Susan Gray Silva

Journal article Journal of attention disorders · April 2026 ObjectiveADHD can impair children's functioning. Socioeconomic and sociodemographic factors present barriers to treatment access and lead to disparate outcomes in children with ADHD. The purpose of this study was to describe trajectories of functi ... Full text Cite

Renewing Health Through Evidence: Promoting Holistic Care for People Living With HIV.

Journal article The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC · January 2026 Full text Cite

Influence of Digital Health Literacy on Blood Pressure and Hemoglobin A 1c in Patients With Comorbid Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension.

Journal article Comput Inform Nurs · December 1, 2025 Digital health literacy is emerging as an important element in chronic illness management, yet its relationship with clinical outcomes remains unclear. Utilizing data from the ongoing EXpanding Technology-Enabled, Nurse-Delivered Chronic Disease Care trial ... Full text Link to item Cite

Addressing Survey Fraud in Online Health Research: A Case Study of Latine Sexual Minority Men.

Journal article Research in nursing & health · December 2025 Online survey research has become an increasingly popular and effective method in the social sciences for exploring and addressing health-related issues. However, the increasing prevalence of fraudulent activities, particularly survey bots, threatens data ... Full text Cite

How do we improve massive transfusion protocol adherence among anesthesia providers?

Journal article Transfusion · August 2025 BACKGROUND: Previous studies have called for the implementation of provider reeducation efforts to improve massive transfusion protocol adherence. OBJECTIVE: This quality improvement project implemented an educational module designed to increase anesthesia ... Full text Link to item Cite

Characterizing Periprocedural Care for Pediatric Patients With Williams Syndrome Undergoing General Anesthesia at a Tertiary Pediatric Hospital.

Journal article AANA J · August 1, 2025 Williams syndrome is a rare congenital disorder affecting connective tissue and the cardiovascular and central nervous systems. Pediatric patients diagnosed with Williams syndrome face significant risk for cardiac collapse and death when undergoing anesthe ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Use of Plastic-Backed Pads to Reduce Hazardous Drug Contamination.

Journal article Clinical journal of oncology nursing · May 2025 Toilet plume aerosols are a source of hazardous drug (HD) contamination in patient bathrooms; however, using plastic-backed pads to reduce contamination has not been tested within the clinical setting. This study tested wheth. ... Full text Cite

Assessing Etoposide and Cyclophosphamide Contamination and Current Cleaning Practices in Patient Bathrooms.

Journal article Clinical journal of oncology nursing · March 2025 BackgroundAntineoplastic drug (AD) exposure presents severe risks to healthcare workers. Previous studies have demonstrated that patient bathrooms are highly contaminated and have led to concern for excreta as a source of environmental contaminati ... Full text Cite

Family communication and courageous coping in Korean adolescents and young adults: a cross-sectional study.

Journal article Journal of pediatric psychology · February 2025 ObjectiveAdolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer are a vulnerable population during a critical developmental transition that can benefit from the adoption of courageous coping. Parental support is crucial in enhancing adjustment and coping ... Full text Cite

A Lethality Assessment Program in the Emergency Department: Program Implementation and Evaluation.

Journal article Journal of emergency nursing · January 2025 IntroductionDespite routine screening for intimate partner violence and validated screening tools for lethality, intimate partner violence assessment and linkage to services remain inconsistent in health care settings. This program aimed to implem ... Full text Cite

Building competency in artificial intelligence and bias mitigation for nurse scientists and aligned health researchers.

Journal article Nurs Outlook · 2025 Healthcare systems are increasingly integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) tools into patient care, potentially influencing clinical decisions for millions. However, concerns are growing about these tools reinforcing systemic ineq ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prevalence and predictors of chronic disease among rural and medically underserved populations using smokeless tobacco.

Journal article Front Public Health · 2025 INTRODUCTION: Smokeless tobacco (SLT) is significant public health problem in the U.S. and is associated with chronic diseases, which includes both physical and mental health conditions. Inequities in use exist as rural and other medically underserved popu ... Full text Link to item Cite

Social determinants of health, health behaviors, and general health among colorectal cancer survivors: A cross-sectional study.

Journal article PloS one · January 2025 PurposeColorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death globally, yet the extent to which social determinants of health (SDOH) and health behaviors contribute to disparities in general health status among colorectal cancer survivors ( ... Full text Cite

Social determinants of health in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ+) older adults: Impact of socioeconomic disadvantage on inpatient hospitalizations.

Journal article PloS one · January 2025 IntroductionLittle is known about the impact of socioeconomic disadvantage on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ+) older adults (≥50 years). The aim of this study is to determine whether the dis ... Full text Cite

#EnufSnuff.TXT-FirstResponder: a pilot randomized controlled trial of a text message intervention for smokeless tobacco cessation among First Responders.

Journal article Front Public Health · 2025 INTRODUCTION: First Responders are three times more likely to use smokeless tobacco than those in the general population and very few targeted cessation interventions are available. METHODS: The #EnufSnuff.TXT First Responder text-based intervention (n = 3 ... Full text Link to item Cite

Randomized Controlled Trial of a Text-Based Smokeless Tobacco Cessation Intervention for Rural and Medically Underserved Communities.

Journal article Nicotine Tob Res · December 23, 2024 INTRODUCTION: Smokeless tobacco use remains prevalent in rural and medically underserved populations, leading to increased rates of tobacco-related cancers and chronic disease. While access to effective cessation programs is limited, text-based interventio ... Full text Link to item Cite

Psychometric Scales of the Strong Black Woman Construct Evaluating Stress-Related Health Disparities among African American Women: A Scoping Review.

Journal article The Nursing clinics of North America · December 2024 This scoping review delves into psychometric measures assessing the strong Black woman and superwoman constructs among African American women. It evaluates various scales, emphasizing their clinical relevance and implications for women's health. By recogni ... Full text Cite

Personal Protective Equipment Use and Surface Contamination With Antineoplastic Drugs: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Journal article Clinical journal of oncology nursing · July 2024 BackgroundSurface contamination with antineoplastic drugs (ADs) is persistent. The use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is recommended to reduce exposure to ADs.ObjectivesThis study explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nu ... Full text Cite

Psychosocial stressors associated with frailty in community-dwelling older adults in the United States.

Journal article Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · April 2024 BackgroundFrailty is multifactorial; however, psychosocial stressors contributing to frailty are poorly understood. This study aimed to examine whether gender, race/ ethnicity, and education are associated with differential exposure to psychosocia ... Full text Cite

Nurse practitioner satisfaction with in-person versus telehealth chronic care delivery.

Journal article Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners · March 2024 BackgroundThe widespread use of telehealth and regulatory changes that enhanced nurse practitioner (NP) practice authority because of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic offers an opportunity to assess postpandemic NP satisfaction with telehealth care deliver ... Full text Cite

Structural determinants and cardiometabolic typologies related to frailty in community-dwelling older adults.

Journal article Archives of gerontology and geriatrics · February 2024 Frailty is a geriatric syndrome linked to adverse outcomes. Co-occurring cardiometabolic factors increase frailty risk; however, their distinct combinations (typologies) associated with frailty are unclear. We aimed to identify subgroups of older adults wi ... Full text Cite

Healthcare transition readiness of families of youth with cystic fibrosis during COVID-19: A correlational multicenter analysis.

Journal article Health care transitions · January 2024 BackgroundEnhancing family readiness for the healthcare transition (HCT) to adult-focused care can help adolescents and young adults (AYA) thrive in adulthood. We aimed to explore modifiable and non-modifiable individual, family, and healthcare fa ... Full text Cite

Disparities exist among US adolescents in the receipt of transition to adult healthcare services: the differential impact of social determinants of health, healthcare needs, and COVID-19.

Journal article Front Public Health · 2024 INTRODUCTION: We examined the influence of special healthcare needs, onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and their interaction on receiving transition services to prepare for future adult care among US adolescents, and whether social determinants of health mod ... Full text Link to item Cite

Comparing Patient-level Social Drivers of Health from Health Surveys and Electronic Health Records for Patients with Comorbid Hypertension and Uncontrolled Diabetes.

Journal article AMIA Annu Symp Proc · 2024 Social drivers of health significantly influence diabetes and hypertension outcomes. By taking into account patients' social and economic circumstances, healthcare systems can enhance both the quality and efficiency of care delivery, leading to improved he ... Link to item Cite

Is everything really okay?: Using ecological momentary assessment to evaluate daily co-fluctuations in anxiety and reassurance seeking.

Journal article Behav Res Ther · December 2023 OBJECTIVE: Reassurance seeking, a behavior prominent in anxiety disorders and depression, is associated with poorer quality of interpersonal relationships and acts as a mechanism of stress generation. However, little research has elucidated momentary assoc ... Full text Link to item Cite

Relationship of Age And Mobility Levels During Physical Rehabilitation With Clinical Outcomes in Critical Illness.

Journal article Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl · December 2023 OBJECTIVE: To determine whether age, mobility level, and change in mobility level across the first 3 physical rehabilitation sessions associate with clinical outcomes of patients who are critically ill. DESIGN: Retrospective, observational cohort study. SE ... Full text Link to item Cite

Characterizing burnout and resilience among nurses: A latent profile analysis of emotional exhaustion, emotional thriving and emotional recovery.

