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I saw smoke in the distance and a man waving his arms above him in the universal distress signal.
The universal distress signal is created by three fires in a straight line, or three fires that form a triangle.
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I remembered the universal signal for distress: frantic flops and grunts.
An earlier version said that the universal signal for distress is a group of three blasts of a whistle, mirror flashes, etc.
A triangle is the universal sign of distress.
Somatic symptoms appear to be more consistent universal indicators for mental distress across cultures, and this has been demonstrated in this study where somatic complaints were a central feature of the narratives.
However, the diagnostic significance of these symptoms for identification of mental distress is not universal.
Although there is some doubt among different reports as to where to set the universal cutoff point for psychological distress symptoms, we used a score of 16 on the K-10 scale as the cutoff based on previous study reports (34, 35).
It is important to wave with both hands, the universal sign of swimmer's distress.
But her distress -- or some universal equivalent of it -- has haunted me ever since.
As such, interventions tailored to the patient's specific needs may be more effective than universal treatments that indiscriminately target psychological distress in these groups.
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