Title: School Psychology International

Title: School Psychology International

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? Jennings, R.L., Ehrhardt, K. and Poling, A. (2008), A bibliometric analysis of School Psychology International 1995-2007. School Psychology International, 29 (5), 515-528.

Full Text: 2008\Sch Psy Int29, 515.pdf

Abstract: The present study examined all articles published in School Psychology International from 1995 to 2007 to obtain data relevant to seven research questions: (1) which nations contributed articles to SPI? (2) how many SPI manuscripts involved multi-author (and multi-national) collaboration? (3) which institutions were the most prolific contributors to SPI? (4) what is the self-citation rate in SPI? (5) how often does SPI cite other major school psychology journals? (6) which first authors or editors were most frequently cited in SPI? (7) which books were the most frequently cited in SPI? Results indicate that the journal is broad in scope, interdisciplinary and truly international with respect to its contributors. Moreover, a substantial number of its contributions involve authors from two or more nations. In these regards, SPI is unique and, in our opinion, uniquely important for the international community of school psychologists.

Keywords: Authors, Bibliometric, Bibliometric Analysis, Bibliometric Study, Books, Citation Analysis, Collaboration, International Collaboration, Journal, Journals, Nations, Research, School Psychology International, School Psychology Journals, Self-Citation, Women, Women’s Participation

Title: Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift

ISO Abbreviated Title: Schweiz. Med. Wochenschr.

JCR Abbreviated Title: Schweiz Med Wschr

ISSN: 0036-7672

Issues/Year: 52

Journal Country Switzerland

Language: Multi-Language

Publisher: Schwabe & Co Ag Verlag

Publisher Address: Farnsburgerstrasse 8, CH-4132 Muttenz 1, Switzerland

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Medicine, General & Internal: Impact Factor

? Zenger, C.A. (1991), AIDS, right and wrong - Problems of HIV testing and medical confidentiality. Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift, 121 (34), 1205-1211.

Abstract: The present Swiss legal position on the following two questions is described and discussed. First, under what circumstances can a physician test a patient for HIV antibodies (or, more generally, use diagnostic methods) without the patient’s express consent? Second, in what cases can he inform others of the patient’s HIV status (or, more generally, breach medical confidentiality) without the patient’s agreement? Informed consent of the person involved is the most important justification; as a rule the consent must be signified specifically and expressly both for tests and for the breach of confidentiality. Tacit consent may be assumed only in special circumstances; a request for a checkup, for example, in no way includes (for the present at any rate) tacit consent to HIV testing. Another possible justifying ground is protection of third parties. However, testing (especially secret tests) for the protection of medical and nursing staff is, in the present stage of development, neither suitable nor necessary for such protection and hence is legally unjustifiable. Nor, except in cases of admissible emergency assistance, is confidential notification of sexual partners legally admissible. Finally, there may be a justifying legal basis and overriding public interest in exceptional cases, e.g. where, in certain circumstances, the authorities order an open, compulsory HIV test in an individual case or unlinked tests for epidemiological purposes, or, if need be, for a physician’s notification of the public health authorities in cases of desperado behaviour by HIV positive patients. However, tests and breaking of medical confidentiality are in most cases of so little practical use in stemming the HIV epidemic that the interests they are held to serve - the fight against disease - carry little weight and do not override the interests of protecting the individual.

Keywords: Development, Disease, Emergency, HIV, HIV Testing, Interest, Medical, Nursing, Patients, Public Health, Sexual Partners

? Keusch, G.T., Hamer, D., Joe, A., Kelley, M., Griffiths, J. and Ward, H. (1995), Cryptosporidia: Who is at risk. Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift, 125 (18), 899-908.

Abstract: Cryptosporidium parvum is a coccidian parasite originally described a century ago and, until recently, not considered to be a human pathogen. It has a complex life cycle, including both sexual and asexual reproduction, an auto-infectious cycle, and the ability to complete its development within a single host. The transmission form is a robust, environmentally resistant oocyst, excreted in the stool, which can exist for long periods of time in the environment. Because animals, in particular domesticated livestock, are its primary host, human infection is usually zoonotic. Oocysts often find their way into water supplies, and it resists chlorination and is incompletely filtered from processed drinking water supplies, even when filtration is working optimally. Transmission via ingestion of fecally contaminated swim ming pool water, food, fomites, and sexual activities facilitating fecal-oral inoculation have been demonstrated. The major target of C. parvum in the host is the intestinal apithelial cell, resulting in diarrhea, sometimes profuse and persistent, although it may also infect other organs such as the gall bladder and lungs. Pathogenesis involves attachment, probably via a sporozoite lectin, invasion, probably involving apical organelles, replication within a parasitophorous vacuole with the host cell membrane, causing cellular dysfunction. Diagnosis is generally made by visualization of the oocyst form in stool by staining methods, the best of which appears to be auramine and fluorescence microscopy. Those at greatest risk are immunocompromised adults and children, especially those with AIDS, children in day care, travelers to endemic regions, dairy or cattle farm workers of their families or contacts, household contacts of cases or carriers, and possibly owners of infected dogs or cats or their neighbors. There is no specific therapy available, however in the immunocompetent host the illness is self-limited, lasting from a few days to 3 weeks, and long term carriage is uncommon. In the immunocompromised host, infection is prolonged, sometimes asymptomatic, but may result in chronic debilitating diarrhea with dehydration, malabsorption and wasting. Public health measures to reduce contamination of water supplies and vigilent surveillance will reduce the risk to populations. Reducing behaviors favoring fecal-oral transmission, such as certain sexual activities, and scrupulous hygiene in the day care setting would also reduce the likelihood of transmission but not eliminate it. Given our lack of knowledge about Cryptosporidium biology and pathogenesis, high priority should be given to research designed to increase our understanding of the organism and improve the chance of developing useful therapeutic or preventative drugs or strategies.

