Use of emergency departments by the elderly in rural areas.

Sparse information is available concerning use of emergency departments (EDs) by the elderly in rural areas. We reviewed records of all patients seeking care at EDs of three rural hospitals during 7 days in October 1991. We found that elderly people did not use EDs in proportion to their numbers in the community (15.

Religious life of narcotic addicts.

Because of the unstructured life-style of most narcotic addicts, we have inquired into the religious and social backgrounds and experiences of a group of narcotic addicts. It was observed that the subjects' parents were far less involved in religious practices than were a group of parents of nonaddicts. The addicts' fathers were found to be frequently absent from the home and uninvolved in the addicts' early religious training.

A study in the management of anxiety with lorazepam.

A four-week double-blind comparison between lorazepam and placebo involving 60 patients with anxiety revealed that lorazepam in a mean dose of approximately 3 mg on a b.i.d.