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Psychological Adjustment Measures for Chronic Illness: A Narrative Review

Iranian Journal of Psychiatry
Objective: Chronic illnesses carry substantial psychological implications, emphasizing the critical nature of psychological adaptation to these conditions. Adequate assessment tools are essential for gauging adaptation levels within this context.
Farzaneh Ebrahimgol, Mohammad Saeed Khanjani, Kianoush Abdi, Mahta Alsadat Aarabi, Maryam Latifian   +4 more
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Somatic mutational landscape in von Hippel–Lindau familial hemangioblastoma

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The causes of central nervous system (CNS) hemangioblastoma in Von Hippel–Lindau (vHL) disease are unclear. We used Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) on familial hemangioblastoma to investigate events that underlie tumor development. Our findings suggest that VHL loss creates a permissive environment for tumor formation, while additional alterations ...
Maja Dembic, Anne Nørremølle, Lilian Bomme Ousager, Lars van Brakel Andersen, Marie Louise Mølgaard Binderup, Mads Thomassen   +5 more
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Learning to Play a Musical Instrument Affects Student Behavioral Health [PDF]

, 2020
This thesis proposal, entitled “Learning to Play a Musical Instrument Affects Student Behavioral Health”, consists of a research paper detailing how learning to play a musical instrument has made a significant impact on the behavioral health of students,
Lafser, Christopher
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Systemic dysregulation of apolipoproteins in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis serum

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disease that damages motor neurons. This study found that people with ALS show significant changes in blood fats and the proteins that carry them. Several apolipoproteins were higher, lipid balances were altered, and normal protein–lipid relationships were disrupted.
Finula I. Isik, Russell Pickford, Hannah C. Timmins, Olivier Piguet, Glenda M. Halliday, Matthew C. Kiernan, Woojin Scott Kim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychological assessment of sexual offenders in the Brazilian context: instruments and perspectives

Revista Brasileira de Direito Processual Penal, 2020
Forensic clinical assessment is an ethical-technical-scientific process that investigates the psychological processes (emotional, cognitive and behavioral) of one or more individuals involved in an offense, aiming to satisfy a demand of the legal context.
Álice Lira-Cardoso, Gabriella Medeiros Silva, Thiago Pinto Siqueira Campos, Lizandra Monteiro Ciraulo, Carmen Walentina Amorim Gaudêncio Bezerra   +4 more
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Influence of Context on Item Parameters in Forced-Choice Personality Assessments [PDF]

, 2016
A fundamental assumption in computerized adaptive testing (CAT) is that item parameters are invariant with respect to context – items surrounding the administered item.
Anna Brown, Bartram D., Brown A., Brown A., CEB, CEB, Costa P. T., Embretson S., Friedman H., Houston J. S., Lin Y., Muthén L. K., Paulhus D. L., van de Vijver F. J. R., Yin Lin   +14 more
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Re‐Awakening Public Attention to the Silent Pandemic of Cancer Among Older Adults in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef, Sunkanmi Folorunsho, Abdulazeez Opeyemi Abdulganiyu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Introducing Item Pool Visualization: A method for investigation of concepts in self-reports and psychometric tests

Methodological Innovations, 2019
In this article, we introduce Item Pool Visualization. It is an illustration system that locates items and item pools (scales) from multiple psychological instruments regarding their commonality and distinguishability along several dimensions of nested ...
Michael Dantlgraber, Stefan Stieger, Ulf-Dietrich Reips   +2 more
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Inter-rater reliability of treatment fidelity and therapeutic alliance measures for psychological therapies for anxiety in young people with autism spectrum disorders [PDF]

, 2014
Objectives: This article presents work undertaken to establish inter-rater reliability for a measure of treatment fidelity and a measure of therapeutic alliance for therapies for anxiety for young people with autism spectrum disorders. The discussion and
Brown, Rachel, Iqbal, Zeinab, Reynolds, Laura, Press, Dee A., Shaker-Naeeni, Hadi, Scrivener, Louise, Chowdhury, Uttom, Murphy, Suzanne   +7 more
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Age‐Related Characteristics of SYT1‐Associated Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives We describe the clinical manifestations and developmental abilities of individuals with SYT1‐associated neurodevelopmental disorder (Baker‐Gordon syndrome) from infancy to adulthood. We further describe the neuroradiological and electrophysiological characteristics of the condition at different ages, and explore the associations ...
Sam G. Norwitz, Josefine Eck, Joel S. Winston, Kate Baker   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source