A RASCH-BASED VALIDITY STUDY OF THE HSCL-25

Background: The Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25) is a commonly used questionnaire to assess anxiety and depression in trauma-affected refugees.Despite numerous studies evaluating criterion validity and reliability, few studies have assessed the construct validity of the scale.Methods: In the Coaster Set current study, a Rasch analysis was car

Mitral annular calcification Drinks (MAC) is a common condition of the mitral valve apparatus.A case involving caseous calcification, a rare variant of MAC is presented.This variant which has a benign course can present as an intracardiac mass and needs to be differentiated from more sinister causes of calcified cardiac masses such as tumor, absces