Sentences with phrase «for clinical severity»

(B) Mean percentage initial body weight of recipients transplanted as in (A) over the first 50 d. (C) Recipient mice were assessed weekly for clinical severity of GVHD; clinical scores are shown.

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«Lower FA values in the uncinate fasciculi could offer a metric for evaluating the severity of mild traumatic brain injuries and predicting clinical outcome.

Although the DSM - 5 recommends using BMI percentiles for adolescents to denote the severity of the disease from «mild» to «extreme,» the criteria notes «the level of severity may be increased to reflect clinical symptoms, the degree of functional disability and the need for supervision.»

Twice - a-day, one - minute treatments for three weeks significantly reduced the onset and severity of carious lesions, the clinical term for tooth decay, compared to the control or treatment with hydrogen peroxide alone.

Though today's clinical tools do a really good job capturing boys at a young age, with a wide range of symptom severity, they do it less effectively for girls,» adds Lauren Kenworthy, Ph.D., director of the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, and another study contributor.

The researchers used data from 6,871 male and 801 female admissions to a state prison system to compare the DSM - 5 severity index for alcohol use disorder to the ICD - 10 clinical and research formulations for harmful use and dependence.

All children underwent detailed clinical assessments for the presence of any major congenital abnormalities and minor physical anomalies and were stratified into 3 groups of increasing morphological severity (physical aberrations): essential, equivocal, and complex.

«The results of this study found no significant difference in the incidence and severity of AMS between prophylactic dosing of acetaminophen and ibuprofen,» noted the study's lead investigator Buddha Basnyat, MD, from the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Kathmandu, Nepal, and the Himalayan Rescue Association and the Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford, UK, and his co-investigators.

They found anti-RGMa antibody delayed the onset and attenuated the severity of clinical symptoms of NMO, suggesting that humanized anti-RGMa antibody is a potentially valid therapeutic approach for NMO.

H1N1 swine flu is spreading fast enough to justify the preparations for a pandemic, say epidemiologists who've analysed its spread — though there is still uncertainty about its clinical severity

The findings could offer an unbiased metric for evaluating the severity of mild traumatic brain injuries and predicting clinical outcome.

More patients are needed to clarify the possible correlation between the location of the mutation and disease severity, but understanding this relationship could be of great value in identifying molecules directly involved in clinical phenotypes and in providing new targets for drug discovery,» says Dr. Tohyama.

The Biomarkers for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (BforSMA) clinical trial is a current pilot study looking to identify potential biomarkers (measures) that can be used to evaluate SMA disease severity and future treatments.

If sufficient 1,25 - dihydroxyvitamin D is produced, it may exert paracrine effects on surrounding T lymphocytes, thereby regulating the tissue - specific immune responses.10 Some support for this hypothesis comes from recent experiments showing that mice fed diets high in vitamin D had significantly fewer clinical and pathological signs of EAE than mice fed a vitamin D — deficient diet.37 Central nervous system levels of 1,25 - dihydroxyvitamin D, but not blood levels, were higher in supplemented mice than in vitamin D — deficient mice and correlated inversely with disease severity.

The SMA - MAP panel is designed to evaluate the severity of SMA and disease progression and can be used to assess drug efficacy and shorten the duration of clinical trials for SMA therapeutics.

The clinical phenotype was typical for DS and his intellectual disability... was mild in severity.

For clinical applications, Clifford emphasizes that his plans focus on tracking disease severity for patients who are already diagnosed, rather than screening for new diagnosFor clinical applications, Clifford emphasizes that his plans focus on tracking disease severity for patients who are already diagnosed, rather than screening for new diagnosfor patients who are already diagnosed, rather than screening for new diagnosfor new diagnoses.

Prognosis for survival depends on the quantity ingested, time after ingestion to when an antidote is administered, severity of clinical signs that develop, and degree of compromise to the kidneys.

