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A Pilot Study Examining The Difference In Community Mental Health Services Users' Symptomatology And Concordance With Medication Regimens After Completion Of The Quarto Adherence Therapy Intervention, Stephanie Hall Ford Jul 2004

A Pilot Study Examining The Difference In Community Mental Health Services Users' Symptomatology And Concordance With Medication Regimens After Completion Of The Quarto Adherence Therapy Intervention, Stephanie Hall Ford

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A randomized, experimental pilot study of QUATRO Adherence Therapy examined differences at baseline and follow up in the dependent variables of severity of psychiatric symptomatology and medication concordance as measured by the Positive and Negative Symptom Scale and the Personal Evaluation of Transitions in Treatment for subjects with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder at a community mental health center. The sample was 23 subjects. A questionnaire developed for the study collected data at follow-up. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, /-tests, and repeat Anova to compare groups and determine significance of change following completion of the intervention. Program evaluation was positive. …


A Manual On Forming A Support Group For Cancer Patients' Family Members, Amiee P. Sharrock Jan 2004

A Manual On Forming A Support Group For Cancer Patients' Family Members, Amiee P. Sharrock

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Dhandha, Dharma And Disease: Traditional Sex Work And Hiv/Aids In Rural India, J. O'Neil, Treena Orchard, J. Swarankar, J. Blanchard, K. Gurav, B. Barlaya, R. Patil, C. Hussain Khan, S. Moses Dec 2003

Dhandha, Dharma And Disease: Traditional Sex Work And Hiv/Aids In Rural India, J. O'Neil, Treena Orchard, J. Swarankar, J. Blanchard, K. Gurav, B. Barlaya, R. Patil, C. Hussain Khan, S. Moses

Dr. Treena Orchard

This paper discusses the results of two ethnographic studies with female sex workers in rural areas of Karnataka and Rajasthan, India. In particular, we focus on women whose socio-economic status, and religious and occupational practices, are part of sex work systems that have historical precedents such that they can be termed “traditional” sex workers. The approach taken in the ethnographic work was informed by current critical approaches in medical anthropology and public health. The paper argues that in the context of an expanding HIV/AIDS epidemic in rural areas of India, understanding the historical and structural factors that operate to perpetuate …


Creating Caregiver Identity: The Role Of Communication Problems Associated With Dementia, Marie Y. Savundranayagam, M. L. Hummert Dec 2003

Creating Caregiver Identity: The Role Of Communication Problems Associated With Dementia, Marie Y. Savundranayagam, M. L. Hummert

Marie Y. Savundranayagam

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