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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by Thomson Gale on March 15, 2007. The length of the article is 483 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: CT better than x-rays for diagnosis of high-risk cervical spine injury.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)
Author: Michele G. Sullivan
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 15, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 37Issue: 6Page: 31(1)

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This digital document is a journal article from Journal of Anxiety Disorders, published by Elsevier in 2007. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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The inclusion of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in DSM-III in 1980 represented a paradigm shift in the conceptualisation of post-trauma illness. Hitherto, a normal psychological reaction to a terrifying event was considered short-term and reversible. Long-term effects, characterized as ''traumatic neurosis'', were regarded as abnormal. Enduring symptoms were explained in terms of hereditary predisposition, early maladaptive experiences or a pre-existing psychiatric disorder. The event served merely as a trigger to something that existed or was waiting to emerge. Secondary gain, the benefits often but not solely financial that a person derived as a result of being ill, was considered the principal cause of any observed failure to recover. The recognition of PTSD reflected a diversion from the role of the group, in particular the ''herd instinct'', towards a greater appreciation of the individual's experience. From being the responsibility of the subject, traumatic illness became an external imposition and possibly a universal response to a terrifying and unexpected event. This shift from predisposition to the characteristics of the event itself reduced guilt and blame, while the undermining of secondary gain made it easier to award financial compensation. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on February 15, 2005. The length of the article is 1555 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Total disk replacement offers relief, challenges.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)(DePuy Spine Inc.'s Charite artificial spinal disk)
Author: Patrice Wendling
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 15, 2005
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 35Issue: 4Page: 67(1)

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