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Willingness to forgive: relationships with mood, anxiety and severity of symptoms
- Authors:
- RYAN Rita B., KUMAR V. K.
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Religion and Culture, 8(1), March 2005, pp.13-16.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The Willingness to Forgive Scale (WFS) was correlated with the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and the Global Severity Index (GSI) of the Brief Symptom Inventory. Participants were 45 male and 55 female outpatients being treated for affective and anxiety disorders. No gender differences (a = 0.05) were found on the aforementioned instruments. In the females, the WFS was not correlated with any of the three scales. In the males, the WFS was significantly correlated ( r = -0.38, p = 0.009) with the BAI scores, marginally correlated ( r = -0.29, p = 0.052) with the GSI, but not correlated with the BDI-II scores. That anxiety and symptom severity were related to willingness to forgive in males, but not in females, is a finding difficult to explain but worth exploring in future research.
Advance directives
- Author:
- PARSONS Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 3(10), June 2000, p.351.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
A solicitor describes, with a case history, how advance directives, although not completely binding, can be used to state treatment preferences should you lose decision-making capacity.
Psychosocial issues near the end of life
- Authors:
- WERTH J. L., GORDON J. R., JOHNSON JR
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 6(4), November 2002, pp.402-412.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
End-of-life care has received increasing attention in the last decade; however, the focus continues to be on the physical aspects of suffering and care to the virtual exclusion of psychosocial areas. This paper provides an overview of the literature on the intra- and interpersonal aspects of dying, including the effects that psychosocial variables have on end-of-life decision-making; common diagnosable mental disorders (clinical depression, delirium); other types of personal considerations (autonomy/control, grief); and interpersonal/environmental issues (cultural factors, financial variables). Six roles that qualified mental health professionals can play (advocate, counselor, educator, evaluator, multidisciplinary team member, and researcher) are also outlined.
Shock treatment
- Author:
- THOMPSON Audrey
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.6.96, 1996, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Doctors can force electric shock therapy on psychiatric patients, but a court judgment makes inroads on what many regard as excessive powers, reports the author.