Benjamin Lê Cook, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the Harvard Medical School / Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, Mass., and colleagues used nationally representative surveys of U.S. residents to compare trends in smoking rates between adults with and without mental illness and
across multiple disorders (2004 - 2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey [MEPS]-RRB- and compared rates of smoking cessation among adults with mental illness who did and did not receive mental health treatment (2009 - 2011 National Survey of Drug Use and Health [NSDUH]-RRB-.
So whereas these diseases produce distinct symptoms and billions of dollars have been spent researching potential drugs that target their unique molecular culprits, some scientists are placing their bets on cross-cutting approaches that might work
across multiple disorders.
Not exact matches
«This study illustrates the potential of gaining fundamental insights into brain function while helping patients with debilitating diseases, and provides us with a powerful way of selecting targets based on their connectivity to other regions that can be widely applied to help guide brain stimulation therapy
across multiple neurological and psychiatric
disorders.»
At the Medical College in Alleppey, in 1966, he came
across patients who suffered from
multiple sclerosis and other neurological
disorders.
It causes numerous interacting effects
across multiple organ systems, 21 leading to a gamut of health issues ranging from fatigue and inflammation to endocrine and immune dysregulation and mood
disorders.
The primary objective of our review is to systematically review and meta - analyse evidence to determine if parent skills training programmes for parents who have a child with a developmental
disorder produce greater benefits than no treatment or standard care on child functioning and on parental or family functioning, as measured
across multiple domains, and to use meta - analytic techniques to determine which programme components are most reliably associated with the most successful outcomes of parent skills training programmes.
S&M used to be considered a psychiatric
disorder by psychologists and researchers, but many years of research indicate that there is no evidence of mental
disorders among those who enjoy this type of sexual practice.2 Indeed, S&M is very common, with about 1 in 10 adults
across multiple surveys reporting fantasizing about or engaging in such behaviors.3 Researchers are also documenting some positive effects of S&M play, such as enhanced adrenaline and endorphin «highs» resulting from the infliction of pain that enhances sexual sensations.3 In Monika's case, however, she longs for more «vanilla» sex without the S&M and is concerned that her boyfriend will only be satisfied if she continues to play the sadist role.
Children of depressed mothers are two to three times more likely to develop a mood
disorder, and are at increased risk for impaired functioning
across multiple domains, including cognitive, social and academic functioning, and poor physical health.
Public awareness of ADHD has increased, and the
disorder represents a public health concern with significant effects on children's functioning
across multiple areas.2 Referrals to health care professionals for children suspected of having the
disorder continue at a high rate, and changes in the health care system in the United States have placed increasing demands on primary care pediatricians to diagnose and manage the
disorder.
An attachment - based model of «parental alienation» defines the dynamics involved in «parental alienation»
across multiple levels of integrated analysis, 1) the family systems level, 3) the personality
disorder level, and 3) the level of the attachment system.
Indeed,
disordered and dysregulated mood defines many forms of psychopathology, and difficulty with emotion regulation has been described as a core deficit that emerges
across psychiatric
disorders and manifests as dysregulation
across multiple levels of analysis — biology, physiology, and behavior [15].
The study examined the efficacy of PCIT as a treatment for children with autism spectrum
disorders by employing a single subject, non-concurrent
multiple baseline design
across three subjects.