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Addiction: Lifestyle Choice or Medical Diagnosis?

Addiction: lifestyle choice or medical diagnosis?

J Eval Clin Pract. 2013 Jun; 19(3): 493-6
Nutt D

The concept of addiction is under threat from the current UK government’s attempt to define it as a lifestyle choice rather than an… Continue reading

Rehabilitation in Bilingual Aphasia: Evidence for Within- and Between-Language Generalization.

Rehabilitation in bilingual aphasia: evidence for within- and between-language generalization.

Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2013 May; 22(2): S298-309
Kiran S, Sandberg C, Gray T, Ascenso E, Kester E

The goal of this study was to examine if there was a principled way to understand the nature of rehabilitation in bilingual aphasia such that patterns of acquisition and generalization are predictable and logical.Seventeen Spanish-English bilingual individuals with aphasia participated in the experiment. For each participant, three sets of stimuli were developed for each language: (a) English Set 1, (b) English Set 2 (semantically related to each item in English Set 1), (c) English Set 3 (unrelated control items), (d) Spanish Set 1 (translations of English Set 1), (e) Spanish Set 2 (translations of English Set 2; semantically related to each item in Spanish Set 1), and (f) Spanish Set 3 (translations of English Set 3; unrelated control items). A single-subject experimental multiple baseline design across participants was implemented. Treatment was conducted in 1 language, but generalization to within- and between-language untrained items was examined.Treatment for naming on Set 1 items resulted in significant improvement (i.e., effect size >4.0) on the trained items in 14/17 participants. Of the… Continue reading

Cannabis, Ischemic Stroke, and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Case-Control Study.

Cannabis, Ischemic Stroke, and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Case-Control Study.

Stroke. 2013 May 21;
Barber PA, Pridmore HM, Krishnamurthy V, Roberts S, Spriggs DA, Carter KN, Anderson NE

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: There is a temporal relationship between cannabis use… Continue reading

Propofol for Procedural Sedation in the Emergency Department: A Qualitative Systematic Review (June).

Propofol for Procedural Sedation in the Emergency Department: A Qualitative Systematic Review (June).

Ann Pharmacother. 2013 May 21;
Black E, Campbell SG, Magee K, Zed PJ

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of propofol compared to other agents for… Continue reading

Drinking Motives Moderate the Impact of Predrinking on Heavy Drinking on a Given Evening and Related Adverse Consequences – an Event-Level Study.

Drinking motives moderate the impact of predrinking on heavy drinking on a given evening and related adverse consequences – An event-level study.

Addiction. 2013 May 21;
Kuntsche E, Labhart F

AIMS: To test whether (a) drinking motives predict the… Continue reading

Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Transition-Age Youth With Serious Mental Health Conditions.

Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Transition-Age Youth With Serious Mental Health Conditions.

J Trauma Stress. 2013 May 20;
Frounfelker R, Klodnick VV, Mueser KT, Todd S

There is little information on trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and associated… Continue reading

Improved Plasma FFA/Insulin Homeostasis Is Independently Associated With Improved Glucose Tolerance After a One-Year Lifestyle Intervention in Viscerally Obese Men.

Improved Plasma FFA/Insulin Homeostasis Is Independently Associated With Improved Glucose Tolerance After a One-Year Lifestyle Intervention in Viscerally Obese Men.

Diabetes Care. 2013 May 21;
Borel AL, Boulet G, Nazare JA, Smith J, Alméras N, Tremblay A, Bergeron J,… Continue reading

Impact of Antihypertensive Medication Adherence on Blood Pressure Control in Hypertension: The COMFORT Study.

Impact of Antihypertensive Medication Adherence on Blood Pressure Control in Hypertension: The COMFORT Study.

QJM. 2013 May 20;
Matsumura K, Arima H, Tominaga M, Ohtsubo T, Sasaguri T, Fujii K, Fukuhara M, Uezono K, Morinaga Y, Ohta Y, Otonari… Continue reading

Publication Bias, With a Focus on Psychiatry: Causes and Solutions.

Publication Bias, with a Focus on Psychiatry: Causes and Solutions.

CNS Drugs. 2013 May 22;
Turner EH

Publication bias undermines the integrity of the evidence base by inflating apparent drug efficacy and minimizing drug harms, thus skewing the risk-benefit… Continue reading

The Use and Costs of Health and Social Services in Patients With Longstanding Substance Abuse.

The use and costs of health and social services in patients with longstanding substance abuse.

BMC Health Serv Res. 2013 May 22; 13(1): 185
Vossius C, Testad I, Skjæveland R, Nesvåg S

BACKGROUND: Persons with longstanding substance abuse might… Continue reading