outcome measures

Effect of Weight Loss on the Severity of Psoriasis: A Randomized Clinical Study.

Effect of Weight Loss on the Severity of Psoriasis: A Randomized Clinical Study.

JAMA Dermatol. 2013 May 29; 1-7
Jensen P, Zachariae C, Christensen R, Geiker NR, Schaadt BK, Stender S, Hansen PR, Astrup A, Skov L

IMPORTANCE Psoriasis… Continue reading

Trials of Acupuncture for Drug Dependence: A Recommendation for Hypotheses Based on the Literature.

Trials of acupuncture for drug dependence: a recommendation for hypotheses based on the literature.

Acupunct Med. 2013 May 10;
White A

OBJECTIVES: After initial promising research into acupuncture for withdrawal from drugs of dependence, two large negative trials were… Continue reading

Treating the Brain Deep Down: Short-Circuiting Depression.

Treating the Brain Deep Down: Short-circuiting depression.

Nat Med. 2013 Jun; 19(6): 680-1
Warner-Schmidt J

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Behavioral Health Services Influence Medical Treatment Utilization Among Primary Care Patients with Comorbid Substance Use and Depression.

J Clin Psychol… Continue reading

No Untoward Effects of Smoking Cues in Anti-Smoking Public Service Announcements.

No untoward effects of smoking cues in anti-smoking public service announcements.

Drug Alcohol Depend. 2013 Jun 3;
Falcone M, Lerman C, Cappella JN, Sanborn P, Jepson C, Strasser AA

BACKGROUND: Anti-smoking public service announcements (PSAs) often include smoking-related cues;… Continue reading

Psychotic Experiences and Social Functioning: A Longitudinal Study.

Psychotic experiences and social functioning: a longitudinal study.

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2013 Jun 7;
Sullivan S, Lewis G, Wiles N, Thompson A, Evans J

PURPOSE: Both adolescent psychotic experiences and poor social functioning precede psychotic disorder; however, whether… Continue reading

Short-Term Weight Loss Patterns, Baseline Predictors, and Longer-Term Follow-Up Within a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Short-term weight loss patterns, baseline predictors, and longer-term follow-up within a randomized controlled trial.

Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 Jun 6;
Yank V, Xiao L, Wilson SR, Stafford RS, Rosas LG, Ma J

OBJECTIVE: To examine weight loss patterns and… Continue reading

Clinical Management Practices Adopted by Physiotherapists in India for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A National Survey.

Clinical management practices adopted by physiotherapists in India for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A national survey.

Lung India. 2013 Apr; 30(2): 131-8
Jingar A, Alaparthi GK, Vaishali K, Krishnan S, Zulfeequer , Unnikrishnan B

Evidence supports the use of… Continue reading

Specialized Early Treatment for Persons With Disorders of Consciousness: Program Components and Outcomes.

Specialized Early Treatment for Persons with Disorders of Consciousness: Program Components and Outcomes.

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2013 May 31;
Seel RT, Douglas J, Dennison AC, Heaner S, Farris K, Rogers C

OBJECTIVE: To describe a specialized early treatment… Continue reading

Early Versus Delayed Mobilisation for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage.

Early versus delayed mobilisation for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013; 5: CD008346
Ma Z, Wang Q, Liu M

BACKGROUND: Rebleeding is an important cause of death and disability in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). In… Continue reading

PROFILEing Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Rethinking Biomarker Discovery.

PROFILEing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: rethinking biomarker discovery.

Eur Respir Rev. 2013 Jun 1; 22(128): 148-152
Maher TM

Despite major advances in the understanding of the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), diagnosis and management of the condition continue to… Continue reading