Journal article Nursing open · November 2023 AimsTo identify subgroups of nurses with distinct profiles of burnout (emotional exhaustion) and resilience (emotional thriving and emotional recovery) and describe nurse characteristics associated with each profile.DesignCross-sectional, ... Full text Cite

Does cumulative psychosocial stress explain frailty disparities in community-dwelling older adults?

Journal article Archives of gerontology and geriatrics · October 2023 ObjectiveFrailty is a leading predictor of adverse outcomes in older adults. Although disparities in frailty are well-documented, it is unclear whether psychosocial stressors explain these disparities. This study aimed to examine the potential med ... Full text Cite

Patterns of patient-reported symptoms and association with sociodemographic and systemic sclerosis disease characteristics: a scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort cross-sectional study.

Journal article EClinicalMedicine · August 2023 BACKGROUND: Systemic sclerosis is a heterogenous disease in which little is known about patterns of patient-reported symptom clusters. We aimed to identify classes of individuals with similar anxiety, depression, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and pain sympto ... Full text Link to item Cite

Infant Outcomes in Hypertensive Women: Are there Moderating Effects of Prenatal Care and Race/Ethnicity?

Journal article Matern Child Health J · July 2023 BACKGROUND: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy is one of the leading causes of adverse infant outcomes. Black women are disproportionately affected by hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and it associated adverse outcomes. Adequate prenatal care may impr ... Full text Link to item Cite

Measure of perceived social support from family, friends, and healthcare providers for Korean adolescents and young adults with cancer.

Journal article Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · July 2023 ObjectiveAssessing the perceived social support (PSS) that adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer receive from family, friends, and healthcare providers is critical to promoting their adjustment. This study developed a reliable and compre ... Full text Cite

Examining Human Capital Among Foreign- and U.S.-Educated Nurses in Long-term Care

Journal article Journal of Nursing Regulation · July 1, 2023 Background: Recruiting foreign-educated nurses (FENs) is a strategy to reduce staffing shortages of registered nurses (RNs) practicing in long-term care (LTC) in the United States. However, little is known about how FENs compare to U.S.-educated nurses (US ... Full text Cite

Time to pain relief: A randomized controlled trial in the emergency department during vaso-occlusive episodes in sickle cell disease.

Journal article Eur J Haematol · May 2023 OBJECTIVE: Compare time to pain relief (minimum of a 13 mm and 30% reduction) during an Emergency Department (ED) visit among patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) experiencing severe pain associated with a vaso-occlusive episode who were randomized to r ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Massive Transfusion Protocol Adherence: Relationship to Trauma Patient Outcomes.

Journal article J Trauma Nurs · May 2023 BACKGROUND: Ongoing evaluation of massive transfusion protocol adherence is critical to ensure better trauma patient outcomes. OBJECTIVE: This quality improvement initiative aimed to determine provider adherence to a recently revised massive transfusion pr ... Full text Link to item Cite

Exploring Environmental Factors Contributing to Fluid Loss in Diapers Placed in Neonatal Incubators.

Journal article Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses · April 2023 PurposeAssessing fluid output for infants in the neonatal intensive care unit is essential to understanding fluid and electrolyte balance. Wet diaper weights are used as standard practice to quantify fluid output; yet, diaper changes are intrusive ... Full text Cite

Acculturation, Acculturative Stress, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Intimate Partner Violence Among Latinx Immigrants in the US.

Journal article Journal of interpersonal violence · February 2023 Latinx immigrants bear a disproportionate burden associated with intimate partner violence (IPV); however, efforts to develop evidence-based IPV prevention strategies and address health disparities have been impeded by a lack of understanding of the unique ... Full text Cite

Stressors Among Healthcare Workers: A Summative Content Analysis.

Journal article Global qualitative nursing research · January 2023 Healthcare workers are experiencing high stress and burnout, at rates up to 70%, hindering patient care. Studies often focus on stressors in a particular setting or within the context of the pandemic which limits understanding of a more comprehensive view ... Full text Cite

Dissemination of doctor of nursing practice project findings: Benefits and challenges associated with publishing in healthcare journals.

Journal article Nursing outlook · November 2022 BackgroundDoctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs require a project to improve outcomes in a health care setting. However, dissemination methods vary.PurposeThis evaluation examined benefits and challenges associated with submitting pro ... Full text Cite

Reusable sanitary napkins in rural India: a remote quality improvement project for adolescent girls promoting menstrual hygiene health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Journal article Global health promotion · September 2022 Medical and public health research supports an ongoing need for health promotion in meeting menstrual hygiene needs, including menstrual hygiene management (MHM) education and the adoption of reusable sanitary napkins. This quality improvement project focu ... Full text Cite

The Association between Well-being Behaviors and Resilience in Health Care Workers.

Journal article Western journal of nursing research · August 2022 Engaging in well-being behaviors may promote resilience, which can protect against burnout. This descriptive, correlational analysis utilized baseline data from health care workers enrolled in the Web-based Implementation of the Science for Enhancing Resil ... Full text Open Access Cite

Use of Apfel Simplified Risk Score to Guide Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Prophylaxis in Adult Patients Undergoing Same-day Surgery.

Journal article Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses · August 2022 PurposeThe quality improvement (QI) project implemented a postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) risk screening tool and introduced a risk-tailored prophylactic guideline to identify patients at risk for PONV and aimed to minimize PONV adverse e ... Full text Cite

A protocol implementation to determine aspiration risk in patients with multiple risk factors for gastroparesis.

Journal article Journal of perioperative practice · July 2022 Patients with risk factors for gastroparesis are at increased risk for aspiration into the tracheobronchial tree. Current American Society of Anesthesiologists fasting guidelines use subjective measures to determine aspiration risk. A gastric ultrasound pr ... Full text Cite

Patient demographics and clinical characteristics influence opioid and nonopioid pain management prescriptions of primary care NPs, PAs, and physicians.

Journal article J Am Assoc Nurse Pract · July 1, 2022 BACKGROUND: Evidence exists on racial and gender disparities in chronic pain management among veterans. Most literature has described physicians' disparate opioid prescribing patterns, although it is unknown if prescribing disparities exist among nurse pra ... Full text Link to item Cite

Social determinants of human papillomavirus vaccine series completion among U.S. adolescents: A mixed-methods study.

Journal article SSM - population health · June 2022 IntroductionHuman papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination can significantly reduce HPV-associated cancers. In the US, two doses are recommended for vaccine completion for younger adolescents. However, series completion rates remain below the nation's goa ... Full text Cite

Hypertension and infant outcomes: North Carolina pregnancy risks assessment monitoring system data.

Journal article Pregnancy Hypertens · June 2022 This study examined the risk factors that moderate the relationship between hypertension and infant outcomes or were independent risk factors in a large and diverse sample of pregnant women with and without hypertension before conception. The sample includ ... Full text Link to item Cite

Presurgical and Postsurgical Opioid Rates in Patients Undergoing Total Shoulder Replacement Surgery.

Journal article Pain Manag Nurs · April 2022 BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to describe the pre- and postsurgical opioid prescription rates and average morphine milligram equivalents (MME) per day in patients undergoing total shoulder replacement (TSR) procedures. METHODS: Patients undergo ... Full text Link to item Cite

Influence of Primary Care Provider Type on Chronic Pain Management Among Veterans.

Journal article J Nurs Regul · April 2022 BACKGROUND: Chronic pain disproportionately impacts veterans and is often treated in primary care, where physician shortages in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) healthcare system are well documented. Nurse practitioners (NPs) may represent a soluti ... Full text Link to item Cite

Problematic internet use in adolescents and implementation of a social media hygiene protocol.

Journal article Journal of pediatric nursing · March 2022 PurposeThis quality improvement project aimed to evaluate whether a social media hygiene education intervention designed for adolescents with problematic internet use (PIU) receiving treatment at a pediatric outpatient mental health clinic reduced ... Full text Cite

Registered Nurse Migration to the United States and the Impact on Long-Term Care.

Journal article Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · February 2022 Full text Cite

Identification of risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications in general surgery patients in a low-middle income country.

Journal article PloS one · January 2022 BackgroundPostoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) are an important cause of perioperative morbidity and mortality. Although risk factors for PPCs have been identified in high-income countries, less is known about PPCs and their risk factors i ... Full text Cite

Factors Associated With Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Series Completion Among Adolescents.

Journal article American journal of preventive medicine · November 2021 IntroductionMost cancers associated with the human papillomavirus are preventable through vaccination. However, adolescent series completion rates are at 75.8%. Two vaccine doses are recommended for adolescents, but factors influencing 2-dose seri ... Full text Cite

Preoperative and Postoperative Opioid Prescription Rates in the Total Hip Replacement Surgical Patient.

Journal article Orthop Nurs · November 2021 The United States is facing an opioid epidemic that has only worsened with the COVID-19 pandemic. There is little evidence regarding patterns of opioid use among patients with total hip replacement (THR). Although the Centers for Disease Control and Preven ... Full text Link to item Cite

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists' Adherence to an Intraoperative Lung Protective Ventilation Protocol.

Journal article AANA journal · October 2021 The clinical application of intraoperative mechanical ventilation is highly variable and often determined by providers' attitudes and preferences, rather than evidence. Ventilation strategies using high tidal volumes (VT) with little to no posit ... Cite

Impact of Depression and Nicotine Dependence on Executive Functioning in Rural Older Adult Smokers: A Brief Report (NCT02510716).