The prognosis for long - term outcome among PL patients in general, regardless of treatment option, worsens the older the patient is at onset and as the grade of luxation and severity of clinical signs increase.17

Treatment options for your canine family member will be dependent upon the symptoms and clinical signs being experienced by your pet as well as the severity of those symptoms and clinical signs.

In dogs, thoracic radiography provides the most information on disease severity and is a good screening tool for dogs with clinical signs compatible with dirofilariasis.

Treatment of calicivirus While there's no cure for calicivirus or any URI (just like the common cold), there are some things you can do to help alleviate the severity of clinical signs:

While these should not be considered as arthritis medicine for dogs, they can form an excellent backup to a myriad of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory substances that can help reduce the severity and extent of canine joint clinical manifestations.

Mr Barnard also fails to mention the opinions of rural family physicians such as Dr Sandy Reider, from Vermont, who is at the front line of clinical care for those affected by wind turbine noise, that «wind turbine syndrome» is a euphemistic description which does not sufficiently depict the clinical severity of the clinical cases he is seeing [10].

The severity and number of bicycle injuries has increased with the popularity of cycling for fitness, to save money amid high gas prices and to avoid congestion, according to a report presented in Chicago this week at the American College of Surgeons» 95th annual Clinical Congress.

Thompsons Solicitors LLP's Cardiff office has a longstanding reputation in the market for handling a broad range of clinical negligence work, including maximum severity cases.

Reviews clinical issues with medical coding staff and with physicians to identify those diagnoses that impact severity of illness indicators for each patient.

Graduate Practical Nurse — Duties & Responsibilities Accumulate 678 clinical hours in medical / surgical, cardio vascular, neurology, obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics, pediatric oncology, and outpatient care at the Veteran's Administration Obtain and maintain federal clearance to work with VA staff and patients Assist more than 200 RN's, Charge RN's, CNA's, and physicians Perform intake, preoperative clearance, history and physical, EKGs, lab tests, discharge, and follow - up Assess, diagnose, and treat sprains, strains, lacerations, and other physical injuries Responsible for IV line insertion, blood product administration, and medication Determine severity of patient condition and promptly refer to specialists when appropriate Develop and administer disease management plan ensuring high quality, comprehensive care Provide acute episodic and chronic care to adult and pediatric populations Facilitate case management, consultation, and interdisciplinary patient care Educate patients in healthy diets, exercise, smoking cessation, and overall positive lifestyles Maintain working knowledge of current medical technology, procedures, and standards of care Proven ability to remain calm and levelheaded in high pressure, emergency care situations Perform administrative functions including phones, data entry, and other tasks as needed Perform all duties in a positive, professional, and courteous manner

Women were assessed at intake, 12 weeks, and at 3 - and 6 - month follow - up using the Clinician - Administered Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Scale - I (CAPS - I), Structured Clinical Interview for DSM - IV Patient Version (SCID), Addiction Severity Index (ASI), Time Line Follow Back (TLFB), Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), Treatment Services Review (TSR), Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ), End - of - Treatment Questionnaire, Evaluation of Treatment Interview, and the Seeking Safety Adherence Scale.

Primary outcome: treatment response defined variably; number of patients with at least a 50 % reduction from baseline score on a condition relevant scale: the Hamilton Anxiety Scale for generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), the Panic Disorder Severity Scale or the Sheehan Panic Anxiety Scale — Patient for panic disorder, the Brief Social Phobia Scale or the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale for social phobia or a Clinical Global Impressions — Improvement (CGI - I) score of 1 or 2.

Our sample can be characterized as high risk (baseline ECBI T score > 55) 42 or at the borderline of clinical (T score > 60), 34 which is typical of previous randomized clinical trials of parent training for young children.41 The results across methods in this study are impressive given that effect sizes have been shown to be associated with the magnitude of symptom severity at baseline, 43 and thus it is typically more difficult to find large effects in prevention than in intervention trials.

