Psychiatric and psychometric study among divers

The aim of this work was to study psychiatric manifestations among divers in the Naval Forces in Alexandria, Egypt. One hundred divers were chosen according to multistage stratified r and om sampling technique. Twenty non-divers from the same Naval Unit were taken as a control group. Complete psychiatric examination and follow up were done together with psychometric study. The results seemed to provide evidence for a possible impact of emotional measurement, social adjustment and diving experience in relation to stressful diving conditions in Navy divers

Psychiatric, medical and neurological study of 12 cases of anorexia nervosa

Careful evaluation for psychiatric disorders and medical illness were done for 12 cases of anorexia nervosa encountered from November 1989 through October 1990. All patients verified the diagnostic criteria of DSM III R for anorexia nervosa. Their mean age was 18.5 years. Patients were subjected to psychometric study [IQ and Beck's depression scale] as well as routine investigations. The study showed that 41.6% were severely ill, 58.3% required medical care and 50% were depressed. Persistent significant cardiac irregularities were frequent and severe in patients who had abused laxatives and diuretics. The study pointed to the increasing incidence of anorexia and the serious medical complication associated with it

dermatoglyphic index for the diagnosis of Down Syndrome

The plam and foot prints of 52 male Mongols and 100 male normal controls were examined for the pattern of 28 dermatoglyphic areas. Statistical analysis revealed significant differences between Mongols and control subjects in the pattern frequency of 15 areas; only eight pattern areas accounted for most of the total dermatoglyphic variation between the two groups. Since discriminant function analysis of these eight areas permitted accurate diagnosis of subjects with Down syndrome, a simple dermatoglyphic diagnostic index was devised to facilitate clinical application of the method

Cell-mediated immunity in schizophrenia

The present work was performed to evaluate the cell mediated immune response of schizophrenic patients in comparison to controls. Ten chronic schizophrenic drug free patient and another ten healthy subject as a control were examined. Cell mediated immunity were evaluated by estimation of T-lymphocyte percentage in the esrum sample and also by the migration inhibition index of lymphocytes. Using the student t test of comparison between the studied groups revealed no significant difference. The present study suggests the need for further study for the T-cell subpopulation and the lymphocytic functions in schizophrenic patient