Journal article Journal of addictions nursing · October 2021 IntroductionRural older adults are an underserved population with high rates of smoking and related morbidity and mortality. Age-related executive function deficits are common in older smokers; however, the association of depression and nicotine d ... Full text Cite

The Association Between Very Premature Infant Body Temperatures Over Time and Respiratory Care.

Journal article Biological research for nursing · July 2021 BackgroundDue to global immaturity, very low birthweight (VLBW) infants (<1,500 g) require auxiliary thermal and respiratory care. However, the impact of respiratory care on infant thermal stability remains unclear.AimsExamine the associa ... Full text Cite

Using a Retrospective Secondary Data Analysis to Identify Risk Factors for Pulmonary Complications in Trauma Patients in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

Journal article The Journal of surgical research · June 2021 BackgroundThe trauma burden in South Africa is significant. The objective of this project was to investigate the incidence of posttrauma pulmonary complications (PPCs) and to identify patient, health risks, and hospital factors, which predispose t ... Full text Cite

Assessing Practice Patterns and Influential Factors for Nurse Practitioners Who Manage Chronic Pain.

Journal article Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses · June 2021 IntroductionChallenges exist in caring for chronic pain patients, such as preventing opioid-related adverse events, a lack of available non-pharmacologic alternatives, and limitations in prescriptive authority. Nurse practitioners are well-suited ... Full text Cite

A Syringe Service Program Within a Federal System: Foundations for Implementation.

Journal article Journal of addictions nursing · April 2021 BackgroundDrug use, specifically opioid use, is a public health crisis in the United States. Harm reduction programs, including syringe service programs, show efficacy in improving individual and public health outcomes. Healthcare provider percept ... Full text Cite

On the Move clinic: A fall prevention nurse practitioner-driven model of care.

Journal article Geriatr Nurs · 2021 Falls in older adults are common and interventions to reduce associated morbidity and mortality remain difficult to implement. This quality improvement project evaluated On the Move, a new clinic designed to provide tailored recommendations to reduce falls ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pain and Self-Efficacy Among Patients With Systemic Sclerosis: A Scleroderma Patient-Centered Intervention Network Cohort Study.

Journal article Nursing research · January 2021 BackgroundPain is one of the most common symptoms affecting patients with systemic sclerosis; however, little is known about the relationship between self-efficacy and pain and changes in pain over time.ObjectivesThe purpose of this study ... Full text Cite

Body temperature instability and respiratory morbidity in the very low birth weight infant: a multiple case, intensive longitudinal study.

Journal article BMC pediatrics · October 2020 BackgroundVery low birth weight (VLBW) infant thermal instability upon neonatal intensive care unit admission has been associated with respiratory morbidity; however, the association between ongoing thermal instability and respiratory morbidity re ... Full text Cite

Feasibility of a text-based reduction intervention in helping rural and underserved smokeless tobacco users quit.

Journal article Addict Behav · September 2020 INTRODUCTION: Smokeless tobacco (ST) use significantly affects morbidity and mortality and remains disproportionally prevalent in rural and medically underserved communities. Few programs exist for rural smokeless tobacco users. Text-based interventions ma ... Full text Link to item Cite

Clinical pathways on a mobile device.

Journal article BMJ evidence-based medicine · August 2020 Clinical pathways have been successfully implemented in the primary care setting in New Zealand, Australia and the UK. Despite wide adoption and decreased costs, these pathways have yet to translate evidence into clinical practice while also saving provide ... Full text Cite

Application of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Sampling Weights to Transgender Health Measurement.

Journal article Nursing research · July 2020 BackgroundObtaining representative data from the transgender population is fundamental to improving their health and well-being and advancing transgender health research. The addition of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) gende ... Full text Cite

Comparative efficacy and acceptability of antidepressants, psychotherapies, and their combination for acute treatment of children and adolescents with depressive disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Journal article Lancet Psychiatry · July 2020 BACKGROUND: Depressive disorders are common in children and adolescents. Antidepressants, psychotherapies, and their combination are often used in routine clinical practice; however, available evidence on the comparative efficacy and safety of these interv ... Full text Link to item Cite

Optimization of Nursing-Specific Flu Alerts.

Journal article Computers, informatics, nursing : CIN · March 2020 Clinical decision support interventions, such as alerts and reminders, can improve clinician compliance with practice guidelines and patient outcomes. Alerts that trigger at inappropriate times are often dismissed by clinicians, reducing desired actions ra ... Full text Cite

Sleep-Wake States and Feeding Progression in Preterm Infants.

Journal article Nursing research · January 2020 BackgroundPrevious studies demonstrated a short-term relationship between infant sleep-wake states and oral feeding performance, with state being an indication of infants' neurobehavioral readiness for feeding. However, the relationship between sl ... Full text Cite

NVM for Prevention of Upper Airway Obstruction.

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The health status of transgender and gender nonbinary adults in the United States.

Journal article PloS one · January 2020 The goal of this exploratory study was to delineate health differences among transgender subpopulations (transgender women/TW, transgender men/TM, gender nonbinary/GNB adults). 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data were analyzed to compare t ... Full text Cite

Identifying Individuals With Intellectual Disability Within a Population Study.

Journal article Nurs Res · 2020 BACKGROUND: Much remains unknown about the longitudinal health and well-being of individuals with intellectual disability (ID); thus, new methods to identify those with ID within nationally representative population studies are critical for harnessing thes ... Full text Link to item Cite

Social Adversity, Sleep Characteristics, and Elevated Blood Pressure Among Young Adult Black Females.

Journal article Health equity · January 2020 Purpose: We examined whether sleep characteristics and adverse social exposures were associated with elevated blood pressure (BP) in young adult black women. Methods: This is a cross-sectional analysis of existing data from 581 black females ... Full text Cite

Stress and Anxiety in Couples Who Conceive via In Vitro Fertilization Compared With Those Who Conceive Spontaneously.

Journal article Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN · November 2019 ObjectiveTo determine the feasibility of recruitment and explore whether women and their partners who conceive via in vitro fertilization (IVF) experience greater levels of stress and anxiety during pregnancy compared to each other and compared to ... Full text Cite

Elevated Risk of Radiation Therapy-Associated Second Malignant Neoplasms in Young African-American Women Survivors of Stage I-IIIA Breast Cancer.

Journal article Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys · October 1, 2019 PURPOSE: To estimate the effect of radiation therapy (RT) on nonbreast second malignant neoplasms (SMNs) in young women survivors of stage I-IIIA breast cancer. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Women aged 20 to 44 years who received a diagnosis of stage I-IIIA breas ... Full text Link to item Cite

Nasal Ventilation Mask for Prevention of Upper Airway Obstruction in Patients With Obesity or Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Journal article AANA journal · October 2019 This project aimed to develop and implement a nasal ventilation mask (NVM) guideline to reduce the incidence of airway obstruction in outpatients undergoing endoscopy procedures. An observational design was used to evaluate implementation of an NVM guideli ... Cite

Reprint of: Histological dating of timed endometrial biopsy tissue is not related to fertility status.

Journal article Fertil Steril · October 2019 Full text Link to item Cite

Acceptability and Feasibility of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Pain Catastrophizing among Persons with Sickle Cell Disease.

Journal article Pain Manag Nurs · June 2019 BACKGROUND: Few investigators have developed and tested nonpharmacological interventions for helping persons with sickle cell disease (SCD) manage persistent pain. AIMS: The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Psychosocial Correlates of Jordanian Adolescents' Help-Seeking Intentions for Depression: Findings From a Nationally Representative School Survey.

Journal article J Sch Nurs · April 2019 Little is known about help-seeking for depression among Jordanian adolescents who are a vulnerable population with high rates of depressive symptoms and few mental health services. The purpose of this study was to (1) explore Jordanian adolescents' helpsee ... Full text Link to item Cite

Health Care Experiences of Transgender Adults: An Integrated Mixed Research Literature Review.

Journal article ANS. Advances in nursing science · April 2019 This integrated literature review, framed by the gender affirmation framework, sought to contextualize the experiences of transgender adults interfacing with health care after the release of Healthy People 2020. The constructs of the gender affirmation fra ... Full text Cite

Health, Physical Growth, and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Preterm Infants of Women With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy.

Journal article J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs · January 2019 OBJECTIVE: To compare the health, physical growth, and developmental outcomes in preterm infants of women with and without hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP). DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis of health outcomes; physical growth (head circumference, ... Full text Link to item Cite

Trauma-related symptoms and severity among women in the Pacific Rim.

Journal article Health care for women international · January 2019 Current understandings of the effects trauma exposure on women's health are limited because prior research has largely focused on intimate partner and sexual violence in homogenous samples. In this descriptive study, the authors examined the relationships ... Full text Cite

Do beliefs about depression etiologies influence the type and severity of depression stigma? The case of Arab adolescents.

Journal article Perspect Psychiatr Care · October 2018 PURPOSE: Research has documented that holding certain etiological beliefs about depression can determine the level of stigma experienced by individuals with depression. To date, no studies have yet examined this relationship among adolescents. Using a samp ... Full text Link to item Cite

Corrigendum to "Personal and Perceived Depression Stigma among Arab Adolescents: Associations with Depression Severity and Personal Characteristics" [Archives of Psychiatric Nursing 31/5 (2017) 499-506].

