Psychobehavioural responses to the 2014 Middle East respiratory syndrome-novel corona virus [MERS CoV] among adults in two shopping malls in Jeddah, western Saudi Arabia

Sporadic cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome caused by a novel corona virus [MERS-CoV] were first detected in Saudi Arabia in June 2012. The number of cases was highest during April and May 2014. To assess determinants of psychobehavioural responses among the general population in Jeddah, western Saudi Arabia, a cross-sectional survey was conducted at the end of June 2014. Data included sociodemographic characteristics, level of anxiety, protective measures and social avoidance responses. A total of 358 participants completed the questionnaire; 58.4% were female, and the age range was 18-72 years. None of the participants was diagnosed with MERS-CoV. More than half [57.7%] recorded a moderate anxiety score using a visual analogue scale. Anxiety level was significantly associated with increased perception of susceptibility to infection and social avoidance behaviours related to travel and being in public places

A bibliometric analysis of research on the behavior therapy in China and its trend / 华中科技大学学报（医学）（英德文版）

To get formed of the status of research and application of the domestic behavior therapy and its development trend, the time distribution and the subject distribution were bibliometrically analyzed of the literature on behavior therapy from 1981 to 2000 in the CBMdisc. Our results showed that the number of literature of behavior therapy has been increasing in exponential manner over the past 20 years; the behavior modification, the biofeedback and the cognitive therapy are extensively used in China. In clinical practice, the behavior modification and the biofeedback have been applied in all departments of medical institutions, especially for treating the cardiovascular and the neurological conditions. The cognitive therapy has been employed mainly for the treatment of mental disorders (or dysphrenia), the aversive therapy mainly for material withdrawal, and the systematic desensitization for phobia. There was no report found on the clinical use of meditation. It is concluded that the study and application in behavior therapy in China is currently developing very fast.

A evoluçäo do diagnóstico comportamental / The evolution of behavioral diagnosis

O texto tece algumas consideraçöes sobre alteraçöes atuais da avaliaçäo comportamental. Nele é discutido o resultado de uma análise de publicaçöes tanto recentes como mais distantes no tempo, ou seja, säo apreciados principalmente quatro livros relativos ao assunto, publicados no intervalo de três décadas (dois livros sobre análise comportamental aplicada do final da década de sessenta e início da de setenta, e dois sobre avaliaçäo comportamental do final da década de oitenta). Quatro foram as principais mudanças registradas pela análise: a) inclusäo de critérios mais significativos do ponto de vista social na seleçäo de comportamnentos-alvo; b) aceitaçäo da pluralidade e ampliaçäo deste últimos de modo a abranger näo só respostas observáveis; c) preocupaçäo com o histórico do caso; e d) reconhecimento de taxonomias psicopatológicas classificatórias às quais o clínico pode se reportar. Outro importante fato suscitado pela análise foi demonstrar que o que distingüe os primeiros trabalhos da abordagem comportamental dos posteriores é o seu caráter demonstrativo, mais do que exigências metodológicas da abordagem

Tratamiento del farmacodependiente a heroina / Tratment the heroin pharmacodent

Planteamiento de tratamiento de individuos adictos a heroina, considerando que el adicto es un individuo, el hombre es una unidad bio-psico-social, el adicto es un enfermo, son curables, con tratamiento integral, se require incluir como tratamiento la reconstrucción profunda del carácter, además de la desintoxicación y del ajuste psicológico, el adicto es responsable de su propia conducta y de su tratamiento y debe sobre todo atenderse en una forma individual, caso por caso