A new self-rating scale for depression and anxiety states based on the Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale

Self-assessment scales have long been used in psychiatric research even if their validity has often been questioned, one reason being poor the concordance of expert ratings. In clinical practice the use of rating scales is restricted, since they are considered to be time-consuming and perhaps even to disrupt the clinician's rapport with the patient. In the present study, a self-assessment scale, the CPRS Self-rating Scale for Affective Syndromes (CPRS-S-A), was constructed by re-phrasing in a self-rating format 19 items from the original Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale (CPRS) and covering depression, anxiety and obsessional symptoms. In a group of 30 patients with depression syndromes and anxiety syndromes, the CPRS-S-A and the original CPRS were both used on 2 occasions. The patient's Global Assessment of Functioning scores ranged from 30 to 76 (mean 58), which suggests a moderate severity of illness, as does the fact that the majority were outpatients. There was a high degree of concordance between the instruments for most items and for the scores on the subscales for both diagnostic groups (i.e., the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale and the Brief Anxiety Scale, which are both subscales drawn from the CPRS). The time taken to complete the CPRS-S-A varied from 5 to 30 min (mean 19 min for depressive and 16 min for anxiety patients on the first occasion, 13 min for both groups on the second), and the self-rating procedure was readily accepted by both groups of patients. The CPRS-S-A would thus seem to be a promising instrument for quantitative rating of symptoms in ambulatory patients, both in clinical practice and in research.     

福欣康林与维生素B12治疗糖尿病周围神经病变的疗效比较

2型糖尿病伴糖尿病肾病患者应用福欣康林（46例）和维生素B12（46例）治疗4周。福欣康林改善自发性疼痛、肢体麻木、神经反射和神经传导速度的好转率均明显高于维生素B12且未引起明显的不良反应。     

Salivary gland 99mTc-scintigraphy: a grading scale and correlation with major salivary gland flow rates

Sequential salivary gland scintigraphy with 99mTc-technetium pertechnetate (Tc-99) is a safe, minimally invasive test for study of major salivary glands. However, its relationship to salivary function has not been investigated in detail. We have investigated the relationship between major salivary gland flow rates and Tc-99 scans and developed a new rating scale using scans of a control group with normal salivary function. Salivary flow rates and Tc-99 scans were obtained from healthy, non-medicated subjects (n = 33) and from xerostomic patients (n = 22). There were significant differences between the groups for salivary flow rates and Tc-99 ratings. Significant correlations were found between salivary flow rates and Tc-99 ratings in the control and xerostomic groups. The Tc-99 rating scale proved reliable in assessing salivary dysfunction, and showed a high inter-examiner correlation. These results demonstrate the usefulness of salivary gland scintigraphy in assessing major salivary gland flow rates and the utility of a new rating scale.     

Separation discrimination with embedded targets

Previous research has shown that separation discrimination thresholds are independent of the internal spatial scale (local spatial frequency) of the targets whose separation is being judged. The experiments reported here tested the generality of this conclusion for separation discrimination of targets that were embedded in an array of identical objects, where crowding could enhance the importance of the scale at which the individual target locations are encoded. No effect of the local spatial scale of the targets was found under these conditions.     

人白细胞介素12双亚基共表达真核载体的构建

目的 :为满足基因治疗的需要构建人白细胞介素 12 (hIL 12 )双亚基共表达质粒。方法 :先从人胚肾组织的逆转录产物中用PCR方法扩增出它的两个亚基P4 0 和P3 5的cDNA全长 ,分别克隆入真核表达载体pcDNA3.1(+/ )中构建单亚基质粒———P(+) /P4 0 和P( ) /P3 5,然后再将二者串联克隆入真核表达载体 pcDNA3.1(+)中得到P(+) /IL 12质粒。脂质体转染HepG2后 2 4,48hELISA检测细胞培养上清内hIL 12蛋白质表达。结果 :P(+) /IL 12质粒经酶切和测序证明两亚基连接方向正确 ,序列无突变 ;ELISA检测细胞上清结果证实可表达hIL 12蛋白质。结论 :成功构建P4 0 和P3 5双亚基真核共表达质粒———P(+) /IL 12 ,为模拟hIL 12生理表达方式 ,简化hIL 12基因治疗操作奠定了基础。     

饲料中添加钴、维生素B12对羔羊生长的影响

选用产期接近的3月龄小尾寒羊30只,随机分为二组(试验Ⅰ、试验Ⅱ),每组15只。试验Ⅰ饲喂本场加工的羔羊精饲料,试验Ⅱ饲喂本场加工的羔羊精饲料基础上,每公斤饲料中分别添加钴0.4mg和维生素B120.30mg,试验结果表明:试验Ⅰ与试验Ⅱ日增重相比差异极显著(P<0.01)。     

Scales of depression,ill-being and the quality of life—is there any difference? An assay in taxonomy

The application of a model based on the three time dimensions of past, present and future can be used to generate an alternative taxonomy for the classification of depression, ill-being and quality of life. In relation to time, depression can be defined as the passage from a healthy past to a painful present, ill-being as the painful present of the individual and the quality of life (QOL) as the degree to which the subject's present life is commensurate with his aspirations. Such an approach opens up conceptual and methodological areas of research which will allow the construction of a new type of scale. Depression scales should be constructed with two time dimensions: past and present; ill-being scales only refer to the present and QOL scales should have two time dimensions: present and future. It would be possible to combine these three scales into a single scale with three dimensions. Such a scale would enable depression and ill-being to be quantified, accurately diagnosed and monitored. The relative importance of principal symptoms could be assessed, facilitating the choice of therapy and follow-up methods.     

Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid Vitamin B12 Levels in Demented Patients with CH3—B12 Treatment—Preliminary Study—

Abstract: The vitamin B12 (VB12) parameter was studied in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 14 demented patients. Eleven of these patients were in a state of dementia of the degenerative type such as Alzheimer's disease, senile dementia and Pick's disease. The serum VB12 concentration in all the patients was within normal limits, I.e. 500–1,300 pg/ml. There was no significant difference between the CSF-VBl2 levels and the severity of dementia. The serum and CSF-VB12 levels of the demented patients did not show any significant elevation after the oral administration of CH3–Bl2, 2 mg per day. On the other hand, there was a marked elevation of both the serum and CSF-VB12 after an oral medication (2 mg per day) plus intramuscular administrations (500 μg per day). These results confirm that the intramuscular administration of CH3–B12 is an effective way to get a higher value of the serum and CSF-VB12 levels.     

Conners教师评定量表的中国城市常模和信度研究

目的　建立Conners教师评定量表 (TRS)的中国城市常模 ,并对其进行信度检验。方法　在全国 14个城市对 35 76名儿童年进行Conners教师量表的评定 ,对其中 4 0名儿童间隔二周进行重测。结果　TRS各条目分与量表总评分之间的相关系数在 0 2 6 5～ 0 6 89;总问卷Cronbachα系数为 0 94 1,Spearman brown分半信度为 0 896 ,间隔二周量表总分的重测相关系数为 0 5 4 4 ,4个因子的重测相关系数在 0 391～ 0 6 71(P <0 0 1)。结论　Conners教师评定量表的中国城市常模符合我国国情 ,具有良好的信度 ,值得推广和应用。