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Objective: The aim of this study was to confirm and extend the authors' previous work indicating that symptoms of traumatic grief are predictors of future physical and mental health outcomes. Method: The study group consisted of 150 future widows and widowers interviewed at the time of their spouse's hospital admission and at 6-week and 6-, 13-, and 25-month follow-ups. Traumatic grief was measured with a modified version of the Grief Measurement Scale. Mental and physical health outcomes were assessed by self-report and interviewer evaluation. Survival analysis and linear and logistic regressions were used to determine the risk for adverse mental and physical health outcomes posed by traumatic grief. Results: Survival and regression analyses indicated that the presence of traumatic grief symptoms approximately 6 months after the death of the spouse predicted such negative health outcomes as cancer, heart trouble, high blood pressure, suicidal ideation, and changes in eating habits at 13- or 25-month follow-up. Conclusions: The results suggest that it may not be the stress of bereavement, per se, that puts individuals at risk for long-term mental and physical health impairments and adverse health behaviors. Rather, it appears that psychiatric sequelae such as traumatic grief are of critical importance in determining which bereaved individuals will be at risk for long-term dysfunction.

Objective: This study sought to confirm in an independent, nonclinical study group previous work which demonstrated that the symptoms of complicated grief were distinct from the symptoms of bereavement-related depression and anxiety. Method: Data used in the analyses were derived from a group of 150 widowed individuals who were interviewed 6 months after their deceased spouses' hospital admission (study entry). Complicated grief was measured with a modified version of the Grief Measurement Scale. Principal axis factoring was used to determine the distinctiveness of complicated grief, depression, and anxiety. Results: The principal axis factoring showed that the symptoms of complicated grief loaded quite highly on the first (complicated grief) factor and loaded very poorly on the anxiety and depression factors. Conclusions: The results confirmed the authors' previous findings demonstrating the distinction between symptoms of complicated grief and symptoms of bereavement-related depression and anxiety.

Preoperative localization of pulmonary nodules for video-assisted thoracic surgery and robotically assisted surgery involves five image-guided preoperative localization techniques with different advantages and disadvantages.

This article highlights indications and contraindications of alternative access routes for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and the radiologist’s role in providing additional preprocedure images and measurements to help guide placement of the valve.

Available data indicate that overnight coverage by radiology residents with delayed over-reading by subspecialist faculty has a low error rate comparable to that of attending radiologists in the emergency setting. Previous studies suggest that overnight radiology resident coverage in teaching hospitals may improve final report accuracy primarily because of the benefit of routine double reading.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of traumatic grief on suicidal ideation. Method: The Beck-Kovacs Scale for Suicidal Ideation was administered to 76 young adult friends of suicide victims. Results: Traumatic grief was associated with a 5.08 times greater likelihood of suicidal ideation, after control for depression. Comorbid traumatic grief and depression were not associated with a greater likelihood of suicidal ideation. Conclusions: Syndromal traumatic grief heightens vulnerability to suicidal ideation.

The purpose of this study was to determine the lobar distribution and associated radiologicclinical findings of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) in the adult population using multidetector computed tomography (MDCT).