Journal article Arch Psychiatr Nurs · April 2018 Full text Link to item Cite

Multimedia Education Reduces Anxiety in Lung Transplant Patients.

Journal article Prog Transplant · March 2018 CONTEXT: A significant contribution to the success of lung transplantation is the recipient's ability to self-manage a multidrug regimen and follow complex instructions. Effective education has always been an integral component of the process of preparing ... Full text Link to item Cite

The prevalence of depressive symptoms among Arab adolescents: Findings from Jordan.

Journal article Public Health Nurs · March 2018 BACKGROUND: The lack of research regarding the current profile of adolescent depression in the Arab countries in general, and Jordan in particular, makes it difficult to design, implement, and disseminate effective interventions to improve the prevention, ... Full text Link to item Cite

Emergency Department (ED), ED Observation, Day Hospital, and Hospital Admissions for Adults with Sickle Cell Disease.

Journal article The western journal of emergency medicine · March 2018 IntroductionUse of alternative venues to manage uncomplicated vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC), such as a day hospital (DH) or ED observation unit, for patients with sickle cell anemia, may significantly reduce admission rates, which may subsequently r ... Full text Cite

A randomized controlled trial comparing two vaso-occlusive episode (VOE) protocols in sickle cell disease (SCD).

Journal article Am J Hematol · February 2018 Limited evidence guides opioid dosing strategies for acute Sickle Cell (SCD) pain. We compared two National Heart, Lung and Blood (NHBLI) recommended opioid dosing strategies (weight-based vs. patient-specific) for ED treatment of acute vaso-occlusive epis ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Adolescent Depression in Jordan: Symptoms Profile, Gender Differences, and the Role of Social Context.

Journal article J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv · February 1, 2018 The influence of gender and other individual and context characteristics on the prevalence and severity of depressive symptoms among Jordanian adolescents remains unclear. The aims of the current study were to: (a) characterize depressive symptoms profiles ... Full text Link to item Cite

Feasibility of a text-based smoking cessation intervention in rural older adults.

Journal article Health Educ Res · February 1, 2018 Text-based interventions are effective for smoking cessation, but have not been tested in rural older adults. The purpose of this study was to compare the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a text-based Scheduled Gradual Reduction (SGR) ... Full text Link to item Cite

Antenatal paternal adjustment and paternal attitudes after infertility treatment.

Journal article Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · January 2018 Study questionDo mode of conception [ART versus Natural (NC)] and depression have an interactive effect on antenatal paternal adjustment and paternal attitudes?Summary answerDepression increased the negative effect of ART on antenatal pat ... Full text Cite

Social and Behavioral Factors in Sickle Cell Disease: Employment Predicts Decreased Health Care Utilization.

Journal article Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · January 2018 The purposeto determine frequency of health care encounters among people with sickle cell disease (SCD) seeking treatment for a vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC). Health care encounters are categorized by visit type (day hospital, ED visit, hospitalizat ... Full text Cite

Provision of guideline-based care for drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa: Level of concordance between prescribing practices and guidelines.

Journal article PLoS One · 2018 TITLE: Provision of guideline-based care for drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa: Level of concordance between prescribing practices and guidelines. OBJECTIVE: We examined the influence of individual and site characteristics on the concordance betw ... Full text Link to item Cite

Personal and Perceived Depression Stigma among Arab Adolescents: Associations with Depression Severity and Personal Characteristics.

Journal article Arch Psychiatr Nurs · October 2017 BACKGROUND: In Arab communities, the selection, utilization, and attitudes towards mental health services are substantially affected by existing mental illness stigma. However, little is known about how the stigma of depression manifests among Arab adolesc ... Full text Link to item Cite

Characterization of bilateral frontal lobe cerebral oxygen saturation in patients with mild traumatic brain injury.

Journal article Nursing outlook · September 2017 BackgroundThere is clear evidence of the potential for long-term neuro behavioral and cognitive sequelae following a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Although the source of these persistent behavioral and cognitive issues is unclear, several st ... Full text Cite

Timing for the Introduction of Cycled Light for Extremely Preterm Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Journal article Res Nurs Health · August 2017 Day-night cycled light improves health outcomes in preterm infants, yet the best time to institute cycled light is unclear. The hypothesis of this study was that extremely preterm infants receiving early cycled light would have better health and developmen ... Full text Link to item Cite

Multidimensional Psychological Stress During Pregnancies in Women Who Conceived via In Vitro Fertilization.

Journal article Research and theory for nursing practice · August 2017 PurposeTo explore relationships among the 3 psychological dimensions of stress, stimulus/environmental, perceptual, and emotional response, and then to develop a multidimensional composite measure of overall stress, and to determine demographic an ... Full text Cite

Trauma Exposure Among Women in the Pacific Rim.

Journal article Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · May 2017 PurposeHealthcare professionals who provide services in the immediate or long-term aftermath of traumatic events need to understand the nature and frequency of traumatic events in the lives of women. However, research on trauma exposure in women h ... Full text Cite

A telephonic mindfulness-based intervention for persons with sickle cell disease: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Journal article Trials · May 2017 BackgroundOne of the most difficult symptoms for persons with sickle cell disease (SCD) to manage is chronic pain. Chronic pain impacts approximately one-third of persons with SCD and is associated with increased pain intensity, pain behavior, and ... Full text Cite

Experimental Comparison of Efficacy for Three Handfeeding Techniques in Dementia.

Journal article J Am Geriatr Soc · April 2017 BACKGROUND: Nursing home (NH) residents who require assistance during mealtimes are at risk for malnutrition. Supportive handfeeding is recommended, yet there is limited evidence supporting use of a specific handfeeding technique to increase meal intake. O ... Full text Link to item Cite

Frailty Assessment in Hospitalized Older Adults Using the Electronic Health Record.

Journal article Biol Res Nurs · March 2017 INTRODUCTION: Frailty, a clinical syndrome of decreased physiologic reserve and dysregulation in multiple physiologic systems, is associated with increased risk for adverse outcomes. PURPOSE: The aim of this retrospective, cross-sectional, correlational st ... Full text Link to item Cite

A Prospective Emergency Department Quality Improvement Project to Improve the Treatment of Vaso-Occlusive Crisis in Sickle Cell Disease: Lessons Learned.

Journal article Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety · March 2017 BackgroundGuidelines recommend rapid, aggressive management of vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) for patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). A large prospective research and quality improvement (QI) project was conducted to measure changes in clinical ... Full text Cite

The Relationship Between Infant Feeding Outcomes and Maternal Emotional Well-being Among Mothers of Late Preterm and Term Infants: A Secondary, Exploratory Analysis.

Journal article Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses · February 2017 BackgroundLate preterm birth is associated with lower rates of breastfeeding and earlier breastfeeding cessation than term birth.PurposeThe objectives of this secondary analysis were to compare the incidence of exclusive breastfeeding aft ... Full text Cite

Effect of Peer-to-Peer Nurse-Physician Collaboration on Attitudes Toward the Nurse-Physician Relationship.

Journal article J Nurses Prof Dev · 2017 The goal of this study was to pilot a novel peer-to-peer nurse-physician collaboration program and assess for changes in attitudes toward collaboration among a group of newly licensed nurses and resident physicians (n = 39). The program included large grou ... Full text Link to item Cite

Time to Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment in a Prospective South African Cohort.

Journal article Glob Pediatr Health · 2017 This study examined time to treatment initiation by age among a prospective cohort with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). Participants aged 13 years or older nested within a cluster-randomized trial in 2 South African provinces were evaluated. Outcomes ... Full text Link to item Cite

A pilot study of depression, stigma, and attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help among Arab adolescents.

Journal article International journal of adolescent medicine and health · October 2016 The Arab region has the largest proportion of young people in the world and many of the factors that contribute to the onset of depression. Yet, very little is known about the current situation of depression and its associated stigma in this region. The pu ... Full text Cite

Shift in Emergency Department Provider Attitudes Toward Patients With Sickle Cell Disease.

Journal article Advanced emergency nursing journal · July 2016 Patients with sickle cell disease frequently seek care in the emergency department. They have reported experiencing negative attitudes from emergency providers. This study was undertaken to evaluate change in emergency provider attitudes toward patients wi ... Full text Cite

Does Attendance at a Sickle Cell Educational Conference Improve Clinician Knowledge and Attitude Toward Patients with Sickle Cell Disease?

Journal article Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses · June 2016 Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic disease associated with both chronic pain and acute painful events referred to as vaso-occlusive crises. Individuals with SCD suffer from a multitude of medical complications in addition to pain. Patients often are st ... Full text Cite

Evaluation of a Sickle Cell Disease Educational Website for Emergency Providers.

Journal article Advanced emergency nursing journal · April 2016 Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a complex multisystem debilitating disease. Despite its complexity, health care providers who are not SCD experts receive little formal education on SCD. An open-access, educational website, "Emergency Department Sickle Cell Di ... Full text Cite

Trajectories of Functioning Into Emerging Adulthood Following Treatment for Adolescent Depression.

