Aims: Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is one of the evidence-based treatments for depression. However, some patients high in self-criticism do not respond to CBT. Compassion-focused therapy (CFT) is featured in treating self-criticism and shame, and some trials have reported...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19206
Objective: We aimed to determine whether the variability in surveillance strategies after curative-intent primary treatment of ovarian cancer is related to practitioner age. Materials and Methods: The 943 members of The Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) were surveyed by conve...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16127
Aim: To investigate relationship between serum TSH and lipid parameters in subjects with different levels of TSH. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Clinical Biochemistry Department of Kasturba Medical College, Hospital Mangalore, between January 20...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/18858
Background: Natriuretic peptides have a vast array of different actions at numerous sites throughout the human body. There have been rapid advances in understanding their mechanism of action in recent years and this review aimed to collate all available information on this field...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19325
Bilateral inverted impacted third molar is a very rare incidence. Dearth of dental arch length and space are also considered as the chief cause for tooth impaction. Reviewing the literatures, mandibular third molar was the most frequently impacted tooth, followed by the maxillary...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17963
Aim: To describe the clinical management of three teeth with aberrant root canal morphology: a mandibular canine with two radicular canals, maxillary second premolar with three roots and root canals; and maxillary second molar with four roots and root canals, all of which are rar...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19059
Background: Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) comprises a wide spectrum of sleep-associated breathing abnormalities; those related to increase upper airway resistance include snoring, upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS) and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). This concept...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19026
Introduction: Medical students experience difficulty transferring what they have learned in the classroom into the clinical workplace. Learning environments based upon whole-task learning can help medical students to apply knowledge, skills and attitudes into their clinical pract...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19601
Introduction: Delirium is a common problem among elderly patients seen in the emergency department (ED). Under-diagnosis of delirium by the ED team is common and can have serious implications. In a previous study we found poor quality of cognitive assessment and no mention of de...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19443
Background: The role of Computed Tomography (CT) in the medical diagnosis of diseases has greatly expanded, despite the potential risk of cancer following exposures to ionising radiation (X-Ray) from this modality. This risk is particularly of great concern in children, who are m...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/18079
Objectives: We aim to report here a series of cases developing AKI after scorpion stings. Patients and Methods: During a period of 25 years that is; from January 1990- December 2014 all the patients coming to Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, with AKI after scorpion...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19611
Background: Conflict within the health team is a recognized problem known to hinder quality health care service delivery. In order to achieve the objective for which a hospital is set up, interactions between all members within a medical team must be conducted in such a way that...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15839
Purpose: Recently, purpose in life (PIL) drawn from existentialism and the concept of ikigai [meaning in his/her life] from Japanese classical literature have been recognized as effective ways to manage stress. PIL/ikigai is related to a function of the prefrontal lobe of the bra...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16758
Background: Hypertension is one of the common complications seen in pregnancies in the developing countries which contribute significantly to the maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Objective: The present study was undertaken to analyse the histomorphologic changes of the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17899
Background: Nurses can play a fundamental role in organizational learning being the largest group providing healthcare services; however, factors affecting their organizational learning are yet to be identified. Aims: To explore factors hindering organizational learnin...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19367