Another meta - analysis reached similar conclusions about the equivalence of CBT and BT1 and a recent large - scale clinical trial of BT showed that it was as effective as antidepressant medication for depression.3 While BT and CBT were equally as effective for lower - levels of depression severity, patients with severe depression specifically benefited more from BT than CBT.3 Behavioural activation, which involves graded activity and goal scheduling, is the central component of BT for depression and may be related to a more general mechanism of change that is operating in many different treatments for depression, especially CBT.

We report on the development of the evidence base by examining the ACE survey scores in relationship to the established clinical measures of clinical severity, global function, and problem severity collected routinely for children and adolescents referred and accepted for treatment.29, 30 Systemwide implementation of the ACE survey, as a first step, positions CAAMHPP to become an evidence - based, trauma - informed service organization, because ACE survey scores necessarily must relate to clinical outcomes in order to evaluate the effect of trauma - focused interventions in clinical practice.

The Children's Depression Rating Scale — Revised (CDRS - R) is a 17 - item, clinician - rated severity scale for depression in children aged 6 to 17 years.41 The CDRS - R correlates significantly with clinical global ratings of depression and differentiates clinically defined groups of children who differ in depression severity.

Mental health problems of clinical severity affect up to 20 % of all children aged 5 — 15 years in Great Britain, 1 and these are now the commonest cause of severe disability in childhood.2 Mental health promotion is a priority for public health in the UK.3 The importance of parenting as a risk factor for mental illness, both in childhood4, 5 and in adulthood is well recognised.6, 7

AAI, Adult Attachment Interview; AFFEX, System for Identifying Affect Expression by Holistic Judgement; AIM, Affect Intensity Measure; AMBIANCE, Atypical Maternal Behaviour Instrument for Assessment and Classification; ASCT, Attachment Story Completion Task; BAI, Beck Anxiety Inventory; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; BEST, Borderline Evaluation of Severity over Time; BPD, borderline personality disorder; BPVS - II, British Picture Vocabulary Scale II; CASQ, Children's Attributional Style Questionnaire; CBCL, Child Behaviour Checklist; CDAS - R, Children's Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale - Revised; CDEQ, Children's Depressive Experiences Questionnaire; CDIB, Child Diagnostic Interview for Borderlines; CGAS, Child Global Assessment Schedule; CRSQ, Children's Response Style Questionnaire; CTQ, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire; CTQ, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire; DASS, Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales; DERS, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale; DIB - R, Revised Diagnostic Interview for Borderlines; DSM, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; EA, Emotional Availability Scales; ECRS, Experiences in Close Relationships Scale; EMBU, Swedish acronym for Own Memories Concerning Upbringing; EPDS, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; FES, Family Environment Scale; FSS, Family Satisfaction Scale; FTRI, Family Trauma and Resilience Interview; IBQ - R, Infant Behaviour Questionnaire, Revised; IPPA, Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment; K - SADS, Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School - Age Children; KSADS - E, Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia - Episodic Version; MMD, major depressive disorder; PACOTIS, Parental Cognitions and Conduct Toward the Infant Scale; PPQ, Perceived Parenting Quality Questionnaire; PD, personality disorder; PPVT - III, Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Third Edition; PSI - SF, Parenting Stress Index Short Form; RSSC, Reassurance - Seeking Scale for Children; SCID - II, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM - IV; SCL -90-R, Symptom Checklist 90 Revised; SCQ, Social Communication Questionnaire; SEQ, Children's Self - Esteem Questionnaire; SIDP - IV, Structured Interview for DSM - IV Personality; SPPA, Self - Perception Profile for Adolescents; SSAGA, Semi-Structured Assessment for the Genetics of Alcoholism; TCI, Temperament and Character Inventory; YCS, Youth Chronic Stress Interview; YSR, Youth Self - Report.

