Counseling implications in a client's choice of anesthesia during a first or repeat abortion.

Deciding to have an abortion is a process that causes most women a great deal of distress. This study addresses the question of whether a difference exists in psychological distress between women having abortions under local and general anesthesia. A two-factor analysis of variance design was utilized.

What really happened? Incidence and factor assessment of abused children and adolescents.

Abuse of children and adolescents is a societal problem. If health-care providers are to intervene adequately in abuse, they must identify the occurrence, elicit all pertinent information surrounding the abuse and the patient's response, and integrate pertinent abuse issues in the overall treatment plan for the patient. This study has conclusively demonstrated the failure of health-care providers to assess and plan treatment based on the comprehensive documentation of sexual and physical abuse factors.

Case study analysis of pseudocyesis: consideration of the diagnosis of child sexual abuse.

Pseudocyesis is a condition in which an individual has the symptoms of true pregnancy and believes that he or she is pregnant, but pregnancy does not exist. Pseudocyesis is not confined to one nationality, race, social class or sex, and clinicians may encounter this condition in practice. Physiologic, psychodynamic and social components of pseudocyesis are described.

Health problems in the extraterrestrial environment.

Space travel imposes unique stress on humans. Through a review of the literature, psychophysiologic alterations associated with space flight are identified. A role for space nursing is proposed.