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The Physician Clinical Support System-Buprenorphine (PCSS-B): A Novel Project to Expand/Improve Buprenorphine Treatment
(Springer-Verlag, 2010-5-11)Opioid dependence is largely an undertreated medical condition in the United States. The introduction of buprenorphine has created the potential to expand access to and use of opioid agonist treatment in generalist settings. ... -
Prevalence and Predictors of Health Service Use among Iraqi Asylum Seekers in the Netherlands
(D. Steinkopff-Verlag, 2007-8-3)BACKGROUND. A long asylum procedure is associated with higher prevalence rates of psychiatric disorders, lower quality of life, higher disability and more physical health problems. Additional knowledge about health seeking ... -
Prolonged Grief Disorder: Psychometric Validation of Criteria Proposed for DSM-V and ICD-11
(Public Library of Science, 2009-8-4)Holly Prigerson and colleagues tested the psychometric validity of criteria for prolonged grief disorder (PGD) to enhance the detection and care of bereaved individuals at heightened risk of persistent distress and ... -
Development of a multi-layered psychosocial care system for children in areas of political violence
(BioMed Central, 2010-6-16)Few psychosocial and mental health care systems have been reported for children affected by political violence in low- and middle income settings and there is a paucity of research-supported recommendations. This paper ... -
Frontal Brain Dysfunction in Alcoholism with and without Antisocial Personality Disorder
(Dove Medical Press, 2009-06-10)Alcoholism and antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) often are comorbid conditions. Alcoholics, as well as nonalcoholic individuals with ASPD, exhibit behaviors associated with prefrontal brain dysfunction such as increased ... -
Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA) as a Predictor of Early Attention Complaints, an Antecedent to Dementia
(Dove Medical Press, 2010-10-15)The goal of this study was to determine if impairments detected by the test of variables of attention (TOVA) may be used to predict early attention complaints and memory impairments accurately in a clinical setting. We ... -
Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder and Reward Deficiency Syndrome
(Dove Medical Press, 2008)Molecular genetic studies have identified several genes that may mediate susceptibility to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A consensus of the literature suggests that when there is a dysfunction in the ... -
Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) for Panic Disorder: Relationship of Anxiety and Depression Comorbidity with Treatment Outcome
(Springer US, 2009-7-24)Research evaluating the relationship of comorbidity to treatment outcome for panic disorder has produced mixed results. The current study examined the relationship of comorbid depression and anxiety to treatment outcome ... -
Benefits of Stimulus Congruency for Multisensory Facilitation of Visual Learning
(Public Library of Science, 2008-1-30)BACKGROUND. Studies of perceptual learning have largely focused on unisensory stimuli. However, multisensory interactions are ubiquitous in perception, even at early processing stages, and thus can potentially play a role ...