? Navarro, F.A. (1997), The language of medicine in Switzerland from 1920 to 1995. Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift, 127 (38), 1565-1573.

Abstract: Aim of study: It is generally accepted that since the end of the Second World War, English has become the main language in the medical field in Switzerland, but scarcely any objective data are available on the development of this process in this country. The aim of the present study was to analyze the frequency of the different languages in the literature references in articles published in the Swiss Medical Weekly over the past 75 years, with special attention to the possible differences existing between articles originating in German-speaking Switzerland and French-speaking Switzerland.

Methods: The language of publication of 47160 literature references cited in 2489 original articles published in the Swiss Medical Weekly between 1920 and 1995 was established. The 1730 articles published in German contained 32607 assessable references, the 759 articles published in French contained 14553 assessable references.

Results: The percentages of literature references in German, French and English cited in the articles written in German were, respectively, 83.6%, 9.1% and 5.9% in 1920, 68.6%, 7.2% and 18.3% in 1945, 30.7%, 5.6% and 61.9% in 1970, 11.3%, 1.5% and 86.7% in 1995. The percentages of literature references in French, German and English cited in the articles written in French were, respectively, 61.1%, 31.8% and 4.0% in 1920, 30.6%, 39.3% and 26.5% in 1945, 19.8%, 9.6% and 69.7% in 1970, 7.4%, 2.4% and 90.0% in 1995.

Conclusions: (1) Between 1945 and 1995 the percentage of literature references in English has increased continuously, while the percentages of references in German and French have decreased. (2) English replaced German as the main language of medicine towards 1955 in French-speaking Switzerland and towards 1965 in German-speaking Switzerland. (3) During the whole period studied (1920-1995), French-speaking authors cited publications in German more frequently than German-speaking authors cited publications in French. (4) The evolution of the relative importance of the languages in German-speaking Switzerland is very similar to that previously described in Germany and Austria. (5) In French-speaking Switzerland, on the other hand, the evolution of the relative importance of the different languages differs very considerably from that previously described in France.

Keywords: English, References, Clinica

? Kersnik, J. (2000), Predictive characteristics of users of alternative medicine. Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift, 130 (11), 390-394.

Abstract: BACKGROUND: The use of alternative medicine has become an important factor in health care delivery.

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate patient characteristics, morbidity, functional status, quality of lift, satisfaction with care, practice characteristics and health care utilisation in general practice patients using alternative medicine.

DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey of CP patients completing a self-administered questionnaire. Setting: A stratified sample of 36 GP offices in Slovenia.

MAIN OUTPUT DATA: Patients’ age, sex, educational status, residence, presence of chronic condition, incidence of anxiety or depressive symptoms, incidence of patient-expressed need for emergency care in one year, data on self-care, data on functional status, quality of life, satisfaction with care, incidence of use of out-of-hours services and specialist or hospital services in users versus non-users.

RESULTS: 115/1753 patients (6.6%) reported visits to alternative practitioners in 1997. Users of alternative medicine were from midlife ago groups, were more likely to have a chronic condition had a lower perception of life quality and a higher incidence of anxiety and depressive symptoms, and had had more need for emergency treatment. They are heavier users of primary as well as secondary care services, they have changed their CP recently but are not significantly dissatisfied with their current regular GP.

CONCLUSIONS: Use of alternative medicine ay pears to bt: characteristic of patients with a more active approach to managing their problems. GPs should enquire about the use of alternative medicine by their patients, especially those moro likely to seek such help. Raising the question of alternative medicine will improve doctor-patient communication and help to resolve underlying health problems.

Keywords: Primary-Care Patients, Complementary, Therapies, States, Alternative Medicine, Health Care System, General Practitioner, General Medicine, Satisfaction With Care