Journal article J Adolesc Health · March 2016 PURPOSE: It is well established that empirically supported treatments reduce depressive symptoms for most adolescents; however, it is not yet known whether these interventions lead to sustained improvements in global functioning. The goal of this study is ... Full text Link to item Cite

A Quality Improvement Project to Increase Early Detection of Syphilis Infection or Re-infection in HIV-infected Men Who Have Sex With Men.

Journal article The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC · March 2016 Our quality improvement project evaluated whether testing for syphilis every 3 to 6 months with routine HIV laboratory monitoring had an effect on early detection of asymptomatic syphilis infection/re-infection in HIV-infected men who have sex with men. Re ... Full text Cite

Using Trigger Films as a Bariatric Sensitivity Intervention: Improving Nursing Students' Attitudes and Beliefs About Caring for Obese Patients.

Journal article Nurse educator · January 2016 Nurse educators are uniquely positioned to improve obesity-related attitudes and beliefs among prelicensure nursing students. A bariatric sensitivity intervention using 6 trigger films with facilitated debriefing was designed and delivered to 70 first-seme ... Full text Cite

Feasibility of using an iPod touch device and acceptability of a stigma reduction intervention with HIV-infected women in the Deep South.

Journal article AIDS and behavior · October 2015 As with many infectious diseases throughout history, stigma is a part of the trajectory of the HIV disease process. HIV-related stigma impedes women from being tested for HIV. Once infected, HIV-related stigma hinders women from disclosing their HIV status ... Full text Cite

Implementation of an Exercise Program in an Assisted Living Facility.

Journal article Journal of nursing care quality · October 2015 This quality improvement project was designed to implement a sit-to-stand exercise program delivered by nursing assistants in an assisted living facility. The primary outcome was for residents to either improve or maintain function in activities of daily l ... Full text Cite

Trajectories of Obesity and Overweight Rates Among Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

Journal article Oncology nursing forum · July 2015 Purpose/objectivesTo describe the trajectories of obesity/overweight rates by age group among survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) from diagnosis through several years post-therapy.DesignLongitudinal, descriptive. ... Full text Cite

Mental health service use among adolescents following participation in a randomized clinical trial for depression.

Journal article J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol · 2015 Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common disorder among adolescents. The Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS) was a randomized controlled trial to examine the efficacy of fluoxetine and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), separately an ... Full text Link to item Cite

Delirium monitoring and patient outcomes in a general intensive care unit.

Journal article American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses · January 2015 BackgroundUse of an evidence-based tool for routine assessment for delirium by bedside nurses in the intensive care unit is recommended. However, little is known about patient outcomes after implementation of such a tool.ObjectiveTo evalu ... Full text Cite

Attitudes toward patients with sickle cell disease in a multicenter sample of emergency department providers.

Journal article Advanced emergency nursing journal · October 2014 Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) often seek care in the emergency department (ED) for pain associated with vaso-occlusive crises. Research has shown that negative provider attitudes serve as a barrier to care in this patient population. Our aim was ... Full text Cite

A randomized controlled trial of the efficacy of a stigma reduction intervention for HIV-infected women in the Deep South.

Journal article AIDS patient care and STDs · September 2014 The aim of this study was to compare outcomes (self-esteem, coping self-efficacy, and internalized stigma) across time in HIV-infected women living in the Deep South who received a stigma reduction intervention (n=51) with those of a control group (n=49) w ... Full text Cite

Effect of elective surgery on subjective health in veterans with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder.

Journal article AANA J · August 2014 Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common, is often chronic, and has been associated with greater risk of postoperative mortality in veterans. The purpose of this study was to determine if elective outpatient surgery had a persistent effect on the phy ... Link to item Cite

Group diabetes self-management education in a primary care setting: a quality improvement project.

Journal article Journal of nursing care quality · April 2014 This quality improvement project evaluated the effectiveness of a monthly diabetes self-management education intervention on HbA1C and knowledge levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. A retrospective analysis evaluating 51 patients found no sign ... Full text Cite

Screening for chlamydia: are you doing it?

Journal article The Nurse practitioner · April 2014 This retrospective study evaluates the implications of offering routine chlamydia screenings to women ages 16 to 25 attending a primary care clinical setting. Results found that routine screenings significantly increased the number of women screened, enabl ... Full text Cite

Screening for critical congenital heart disease in newborns using pulse oximetry: evaluation of nurses' knowledge and adherence.

Journal article Adv Neonatal Care · April 2014 PURPOSE: The purpose of this project was to evaluate the benefits of an online nursing education program addressing the significance and rationale of an evidence-based critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) screening protocol using pulse oximetry impleme ... Full text Link to item Cite

Increasing Positive Outlook Partially Mediates the Effect of Empirically Supported Treatments on Depression Symptoms Among Adolescents.

Journal article J Cogn Psychother · 2014 Among adolescents there is evidence that cognitive change partially mediates the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on depression outcome. However, prior studies have been limited by small samples, narrow measures of cognition, and failure to com ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mobile health messages help sustain recent weight loss.

Journal article Am J Med · November 2013 BACKGROUND: Using regulatory focus theory, an intervention of daily weight loss-sustaining messages was developed and tested for acceptability, feasibility, and efficacy on helping people sustain weight loss. METHODS: Participants (n = 120) were randomized ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Development of a Theoretically Driven mHealth Text Messaging Application for Sustaining Recent Weight Loss.

Journal article JMIR Mhealth Uhealth · May 7, 2013 BACKGROUND: Mobile phone short message service (SMS) text messaging, has the potential to serve as an intervention medium to promote sustainability of weight loss that can be easily and affordably used by clinicians and consumers. OBJECTIVE: To develop the ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Mindful-Veteran: the implementation of a brief stress reduction course.

Journal article Complementary therapies in clinical practice · May 2013 BackgroundStress reduction is a focus of healthcare management in Veterans who often faced extreme stressors during military service.ObjectiveA quality improvement project to evaluate the implementation and effects of a brief mindfulness ... Full text Cite

Evaluation of human milk fortification from the time of the first feeding: effects on infants of less than 31 weeks gestational age.

Journal article Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · July 2012 ObjectiveTo determine whether human milk fortification from the time of the first feeding significantly improves weight gain and bone mineral status in infants of <31 weeks estimated gestational age as compared with delayed or standard human milk ... Full text Cite

Onset of alcohol or substance use disorders following treatment for adolescent depression.

Journal article J Consult Clin Psychol · April 2012 OBJECTIVE: This study tested whether positive response to short-term treatment for adolescent major depressive disorder (MDD) would have the secondary benefit of preventing subsequent alcohol use disorders (AUD) or substance use disorders (SUD). METHOD: Fo ... Full text Link to item Cite

High throughput, cell type-specific analysis of key proteins in human endometrial biopsies of women from fertile and infertile couples.

Journal article Hum Reprod · March 2012 BACKGROUND: Although histological dating of endometrial biopsies provides little help for prediction or diagnosis of infertility, analysis of individual endometrial proteins, proteomic profiling and transcriptome analysis have suggested several biomarkers ... Full text Link to item Cite

Does contact by a family nurse practitioner decrease early school absence?

Journal article The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses · February 2012 Chronic early school absence (preschool through third grade) is associated with school failure. The presence of school nurses may lead to fewer absences, and nurse practitioners in school-based health centers (SBHCs) can facilitate a healthier population r ... Full text Cite

Disruptive behavior outcomes among adolescents treated for depression.

Journal article Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · 2012 Cite

Impact of adolescent depression on the family.

Journal article International Journal of Cognitive Therapy · 2012 Cite

Integrity of treatment masking in a single- and double-blind clinical trial for adolescents with depression.

Journal article Contemporary Clinical Trials · 2012 Cite

Stepping to stability and fall prevention in adult psychiatric patients.

Journal article Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services · December 2011 Fall prevention is a major area of concern in inpatient settings. This article reports on the feasibility of implementing a daily exercise program that features line dancing to promote stability, balance, and flexibility in adult psychiatric patients and d ... Full text Cite

Parental marital discord and treatment response in depressed adolescents.

Journal article Journal of abnormal child psychology · April 2011 Evidence suggests that parental marital discord contributes to the development of internalizing and externalizing symptoms in children and adolescents. Few studies, however, have examined the association between parental marital discord and youth's respons ... Full text Cite

Effects of coping skills training and sertraline in patients with non-cardiac chest pain: a randomized controlled study.

Journal article Pain · April 2011 Non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP) is a common and distressing condition. Prior studies suggest that psychotropic medication or pain coping skills training (CST) may benefit NCCP patients. To our knowledge, no clinical trials have examined the separate and comb ... Full text Link to item Cite

Recovery and recurrence following treatment for adolescent major depression.

Journal article Arch Gen Psychiatry · March 2011 CONTEXT: Major depressive disorder in adolescents is common and impairing. Efficacious treatments have been developed, but little is known about longer-term outcomes, including recurrence. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether adolescents who responded to short ... Full text Link to item Cite

Emotional responses of mothers of late-preterm and term infants.

Journal article J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs · 2011 OBJECTIVE: To compare the emotional responses of mothers of late-preterm infants (34 0/7 to 36 6/7 weeks gestation) with those of mothers of full-term infants. DESIGN: A mixed method comparative study. SETTING: A southeastern tertiary academic medical cent ... Full text Link to item Cite

Extreme thinking in clinically depressed adolescents: Results from the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS).

