Cognitive dysfunction

Insight, Positive and Negative Symptoms, Hope, Depression and Self-Stigma: A Comprehensive Model of Mutual Influences in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders.

...  between depression and fall risk in the elderly. Methods: Residents of a village in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan (563 people), aged ?65 years were given a self-administered questionnaire survey between June and July 2010. To evaluate depression status and fall… Continue reading

Reward/punishment Sensitivities Among Internet Addicts: Implications for Their Addictive Behaviors.

...  of cocaine show a wide array of deteriorated cognitive functions, indicating that long term cocaine use is characterized by a general cognitive impairment across functions, rather than with specific cognitive deficits. Literature on long-term cocaine effects is more substantial… Continue reading

Neurotoxic Saboteurs: Straws That Break the Hippo’s (Hippocampus) Back Drive Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease.

...  Saboteurs: Straws that Break the Hippo’s (Hippocampus) Back Drive Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease. Neurotox Res. 2013 Jul 3; Daulatzai MA Late onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of progressive cognitive dysfunction and dementia. Despite considerable… Continue reading

Influences of the Aging Process on Acute Perioperative Pain Management in Elderly and Cognitively Impaired Patients.

...  physiological deterioration and compromise along with a reduction in the reserve capacity of the human body. Because of the reduced reserves of mammalian organ systems, perioperative stressors may result in compromise of physiologic function or clinical evidence of organ… Continue reading

The Effects of Anandamide Signaling Enhanced by the FAAH Inhibitor URB597 on Coping Styles in Rats.

...  with the previously suggested role of endocannabinoids in emotional homeostasis. Albeit further studies are required to characterize the role of endocannabinoids in coping, these findings suggest that the enhancement of endocannabinoid signaling may become a therapeutic option in emotional… Continue reading

Lofgren’s Syndrome-Acute Onset Sarcoidosis and Polyarthralgia: A Case Report.

...  granulomas. We diagnosed her with Lofgren’s syndrome, an acute form of sarcoidosis. HubMed – rehab   A Nine-Month-Old Boy With Isodicentric Chromosome 15: A Case Report. Ann Rehabil Med. 2013 Apr; 37(2): 291-294Park DH, Lim S, Park ES, Sim… Continue reading

Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among People Living With HIV.

...  potential confounders.This study is one of the first to examine the association between partner violence and psychosocial distress among FSW in China. The high prevalence of violence experience and distress in this population suggests urgency for intervention. The public… Continue reading

Pathways to Service Receipt: Modeling Parent Help-Seeking for Childhood Mental Health Problems.

...  However, conscientiousness mediated the relationship between GMV and symptoms of euphoria (p = .002). The moderator analysis revealed a significant influence of high neuroticism on the GMV-euphoria relationship (p = .029).ConclusionsLow conscientiousness and high neuroticism are associated with neuropsychiatric… Continue reading

Melatonin and Its Agonists in Pain Modulation and Its Clinical Application.

Melatonin and its agonists in pain modulation and its clinical application. Arch Ital Biol. 2012 Dec; 150(4): 274-92Srinivasan V, Zakaria R, Jeet Singh H, Acuna-Castroviejo D Melatonin, the hormone of darkness has many physiological functions in the body and also… Continue reading

Brain and Mood Changes Over 2 Years in Healthy Controls and Adults With Heart Failure and Ischaemic Heart Disease.

...  and mood changes over 2 years in healthy controls and adults with heart failure and ischaemic heart disease. Eur J Heart Fail. 2013 Mar 4; Almeida OP, Garrido GJ, Etherton-Beer C, Lautenschlager NT, Arnolda L, Alfonso H, Flicker L… Continue reading