Alison Karasz

..quot; The second model resembled the "situational stress" or "life problem" model described by SAs. The implications of these findings, and directions for future research, are discussed...

..In an effort to understand their perspective, we investigated depressed Hispanic patients' perceptions of primary care treatments and the specific benefits associated with them...

..European Americans were more likely to medicalize fatigue symptoms and view them as acute, severe and in need of treatment. The social and familial context of women's everyday lives strongly influenced their representations...

..It is argued that the comparative design of the study provided insights that could not have been achieved through the study of a single group...

..Each subtype was associated with a distinct constellation of clinical features and health seeking experiences. Future directions for research using explanatory models to establish depressive subtypes are explored...

..Evidence suggests that the model poorly reflects the strategies and priorities of many families...

..The present study sought to explore attitudes towards EC among patients and physicians, with the goal of understanding potential barriers to advance prescription...

..We wanted to explore the conceptual representations of illness and experiences with care among women who have learned of an abnormal Papanicolaou (Pap) smear result...

..Physicians adapt to the challenge through a variety of cognitive and behavioral strategies. The failure to adapt successfully has psychological consequences for providers that may impact patient care...

..We conclude that patients' models of distress may play an important role in treatment-seeking decisions, and deserve further investigation...

..We conclude that the relationship between conceptual models of cause and cure depends on the ;match' of both to broader, unarticulated cultural models of health and illness...

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..In 1999, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education endorsed systems-based practice as one of six general competencies...

..This research sought to investigate vaginal hygiene practices and meaning associated with them among Latina women and adolescents. Study results would guide development of an intervention to decrease douching among Latinas...

..To date, physician adherence remains low. Little is known of the types of information exchange or other negotiations in doctor-patient consultations about depression that influence physician decision making about treatment...

..Providers treating both chronic pain and addiction routinely make diagnostic and therapeutic decisions, but decision-making strategies in this context have not been well described...

..In order to negotiate the difficult terrain of end of life decision making, our data show that bioethicists often add a third role, "persuader", to official roles of "consultant" and "mediator"...

..The implications of these findings for interventions with Latina women are discussed...

..S. were independently associated with having diabetes. Poor health behaviors and high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors observed in this group suggest the need for early health promotion and prevention interventions...

..To understand perceived influences on consumption of fruits, vegetables, and fast foods for urban, low-income African Americans...

..Botánicas are part of a complex healing system with conceptual models different from those of allopathic medicine. These models may not be unique to the botánicas...

..We wanted to explore the context of help seeking for reproductive and nonreproductive health concerns by urban adolescent girls...

..Finally, vaginal symptoms often functioned to express distress and gender conflict. These findings have important implications for the management of the disorder...

..Question: We undertook an Internet survey to determine how clinicians decided what was normal, how they evaluated vaginal complaints, and what happened when a diagnosis could not be reached...

..To our knowledge, this is the first study of abortion training in family medicine to include an in-depth examination of its benefits in areas that may be important for pregnancy options counseling...

..Research documents the importance of partners in women's contraception use, pregnancy prevention/planning, and decision-making around unintended pregnancy. Little is known of men's perceptions of this crucial role...

..However, more research is needed to guide the development of effective treatment strategies...

..Vaginal symptoms such as discharge, odor, and itch are among the most common presenting complaints in primary care. We undertook to determine if the symptoms associated with vaginitis (discharge, odor, irritation) occur in normal women...