The American journal of psychiatry
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In an attempt to surmount the problem of retrospectively establishing the childhood diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the authors constructed the 61-item Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS) for adults to use to describe their own childhood behavior. In this paper they present their initial data collection and evaluation of the instrument's validity. ⋯ The WURS is sensitive in identifying childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and may be useful in recognizing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in patients with ambiguous adult psychopathology.
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This study investigated reasons for missed psychiatric appointments, rescheduling of appointments, adverse outcomes, and the association of specific diagnoses and treatments with missed appointments. ⋯ Most patients quickly reschedule missed appointments, and those in more intensive treatments miss fewer appointments. Missed appointments for initial evaluation are not rescheduled most often. Patients in ongoing treatment who do not return may have histories of noncompliance with treatment. The high rate of rescheduling suggests that follow-up of patients who miss appointments should be a clinical decision rather than a routine policy.
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Letter Case Reports
Heroin withdrawal precipitated by nonmedical use of naltrexone.
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Letter Case Reports
Failed suicide or successful male genital self-amputation?