Hearts, as well as Minds: Wellbeing and Illness among Greek Cypriot Refugees

Recently the psycho-social health of refugees has rightly receivedemphasis, but the physical health of long-term refugees warrantssimilar attention. This paper uses qualitative and quantitativedata on informant-reported health outcomes for two Greek Cypriotvillage cohorts, one displaced, the other not displaced. Supplementarydata from a national diabetes prevalence study confirmed a possiblelink between refugee status and greater probability of cardiovascularillness. Depressive illness also seemed higher among the refugeevillage cohort. But it is not only the illness of some of theserefugees, but their surviving this, and the comparative wellnessof others which is important, compared with the ‘demographicshock’ victims of post-socialist Europe, 1989–1995.The paper suggests why the Greek Cypriots have done rather betterin health terms than the post-socialists of Eastern Europe,1989–1995, but argues that refugees in failing statesmay have much worse health outcomes.     

论精神损害赔偿的适用范围

精神损害赔偿的范围在整个精神损害赔偿制度中甚为关键,关系到精神损害赔偿请求权能否成立,请求权主体的确定及赔偿数额的计算。本文立足于民法的基本理论和现行法律法规,从精神损害的定义出发,对精神损害赔偿的范围,进行了试探性的界定。     

浅谈公安新闻写作与受众心理

公安新闻写作必须重视和研究受众心理。受众的求新求异心理、求知得益心理、逆反心理、休闲娱乐心理等对公安新闻作品都提出了新的要求。只有重视受众心理 ,才能产生好的公安新闻作品     

传递性推理心理效应的研究

传递性推理心理效应是指在进行传递性推理时各种因素对做出演绎结论的影响。传递性推理的心理效应主要包括端点锚定效应、系列位置效应、符号距离效应、一致性效应、转换效应、方向效应。深入研究传递性推理中的心理效应有助于进一步揭示传递性推理机制。在未来的传递性推理研究中要高度重视对心理效应的系统研究。     

行政侵权精神损害赔偿的适用

精神损害赔偿制度和行政赔偿制度是现代民主法治社会在侵权赔偿法律制度领域的两大重要成果。随着社会的发展 ,越来越多的人们将拿起法律武器 ,来维护自身的合法权利。处理行政侵权精神损害赔偿应准确确定其适用范围及损害赔偿的金额     

犯罪心理现场勘验

犯罪人在实施犯罪过程中，必然会在犯罪现场留下一定的活动记忆和遗留物，所有这些都会在犯罪人的大脑中有一种深刻的记忆。侦查讯问中，侦查人员必须善于分析犯罪人的心理现场；必须善于把握犯罪人的心理现场；必须善于激活犯罪人的心理现场；必须善于勘验犯罪人的心理现场；必须善于提取犯罪人的心理现场痕迹。如果这样做了，那将收到事半功倍的审讯效果。     

福建在押未成年犯健康状况及影响因素分析

以福建省未成年管教所14~16周岁在押未成年犯为研究对象,通过文献资料法、访谈法、问卷调查法、统计法等,对其身体健康状况进行分析,家庭教育的缺失是造成他们思想和行为"叛逆"的最主要原因,而家长与孩子之间的平等交流太少,没有给孩子倾诉自己心声的机会,一些孩子沉迷网络游戏、崇尚血腥暴力、甚至感染了"黄色病毒",网络上充斥的"暴力"、"色情"和"为朋友赴汤蹈火,为哥们两肋插刀"的心态在少年犯罪中尤为突出。因此,14~16周岁是一个人健康成长的关键期,如何使他们身体健康、心理健康还能具备良好的社会适应能力应该引起家长、学校、社会的高度重视。     

重型犯常见的心理问题及应对策略

重型犯是指犯罪性质恶劣、情节严重以及社会危害性很大的罪犯。用症状自评量表(SCL—90)对重型犯进行了测查,发现入监初期与入监中期服刑人员相比,入监中期服刑人员在躯体化、忧郁、偏执三项因子分方面明显高于入监初期犯人,表明服刑时间较长的罪犯存在更多的心理问题。因此,综合运用各种改造手段对罪犯进行心理和行为矫正,广泛开展心理健康教育,就可以极大地提高我国特殊预防的水平。     

Overlooking Feigning Behavior May Result in Potential Harmful Treatment Interventions: Two Case Reports of Undetected Malingering

Clinicians tend to overestimate their ability to recognize feigning behavior in psychiatric patients, especially if it concerns patients who have been admitted for observation. Feigning can be either externally motivated (e.g., for financial compensation, known as malingering) or internally motivated (e.g., to assume the “sick role,” known as factitious disorder). Persistent presentation of severe symptoms is usually associated with the factitious disorder. We present two patients with strong external incentives who consistently and convincingly feigned severe psychiatric symptoms during a protracted period of inpatient observation in a specialized center; both were engaged in a procedure for medical asylum. The first case presented with the clinical picture of a psychotic depression with severe motor symptoms, and the second case showed symptoms of a chronic post-traumatic stress disorder with secondary psychotic symptoms. Both cases were thoroughly investigated but feigning was overlooked, and unnecessary and harmful treatment interventions were given. To prevent iatrogenic damage, we recommend a critical attitude that takes malingering as an option into account in settings where patients are often involved in high stake legal procedures. A clinical sign that might indicate feigning is therapy-resistant symptoms. To rule out feigning a comprehensive, multimethod approach is required, but an active stance toward collateral information is essential. Specialized psychological tests may be useful for preliminary screening, but for their use in culturally diverse populations as in refugee mental health more research is needed.     

Feedback on Forensic Mental Health Assessments in a Juvenile Court Clinic Certification Program

Public-sector mental health systems have set forth specialized practice competencies for forensic mental health clinicians conducting court-ordered examinations. This study examined a sample of feedback letters to clinicians who submitted mid-training and final reports for review as part of the requirements for certification as a juvenile court clinician. The most common feedback points were insufficient/irrelevant historical data, problems with clarity/organization of the report, problems with interview/mental status examination, and problems with competency to stand trial data/opinions. Clinicians had fewer deficiencies in their final report compared to their mid-training report, supporting the perspective that forensic training and supervision is associated with better quality reports.