Journal article Behaviour research and therapy · November 2010 The purpose of this report is to examine relations between extreme thinking, as measured by the Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale, and the maintenance of gains among adolescents who participated in the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS). We ... Full text Cite

Safety and efficacy of sertraline for depression in patients with heart failure: results of the SADHART-CHF (Sertraline Against Depression and Heart Disease in Chronic Heart Failure) trial.

Journal article J Am Coll Cardiol · August 24, 2010 OBJECTIVES: The objective was to test the hypothesis that heart failure (HF) patients treated with sertraline will have lower depression scores and fewer cardiovascular events compared with placebo. BACKGROUND: Depression is common among HF patients. It is ... Full text Link to item Cite

Ethnic differences among adolescents beginning treatment for depression.

Journal article Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol · April 2010 This study examines ethnic/racial differences at the start of treatment among participants in the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS). African American and Latino youth were compared to Caucasian youth on symptom presentation and cogniti ... Full text Link to item Cite

Impact of childhood trauma on treatment outcome in the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS).

Journal article Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · February 2010 ObjectiveThe impact of childhood trauma was examined in 427 adolescents (54% girls, 74% Caucasian, mean = 14.6, SD = 1.5) with major depressive disorder participating in the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS).MethodTAD ... Full text Cite

Social problem-solving among adolescents treated for depression.

Journal article Behaviour research and therapy · January 2010 Studies suggest that deficits in social problem-solving may be associated with increased risk of depression and suicidality in children and adolescents. It is unclear, however, which specific dimensions of social problem-solving are related to depression a ... Full text Cite

Treating depression and oppositional behavior in adolescents.

Journal article Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 · January 2010 Adolescents with depression and high levels of oppositionality often are particularly difficult to treat. Few studies, however, have examined treatment outcomes among youth with both externalizing and internalizing problems. This study examines the effect ... Full text Cite

Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Children's Negative Cognitive Error Questionnaire with a clinically depressed adolescent sample.

Journal article Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 · November 2009 The factor structure and psychometric properties of the Children's Negative Cognitive Error Questionnaire (CNCEQ) were examined with 427 adolescents ages 12 to 18 (193 boys) with current major depressive disorder. Results of confirmatory factor analysis su ... Full text Cite

The dysfunctional attitudes scale: psychometric properties in depressed adolescents.

Journal article J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol · November 2009 The psychometric properties and factor structure of the Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale were examined in a sample of 422 male and female adolescents (ages 12-17) with current major depressive disorder. The scale demonstrated high internal consistency (alpha ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cognitive measures of adolescent depression: unique or unitary constructs?

Journal article J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol · November 2009 The factor structure of several self-report questionnaires assessing depression-relevant cognitions frequently employed in clinical research was examined in a sample of 390 adolescents (M age = 14.54; 216 girls; 74% Caucasian) with current major depressive ... Full text Link to item Cite

Dysfunctional attitudes scale perfectionism: a predictor and partial mediator of acute treatment outcome among clinically depressed adolescents.

Journal article J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol · November 2009 The effect of perfectionism on acute treatment outcomes was explored in a randomized controlled trial of 439 clinically depressed adolescents (12-17 years of age) enrolled in the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS) who received cognitive ... Full text Link to item Cite

An exploratory analysis of the impact of family functioning on treatment for depression in adolescents.

Journal article J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol · November 2009 This article explores aspects of family environment and parent-child conflict that may predict or moderate response to acute treatments among depressed adolescents (N = 439) randomly assigned to fluoxetine, cognitive behavioral therapy, their combination, ... Full text Link to item Cite

Service use and costs of care for depressed adolescents: who uses and who pays?

Journal article J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol · November 2009 Major depressive disorder is common in adolescence and is associated with significant morbidity and family burden. Little is known about service use by depressed adolescents. The purpose of this article is to report the patterns of services use and costs f ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS): outcomes over 1 year of naturalistic follow-up.

Journal article Am J Psychiatry · October 2009 OBJECTIVE: The Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS) evaluates the effectiveness of fluoxetine, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), and their combination in adolescents with major depressive disorder. The authors report effectiveness outco ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pain catastrophizing in patients with noncardiac chest pain: relationships with pain, anxiety, and disability.

Journal article Psychosom Med · October 2009 OBJECTIVE: To examine the contributions of chest pain, anxiety, and pain catastrophizing to disability in 97 patients with noncardiac chest pain (NCCP) and to test whether chest pain and anxiety were related indirectly to greater disability via pain catast ... Full text Link to item Cite

Treatment response in depressed adolescents with and without co-morbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study.

Journal article J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol · October 2009 OBJECTIVE: In the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS), fluoxetine (FLX) and the combination of fluoxetine with cognitive-behavioral therapy (COMB) had superior improvement trajectories compared to pill placebo (PBO), whereas cognitive-be ... Full text Link to item Cite

Relative cost-effectiveness of treatments for adolescent depression: 36-week results from the TADS randomized trial.

Journal article J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry · July 2009 OBJECTIVE: The cost-effectiveness of three active interventions for major depression in adolescents was compared after 36 weeks of treatment in the Treatment of Adolescents with Depression Study. METHOD: Outpatients aged 12 to 18 years with a primary diagn ... Full text Link to item Cite

The role of readiness to change in response to treatment of adolescent depression.

Journal article Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · June 2009 The effect of readiness to change on treatment outcome was examined among 332 adolescents (46% male, 74% Caucasian), ages 12 through 17 years (M = 14.6, SD = 1.5), with major depressive disorder who were participating in the Treatment for Adolescents With ... Full text Cite

Predictors of hopelessness among clinically depressed youth.

Journal article Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy · May 2009 BackgroundFactors that distinguish depressed individuals who become hopeless from those who do not are poorly understood.MethodIn this study, predictors of hopelessness were examined in a sample of 439 clinically depressed adolescents par ... Full text Cite

Suicidal events in the Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS).

Journal article The Journal of clinical psychiatry · April 2009 ObjectiveThe Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS) database was analyzed to determine whether suicidal events (attempts and ideation) occurred early in treatment, could be predicted by severity of depression or other clinical char ... Full text Cite

The child and adolescent psychiatry trials network (CAPTN): infrastructure development and lessons learned.

Journal article Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health · March 25, 2009 BACKGROUND: In 2003, the National Institute of Mental Health funded the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Trials Network (CAPTN) under the Advanced Center for Services and Intervention Research (ACSIR) mechanism. At the time, CAPTN was believed to be both a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Assessment of safety and long-term outcomes of initial treatment with placebo in TADS.

Journal article Am J Psychiatry · March 2009 OBJECTIVE: The authors examined whether initial assignment to receive placebo for 12 weeks followed by open active treatment as clinically indicated was associated with different levels of benefit and risk of harm across 36 weeks as compared with initial a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Remission and recovery in the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS): acute and long-term outcomes.

Journal article J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry · February 2009 OBJECTIVE: We examine remission rate probabilities, recovery rates, and residual symptoms across 36 weeks in the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS). METHOD: The TADS, a multisite clinical trial, randomized 439 adolescents with major dep ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for adolescent depression

Journal article Psychiatric Times · December 1, 2008 Cognitive variables that predict favorable treatment outcomes in adolescents with depression include higher levels of rational thoughts, less hopelessness, fewer negative thoughts, and fewer cognitive distortions at baseline. 10,14,22 In an anal ... Cite

Depressed adolescents and comorbid psychiatric disorders: are there differences in the presentation of depression?

Journal article Journal of abnormal child psychology · October 2008 Patterns and correlates of comorbidity, as well as differences in manifest depressive profiles were investigated in a sample of depressed adolescents. A sub-sample of the youth were characterized as belonging to either a Pure depression group, an Internali ... Full text Cite

Safety and efficacy of sertraline for depression in patients with CHF (SADHART-CHF): a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of sertraline for major depression with congestive heart failure.

Journal article Am Heart J · September 2008 BACKGROUND: Sertraline, a selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor, has demonstrated substantial mood improvement in patients with post myocardial infarction or with unstable angina. The impact of sertraline on the prognosis and depression of patients with c ... Full text Link to item Cite

Energy cost and energy sources of a ballet dance exercise in female adolescents with different technical ability.

Journal article European journal of applied physiology · June 2008 This study evaluated energy cost and energy sources of a ballet exercise (grand adage) in young female dancers with different technical ability, and then related the energy sources to the subject's VO(2max) and anaerobic threshold (IAT). Twenty-five dancer ... Full text Cite

Ethnic Differences in Attributions and Treatment Expectancies for Adolescent Depression.

Journal article International journal of cognitive therapy · June 2008 Studies suggest that ethnicity and socioeconomic factors may relate to differences in treatment expectancies and the attributions made for emotional or behavioral problems. We examined ethnic differences in (1) parents' attributions about the causes of ado ... Full text Cite

Emotional well-being in children and adolescents treated with atomoxetine for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: findings from a patient, parent and physician perspective using items from the pediatric adverse event rating scale (PAERS).

Journal article Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · May 2008 BackgroundThe objective of this analysis was to measure changes in items on the Pediatric Adverse Event Rating Scale (PAERS) that relate to emotional well-being of children and adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) durin ... Full text Cite

Cost-effectiveness of treatments for adolescent depression: results from TADS.

