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Despite the group's relatively high service needs,
however, their service use was less than half that of the control.

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research associate with the VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System at the
time of the study.

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Facial Trauma Patients Have Unmet Needs for Mental Health and Social Services Study Shows

The Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is the peer-reviewed journal
of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS), the
professional organization representing more than 7,000 oral and maxillofacial
surgeons in the United States, supports its members' ability to practice their
specialty through education , research, and advocacy.

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PRESS RELEASE Dealing With Death During the Holidays

The current study administered brief psychological and mental
health/social service needs assessments to 336 facial trauma patients and
119 non-trauma patients 10 days, 6 months and 12 months after treatment .

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With the holiday season in full swing,
dealing with the recent death of a loved one can become even more
stressful.
"Many people fail to realize they don't have to do things exactly as they
have in the past.

Please click here to access the full holiday grieving checklist:

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"These data indicate substantial, and largely unmet, mental health and
social service needs among vulnerable individuals presenting with facial
injury to inner-city trauma centers," says Dr.

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did not differ significantly in rates of high school graduation, employment,
marital status or ethnicity.

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The trauma group also reported a significantly higher incidence of current
or previous mental health and social problems, such as alcohol and drug use,
problems with the law, unemployment, school suspensions, suicide attempts and
homelessness .

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They can make changes to make the holiday season easier.newscom.
The vast majority of facial injuries resulted from physical violence
(82 percent), with the rest resulting from a fall or accident (14 percent) or
a motor vehicle accident (4 percent).

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Failing to consider changes often adds to the stress level and makes
dealing with the situation even harder. Below is a
summary of how to complete the checklist.
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The study points to the need for a more comprehensive, "case management"
approach to facial injury care that links patients with mental health and
social services while providing surgical treatment and follow-up, Dr.

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According to the
study, published in the January 2005 issue of the Journal of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery, these problems often go untreated and may interfere
with recovery .

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-- Involve all members of the family in discussing holiday plans., Facial injuries caused by physical
assault can intensify existing mental health and social problems, a study of
indigent patients at an inner-city trauma center shows.

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To help alleviate some of the stress these people experience ,
HealthPartners Hospice of the Lakes has developed a checklist families can
use to prepare themselves for the holiday season.
Children, especially younger ones, may have strong opinions of which you're
not aware.xls

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-- Schedule a family meeting where everyone can sit down together.

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They also urge
oral and maxillofacial surgeons to probe for signs of psychosocial distress
and be prepared to refer patients to appropriate resources.

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Lento, who is currently an
assistant professor of psychology at the University of San Diego.
Previous research has shown that the psychological symptoms following a
facial injury due to violence may be intrusive enough to meet the diagnostic
criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and can impair social and
occupational functioning for extended periods, Dr.

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Lento notes.

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The trauma and non-trauma groups
consisted predominantly of African-American and Latino males.

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Although the intensity of some psychological symptoms, such as depression,
declined over time within the trauma group, patients continued to report
higher levels of mental health and social service needs than the control group
at all assessment intervals, notes principal author Jennifer Lento, Ph.

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HealthPartners experts are offering tips to help families deal
with loss, at a time when family togetherness can be of utmost importance.
People who have experienced the death of loved ones are often left
wondering how they can possibly continue holiday traditions without the
ones they will miss so much.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050125/CGTU021LOGO )
Facial trauma patients, most of whom had been involved in interpersonal
violence, showed significantly higher rates of depression, anxiety , hostility
and phobic and obsessive-compulsive tendencies than a control group of
patients undergoing elective wisdom tooth surgery, according to the study of
adults treated for mandible (lower jaw) fractures between 1996 and 2001 at
King/Crew Medical Center, a hospital serving the socioeconomically
disadvantaged, predominantly minority populations of South-Central Los
Angeles.
The authors recommend training for trauma care providers in administering
brief psychological assessments to facial trauma patients. AAOMS members comply
with rigorous continuing education requirements and submit to periodic office
examinations, ensuring the public that all office procedures and personnel
meet stringent national standards.

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"As stressful as the holidays are, they can be even more so for those who
have recently experienced the death of a loved one," said Paul Johnson,
bereavement coordinator for HealthPartners Hospice of the Lakes program.
-- Rank holiday activities in order of importance to the greatest number
of family members.
-- Enlist the cooperation of all family members so everyone plays a part
in making holiday memories. One study
found PTSD symptoms in patients up to seven weeks following facial injury. Lento
says.

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