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Trajectories Of Daily Ptsd Symptoms In Recent Traumatic Injury Victims

Objective: Prior research has identified different PTSD symptom (PTSS)trajectories over months and years posttrauma that warrant different levels of clinical attention. Earlier identification of at-risk trauma victims can facilitate efficient and…

Evaluation Of Functionally Meaningful Measures For Clinical Trials Of Cognition Enhancement In Schizophrenia

Objective: Because reduction of psychotic symptoms in schizophrenia does not result in adequate community functioning, efforts have shifted to other areas, such as cognitive impairment. The U. S. Food and Drug Administration requires that drugs for…

A Randomized Trial Testing the Superiority of a Postdischarge Care Management Model for Stroke Survivors

Objective: We sought to evaluate whether comprehensive postdischarge care management for stroke survivors is superior to organized acute stroke department care with enhanced discharge planning in improving a profile of health and well-being. Methods:…

DIMENSIONS OF CAREER DECIDEDNESS

In two separate studies that factor analyzed nine measures of career decidedness taken by college freshmen, a single factor empirically defined choice status.

Tags: 1992, Anxiety, Carden A D, choice, college-students, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Jarjoura D, Journal Article, Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, NEOMED College of Medicine, Psychology, Savickas M L, scale, Toman S, vocational indecision

Altered Mental Status and Delirium

Older patients who present to the emergency department frequently have acute or chronic alterations of their mental status, including their level of consciousness and cognition. Recognizing both acute and chronic changes in cognition are important…

A Comparison of Quality-of-Life Domains and Clinical Factors in Ovarian Cancer Patients: A Gynecologic Oncology Group Study

Context. Women diagnosed with ovarian cancer are at risk for reduced quality of life (QOL). It is imperative to further define these declines to interpret treatment outcomes and design appropriate clinical interventions. Objectives. The primary…

DISSOCIATION PHENOMENA AND AGE

Younger and older subjects selected from non-psychiatric populations were administered two scales to determine frequency of dissociation. Younger subjects were found to dissociate more frequently than older subjects, suggesting that dissociative…

Tags: 1992, age differences, Curdue K J, dissociation, Hermanowski R W, Journal Article, multiple personality, multiple personality-disorder, Psychiatry, Psychology, scale, Stress Medicine, Torem M S

STRESSORS AND WELL-BEING AMONG CAREGIVERS TO OLDER ADULTS WITH DEMENTIA - THE IN-HOME VERSUS NURSING-HOME EXPERIENCE

Tags: 1991, alzheimers-disease, burden, care, caregiving stress, family caregiving, family member, Geriatrics & Gerontology, Gerontologist, hassles, institutionalization, Journal Article, Kinney J M, Long-Term Care, nursing-homes, Ogrocki P K, predictors, scale, Stephens M A P

Global Health Partnerships for Continuing Medical Education: Lessons from Successful Partnerships

The past decade has witnessed an increase in global partnerships created to strengthen health systems and provide training to health professionals in low- and middle-income countries. These partnerships are complex interventions. This study focused…

The MATRICS consensus cognitive battery, part 1: Test selection, reliability, and validity

Objective: The lack of an accepted standard for measuring cognitive change in schizophrenia has been a major obstacle to regulatory approval of cognition-enhancing treatments. A primary mandate of the National institute of Mental Health's Measurement…

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