Bowlby has suggested that attachment behavior is not restricted to early childhood but can remain valid through the life span. This study was designed to test whether recall of parental rearing (Parental Bonding Instrument) and perception of marital relationship (Dyadic Adjustment Scale) is significantly different between 2 groups of women: one with non-bipolar depressive disorder (DSM-III-R) compared with another (control) of healthy women from a primary practice setting. We also examined the hypothesis that exposure to dysfunctional parenting is associated with negative intimate relationships in adulthood. Our results partially support these hypotheses. We discuss the significance of these findings in the prevention and treatment of depressive disorders.
Our descriptive study focused on the assessment of ‘transitions’ (stable changes in the predominant route of administration) in 104 heroin users seeking treatment in a Spanish Day Centre. We employed a short version of the Drug Transitions Study adding items on the influence of various variables on the current method of use, impact of AIDS, and the use of cocaine. 45.2% of the individuals made transitions, a result not far from the British Drug Transitions Study, which found 39% transitions. The route of administration of heroin is not a static phenomenon, furthermore it does not progress through a sequential pattern to parental routes. The most valued item determining the choice of the current route of use was ‘achieving a better high’. Fear of contracting an HIV infection was second.
IntroductionPeople with schizophrenia die about 15–20 years earlier than the general population. A constellation of factors contributes to this gap in life expectancy: side effects of psychotropic drugs, unhealthy lifestyles (inactivity, unhealthy diet) and inequality in the provision of healthcare services. This is a topic of main importance, which requires constant update and synthesis of the literature. The aim of this review is to explore the evidence of physical comorbidity and use of healthcare services in people with schizophrenia.Methods and analysisWe will conduct a systematic literature search in the databases PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, PsycINFO and Cochrane Library, Proquest Health Research Premium Collection, in order to identify studies that answer to our research question: Are patients with schizophrenia different from the non-psychiatric population in terms of physical comorbidity and use of healthcare services? Two authors will independently review the studies and extract the data.Ethics and disseminationThis study does not include human or animal subjects. Thus, ethics considerations are not applicable. Dissemination plans include publications in peer-reviewed journals and discussion of results in psychiatric congresses.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42020139972.
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