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Self-mutilation of nose in schizophrenia

Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour, 2014
Self-mutilation is not a single clinical entity and occurs in various psychiatric syndromes. Major self-mutilation is rare and catastrophic complication of severe mental illness.
Divya Sharma, Swapnil Agrawal, Devendra K Sharma, Devendra K Vijayvergia   +3 more
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Catastrophic health expenditure due to hospitalisation for COVID-19 treatment in India: findings from a primary survey

BMC Research Notes, 2022
Objective The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread illness and a significant proportion of the infected required hospitalisation for treatment. People in developing countries like India were vulnerable to high hospitalisation costs.
Samir Garg, Kirtti Kumar Bebarta, Narayan Tripathi, C. Krishnendhu   +3 more
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Mindfulness and resilience: The experiences of global majority students in a mindfulness intervention Programme at a UK university

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Wellbeing in higher education (HE) in the United Kingdom has been increasingly prioritised for many institutions, with a growing demand for student support requests. There are various determinants in life that can influence mental health. As such, protected characteristics, including race, can indicate that students who are Black or Asian ...
Amy Bywater, Helen Keane
wiley   +1 more source

El Fondo de Protección contra Gastos Catastróficos: tendencia, evolución y operación Fund for Protection against Catastrophic Expenses

Salud Pública de México, 2011
OBJETIVO. Documentar los procesos operativos y de gestión del Fondo de Protección contra Gastos Catastróficos (FPGC), evolución y distribución del gasto y explorar semejanza entre padecimientos cubiertos y perfil epidemiológico.
Belkis Aracena-Genao, María Cecilia González-Robledo, Luz María González-Robledo, Lina Sofía Palacio-Mejía, Gustavo Nigenda-López   +4 more
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Healthcare seeking for chronic illness among adult slum dwellers in Bangladesh: A descriptive cross-sectional study in two urban settings.

PLoS ONE, 2020
IntroductionAccompanying rapid urbanization in Bangladesh are inequities in health and healthcare which are most visibly manifested in slums or low-income settlements.
Alayne M Adams, Rubana Islam, Sifat Shahana Yusuf, Anthony Panasci, Nancy Crowell   +4 more
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The impacts of biological invasions

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock, Teun Everts, Neil Angelo S. Abreo, Jamie Bojko, Victor Deklerck, James W. E. Dickey, Ana Clara S. Franco, Emili García‐Berthou, Stelios Katsanevakis, Natalia I. Kirichenko, Stefano Mammola, Martin A. Nuñez, Ben Parker, Riccardo Scalera, Ismael Soto, Diederik Strubbe, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Tim Adriaens, Paride Balzani, Dagmara Błońska, Elizabeta Briski, Rein Brys, Amy L. Burgess, James E. Byers, Carlos Cano‐Barbacil, Giuseppe Castaldelli, Jaimie T.A. Dick, Victoria Dominguez Almela, Romina D. Dimarco, Margarita Florencio, Antonín Kouba, Melina Kourantidou, Irmak Kurtul, Irene Martín‐Forés, Olivier Morissette, Julian D. Olden, Bruno E. Soares, Jakub Truszkowski, Hugo Verreycken, Marc Kenis, Ronaldo Sousa, J. Robert Britton   +42 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using the Black Scholes method for estimating high cost illness insurance premiums in Colombia

Innovar: Revista de Ciencias Administrativas y Sociales, 2009
This article applied the Black-Scholes option valuation formula to calculating high-cost illness reinsurance premiums in the Colombian health system. The coverage pattern used in reinsuring high-cost illnesses was replicated by means of a European call ...
Liliana Chicaíza, David Cabedo
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Comparison of two cash transfer strategies to prevent catastrophic costs for poor tuberculosis-affected households in low- and middle-income countries: An economic modelling study.

PLoS Medicine, 2017
BackgroundIllness-related costs for patients with tuberculosis (TB) ≥20% of pre-illness annual household income predict adverse treatment outcomes and have been termed "catastrophic." Social protection initiatives, including cash transfers, are endorsed ...
William E Rudgard, Carlton A Evans, Sedona Sweeney, Tom Wingfield, Knut Lönnroth, Draurio Barreira, Delia Boccia   +6 more
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Out-of-Pocket Expenditure in Hypertension Related Care in India: Estimates from National Sample Survey 2017-18

Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 2023
Background: Studies estimating treatment cost associated with hypertension care in the Indian context are limited and show considerable variations. Objective: To estimate the extent of out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) for hypertension care at the ...
Subramania Raju Rajasulochana, Parthibane S, Saravanan E, Mathan Kumar, Jeyanthi E, Anurag Gola, Sitanshu Sekhar Kar   +6 more
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Exploring Bankruptcy Attorneys' Experiences With Clients Exhibiting Suicidality: Challenges and Recommendations for Suicide Prevention

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Bankruptcy and financial distress commonly precipitate suicidal crises, putting bankruptcy attorneys in potentially difficult situations with clients. This qualitative study explored attorneys' experiences with clients' risk for suicide and attorneys' recommendations for suicide prevention.
John R. Blosnich, Jeanne M. Ward, Melissa Perkins, Marissa Ding, Susan De Luca   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source