Frequency and severity of aggressive incidents in acute psychiatric wards in Switzerland (2007)
Abderhalden, Christoph, Needham, Ian, Dassen, Theo, Halfens, Ruud, Fischer, Joachim E, Haug, Hans-Joachim
Abstract Background Aggression and violence and negative consequences thereof are a major concern in acute psychiatric inpatient care globally. Variations in study designs, settings, populations, and...
Horisberger, Thomas, Harbarth, Stephan, Nadal, David, Baenziger, Oskar, Fischer, Joachim E
Abstract Introduction Bacterial infection represents a serious risk in neonates and critically ill paediatric patients. Current clinical practice is characterized by frequent antibiotic treatment...
Gander, Marie-Louise, Fischer, Joachim E, Maly, Friedrich E, Von Känel, Roland
Abstract Background Plasma levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and of C-reactive protein (CRP) are elevated in smokers. Previous studies failed to show an association between the G-308A...
Von Känel, Roland, Preckel, Daniel, Zgraggen, Lilian, Mischler, Katharina, Kudielka, Brigitte M., Haeberli, André, ...
Blood coagulation activation might be mechanism linking acute mental stress with coronary events. We investigate the natural habituation of coagulation responses and recovery to short-term mental...
Kudielka, Brigitte M., Von Känel, Roland, Gander, Marie-Luise, Fischer, Joachim E.
There is growing evidence that psychosocial factors contribute to the risk of coronary artery disease. Commonly used psychometric scales share several features leading to questions about whether they...
Communicating accuracy of tests to general practitioners: a controlled study
Steurer, Johann, Fischer, Joachim E, Bachmann, Lucas M, Koller, Michael, Ter Riet, Gerben
The Unexpected in Primary Care: A Multicenter Study on the Emergence of Unvoiced Patient Agenda
Peltenburg, Michael, Fischer, Joachim E., Bahrs, Ottomar, Van Dulmen, Sandra
PURPOSE Within the time constraints of a typical physician-patient encounter, the full patient agenda will rarely be voiced. Unexpectedly revealed issues that were neither on the patient’s list of...
Communicating accuracy of tests to general practitioners: a controlled study
Steurer, Johann, Fischer, Joachim E, Bachmann, Lucas M, Koller, Michael, Ter Riet, Gerben
The Unexpected in Primary Care: A Multicenter Study on the Emergence of Unvoiced Patient Agenda
Peltenburg, Michael, Fischer, Joachim E., Bahrs, Ottomar, Van Dulmen, Sandra
PURPOSE Within the time constraints of a typical physician-patient encounter, the full patient agenda will rarely be voiced. Unexpectedly revealed issues that were neither on the patient’s list of...
Frequency and severity of aggressive incidents in acute psychiatric wards in Switzerland
Abderhalden, Christoph, Needham, Ian, Dassen, Theo, Halfens, Ruud, Fischer, Joachim E, Haug, Hans-Joachim
Kelly, Shona J., Young, Robert, Sweeting, Helen, Fischer, Joachim E., West, Patrick
Salivary cortisol is widely used in research but little is known about the typical, or expected, functioning of the HPA-axis in adolescents in naturalistic settings, nor whether the extensive array...