David Spiegel

TL;DR: Although the decision to obtain magnetic resonance imaging in a patient with scoliosis should be based on both clinical and radiographic criteria, it is suggested that a heightened index of suspicion is warranted with certain curve patterns, and with a high or low apex and/or end vertebra, especially in males and patients with a normal to hyperkyphotic thoracic spine.

TL;DR: In this paper, a pilot study was conducted among women who have been sexually abused as children and who meet the criteria for current PTSD as a result of that abuse, and CSA survivors with PTSD were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: (1) a trauma-focused group psychotherapy, (2) a present-focused Group Psychotherapy, and (3) a waiting list no-treatment control condition.

TL;DR: This study applies the concept of effective coverage to surgical services by considering injuries and obstetric complications as high-priority surgical conditions in low- and middle-income countries and finds poor coverage for both is poor.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied the interaction between physical and psychological states with the Dissociative Experiences Scale and found physiological and psychological correlates of hypnosis and dissociation, as well as cultural dimensions of dissociation.

TL;DR: It is suggested that the dynamic balance between the hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal axis and inflammation processes may explain hippocampal volume reductions in older adults better than either set of measures do in isolation.