Sentences with phrase «system disorder among»

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- Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience Supports collaborations among computer scientists, engineers, mathematicians, statisticians, theoreticians and experimental neuroscientists, which are imperative to advance our understanding of the nervous system and mechanisms underlying brain disorders and have a significant impact on the theory and design of engineered systems.

Among non-injury diagnoses, gastrointestinal system diseases, nervous system disorders, and symptoms of abdominal pain were among the diagnoses with the highest growth in the rate of ED visits, the study fAmong non-injury diagnoses, gastrointestinal system diseases, nervous system disorders, and symptoms of abdominal pain were among the diagnoses with the highest growth in the rate of ED visits, the study famong the diagnoses with the highest growth in the rate of ED visits, the study found.

«Because depression, anxiety and substance abuse appeared to be the most common diagnoses among the patients we studied, and because each was associated with increased readmission rates, these disorders may be the most appropriate for healthcare systems to focus their primary screening efforts.»

«Such evidence quantifying shared genetic risk factors among traditional psychiatric diagnoses will help us move toward classification that will be more faithful to nature,» said Bruce Cuthbert, Ph.D., director of the NIMH Division of Adult Translational Research and Treatment Development and coordinator of the Institute's Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) project, which is developing a mental disorders classification system for research based more on underlying causes.

Long - term sleep loss may affect the cardiovascular, endocrine, immune and nervous systems with severe consequences including hypertension, obesity and mental health disorders, among others.

Ritalin, the brand name for methylphenidate, a central nervous system stimulant used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is a growing problem among college students who use it without a prescription as a so - called «study enhancer.»

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is among the most common neurological diseases in young adults, affecting 350 000 individuals in the United States and 2 million worldwide.1 Prevailing thought is that MS is an autoimmune disorder whereby an unknown agent or agents triggers a T cell — mediated inflammatory attack, causing demyelination of central nervous system tissue.2

We also report that 5 - HT1A binding alterations correlate among components of the medullary 5 - HT system in the SIDS cases (and controls), substantiating our concept that the medullary 5 - HT system is an interrelated network that modulates respiratory and autonomic functions3 — a concept likewise increasingly supported by animal data.3,23 - 25 We now postulate that SIDS can be viewed as a disorder caused by a defect in 1 or more components of the medullary 5 - HT system and that any single case need not express defects in all 5 - HT markers simultaneously.

The prevalence of mental disorders among youth in the general population is estimated to be about 22 %; the prevalence rate for youth in the juvenile justice system is as high as 60 %

Among the more common include: breed predisposition (inherited), immune mediated disorders (caused by the animal's own immune system), use of certain drugs, and some systemic diseases.

B) Carol Osborne, the vet heading the lawsuit, is a crazy person who believes vaccines cause autoimmune disorders, when in fact vaccines don't work that way at all (they act in a different way in the immune system), among other bizarre beliefs she pushes into the mainstream.

Among all of the various disorders that can endanger a cat's physical well - being and perhaps threaten its life, few are more insidious than feline heartworm disease, a potentially life - threatening condition that occurs when a parasitic worm called Dirofilaria immitis gets into an animal's system.

The firm undertook an analysis of data in the FDA's Adverse Event Reporting System related to the stomach disorder drug, and «identified at least 106 cases of tardive dyskinesia or other movement disorders reported among users of Reglan or its generic version, metoclopramide.»

Published in the journal BMJ Open, the WA research also found that one in three of young people in detention had foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)-- the highest known rate of FASD among any population involved in the justice system worldwide.

Among studies7,11 - 28 published since 1980 (summary table available from authors), rates for affective disorder varied from 2 % 15 to 88 %.7 Rates of substance use disorders ranged from 13 % 14 to88 %.7 This disparity in findings may be because youth were sampled at various points in the juvenile justice system (eg, at admission, after conviction).

Facts for Policymakers: The Need for an Integrated System of Care for Youth With Traumatic Stress and Substance Use Disorders (PDF - 321 KB) National Child Traumatic Stress Network (2011) Presents statistics on the high rates of trauma exposure and substance abuse among adolescents and offers recommendations for developing a youth - oriented integrated system of care that addresses the complex needs of youth with traumatic exposure and co-occurring substance use disoSystem of Care for Youth With Traumatic Stress and Substance Use Disorders (PDF - 321 KB) National Child Traumatic Stress Network (2011) Presents statistics on the high rates of trauma exposure and substance abuse among adolescents and offers recommendations for developing a youth - oriented integrated system of care that addresses the complex needs of youth with traumatic exposure and co-occurring substance use disosystem of care that addresses the complex needs of youth with traumatic exposure and co-occurring substance use disorders.

Prevalence and Timing of Diagnosable Mental Health, Alcohol, and Substance Use Problems Among Older Adolescents in the Child Welfare System Keller, Salazar, & Courtney (2010) Children and Youth Services Review, 32 (4) View Abstract Reports the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depression, alcohol abuse / dependence, and substance abuse / dependence diagnoses assessed with a structured clinical interview protocol in a population - based, multi-State, age cohort of older adolescents about to exit child welfare systems.

Adolescents» behaviour may vary from one context to another, or from one interaction partner to another, and informants» reports may be affected by their own perspectives.13 Because there is no gold standard for psychiatric disorders, and reports from different informants tend to correlate only moderately, using information from multiple informants seems the best strategy to chart mental health.14 Among other things, adherence to this first principle is expressed in the use of child (Youth Self - report; YSR), and parent (Child Behavior Checklist; CBCL) questionnaires on child / adolescent mental health, which are part of the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA), 15,16 and the use of a teacher - report (Teacher Checklist of Psychopathology), which was developed for TRAILS on the basis of the Achenbach Teachers Report Form.17 It is also expressed in the use of peer nominations to assess adolescents» social status at school.

It's important that child - and family - serving systems and professionals work to prevent the development of substance use disorders among the families they serve.

Challenging behavior in the early years of development, defined as «any repeated pattern of behavior or perception of behavior that interferes with or is at risk of interfering with optimal learning or engagement in pro-social interactions with peers and adults» (Systems of service delivery: A synthesis of evidence relevant to young children at risk of or who have challenging behavior, University of South Florida, Tampa, 2003), can have pervasive deleterious effects on the child's social emotional functioning, learning, and longitudinal outcomes over time (Behav Disord, 32:29 — 45, 2006; Preventing mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders among young people: Progress and possibilities.

Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental disorders during childhood and adolescence, with a prevalence of 3 — 5 % in school - age children (6 — 12 years) and 10 — 19 % in adolescents (13 — 18 years); 1, 2 and the prevalence of anxiety disorders in this population tends to increase over time.3 Anxiety is the most common psychological symptom reported by children and adolescents; however, presentation varies with age as younger patients often report undifferentiated anxiety symptoms, for example, muscle tension, headache, stomachache or angry outbursts.4 According to the standard diagnostic systems, there are various types of anxiety disorders, for example, generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), social phobias (SOP), social anxiety disorder (SAD), panic disorder (PD), overanxious disorder, separation anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive - compulsive disorder (OCD).5 Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents often occur with a number of comorbidities, such as autism spectrum disorders, 6 depressive disorders, 7 conduct disorder, 8 substance abuse9 or suicide - related behaviour.10 Youths with anxiety disorders experience serious impairment in social functioning (eg, poor school achievement; relational problems with family members and peers).11, 12 Childhood and adolescent anxiety disorders can persist despite treatment, 1 and they are associated with later adult psychopathology.13, 14