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Correlation Between Participation in a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program and Quality of Life of Patients With Coronary Artery Disease.

Published August 9, 2013

Correlation between Participation in a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program and Quality of Life of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease.

Rehabil Nurs. 2013 Aug 6;
Herman R, Liebergall M, Rott D

To examine the correlation between participation in a cardiac rehabilitation… Continue reading →

Angels and Demons Are Among Us: Assessing Individual Differences in Belief in Pure Evil and Belief in Pure Good.

Published July 26, 2013

Angels and Demons Are Among Us: Assessing Individual Differences in Belief in Pure Evil and Belief in Pure Good.

Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2013 Jul 24;
Webster RJ, Saucier DA

We conducted five studies to demonstrate that individuals’ beliefs… Continue reading →

Generating Clinical Outputs for Self-Reports of Visual Functioning.

Published July 11, 2013

Generating Clinical Outputs for Self-Reports of Visual Functioning.

Optom Vis Sci. 2013 Jul 8;
Velozo CA, Warren M, Hicks E, Berger KA

Visual functioning questionnaires (VFQs) address patient-centered and evidenced-based practice. The purpose of this study was to investigate… Continue reading →

The Effects of Practice on the Concurrent Performance of a Speech and Postural Task in Persons With Parkinson Disease and Healthy Controls.

Published July 11, 2013

The effects of practice on the concurrent performance of a speech and postural task in persons with Parkinson disease and healthy controls.

Parkinsons Dis. 2013; 2013: 987621
Foreman KB, Sondrup S, Dromey C, Jarvis E, Nissen S, Dibble LE… Continue reading →

Disability During the Last Two Years of Life.

Published July 10, 2013

Disability During the Last Two Years of Life.

JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Jul 8;
Smith AK, Walter LC, Miao Y, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky KE

IMPORTANCE Whereas many persons at advanced ages live independently and are free of disability, we… Continue reading →

Spatial Working Memory Deficits Represent a Core Challenge for Rehabilitating Neglect.

Published July 3, 2013

Spatial working memory deficits represent a core challenge for rehabilitating neglect.

Front Hum Neurosci. 2013; 7: 334
Striemer CL, Ferber S, Danckert J

Left neglect following right hemisphere injury is a debilitating disorder that has proven extremely difficult to… Continue reading →

Differential Impact of a Complex Environment on Positive Affect in an Animal Model of Individual Differences in Emotionality.

Published July 2, 2013

Differential impact of a complex environment on positive affect in an animal model of individual differences in emotionality.

Neuroscience. 2013 Jun 24;
Perez-Sepulveda JA, Flagel SB, Garcia-Fuster MJ, Slusky RJ, Wayne Aldridge J, Watson S, Akil H

Anhedonia, or… Continue reading →

Measurement of Distress and Its Alteration During Treatment in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients.

Published June 28, 2013

Measurement of distress and its alteration during treatment in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients.

Head Neck. 2013 Jun 26;
Deng YT, Zhong WN, Jiang Y

Background: We examined the criterion-related validity of the Distress Thermometer (DT) for screening distress in nasopharyngeal… Continue reading →

Prior Sexual Trauma and Adjustment Following the Virginia Tech Campus Shootings: Examination of the Mediating Role of Schemas.

Published June 25, 2013

Prior Sexual Trauma and Adjustment Following the Virginia Tech Campus Shootings: Examination of the Mediating Role of Schemas.

Psychol Trauma. 2012 Nov; 4(6): 579-586
Littleton HL, Grills-Taquechel AE, Axsom D, Bye K, Buck KS

A sizable body of research… Continue reading →

One-Year Repeated Cycles of Cognitive Training (CT) for Alzheimer’s Disease.

Published June 22, 2013

One-year repeated cycles of cognitive training (CT) for Alzheimer’s disease.

Aging Clin Exp Res. 2013 Jun 20;
Bergamaschi S, Arcara G, Calza A, Villani D, Orgeta V, Mondini S

BACKGROUND: Recent research suggests that a combination of both pharmacological… Continue reading →