Rating questionnaire

Failure rate questionnaires were sent to 35 companies which operate LNG base loading or satellite facilities. These operators had previously expressed an interest in participating in the study. Twenty-five companies returned questionnaires which covered failures at 27 separate LNG facilities. Approximately 1,626,000 hours of plant operating time were represented by the returned questionnaires. 

Gorman et al. [1985] first reported the use of atenolol in an open trial of 10 patients with social phobia. Using doses ranging from 50 to 100 mg/day, the drug demonstrated good efficacy. Using patient rated questionnaires, 50% reported a marked reduction in symptoms, 40% endorsed a moderate... 

Conner s parent and teacher rating questionnaires Age 7 years... 

The rating table presented in Table 15-1 and the questionnaire in Table 15-2 can be used for this purpose. 

The questionnaire in Table 15-2 can be used with the information derived from the walk-through survey you conducted in Step Two in the previous chapter. You can now determine potential hazard levels in the shop by applying the rating levels from Table 15-1 to the answers to the questionnaire in Table 15-2. Here s how it works ... 

A methodologically controlled study of valerian in sleep was published that utilized both double-blind and placebo controls, as well as randomization (Gessner and Klasser 1984). Also employed were two doses of valerian (60 and 120 mg), computerized EEG power spectral analysis and psychometric mood questionnaires. Valerian increased sleep stages 1, 2, and 3 and reduced stage 4 and REM. Dose-dependent effects were noted, where the 120 mg dose produced greater sedative effects. Peak effects occurred 2-3 hours after administration. Mood ratings did not differ, positively or negatively, between the experimental and control conditions. 

The Board transmits form D, an annual questionnaire on substances frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, to all Governments. As at 1 November 2004, a total of 135 States and territories, as well as the European Commission on behalf of the States members of the European Union, had submitted form D for 2003 (see annex II for details). With 66 per cent of all States parties and 48 per cent of non-parties submitting data for 2003, the rate of submission for 2003 is approximately the same as that of previous years. 

The following is a summary of once-through cooling system flow rates based on responses to 308 USEPA questionnaires. 

Comorbid dysthymia and substance disorder. A total of 642 patients were assessed. Thirty-nine had substance-related disorder and dysthymia (SRD-dysthymia) and 308 had SRD only. Data on past use were collected by a research associate using a questionnaire. The patients with SRD-dysthymia and SRD did not differ with regard to use of alcohol, tobacco, and benzodiazepines. The patients with SRD-dysthymia started caffeine use at an earlier age, had shorter use careers of cocaine, amphetamines, and opiates, and had fewer days of cocaine and cannabis use in the last year. They also had a lower rate of cannabis... 

Simeon et al. (1995) mailed questionnaires to 135 child psychiatrists in 43 countries to obtain more precise information on the views and approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of childhood psychiatric disorders. Of 43 questionnaires returned, data from 38 respondents representing 24 different countries were included. The study indicated that child psychiatrists in Europe and elsewhere outside the United States would use methylphenidate to treat 58% of ADHD patients, with their second choice being imipramine (18%), and 11% would not use medication. The investigators reported that one of the controversies that remained was the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD, as the prescription rates varied extremely from one country to another. In Italy, for example, the diagnosis of ADHD was rarely made and psychostimulants were rarely used. The authors concluded that the choice of medication was frequently restricted by lack of availability as well as by political or social attitudes (Simeon et al., 1995). 

In 1995, Bramble published a study on the prescription frequency of antidepressants by British child psychiatrists (Bramble, 1995). A brief postal questionnaire was circulated to 350 members of the British Royal College of Psychiatrists, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Specialist Sections. There was a 71% response rate, and 85% of the 238 respondents had employed antidepressants, the most popular of these being amitriptyline and imipramine. Nearly one-third of the psychiatrists at that time used neuroagents occasionally, and the SSRIs were used only very rarely. The antidepressant medication was used for a wide range of child and adolescent disorders beyond those of depression and nocturnal enuresis. Approximately 20% of the prescriptions were given for ADHD (hyperkinetic disorder), conduct disorder, and a few cases of autistic disorder. Clomipramine was apparently given for OCD. On the basis of these 1994 data. Bramble concluded that British child psychiatrists tend to use antidepressant medication far less often than American psychiatrists. 

A survey on the use of antidepressive agents by an entire country s child and adolescent psychiatric services was recently conducted in Denmark (5 million inhabitants) by sending a questionnaire to all child and adolescent psychiatric departments and specialists with private practices. The response rate from all in- and outpatient clinics as well as from specialists with their own practice was 93.5%. Thirty-two departments and specialists received the survey and 30 were returned. Practitioners were asked to go through their files and report the number of children on medication and the indications for the treatment. Altogether, approximately 5000 children and adolescents were in psychiatric care (out of approximately 1 million children and adolescents in the age group 0-19 years). Of these, 400 (8%) were treated with an antidepressant on the date of the survey (February 8). 

The Fear Questionnaire (FQ) is a 24-item self-rated scale used mainly for assessments in phobias. One component of the scale evaluates phobic behavior associated with a number of situations, whereas another component assesses symptoms of anxiety, depression and general distress caused by phobia (Marks and Mathews, 1979). The social phobia, strongly related to social anxiety, and most of the subscales are significantly related to neuroticism. The FQ has been utilized in several trials of social anxiety disorder. 

All enterprises which participated in the pilot projects were asked for feedback by means of a questionnaire, suppliers and users being questioned separately. In total 9 companies (5 suppliers and 4 users) returned replies, resulting in a response rate of around 30%. The evaluation was carried out separately for suppliers and users. Therefore no statistical evaluation in the narrower sense can be made, but nevertheless trends can be derived. 

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