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Se da una alta incidencia de los trastornos de personalidad en esquizofrenia, aunque los estudios realizados no han encontrado una prevalencia clara de ningún trastorno en concreto. Tampoco se han llegado a conclusiones claras sobre la relación entre los trastornos de personalidad y los síntomas positivos y negativos. Este trabajo valora la presencia de trastornos […]
…El objetivo de la presente investigación es determinar la afectación cognitiva de pacientes con esclerosis múltiple (EM) en estadios iniciales de la enfermedad y estudiar si el estado de ánimo y las variables demográficas y clínicas diferencian a los pacientes con alteraciones cognitivas de los pacientes preservados. Participaron 52 pacientes con EM remitente-recurrente y leve […]
…Se estudian la situación y las perspectivas demográficas en España, las consecuencias sociales de los cambios demográficos, analizándose los efectos económicos de estos cambios y las implicaciones para el sector público en el ámbito de las pensiones, la educación y la fiscalidad; terminando con un análisis de futuro. Resumen recogido de la Revista de Trabajo […]
…With the increasing aging population, the number of veterans presenting with dual sensory impairment (DSI) (vision and hearing impairments) will increase. This study determined the prevalence and clinical characteristics of DSI in a veteran population receiving healthcare from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). A retrospective review was conducted on 400 charts randomly selected from […]
…Objectives: To quantify the incidence of child sexual abuse allegations referred to a forensic examination centre; to identify possible risk factors predisposing children to sexual abuse by measuring their prevalence among the complainant population. Methodology: The records of children involved in sexual abuse allegations presenting over a 12 month period were reviewed retrospectively. Demographic data […]
…Purpose: Demographic changes are increasing the number of older adults with combined age-related vision and hearing loss, while medical advances increase the survival probability of children with congenital dual (or multiple) impairments due to pre-maturity or rare hereditary diseases. Rehabilitation services for these populations are highly in demand since traditional uni-sensory rehabilitation approaches using the […]
…Background: Explanations for associations found between sensory and cognitive function remain unclear. Objective: To assess in an older Australian population: (1) the correlation between sensory and cognitive function across groups with a narrow age range; (2) any independent association between sensory and cognitive impairment. Methods: We examined 3,509 non-institutionalised residents aged 50+ years in the […]
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