Examining the Second-Order Factor Structure of the Gender Minority Stress and Resilience Scale.

The gender minority stress and resilience (GMSR) theory and associated measure are widely utilized in research investigating the stress, resilience, and psychological health experiences of gender nonconforming (GNC) individuals. GMSR theory specifies that distal stress and proximal stress experiences adversely affect the psychological health of GNC individuals, while resilience factors help buffer against these deleterious impacts. Moreover, GMSR theory clearly specifies a second-order factor structure such that distal stress experiences are comprised of gender-based victimization, rejection, discrimination, and non-affirmation; proximal stress experiences are comprised of internalized transphobia, negative expectations for the future, and gender identity nondisclosure; and pride and community connectedness constitute resilience factors.

Transvesical NOTES: survival study in porcine model.

Background And Objectives: The optimal access route and method for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) has not been established. A transvesical approach, with its low rate of peritoneal contamination, is an effective clean portal of entry, but a safe urinary bladder closure has been a challenge. We developed a new technique for a safe, pure transvesical NOTES approach.

Topical gentamicin does not provide any additional anastomotic strength when combined with fibrin glue.

Background: We evaluated the effect of a combination of fibrin sealant and topical gentamicin on a colonic anastomosis in a rat model.

Methods: Partial anastomosis in the transverse colon was performed in 70 male Sprague-Dawley rats aged 6 to 10 weeks using 5 interrupted sutures. The rats were divided into 4 groups (control, gentamicin, fibrin glue, and combination).

Protective effect of methylprednisolone on warm ischemia-reperfusion injury in a cholestatic rat liver.

Background: Cholestasis has been identified as a risk factor for oxidative stress, and it potentially enhances after ischemic-reperfusion injury. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of methylprednisolone on warm ischemia-reperfusion injury in the presence of cholestasis.

Methods: A reversible cholestatic rat model was created.

Veteran interest in family involvement in PTSD treatment.

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Emotion regulation among individuals classified with and without generalized anxiety disorder.

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) has been conceptualized as being characterized by the experience of intense emotion, limited understanding of the emotional experience, poor ability to adaptively modulate emotions, and an aversive response to emotions [Mennin, D. S., Turk, C.

Completion hysterectomy after radiation therapy for bulky cervical cancer stages IB, IIA, and IIB: complications and survival rates.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess survival and morbidity when completion hysterectomy follows radiation for bulky cervical cancer.

Study Design: This was a retrospective observational descriptive review that assessed the survival and morbidity of patients with bulky cervical cancer that was treated with radiation followed by completion hysterectomy between 1993 and 2002. Chemotherapy, external beam radiation, and brachytherapy data were collected.