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Neural Effects of Positive and Negative Incentives During Marijuana Withdrawal.

Neural Effects of Positive and Negative Incentives during Marijuana Withdrawal.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(5): e61470
Filbey FM, Dunlop J, Myers US

In spite of evidence suggesting two possible mechanisms related to drug-seeking behavior, namely reward-seeking and harm avoidance, much… Continue reading

Evaluation of a New Nonnvasive Device in Determining Hemoglobin Levels in Emergency Department Patients.

Evaluation of a New Nonnvasive Device in Determining Hemoglobin Levels in Emergency Department Patients.

West J Emerg Med. 2013 May; 14(3): 283-286
Knutson T, Della-Giustina D, Tomich E, Wills B, Luerssen E, Reynolds P

Introduction: The Masimo Radical-7 Pulse CO-Oximeter is a medical device recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration that performs noninvasive oximetry and estimated venous or arterial hemoglobin measurements. A portable, noninvasive device that rapidly measures hemoglobin concentration could be useful in both austere and modern hospital settings. The objective of this study is to determine the degree of variation between the device’s estimated hemoglobin measurement and the actual venous hemoglobin concentration in undifferentiated emergency department (ED) patients. Methods: We conducted a prospective, observational, cross-sectional study of adult patients presenting to the ED. The subjects consisted of a convenience sample of adult ED patients who required a complete blood count as part of their care in the ED. A simultaneous probe hemoglobin was obtained and recorded. Results: Bias between probe and laboratory hemoglobin measurements was -0.5 (95% confidence interval, – 0.8 to -0.1) but this was not statistically significant from 0 (t 0.05,124 = 0.20, P > 0.5). The limits of agreement… Continue reading

Cognitive Function in Older Women With Breast Cancer Treated With Standard Chemotherapy and Capecitabine on Cancer and Leukemia Group B 49907.

Cognitive function in older women with breast cancer treated with standard chemotherapy and capecitabine on Cancer and Leukemia Group B 49907.

Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2013 May 17;
Freedman RA, Pitcher B, Keating NL, Ballman KV, Mandelblatt J, Kornblith… Continue reading

The Effect of Solifenacin on Cognitive Function Following Stroke.

The Effect of Solifenacin on Cognitive Function following Stroke.

Dement Geriatr Cogn Dis Extra. 2013 1; 3(1): 143-147
Park JW

Our aim was to investigate the effect of solifenacin (an anticholinergic) on cognitive function after stroke.We retrospectively reviewed 66… Continue reading

Discord of Measurements in Assessing Depression Among African Americans With Cancer Diagnoses.

Discord of Measurements in Assessing Depression among African Americans with Cancer Diagnoses.

Int J Cult Ment Health. 2013 Jan 1; 6(1): 58-71
Zhang AY, Gary F

This study examined the level of agreement among the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression… Continue reading

Comparing Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy and Traditional Cognitive Behavior Therapy With Treatments as Usual on Reduction of Major Depressive Disorder Symptoms.

Comparing mindfulness based cognitive therapy and traditional cognitive behavior therapy with treatments as usual on reduction of major depressive disorder symptoms.

Iran Red Crescent Med J. 2013 Feb; 15(2): 142-6
Omidi A, Mohammadkhani P, Mohammadi A, Zargar F

In… Continue reading

[The Symptom Checklist SCL-27-Plus for Patients With Eating Disorders].

[The Symptom Checklist SCL-27-plus for Patients with Eating Disorders].

Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol. 2013 May; 63(5): 201-3
Henn L, Braks K, Brian T, Herke M, Hardt J

The symptom checklist-27-plus has demonstrated good psychometric properties in various samples, but… Continue reading

Mucosal and Systemic Immune Responses to Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Antigen 85A Following Its Co-Delivery With CpG, MPLA or LTB to the Lungs in Mice.

Mucosal and Systemic Immune Responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Antigen 85A following Its Co-Delivery with CpG, MPLA or LTB to the Lungs in Mice.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(5): e63344
Todoroff J, Lemaire MM, Fillee C, Jurion F, Renauld JC, Huygen… Continue reading

Insight in Alzheimer’s Disease and Its Relation to Psychiatric and Behavioral Disturbances.

Insight in Alzheimer’s disease and its relation to psychiatric and behavioral disturbances.

Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2013 May 14;
Horning SM, Melrose R, Sultzer D

OBJECTIVE: Individuals suffering from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) often have impaired awareness or a lack… Continue reading

Bridging the Gap: Does a Specialist Eating Disorder Service, Aimed at Developing a Continuum of Community Care, Make a Difference?

Bridging the gap: does a specialist eating disorder service, aimed at developing a continuum of community care, make a difference?

Australas Psychiatry. 2013 May 13;
Newton J, Bosanac P, Mancuso S, Castle D

OBJECTIVE: In 2010, the authors identified… Continue reading