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The aim of the study was to establish the frequency and follow the clinical course of depression and anxiety in patients with bronchial asthma. 57 patients (37 atopic and 20 nonatopic) with mild and moderate bronchial asthma and 53 subjects matched for age and sex as control groups were included in the study. The following questionnaires: Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were used to evaluate anxiety and mood state. The level and prevalence of anxiety and depression were significantly higher in both groups of asthmatics in comparison to healthy subjects. Symptoms were mild and moderate. Nonatopic patients were more depressed and anxious than atopics.
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Anxiety/etiology , Asthma/psychology , Depression/etiology , Adult , Anxiety/diagnosis , Anxiety/epidemiology , Depression/diagnosis , Depression/epidemiology , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prevalence , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
The aim of this study was an estimation of the sense of coherence in the group of patients suffering from alcohol dependence syndrom. The examined group consisted of 21 patients at the age from 21 to 53 years, treated in The II Department of Psychiatry in Tarnowskie Góry. The control group contained 24 healthy persons at the age from 21 to 44 years. The SOC-29 scale by Antonowsky was used in order to estimate the sense of coherence. SOC level was significantly lower in the group of patients drinking alcohol in comparison with healthy people but only in the group of men.
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Alcoholism/complications , Cognition Disorders/etiology , Stress, Psychological/etiology , Activities of Daily Living , Adaptation, Psychological , Adult , Alcoholism/psychology , Cognition Disorders/diagnosis , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Internal-External Control , Male , Middle Aged , Pilot Projects , Prospective Studies , Social Adjustment , Stress, Psychological/psychologyABSTRACT
An acute pancreatitis was induced in 20 Göttinger mini pigs by implantation of a T-tube and application of contrast medium. This process was demonstrated by laboratory and microscopic findings. Continuous infusion (n=11) of 2500 mcg somatostatin (GHIF) over 10 h showed a significant reduction of amylase and blood glucose level corresponding to the microscopic findings. The group of animals treated with somatostatin (GHIF) showed a ratio of 1:5 between necrotic and unaffected parenchymal tissues. By contrast, the histologic findings of the untreated group showed a ratio of 1:1. The investigations of blood glucose, gastrin and glucagon levels showed a rebound effect after ending the treatment with somatostatin.
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Pancreatitis/drug therapy , Somatostatin/therapeutic use , Acute Disease , Animals , SwineABSTRACT
Pancreatitis was produced in 29 mini-pigs by partial occlusion of the pancreatic duct; occlusion was performed by implanting a T-drain into the duct. Inflammatory changes were induced additionally by applying radiopaque material in excess. Acute and chronic pancreatitic lesions could be diagnosed by X-ray examination, evaluation of blood chemistry and by histology.
