Background: Visual analog scales (VAS) and numeric analog scales (NAS) are used to assess post-operative pain, COND but few studies indicate their usefulness in rural illiterate population in India.Aims: This study was designed to 1) Compare the impact of literacy on the ability to indicate pain rating on VAS and NAS in post-operative rural patient
The European countries have Timotion cable a long history of exposure to large-scale trauma.In the early 1990s the increasing awareness of the consequences of trauma within the mental health community led to the foundation of local societies for psychotraumatology across Europe and the European Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS), which cel
Previously, using fMRI, we demonstrated lower connectivity between right anterior superior temporal (ATL) and anterior subgenual cingulate (SCC) regions while patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) experience guilt.This neural signature was detected despite symptomatic remission which suggested a putative role in vulnerability.This randomise
Background: Questionnaires are widely used to assess the mental health status of refugees, whereas their construct validity largely remains unexplored.Objective: This study examined the construct validity of two widely-used instruments for the assessment of PTSD symptoms (Harvard Trauma Questionnaire [HTQ]; 16 items) and symptoms of anxiety and dep