In those publications, a blend of psychological techniques was applied, with particular emphasis on hypnosis.19 20 24 25 In fact, there is considerable evidence for the effectiveness of hypnosis as an empirically supported clinical intervention in managing symptoms such as pain, 26 — 35 and also in promoting psychological well - being across a variety of illnesses and disorders.36 — 43 Among PWH, studies have shown that hypnosis can contribute to control pain and to reduce frequency and severity of bleedings and factor consumption.19 20 24 Concurrently, by promoting better disease management, hypnosis can contribute to better coping and less distress.24

Childhood sexual abuse and childhood physical abuse are among the strongest predictors of psychiatric pathology and severity of clinical course, including suicide.2,4 - 14 The influence of childhood sexual abuse and childhood physical abuse on psychological development is thought to be mediated directly by changes in cognitive processing of threatening stimuli,15 - 18 resulting in enhanced negative affect to daily life stressors.19 Although there is a clear link between early - life adversity and psychopathology, very little is known about the molecular mechanisms responsible for the long - lasting behavioral consequences of childhood abuse.

Subgroup analyses showed significant differences for continent of residence and depression severity (ie, depressive symptoms or a clinical diagnosis depression).

To be accepted into the trial, patients had to meet the following criteria: 18 to 65 years old; meeting diagnostic criteria for PTSD as determined by the Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM - IV), 13 with PTSD being the main problem; scoring 20 or higher on the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS), 14 indicating moderate to severe symptom severity; and intervention starting within 6 months after the accident.

Measures utilized include the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule Child / Parent Version (ADIS - IV - C / P), the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) PTSD Index for DSM - IV (UCLA PTSD - Index), the Child Behavior Checklist, Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ), and the Clinical Global Impression — Severity (CGI - Severity).

Measures utilized include the Expectancy Rating Form (ERF), the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Young Children (TSCYC), the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), the Diagnostic Infant and Preschool Assessment (DIPA), the Clinical Global Impression - Improvement Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ), the Therapist / Patient Time Tracking System (TTTS), and the Clinical Global Impression — Severity (CGI - Severity).

Measures utilized include the Diagnostic Infant and Preschool Assessment (DIPA), the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Young Children, the Clinical Global Impression — Severity (CGI), the Clinical Global Impression — Improvement (CGI — Improvement), the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM - IV - TR Axis I Disorders, Research Version, Patient Edition With Psychotic Screen (SCID - RV), the Expectancy Rating Form, and the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire.

Measures utilized include the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, 4th Edition, the Expressive Vocabulary Test, 2nd Edition, the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM — IV, child and parent versions (ADIS - C / P), the Clinical Global Impression — Severity (CGI - S), the Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale (DBDRS), the Behavior Assessment System for Children — Second Edition (BASC), the Parent Consumer Satisfaction Questionnaire, and the Clinical Global Impression — Improvement (CGI - I).

Approximately two thirds of the children who had already received treatment for behaviour problems continued to have problems of clinical severity at the time of the survey, and most of the children with behaviour problems had received no treatment at all.

Participants classified as having dementia satisfied DSM - IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition) criteria, had dementia severity ≥ 1.0 on the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale and exhibited symptoms of dementia for at least 6 months.

All the interaction parameters obtained non-significant results (p >.05), indicating that the contribution of CU severity on the psychological measures considered in this study is statistically equal for children who presented ODD and those without the diagnosis (similarly, the contribution of the presence / absence of ODD on the clinical indicators is not moderated by CU levels).

Our finding that the severity of depressive symptoms in our sample of patients with chronic pain was best correlated with a combination of heightened catastrophising, reduced sense of control over life, increased physical disability, lower pain self - efficacy beliefs, higher use of unhelpful self - management strategies, and lower perceived social support (after controlling for the possible effects of age, sex and duration of pain) is consistent with previous studies of patients with chronic pain.26 Interestingly, and somewhat contrary to clinical expectations, pain severity, pain - related distress, and fear of movement / (re) injury were not significantly associated with depressive symptom severity.

Presence and severity of child primary anxiety disorder (Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM - IV, child / parent versions), improvement in child presentation of anxiety (Clinical Global Impression — Improvement scale), and change in child anxiety symptoms (Spence Children's Anxiety Scale, child / parent version and Child Anxiety Impact scale, parent version) were assessed at post-treatment and for those in the two active treatment groups, 6 months post-treatment.