产后抑郁症患者的述情障碍与抑郁症状的相关分析

目的探讨产后抑郁症患者的述情障碍与抑郁症状的相关性。方法采用汉密尔顿抑郁量表17项版本(HAMD-17)和多伦多述情障碍量表20项(TAS-20)对60例产后抑郁症患者和60例健康产妇进行评定。结果①产后抑郁症组患者TAS-20总分及3个因子分评分显著高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(t=31.294,21.450,10.006,26.053;P<0.01;);②TAS-20总分及3个因子分与HAMD-17总分、焦虑/躯体化因子(Hf1)、体重因子(Hf2)、认知障碍因子(Hf3)、阻滞因子(Hf4)呈显著正相关(r=0.273～0.638,P<0.01或0.05);睡眠障碍因子(Hf5)与TAS-20总分和3个因子分相关均不显著(r=-0.141～0.030,P>0.05)。结论产后抑郁症患者存在着明显的述情障碍;述情障碍与抑郁症状的严重程度呈显著正相关,产后抑郁症患者的述情障碍与抑郁症状相互影响;有述情障碍的产后抑郁症患者的功能性躯体不适症状更突出。     

Selective Retreatment and Sinus Lift: An Alternative Approach to Surgically Manage the Palatal Roots of Maxillary Molars

Endodontic microsurgery on the palatal root of maxillary molars presents a clinical challenge because of the root position and approximation from the maxillary sinus floor. Attempting a buccal or a palatal approach to address the root is associated with limited accessibility and visibility as well as the risk of injury to the maxillary sinus membrane and/or the greater palatine nerves and vessels. If all the maxillary molar roots require surgical intervention, two flaps may even be needed, which can make the procedure technically more difficult and lengthier. This case report presents 2 clinical cases in which apicoectomy was needed on the palatal roots of maxillary molars. The treatment includes selective nonsurgical retreatment of the palatal root and obturation using a root repair material followed by a surgical intervention from a buccal approach to treat the buccal roots, sinus lift using piezosurgery, and root resection of the palatal root. The approach was successful in both cases without any untoward events. We monitored the radiographic changes using cone-beam computed tomographic imaging immediately after the surgery and at multiple follow-up appointments. The cone-beam computed tomographic images revealed healing of the periapical disease around all the roots up to 14 and 24 months and apical repositioning of the maxillary sinus floor.     

Development of a protocol for assessment of suicide risk in patients with head and neck cancer

Head and neck cancer (HNC) is the 7^th most prevalent cancer globally, with an increasing incidence in recent years which is expected to continue. For many patients, the experience of receiving a diagnosis of HNC and subsequent treatment is disturbing and traumatic. Evidence suggests that HNC patients have a significantly increased risk of suicide compared with other cancer patients and the general population. Multiple social and medical factors may increase suicide risk in an individual, and include smoking and alcohol misuse. Given the elevated rate of suicide among HNC patients it is prudent to routinely assess patients for suicidal ideation to prevent unnecessary deaths by suicide. However, to the authors’ knowledge, such assessments are not undertaken in most centres. This article describes the development of a suicide risk assessment protocol proposed for use in HNC patients in a major University Teaching Hospital in Leeds. The basic structure of this protocol could easily be adopted to other centres.     

Comparison of speech outcomes using type 2b intravelar veloplasty or furlow double-opposing Z plasty for soft palate repair of patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate

BackgroundThe aim of this study is to compare speech outcomes, fistula rates, and rates of secondary speech surgeries after palatoplasty using Furlow palatoplasty or type 2b intravelar veloplasty for soft palate repair.Patients and methodsPatients with unilateral cleft lip and palate who had either Furlow palatoplasty or intravelar veloplasty for soft palate repair were retrospectively evaluated for demographic and perioperative variables and speech outcomes. Fistula rate, secondary surgical intervention for improved speech results, and findings of speech assessment were further reviewed for the patients who met the inclusion criteria.ResultsA total of 76 patients, 36 in the Furlow palatoplasty group and 40 in the intravelar veloplasty group, were included in the study. In the speech assessment, nasalance values were statistically similar between the two groups. Also, there was no statistically significant difference between the groups in velopharyngeal motility (p = 0.103). The total rates of secondary surgeries and fistula were statistically similar between the groups (p = 0.347 and 0.105, respectively).ConclusionThe similar outcomes of speech and surgical evaluation between the two groups make the surgeon's preference determinant in the selection of the surgical technique for soft palate repair.     

Validity of the combined use of two esthetic rating systems,the infant index and 5-point aesthetic index,for pre- and postsurgical evaluation of cleft lip repair

ObjectiveThe present study was designed to investigate the usefulness of combining two different ordinal scaling indices, infant index (I–I) and 5-point aesthetic index (5-PAI), for the assessment and prediction of esthetic outcome of primary lip repair for patients with unilateral cleft lip.Materials and methodsThe nasolabial appearance of the patients was evaluated before primary lip repair and at 5 years of age using cropped facial photographs with frontal and oblique views. The I–I and 5-PAI employ expanded reference photographs and objective esthetic variables for judgment.ResultsThe inter- and intrarater Kappa values of both I–I and 5-PAI demonstrated good to very good agreement (range: 0.74–0.84 for I–I and 0.62–0.77 for 5-PAI). Furthermore, both the declination of the columella and the deformity of the alar cartilage in I–I showed a correlation with nasal rating score of 5-PAI and were identified as predictable independent parameters (declination of the columella: Rs = 0.37, P = 0.04; deformity of the alar cartilage: Rs = 0.35, P = 0.02).ConclusionThe combined use of I–I and 5-PAI with expanded reference photographs and objective variables could be useful for obtaining greater accuracy of the esthetic assessment and predicting postsurgical nasolabial esthetics at infancy.     

Comparison of self-report and performance-based measures of everyday functioning in individuals with schizophrenia: implications for measure selection

Introduction. Both self-report and performance-based measures are often used in assessment of everyday functioning for individuals with schizophrenia. However, there is little evidence of overlap between them, and there are no established standards for which measures might be most appropriate. In order to better understand differences among these types of measures, we examined relationships between a self-report and two performance-based measures of everyday functioning. We also examined their patterns of interrelationships to neurocognition and psychiatric symptoms.

Methods. Participants were 71 outpatients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder. Measures of everyday functioning (Independent Living Skill Survey-Self Report (ILSS-SR); University of California San Diego Performance-based Skills Assessment; and Medication Management Ability Assessment), cognition and psychiatric symptoms were administered. Correlation analyses were conducted to examine the relationships among the functioning measures, and their relationships to cognition and symptoms. Regression analyses further examined the unique contributions of neurocognitive and symptom variables to functional measures.

Results. Consistent with the literature, the two performance-based measures were related to each other, but not to the self-report measure. Whereas the performance-based measures were related to neurocognition but not to the psychiatric symptoms, the opposite pattern was observed for the self-report measure.

Conclusions. The pattern of interrelationships among these self-report and performance-based measures suggests that they tap different aspects of everyday functioning. This has important implications for measure selection, particularly for evaluating intervention outcomes. When targeting symptoms, a self-report measure like the ILSS-SR may be more appropriate, whereas a performance-based measure may be more sensitive to functional changes subsequent to treatments targeting cognition.