RESUMEN: El objetivo del estudio fue categorizar el riesgo a sufrir enfermedades cardiometabólica... more RESUMEN: El objetivo del estudio fue categorizar el riesgo a sufrir enfermedades cardiometabólicas a partir del uso de biomarcadores del metabolismo de los lípidos y proteínas en estudiantes deportistas o sedentarios de la Universidad Central de ...
One hundred fifty Spanish speaking/surnamed workers injured in industrial accidents in the Los An... more One hundred fifty Spanish speaking/surnamed workers injured in industrial accidents in the Los Angeles area were assessed through 1/2-hour individual psychiatric evaluations. Most were first-generation Mexican American males with little formal education and an agrarian background who had worked at unskilled jobs prior to their injuries. The most common physical disorders were back injuries and traumnatic amputations. The most common psychological symptoms were anxiety and depression. A smaller sample (50 subjects) underwent subsequent psychiatric treatment, the course of which is described. While some success was achieved in weaning subjects from use of narcotic pain killers anid relief of psychological symptoms like anxiety, a major finding was that the physical and psychiatric disorders should never have occurred. Use of faulty and dangerous equipment was apparently very often responsible for the physical injuries. Psychological disturbances were largely stress-related and arose f...
RESUMEN: El objetivo del estudio fue categorizar el riesgo a sufrir enfermedades cardiometabólica... more RESUMEN: El objetivo del estudio fue categorizar el riesgo a sufrir enfermedades cardiometabólicas a partir del uso de biomarcadores del metabolismo de los lípidos y proteínas en estudiantes deportistas o sedentarios de la Universidad Central de ...
One hundred fifty Spanish speaking/surnamed workers injured in industrial accidents in the Los An... more One hundred fifty Spanish speaking/surnamed workers injured in industrial accidents in the Los Angeles area were assessed through 1/2-hour individual psychiatric evaluations. Most were first-generation Mexican American males with little formal education and an agrarian background who had worked at unskilled jobs prior to their injuries. The most common physical disorders were back injuries and traumnatic amputations. The most common psychological symptoms were anxiety and depression. A smaller sample (50 subjects) underwent subsequent psychiatric treatment, the course of which is described. While some success was achieved in weaning subjects from use of narcotic pain killers anid relief of psychological symptoms like anxiety, a major finding was that the physical and psychiatric disorders should never have occurred. Use of faulty and dangerous equipment was apparently very often responsible for the physical injuries. Psychological disturbances were largely stress-related and arose f...
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