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Stigma of Mental Illness as Cause of Divorce in Byzantium [PDF]
, 2009 In Byzantium mentally ill persons were stigmatized, despite the fact that they could live normally. This stigma consisted a very serious problem not only for the patients themselves, but also for their families.Through the legislation of the Byzantine ...
Athanassia Nestor +2 more
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Life‐Threatening Bradycardia in Anti‐NMDA‐Receptor Encephalitis and a Novel Use for Permanent Pacing
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Pediatric anti‐NMDA receptor encephalitis (pNMDARE) is an autoantibody‐mediated disorder that can cause severe autonomic dysfunction, including symptomatic bradycardia and asystole. Dysautonomia can last for years, making it very challenging to manage.
Sarah Tucker +9 more
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Daily Hassles of Persons With Severe Mental Illness [PDF]
Psychiatric Services, 1993 Deinstitutionalization drastically changed the living environment of persons with severe mental illness. Although state hospital settings met all safety and physical needs, they were often dehumanizing ( 1). Since the exodus from state hospitals, little attention has been given to the formen patient’s life situation.
S P, Segal, D J, VanderVoort
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Guilty By Reason of Insanity: Unforeseen Consequences of California\u27s Deinstitutionalization Policy [PDF]
, 2015 Beginning with the passage of the Lanterman-Petris- Short Act in 1969, deinstitutionalization in California has had a devastating effect on the mentally ill.
Rushforth, Jen
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective People with epilepsy (PWE) may experience cognitive deficits but fail to undergo formal evaluation. This study compares cognitive status between PWE and healthy controls in the West African Republic of Guinea. Methods A cross‐sectional, case–control study was conducted in sequential recruitment phases (July 2024–July 2025) at Ignace ...
Maya L. Mastick +14 more
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Deviancy, Dependency, and Disability: The Forgotten History of Eugenics and Mass Incarceration [PDF]
, 2015 Three widely discussed explanations of the punitive carceral state are racism, harsh drug laws, and prosecutorial overreach. These three narratives, however, only partially explain how our correctional system expanded to its current overcrowded state ...
Riseby, Emil, Svensson, Alexander
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Variably Protease‐Sensitive Prionopathy: Two New Cases With Motor Neuron‐Dementia Syndrome
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We describe two patients with variably protease‐sensitive prionopathy (VPSPr) who developed progressive upper motor neuron symptoms, insomnia, behavioral and cognitive decline, compatible with primary lateral sclerosis associated with frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
María Elena Erro +10 more
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Archives of Mental Health, 2010 Background: The psychological morbidity of family members of mentally ill is generally overlooked. This study focuses on the psychological morbidity in family members. Aim: To study psychological morbidity and coping mechanisms used by the family members
P Prasad +4 more
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Applying an Ethical Lens to the Treatment of People With Multiple Sclerosis
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The practice of neurology requires an understanding of clinical ethics for decision‐making. In multiple sclerosis (MS) care, there are a wide range of ethical considerations that may arise. These involve shared decision‐making around selection of a disease‐modifying therapy (DMT), risks and benefits of well‐studied medications in comparison to
Methma Udawatta, Farrah J. Mateen
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Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2019 Background: There are an increasing number of studies on the subjective experience of stigma amongst mentally ill persons but still few coming from Asian countries, and very few from Nepal.
Sandhya Shrestha
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