[Psycho-affective problems associated with retinitis pigmentosa].

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to identify psychological problems in patients with retinitis pigmentosa.

Material And Methods: Nine hundred and seventy patients completed a questionnaire on mental symptoms, The Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI). The responses of these patients were compared with those of a validated control population.

[Evaluation of well-being of hypertensive subjects before and after treatment].

Objectives: This study was conducted to assess the psychological and social well-being of hypertensive patients before and after treatment.

Methods: Subjects studied comprised three groups including 1500 with well controlled hypertension according to the definition of the World Health Organisation (systolic < 140 and diastolic < 90 mmHg), 1500 subjects with treated but uncontrolled hypertension and 500 subjects with hypertension who had not yet received any treatment. Well-being was assessed using a previously validated self-administered scale.