Journal article Am J Psychiatry · May 2008 OBJECTIVE: While the evidence base for treatments for adolescent depression is building, little is known about the relative efficiency of such treatments. Treatment costs are a relevant concern given the competing demands on family and health care budgets. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Achievement and maintenance of sustained response during the Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study continuation and maintenance therapy.

Journal article Arch Gen Psychiatry · April 2008 CONTEXT: The Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study evaluated fluoxetine (FLX), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and FLX/CBT combination (COMB) vs pill placebo in 439 adolescents with major depressive disorder. Treatment consisted of 3 stages: ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for adolescent depression: Processes of cognitive change.

Journal article Psychiatric Times · 2008 Cite

Research knowledge among the participants in the Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS).

Journal article J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry · December 2007 OBJECTIVE: We examined the extent to which parents and adolescents participating in the Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS) understood key aspects of the study. METHOD: TADS was a clinical trial comparing the effectiveness of fluoxetine, ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS): long-term effectiveness and safety outcomes.

Journal article Arch Gen Psychiatry · October 2007 CONTEXT: The Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study evaluates the effectiveness of fluoxetine hydrochloride therapy, cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), and their combination in adolescents with major depressive disorder. OBJECTIVE: To report effect ... Full text Link to item Cite

Empirically derived subtypes of adolescent depression: latent profile analysis of co-occurring symptoms in the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS).

Journal article Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · October 2007 A latent profile analysis was conducted on the co-occurring symptoms of 423 adolescents diagnosed with major depressive disorder as part of the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS), a multisite, randomized treatment trial. The participant ... Full text Cite

Factors associated with recruitment and screening in the Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS).

Journal article Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · July 2007 ObjectiveTo examine factors associated with eligibility and randomization and consider the efficiency of recruitment methods.MethodAdolescents, ages 12 to 17 years, were telephone screened (N = 2,804) followed by in-person evaluation (N = ... Full text Cite

A manual-based intervention to address clinical crises and retain patients in the Treatment of Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS).

Journal article Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · May 2007 ObjectiveTo describe a manual-based intervention to address clinical crises and retain participants in the Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS).MethodThe use of adjunct services for attrition prevention (ASAP) is describ ... Full text Cite

Antenatal thyroid correlates of postpartum depression.

Journal article Psychoneuroendocrinology · April 2007 We previously found significantly higher T3-resin uptake and nearly significantly lower total thyroxine concentrations at 38 weeks of pregnancy in women with higher postpartum depression ratings. This study further examined the relationship between thyroid ... Full text Cite

Acute time to response in the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS).

Journal article J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry · December 2006 OBJECTIVE: To examine the time to response for both pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy in the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS). METHOD: Adolescents (N = 439, ages 12 to 17 years) with major depressive disorder were randomized to fluoxe ... Full text Link to item Cite

Functioning and quality of life in the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS).

Journal article J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry · December 2006 OBJECTIVE: To test whether 12-week treatment of major depression improved the level of functioning, global health, and quality of life of adolescents. METHOD: The Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study was a multisite, randomized clinical trial of ... Full text Link to item Cite

Predictors and moderators of acute outcome in the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS).

Journal article J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry · December 2006 OBJECTIVE: To identify predictors and moderators of response to acute treatments among depressed adolescents (N = 439) randomly assigned to fluoxetine, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), both fluoxetine and CBT, or clinical management with pill placebo in ... Full text Link to item Cite

Remission and residual symptoms after short-term treatment in the Treatment of Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS).

Journal article J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry · December 2006 OBJECTIVE: To ascertain remission rates in depressed youth participating in the Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS), a multisite clinical trial that randomized 439 adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD) to a 12-week treatment o ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS): methods and message at 12 weeks.

Journal article Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · December 2006 Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS) is intended to evaluate the short-term (12 weeks) and longer-term (36 weeks) effectiveness of four treatments for adolescents with DSM-IV major de ... Full text Cite

Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS): safety results.

Journal article Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · December 2006 ObjectiveTo compare the rates of physical, psychiatric, and suicide-related events in adolescents with MDD treated with fluoxetine alone (FLX), cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), combination treatment (COMB), or placebo (PBO).MethodSafet ... Full text Cite

Child and adolescent psychopharmacology in the new millennium: a workshop for academia, industry, and government.

Journal article Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · March 2006 ObjectiveTo give academic researchers, government officials, and industry scientists an opportunity to assess the state of pediatric psychopharmacology and identify challenges facing professionals in the field.MethodIncreased federal spen ... Full text Cite

Comparative efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy, fluoxetine, and their combination in depressed adolescents: initial lessons from the treatment for adolescents with depression study.

Journal article Current psychiatry reports · December 2005 Adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD), their families and clinicians experience significant challenges when weighing the potential risks versus benefits of available choices in the treatment of MDD. Although MDD is highly prevalent in adolescent ... Full text Cite

Estimating live birth rates after ovulation induction in polycystic ovary syndrome: sample size calculations for the pregnancy in polycystic ovary syndrome trial.

Journal article Contemp Clin Trials · June 2005 Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects approximately 5% of the female population, and is a leading cause of infertility, primarily secondary to anovulation. Clomiphene citrate has been standard therapy for ovulation induction in patients seeking pregnanc ... Full text Link to item Cite

The case for practical clinical trials in psychiatry.

Journal article Am J Psychiatry · May 2005 OBJECTIVE: Clinical trials in psychiatry frequently fail to maximize clinical utility for practicing clinicians, or, stated differently, available evidence is not perceived by clinicians (and other decision makers) as sufficiently relevant to clinical prac ... Full text Link to item Cite

Fluoxetine plus cognitive behavioural therapy was most effective for adolescents with major depressive disorder

Journal article Evidence Based Medicine · April 1, 2005 Full text Cite

The Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS): demographic and clinical characteristics.

Journal article J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry · January 2005 OBJECTIVE: The Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study is a multicenter, randomized clinical trial sponsored by the NIMH. This study is designed to evaluate the short- and long-term effectiveness of four treatments for adolescents with major depres ... Full text Link to item Cite

Survey evaluates: Complex trauma exposure outcome, and intervention among children and adolescents

Journal article Psychiatric Annals · January 1, 2005 The survey results overwhelmingly indicate that complex trauma exposure and posttraumatic adaptation involving self-regulatory impairment are prevalent in the caseloads of child and family clinicians who work with traumatized patients. These results sugges ... Full text Cite

Histological dating of timed endometrial biopsy tissue is not related to fertility status.

Journal article Fertil Steril · November 2004 OBJECTIVE: To assess the ability of histological dating to discriminate between women of fertile and infertile couples. The utility of histological dating of endometrium in the evaluation of infertile couples is uncertain. DESIGN: Prospective multicenter s ... Full text Link to item Cite

Absence of secretory endometrium after false-positive home urine luteinizing hormone testing.

Journal article Fertil Steril · November 2004 OBJECTIVE: To examine the proportion of cases with proliferative endometrium on biopsies performed after positive home urine LH testing. DESIGN: Multicenter clinical trial of the usefulness of endometrial biopsy in the evaluation of infertility, with women ... Full text Link to item Cite

Interobserver and intraobserver variability in the histological dating of the endometrium in fertile and infertile women.

Journal article Fertil Steril · November 2004 OBJECTIVE: To assess effects of biopsy timing and fertility status on inter- and intraobserver variability in dating of the endometrium. DESIGN: Endometrial biopsy slides randomly selected from a multicenter study testing the utility of biopsy in the diagn ... Full text Link to item Cite

Changes in neuropsychological functioning with progression of HIV-1 infection: results of an 8-year longitudinal investigation.

Journal article AIDS and behavior · September 2004 Despite the advent of more effective treatments for HIV-1 infection, cognitive impairment is still frequent and questions remain regarding which areas of impairment are more common in the different disease stages. This study investigated cognitive performa ... Full text Cite

The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Trials Network (CAPTN).

Journal article J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry · May 2004 OBJECTIVE: The current generation of clinical trials in pediatric psychiatry often fails to maximize clinical utility for practicing clinicians, thereby diluting its impact. METHOD: To attain maximum clinical relevance and acceptability, the Child and Adol ... Full text Link to item Cite

Fluoxetine, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and their combination for adolscents with depression

Journal article Journal of the American Medical Association · 2004 Cite

Wisconsin Card Sorting Test performance in schizophrenia: the role of working memory.

Journal article Schizophrenia research · October 2003 Schizophrenia typically results in reduced performance on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST). In the current study, we used a variety of approaches to examine the role of working memory (WM) in this deficit. One approach was to examine patterns of pers ... Full text Cite

Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS): rationale, design, and methods.

Journal article J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry · May 2003 OBJECTIVES: A rapidly growing empirical literature on the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in youth supports the efficacy of short-term treatment with depression-specific cognitive-behavioral therapy or medication management with a selective se ... Full text Link to item Cite

Working memory and schizophrenia: evidence for slowed encoding.

Journal article Schizophrenia research · February 2003 Previous studies have found impairments in working memory in individuals with schizophrenia, but have not identified the underlying information processing deficit. Because schizophrenia is associated with slowed cognitive processing, deficits on working me ... Full text Cite

Outcome in children with fetal mild ventriculomegaly: a case series.

