Alternative Use of Femoral Compression System in Palliative Care: A Case Report.

Terminal hemorrhage, although relatively rare, presents a significant challenge in palliative care, necessitating effective management strategies to alleviate distress in patients and their families. This report presents the case of a 77-year-old woman with advanced vulvar squamous cell carcinoma. The patient had ulcerated groin metastases that had affected the nerve and vasculature of her left leg.

Predictors of obsessive-compulsive symptomology: mind wandering about the past and future.

Purpose: Obsessive and compulsive tendencies are known to occur in the general population and involve worry around specific concerns (obsessions) and an urge to resolve the concern with thoughts or behaviours (compulsions). Spontaneous, but not deliberate, mind wandering experiences (when attention turns to internal mentation), have been found to predict obsessive- compulsive tendencies [Seli, P., Risko, E.

Ethical behaviors of psychologists: changes since 1987.

Licensed psychologists (n = 92) in Illinois were surveyed regarding the frequency with which they engage in 82 behaviors of varying ethical appropriateness. For about one-third of the behaviors studied, results differed significantly from a similar national survey published in 1987, such that the current sample reported never engaging in the behavior more frequently than did the previous sample. These differences may be due to increased involvement of managed care in professional practice, the revised ethical code, or regional or sampling factors.