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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"Behavioral Symptoms"”.
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Coping with Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia: Educating Caregivers to Lower Stress
… program 2) assess caregiver knowledge of behavioral symptoms of dementia and 3) evaluate levels of stress among caregivers. PLST is used as a framework to educate caregivers about the dementia and to expand caregiver skills in effectively responding to cognitive impairment, behavioral …
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A case study in the use of cognitive-behavioral treatment of emotional and behavioral symptoms related to a traumatic brain injury
… was to examine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques with traumatic brain injury (TBI) individuals using a case study format. The subject of this study was a 54-year-old woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury in an automobile accident. For the purpose of this study, …
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The Relationship Between Parental Problem Recognition and Parent-Child Agreement on Child Mental Health Problems
… in their reporting of child emotional and behavioral symptoms. Parents’ inability to recognize child mental health problems may be a meaningful contributor to discrepancies in parent-child report, but this, to our knowledge, has not been empirically examined. Thus, this study aimed to …
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Rescue of Fragile X Syndrome phenotypes in Fmr1 KO mice by the small molecule PAK inhibitor FRAX486
… autism. There is no effective treatment for the symptoms which often include language and communication deficits, repetitive behavior, intellectual disability, epilepsy, attention deficits, and hyperactivity. The quest for a cure is challenging due to the heterogeneity of the disorder, but also …
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Modeling Similarities Among Autism Spectrum Patients Using Word Embeddings on Clinical Notes
… ASD, diagnosing ASD patients is solely based on behavioral symptoms.</p> <p>In this thesis, we leverage unsupervised machine learning techniques to better understand ASD patients and the challenging behaviors they present. We used Doc2Vec to create neural word embedding vectors on the clinical …
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A Multi-Site Comparison of Purging-Type Disorders
<p>The present study compared the behavioral and psychological presentation of bulimia nervosa (BN), anorexia nervosa-binge/purge subtype (AN-B/P), and purging disorder (PD) patients. Data were collected from large multi-site centers in the US. Subjects (N = 2966) included current …
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A Comparison of the Frontal Variant of Alzheimer's Disease with Typical Alzheimer's Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia
… how executive deficits and neuropsychiatric symptoms of the FvAD subgroup differ from those seen in frontotemporal dementias. The current proposal describes a study designed to examine neuropsychological and behavioral functioning in groups of AD, FvAD and FTD patients. It is predicted that …
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The effects of Rhes, a striatal specific protein, on the expression of behavioral and neuropathological symptoms in a transgenic mouse model of Huntington's disease
… as to whether cell death underlies the symptoms of HD. We used a validated transgenic mouse model of HD crossed with Rhes knockout mice to show that the behavioral symptoms of HD are regulated by Rhes. HD/Rhes<sup>-/-</sup> mice showed greatly delayed expression of HD-like symptoms in …
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Relationship between exercise and the expression of ADHD symptoms in college students
… exercise levels and the expression of symptoms commonly associated with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in a college population. Previous research suggests physical exercise may reduce common behavioral symptoms of ADHD. Symptoms commonly associated with ADHD include an …
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Intimate Partner Violence Survivors: The Relationship between Risk Factors and Symptom Severity
… between those risk factors and the severity of symptoms survivors of IPV experience. The primary aim of this study is to investigate the constellation of childhood and key adult relationship factors that predict the severity of emotional and behavioral symptoms resulting from IPV.
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Acculturation, Social Acceptance, And Adjustment Of Early Adolescents
… status, social acceptance, and emotional and behavioral symptoms) of early adolescents belonging to diverse ethnic groups. Results suggested that socioeconomic status and degree of early adolescents' social acceptance were important factors in predicting the development of internalizing and …
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Acculturative Processes and Their Impact on Self-Reports of Psychological Distress in Mexican-American Adolescents
… of acculturative processes on the self-report of behavioral problems in Hispanic children ages 11-14. Acculturation was measured by the Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans-II (ARSMA-II) (ã Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA, www.sagepub.com) (Cuellar, Arnold, and Maldonado, 1995) …
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Passive Health Monitoring with RadioWaves —In Body and In Home
… their acute and long-term physiological and behavioral symptoms. These three studies on continuous monitoring suggest innovative new directions for the future of digital health.
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Parent-Reported Anxiety in Children with Secondary Generalized Seizures
… generalization had higher levels of anxiety symptoms compared to children with generalized seizures, but similar levels to those with partial seizures. The current study’s findings could have occurred due to the possible cueing components associated with having partial seizures with secondary …
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A DNP project : training teachers in mindfulness techniques to address ADHD-related classroom challenges
… often leading to classroom disruptions and behavioral issues. These challenges contribute to increased disciplinary actions, negatively impacting academic and social outcomes. Teachers often lack the training and resources needed to manage ADHD effectively. Purpose: This quality improvement …
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Improving Care of Assisted Living Residents with Dementia Through a Competency-Based Behavioral Training Curriculum for Assisted Living Caregivers
<p>Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are common among residents of assisted living facilities. Inadequately managed symptoms of BPSD can lead to problematic behaviors with significant consequences for patients and caregivers. Non-pharmacologic approaches to the management of …
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Auditory pathway responses to parametrized vowels in autism spectrum disorders
… spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by many behavioral symptoms, including delays in social and communicative development. A cluster of symptoms concentrate on speech and language development, especially manipulation of non-verbal information conveyed in prosody. It is largely unknown whether …
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Profile of the Youth Self-Report Among South Texas Adolescents and the Potential Relationship to Pesticide Exposure
… exposure to pesticides and determine associated behavioral, emotional, and physical symptoms. A total of 444 students from two South Texas school districts completed questionnaires assessing level of risk of exposure to pesticides and were categorized into at-risk and low risk categories. …
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Hospital to home : family caregiver perspectives of discharge transitions of seniors with dementia
… Managing medications was critical to ensure behavioral symptoms of dementia were well managed. Post-discharge support involved getting needed information, arranging for services after discharge, and calling for help. These categories are consistent with the literature regarding hospital to …
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The role of IL-17a in the rescue of ASD-like behavioral phenotypes following immune stimulation in a mouse model of neurodevelopmental disorders
… temporary but significant improvement of their behavioral symptoms during episodes of fever. Fever is an increase body temperature that is typically the product of the immune response mounted in order to fight infection. Investigation into the curious connection between fever and the …
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