Journal article Schizophr Res · March 30, 2001 Mild enlargement of the lateral ventricles is associated with schizophrenia and other neurodevelopmental disorders. While it has been hypothesized that ventricle abnormalities associated with neurodevelopmental disorders arise during fetal brain developmen ... Full text Link to item Cite

IQ scores of treatment-resistant schizophrenia patients before and after the onset of the illness.

Journal article Schizophrenia research · December 2000 In this study we examined the correlations of actual pre-morbid IQ scores (obtained from routine educational assessments) and estimated current IQ scores in 27 treatment-resistant schizophrenia patients. Pre-morbid (mean = 93) and current (mean = 83) IQ sc ... Full text Cite

Impact of stressful life events, depression, social support, coping, and cortisol on progression to AIDS.

Journal article The American journal of psychiatry · August 2000 ObjectiveThis study examined prospectively the effects of stressful events, depressive symptoms, social support, coping methods, and cortisol levels on progression of HIV-1 infection.MethodEighty-two homosexual men with HIV type-1 infecti ... Full text Cite

High versus low basal cortisol secretion in asymptomatic, medication-free HIV-infected men: differential effects of severe life stress on parameters of immune status.

Journal article Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) · January 2000 The authors hypothesized that HIV-infected men with high basal cortisol secretion would exhibit greater stress-related reductions in the ratio of Th1/Th2 cell-derived cytokines and numbers of CD8+ T and NK lymphocytes than low basal cortisol secretors. A s ... Full text Cite

Progression to AIDS: the effects of stress, depressive symptoms, and social support.

Journal article Psychosomatic medicine · May 1999 ObjectiveWe examined the effects of stress, depressive symptoms, and social support on the progression of HIV infection.MethodsEighty-two HIV-infected gay men without symptoms or AIDS at baseline were followed up every 6 months for up to ... Full text Cite

Do novel antipsychotics improve cognition? A report of a meta-analysis

Journal article Psychiatric Annals · January 1, 1999 Full text Cite

The effects of atypical antipsychotic drugs on neurocognitive impairment in schizophrenia: a review and meta-analysis.

Journal article Schizophr Bull · 1999 Cognitive deficits are a fundamental feature of the psychopathology of schizophrenia. Yet the effect of treatment on this dimension of the illness has been unclear. Atypical antipsychotic medications have been reported to reduce the neurocognitive impairme ... Full text Link to item Cite

Apathy in neuropsychiatrie disorders

Journal article CNS Spectrums · January 1, 1999 Apathy is a common neurobehavioral feature in a variety of neuropsychiatrie disorders. Apathy is often interpreted as a sign of depression or as a nonspecific symptom of other medical conditions. However, recent research indicates that the essential meanin ... Full text Cite

Mild ventriculomegaly detected in utero with ultrasound: clinical associations and implications for schizophrenia.

Journal article Schizophr Res · October 9, 1998 The most consistent structural abnormality of the brain associated with schizophrenia is that of mild enlargement of the lateral cerebral ventricles. Mild ventriculomegaly (MVM) of the fetal brain detected in utero with ultrasound is associated with develo ... Full text Link to item Cite

CSF, plasma viral load and HIV associated dementia.

Journal article Journal of neurovirology · February 1998 Plasma viral burden has proven valuable in predicting the future course of systemic HIV related disease and the response to treatment. It is not known whether plasma or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) viral burden can be used to predict onset of or response to t ... Full text Cite

Neuropsychiatric aspects of subclinical hypothyroidism.

Journal article Directions in Psychiatry · 1998 Cite

Short stature, growth hormone deficiency, and social anxiety.

Journal article Psychosomatic medicine · July 1997 ObjectiveWe have reported high rates of social phobia in growth hormone-deficient (GHD) adults who had been treated with growth hormone during childhood. This follow-up study was conducted to determine whether the increased social phobia observed ... Full text Cite

Severe life stress as a predictor of early disease progression in HIV infection.

Journal article The American journal of psychiatry · May 1997 ObjectiveAlthough there is evidence that stress is associated with alterations in immunity, the role of emotional factors in the onset and course of immune-based diseases such as cancer and AIDS has not been established. This prospective study was ... Full text Cite

Prevalence of antithyroid antibodies in mood disorders

Journal article Depression and Anxiety · 1997 We examined the prevalence of antimicrosomal and antithyroglobulin antibodies in psychiatric inpatients with unipolar depression (N = 218), bipolar disorder manic (N = 51), bipolar disorder depressed (N = 19), and bipolar disorder mixed (N = 26) in compari ... Full text Cite

Fetal brain development of twins assessed in utero by ultrasound: implications for schizophrenia.

Journal article Schizophr Res · May 1996 There is evidence that some forms of schizophrenia are due to alterations of in utero brain development. Given the concordance rate for schizophrenia in monozygotic twins is approx. 45%, it is not clear how a shared genetic predisposition for schizophrenia ... Full text Link to item Cite

Influence of cognitive reserve on neuropsychological functioning in asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection.

Journal article Archives of neurology · February 1996 ObjectiveTo evaluate the influence of cognitive reserve or brain reserve capacity on neuropsychological performance in early human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infection.DesignCross-sectional group comparison study, based on neuropsycho ... Full text Cite

Links between growth hormone deficiency, adaptation and social phobia.

Journal article Hormone research · January 1996 Children referred for growth hormone (GH) treatment have increased school achievement problems, lack appropriate social skills and show several forms of behavior problems. A multicenter study in the United States has revealed that many GH-impaired children ... Full text Cite

Influence of L-triiodothyronine on memory following repeated electroconvulsive shock in rats: implications for human electroconvulsive therapy.

Journal article Biological psychiatry · February 1995 Full text Cite

Cyclicity of aggression and self-injurious behavior in individuals with mental retardation.

Journal article American journal of mental retardation : AJMR · January 1995 Cite

Fetal brain development of twins assessedIn utero by ultrasound

Journal article Biological Psychiatry · May 1994 Full text Cite

Neurobehavioral functioning in a nonconfounded group of asymptomatic HIV-seropositive homosexual men.

Journal article The American journal of psychiatry · August 1992 Neurobehavioral functioning was tested in 34 asymptomatic HIV-seropositive and 43 HIV-seronegative male homosexual subjects without substance abuse and CNS disorders. The HIV-positive subjects exhibited mild motor slowing compared to the seronegative subje ... Full text Cite

Circulating natural killer cell phenotypes in men and women with major depression. Relation to cytotoxic activity and severity of depression.

Journal article Archives of general psychiatry · May 1992 The effects of major depression on peripheral blood natural killer cell phenotypes and natural killer cell activity were studied by comparing depressed and normal control subjects. Depressed subjects exhibited (1) significant reductions in Leu-11 (CD16) na ... Full text Cite

Recovery of function after brain damage: facilitation by the calcium entry blocker nimodipine.

Journal article Behavioral neuroscience · June 1989 Large neocortical injuries can interfere with the initial performance of many previously learned behaviors. This dysfunction, however, may not be attributable to the loss of the memories of learned behaviors but to a failure to access memories that are spa ... Full text Cite

Prenatal ethanol exposure fails to affect stimulus reactivity in the rat.

Journal article Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) · June 1986 Three groups of male Long-Evans rats, that were the offspring of dams maintained throughout pregnancy on a liquid diet in which 35% of the calories were derived from ethanol, pair fed an isocaloric liquid diet that had maltose-dextrin substituted for the e ... Cite

Prenatal ethanol exposure in rats does not alter maze exploration or impair visual discrimination with or without distracting stimuli.

Journal article Neurobehavioral toxicology and teratology · June 1986 The effects of in utero exposure to ethanol on maze exploration and visual discrimination and reversal with and without distracting tactile stimuli present were examined in rats. Three groups were compared on all measures. An ethanol treated group was the ... Cite

Hyperresponsiveness to methylphenidate in rats following prenatal ethanol exposure.

Journal article Neurobehavioral toxicology and teratology · December 1984 Rats exposed in utero to ethanol are hyperresponsive to methylphenidate when tested as neonates or adults. Long-Evans rats were maintained on liquid diets containing either ethanol or maltose-dextrin (35% of total calories) or on lab chow and water through ... Cite

Failure of neonatal ethanol exposure to impair maze acquisition in rats

Journal article IRCS Medical Science · January 1, 1981 Ten Holtzman rats whose dams received only a 6% (v/v) ethanol and water solution to drink throughout lactation and 10 rats whose dams received only water to drink were compared, as adults (135 days of age), on acquisition of a complex, 4 choice maze task. ... Cite

The effects of fetal ethanol exposure on adult discrimination reversal in rats

Journal article IRCS Medical Science · January 1, 1981 Ten offspring whose dams received a liquid diet containing ethanol (35% of total calories), 10 offspring whose dams were pair fed an isocaloric diet that had maltose-dextrin substituted for ethanol, and 7 offspring whose dams were given free access to lab ... Cite

Reducing Sepsis Casualties from Utilization of Early Intervention Among Hospitalized Adult Medical Patients in Singapore: The Sepsis RESCUE Project

Journal article BMJ Quality Improvement Reports Cite

Impact of Age, Illness Severity, and ICU Mobility Status on Patient Outcomes

Journal article Annals of the American Thoracic Society Cite