Chronic Disease - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Perceived need for mental health care among community-dwelling older adults.

7 Oct 2009 Only half of older adults with a mental disorder use mental health services, and little is known about the causes of perceived need for mental health care (MHC). We used logistic regression to examine relationships among depression, anxiety, chronic ... Read more...

Profiles of physical and psychological violence in childhood as a risk factor for poorer adult health: evidence from the 1995-2005 National Survey of Midlife in the United States.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE. This study examined linkages between physical and psychological violence in childhood from parents and three dimensions of adult health (self-rated health, functional limitations, chronic conditions). METHODS. Regression models were ... Read more...

Both happy and sad melodies modulate tonic human heat pain.

30 Aug 2009 The mechanism of music effects on pain perception remains to be elucidated. To determine which component (mood or valence) of music is more important in music-induced hypoalgesia, we compared the effects of 2 melodies with different moods (happy vs ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Chronic Disease - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Perceived need for mental health care among community-dwelling older adults. 7 Oct 2009
• Profiles of physical and psychological violence in childhood as a risk factor for poorer adult health: evidence from the 1995-2005 National Survey of Midlife in the United States. 29 Sep 2009
• Both happy and sad melodies modulate tonic human heat pain. 30 Aug 2009
• Patients as teachers, medical students as filmmakers: the video slam, a pilot study. 30 Aug 2009
• Discussing treatment preferences with patients who want "everything". 30 Aug 2009
• (Not) talking about sex: a systematic comparison of sexual impairment in women with systemic sclerosis and other chronic disease samples. 17 Aug 2009
• Health literacy and functional health status in Korean older adults. 30 Jul 2009
• Differences between individual and societal health state valuations: any link with personality? 30 Jul 2009
• The hidden toll of abuse. 30 Jul 2009
• [Chronically ill, a lifelong responsibility, regarded from 3 different perspectives. The quality of life aspect (2)] 30 Jul 2009
• Studying narrative-in-action in women with chronic rheumatic conditions. 30 Jul 2009
• Experiencing cancer in old age: a qualitative systematic review. 30 Jul 2009
• Mind and body management strategies for chronic pain and rheumatoid arthritis. 30 Jul 2009
• A predictive model of Health Related Quality of life of parents of chronically ill children: the importance of care-dependency of their child and their support system. 26 Jul 2009
• Effectiveness of a family-oriented rehabilitation program on the quality of life of parents of chronically ill children. 21 Jul 2009
• [Chronically ill, a lifelong responsibility, regarded from 3 different perspectives. Friedmann family and environment relevant nursing (1)] 29 Jun 2009
• Transition for adolescents with long-term conditions: event to process. 29 Jun 2009
• Journey into the unknown. 29 Jun 2009
• Serving others. 29 Jun 2009
• Trajectory of declines in physical activity in community-dwelling older women: social cognitive influences. 13 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Chronic Disease'

Definition: Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care. (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)

Descriptor UI: D002908

Alternative terms: Chronic Disease; Chronic Diseases; Disease, Chronic; Diseases, Chronic; Chronic Illness; Chronic Illnesses; Illness, Chronic; Illnesses, Chronic; Chronically Ill;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; drug therapy; economics; ethnology; epidemiology; mortality; nursing; prevention & control; psychology; rehabilitation; therapy;

Tree Number: C23.550.291.500;

Technical Notes: IM GEN only; usually NIM with specific dis IM; no qualif when NIM; Manual 23.16+