Treatment of Hypothyroidism by Age and Sex in the United States: A NHANES and Optum Claims Data Analysis.

Objective: Recent data using NHANES and Optum Claims data (OCD) showed an increase in primary hypothyroidism (HT) prevalence in the United States following the 2002 NHANES III report. Using these data, we characterized treatment patterns of overt HT (OHT) in the United States.

Methods: Data on adults with OHT were collected from NHANES (2009-2012) and OCD (2012-2019).

A time-course prediction model of global COVID-19 mortality.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused over 6 million deaths worldwide and is a significant cause of mortality. Mortality dynamics vary significantly by country due to pathogen, host, social and environmental factors, in addition to vaccination and treatments. However, there is limited data on the relative contribution of different explanatory variables, which may explain changes in mortality over time.

Hypothyroidism Prevalence in the United States: A Retrospective Study Combining National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and Claims Data, 2009-2019.

Previous estimates determined prevalence of hypothyroidism (HT) to be 4.6% of the US population. This study aimed to update estimates of HT prevalence in the United States by retrospective analysis of 2 datasets.

Expert reasoning in psychotherapy case formulation.

Therapist reasoning in case formulation construction was investigated. Sixty-five psychodynamic or cognitive-behavioral therapists classified as experts, experienced, or novices generated "think aloud" formulations based on six standardized vignettes. Formulations were reliably transcribed, segmented into idea units, and content coded.

Measurement of combat exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder, and life stress among Vietnam combat veterans.

Two scales developed to assess combat exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder symptomatology in Vietnam veterans displayed very high reliability. High levels of posttraumatic stress disorder were associated with more current life stresses and other standardized indices of dysphoria.

The behavior of the child with cleft lip and palate as perceived by parents and teachers.

Fifty-eight pairs of parents of cleft lip/palate children, and fifty-eight classroom teachers of the children rated the child's behavior along four dimensions: conduct, personality, inadequacy-immaturity, and socialized delinquency. Results indicated that mothers and fathers rated conduct problems, personality problems, and socialized delinquency problems to change as a function of the child's age. There were no significant differences between mothers' and fathers' ratings of behavior: however, teacher ratings differed significantly from the parents.

Social ratings of children with cleft lip by school peers.

A group of 78 students from the second, third, and fourth grades rated color slides of 3 children with bilateral cleft lip, 3 children with unilateral cleft lip and 3 children with normal facial features on 15 independent semantic differential variables. Results indicated that children with cleft lip were viewed more negatively than the nonclefted children. The bilateral cleft lip group was rated more negatively than the unilateral cleft lip group on approximately half of the adjectival scales.

Understanding death, dying, and the critically ill: a concern for speech-language pathologists.

The purpose of this article is to familiarize the speech-language pathologist with the behaviors that critically and terminally ill persons demonstrate. To work effectively with these groups of individuals, it appears essential that the clinician know the dynamics of the psychological stages associated with physical crisis, disability, death, and dying. This information is becoming more relevant to the speech-language pathologist, particularly as his/her role as a member of a rehabilitation team providing direct services to the aged expands.