Quality of life among caregivers of individuals with affective disorders.

Objective: The aims of this study were as follows: 1. to assess the quality of life (QoL) of caregivers of individuals with affective disorders (major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder); 2. to compare QoL levels with those observed in caregivers of individuals with schizophrenia and in the general population; 3.

[Perception and use of an electronic medical record system by professionals of a public psychiatric hospital].

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the interest taken by the health care providers in the electronic medical file and its use within the quality improvement process.

Setting: Our institution is a 204-bed psychiatric hospital, employing 328 professionals and comprising three sectors: six units of complete hospitalisation (102 beds), one unit of week hospitalisation (15 beds), one unit of emergency (7 beds) and one unit of night hospitalisation (15 beds). Three extrahospital structures include the day hospitalisation (65 places), the medicopsychological centers (CMP) and the part-time therapeutic reception centers (CATTP) of the three sectors.

Assessment of psychiatric inpatient satisfaction: a systematic review of self-reported instruments.

Background: There is a growing concern about satisfaction with inpatient psychiatric services. There are currently numerous satisfaction instruments available to psychiatric inpatients, but little guidance on which among them to select.

Aims: To provide an overview of the psychometric properties and the content of satisfaction instruments available to psychiatric inpatients.

Occurrence of Dirofilaria immitis and tick-borne infections caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and Ehrlichia canis in domestic dogs in France: results of a countrywide serologic survey.

The occurrence of Dirofilaria immitis antigen and antibodies against tick-borne pathogens in French dogs has been analysed based on 1,050 blood samples. Serum samples of 919 dogs (group A) were sent for a variety of diagnostic investigations, further 131 dogs (group B) were tested for a tentative diagnosis of heartworm disease. All samples were tested for D.