THE ASSESSMENT OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AMONG TRAUMATIZED REFUGEES: MEASUREMENT INVARIANCE OF THE HARVARD TRAUMA QUESTIONNAIRE AND THE HOPKINS SYMPTOM CHECKLIST-25 ACROSS FIVE LINGUISTIC GROUPS

Background: Questionnaires are widely used to assess the mental health status of refugees, whereas their construct validity largely remains unexplored.Objective: This study examined the construct validity of two widely-used instruments for the assessment of PTSD symptoms (Harvard Trauma Questionnaire [HTQ]; 16 items) and symptoms of anxiety and dep

The application of DNA-based methods enables to identify Yersinia enterocolitica carrying the Slings ail-gene with a greater sensitivity compared to culture methods and biochemical tests used for detection of pathogenic Y.enterocolitica in animal and food samples.In this study, 100 samples of pig tonsils were examined, among which 17 were positive

Dystonic movements after general anesthesia are very rare.The differential diagnosis includes adverse drug reaction, local anesthetic reaction, emergence delirium, hysterical response, and shivering.We present a case of a 10-year-old, otherwise healthy girl undergoing outpatient foot surgery.Involuntary jerking movements of Toys her arms and torso

Tuberculosis (TB) in humans is a global public health concern and the discovery of animal cases of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection and disease, especially in multi-host settings, also has significant implications for public health, veterinary disease control, and Slings conservation endeavors.This paper describes a fatal case of Mtb dise

The article is aimed at studying the causes of poverty, its negative manifestations, identifying the impact of poverty, determining its impact on food security, and finding ways to overcome it.It has been determined that the structural causes of poverty are considered to be the general macroeconomic and political living conditions of Mists populati