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Short-term behavioral and histological findings following a single concussive and repeated subconcussive brain injury in a rodent model - Clay AM, Carr RL, DuBien J, To F.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: It is unclear of the correlation between a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and repeated subconcussive (RSC) impacts with respect to injury biomechanics. Thus, the present study was designed to determine the behavioral and histological... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Affordance-based control of braking in cycling: experience reveals differences in the style of control - Gotardi GC, van der Kamp J, Navarro M, Savelsbergh GJP, Rodrigues ST.
We investigated whether in an in-situ collision avoidance experiment cyclists regulate braking by adopting an affordance-based control strategy. Within an affordance-based control strategy for braking, deceleration is controlled relative to the maximum ach... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Pedestrians and Bicycles Source Type: news
Visualizing Firearm Mortality and Law Effects: An Interactive Web-Based Tool, Second Edition - Morral AR, Schell TL, Jacobs T, Smart R.
The RAND Corporation launched the Gun Policy in America initiative in January 2016 with the goal of creating objective, factual resources for policymakers and the public on the effects of gun laws. As part of this mission, the research team has investigate... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
The first report of human biting by Lipoptena cervi from Slovakia - Obo ňa J, Fogašová K, Krišovský P, Mlynárová L, Sikora B, Hromada M.
The first bite by deer ked Lipoptena cervi (Linnaeus, 1758) on humans has been reported from Slovakia. The host was bitten on the head and neck. Pain and itching appeared immediately after the bite. The skin lesion persisted for several weeks. Although the... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
A method for calculating fall risk parameters from discrete stride time series regardless of sensor placement - Abiad NA, Houdry E, El Khoury C, Renaudin V, Robert T.
BACKGROUND: To complement traditional clinical fall risk assessments, research is oriented towards adding real-life gait-related fall risk parameters (FRP) using inertial sensors fixed to a specific body position. While fixing the sensor position can facil... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Overtaking maneuvers on two-lane highways under the microscope: exploration of a multidimensional framework for the analysis of safety, comfort and efficiency using simulator data - Zhang R, Qiong B, Brijs K, Hermans E, Qu Q, Shen Y.
An unreasonable overtaking attempt on two-lane highways could cause drivers to suffer in terms of driving safety, comfort, and efficiency. Several external factors related to the traffic environment (e.g., speed and car type of surrounding vehicles), were ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
The diagnosing and treatment of concussions - Rytter HM, Lexell J.
Mild traumatic brain injury, such as concussion, was once considered self-resolving. However, over the past decade, increased understanding of the short- and long-term impact has led to new guidelines for active management. In this review, we summarise rec... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Pre-trauma sleep difficulties and fatigue predict trauma-induced changes in mental health symptoms in recruit police officers [letter] - Wolkow AP, Kaldewaij R, Klumpers F, Koch SBJ, Smit A, Drummond SPA, Roelofs K.
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Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Implementation of the strengths model of case management for people with a traumatic brain injury: a qualitative pre-implementation study - Simard P, Turcotte S, Vall ée C, Lamontagne ME.
INTRODUCTION: People who sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) may have to live with permanent sequelae such as mental health problems, cognitive impairments, and poor social participation. The strengths-based approach (SBA) of case management has a numbe... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Concerns rise over explosive weapon attacks on health care - Zarocostas J.
Countries need to take stronger measures to identify and prosecute perpetrators behind attacks on health-care and aid settings.
Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Clinical relevance of subthreshold PTSD versus full criteria PTSD following traumatic brain injury in U.S. service members and veterans - French LM, Brickell TA, Lippa SM, Alicia AR, Kendal EC, Thomas TW, Higgins M, Bailie JM, Kennedy J, Hungerford L, Lange RT.
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine the influence of subthreshold posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and full PTSD on quality of life following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). METHODS: Participants were 734 se... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Are visual analogue scales valid instruments to measure psychological pain in psychiatric patients? - Alacreu-Crespo A, Innamorati M, Courtet P, Erbuto D, Luciano M, Sampogna G, Abbate-Daga G, Barlati S, Carmassi C, Castellini G, De Fazio P, Di Lorenzo G, Di Nicola M, Ferrari S, Goracci A, Gramaglia C, Martinotti G, Nanni MG, Pasquini M, Pinna F, Poloni N, Serafini G, Signorelli M, Tortorella A, Ventriglio A, Volpe U, Fiorillo A, Pompili M.
OBJECTIVE: The Psychological-Physical-Pain Visual Analogue Scale (PPP-VAS) was thought to probably help in identifying patients at risk of suicide. However, no data on its validity to measure psychological pain was available. Our main aim was to investigat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Anesthesia for injuries in athletes and those of us who attempt to be athletes [comment] - Fleisher LA.
Medicine is a team sport, and as anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists, and anesthesia assistants, we work with multiple specialties. While we need to know a lot of information about surgical procedures, our medical and surgical colleagues also need to kno... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
