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Patient Adherence And Adjustment In Renal Dialysis: A Person X Treatment Interactive Approach, Alan Christensen, Timothy Smith, Charles Turner, Kirt Cundick

Alan J. Christensen

We classified 52 in-center hemodialysis patients and 34 self-treated, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients on two latent variable indices reflecting patient coping style (i.e., Information Vigilance and Active Coping). The concurrent and prospective interactive effects of Dialysis Type and Coping Style were examined on patient dietary and medication adherence and on patient depression. In cross-sectional analyses, higher Information Vigilance was associated with better dietary adherence for CAPD patients but poorer adherence for In-Center Hemodialysis patients. No significant effects were found on a measure of medication adherence. Information Vigilance exerted a concurrent main effect on depression, such that higher scores …

Predictors Of Survival Among Hemodialysis Patients: Effect Of Perceived Family Support, Alan Christensen, John Wiebe, Timothy Smith, Charles Turner

Alan J. Christensen

The authors examined the role of perceived family support and symptoms of depression as predictors of survival in a sample of 78 in-center hemodialysis patients. Cox regression analysis revealed significant effects for family support (p<.005), blood urea nitrogen (p<.01), and age (p<.005). The effect for depression was not significant. The Cox model indicated that a 1-point increase on the family support measure was associated with a 13% reduction in the hazard rate (i.e., mortality). Estimated 5-year mortality rates among low family support patients were approximately 3 times higher than estimated mortality for high support patients. Differences in patient adherence to the dietary and medication regimens failed to explain the significant effect of family support. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)

Gallistel’S The Organization Of Learning: This Is Not Creation Science, James Dougan

James Dougan

No abstract provided.

Patient Adherence In Hemodialysis: A Cognitive-Behavioral Framework, Alan Christensen

Alan J. Christensen

No abstract provided.

Cognitive Distortion And Depression In Chronic Pain: Association With Diagnosed Disorders, Timothy Smith, Jennifer O'Keeffe, Alan Christensen

Alan J. Christensen

Previous studies have demonstrated that cognitive distortion is associated with increased levels of self-reported depression among chronic pain patients, suggesting that cognitive models of depression might be useful in this context. However, reliance on self-reports of depression hampers generalization of these results to clinically significant depressive disorders. To address this problem, we examined the association between depression diagnosed according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-III-Revised (DSM-III-R) (i.e., major depression and dysthymia) and scores on the Cognitive Errors Questionnaire. Depressed chronic pain patients and depressed nonpain patients reported more cognitive distortion than did nondepressed pain patients and normal …

2. Young Children's Understanding Of "Remember" And "Forget.", Thomas D. Lyon, John H. Flavell

Thomas D. Lyon

The Role Of Septal Vasopressin Innervation In Paternal Behavior In Prairie Voles (Microtus Ochrogaster), Geert De Vries, Z. X. Wang, C. F. Ferris

Geert De Vries

After being paired with females, male prairie voles show major changes in their social behaviors among which is an increase in paternal responsiveness. These changes are accompanied by fluctuations in the density of the [Arg8]vasopressin-immunoreactive (AVP-ir) fibers in the lateral septum, suggesting that septal AVP might be involved in these changes. To explore a possible involvement of septal AVP in paternal responsiveness, we tested whether injections of saline, AVP, or the V1a receptor antagonist [1-(beta-mercapto-beta, beta-cyclopentamethylenepropionic acid),2-(O-methyltyrosine]AVP [d(CH2)5Tyr(Me)AVP] into the lateral septum influenced the four most prominent paternal activities displayed by male prairie voles; grooming, crouching over, contacting, and retrieving …

Sex Differences In The Effects Of Testosterone And Its Metabolites On Vasopressin Messenger Rna Levels In The Bed Nucleus Of The Stria Terminalis Of Rats, Geert De Vries, Z. X. Wang, N. A. Bullock, S. Numan

Geert De Vries

Male rats have about two times as many steroid-responsive vasopressin- immunoreactive (AVP-ir) neurons in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BST) as female rats. This sex difference does not depend on differences in circulating hormone levels, since it persists in males and females that are treated with similar levels of testosterone. To analyze the cellular basis of this sex difference, we compared the effects of testosterone and its metabolites on AVP mRNA expression in the BST of males and females that were gonadectomized at 3 months of age. When rats received implants of Silastic tubing filled with testosterone, males …

Distribution Of Androgen Receptor Immunoreactivity In Vasopressin- Immunoreactive And Oxytocin-Immunoreactive Neurons In The Male Rat Brain, Geert De Vries, L Zhou, J. D. Blaustein

Geert De Vries

Arginine vasopressin-immunoreactive (AVP-ir) neurons in the bed nucleus of stria terminalis (BST) and medial amygdaloid nucleus are very responsive to gonadal hormones. After gonadectomy, these neurons lose their AVP immunoreactivity and stop expressing AVP mRNA. Testosterone treatment reverses these changes, acting via androgen as well as estrogen receptor-mediated mechanisms. Although AVP-ir neurons contain estrogen receptor immunoreactivity, it is not known whether they also contain androgen receptor immunoreactivity. To answer this question, brains of male rats were stained immunocytochemically for AVP as well as for androgen receptors. In the BST and medial amygdaloid nucleus, respectively, 90.5% and 91.2% of the AVP-ir …

"The Party”: Role-Playing To Enhance Multicultural Understanding, Ellen N. Junn

Ellen N. Junn

Describes a role-playing activity used to teach the effects of stereotyping and enhance multicultural understanding. Student response.

The Schizophrenias, Robert Carson, Charles Sanislow

Charles A. Sanislow

No abstract provided.

Using The Oral Exam To Assess Counseling Skills (Poster), L. Bartolini

LeeAnn Bartolini

An Interaction Between Western Psychotherapeutic Methodology And Eastern Buddhist Spirituality, Robin G. Gayle

Robin G. Gayle

No abstract provided.

Las Técnicas Autodescriptivas, Javier Arce Michel

Javier Arce Michel

No abstract provided.

The Variable Elision Of Unstressed Vowels In European Portuguese: A Case Study, David James Silva

David Silva