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Showing 1 to 20 of 42 for “"Delayed treatment."”.
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An Examination of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Older Adults
… lacks methodological rigor (e.g., lack of no-treatment control groups). The current study added to the existing literature by conducting a longitudinal quasi-experimental delayed treatment trial in a sample of older adults. First, it was hypothesized that there would be an intervention effect …
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Why now : a quantitative analysis of barriers influencing a delay in treatment-seeking behavior for adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
… time-consuming compulsions. Although effective treatments exist, many individuals delay accessing care for years after diagnosis, worsening outcomes and increasing risks for comorbidities, functional impairment, and suicide. Despite increasing attention to mental health access, few quantitative …
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Essays on the economics of education
… I identify separate effects for initial-treatment and delayed treatment villages. In 1999, the year before eligible households in the delayed-treatment villages began receiving transfer, Progressa eligibility increased secondary school enrollment by 5.0 per- cent in delayed-treatment …
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A self-help behavioral activation treatment for geriatric depressive symptoms
… behavioral activation (BA)bibliotherapy as a treatment for late-life depressive symptoms. BA bibliotherapy was administered using Addis and Martell's (2004) Overcoming Depression One Step at a Time as a stand-alone treatment that was completed by participants over a 4-week period. Results of …
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Studies on the Timing of Application, Soil Activity, and Factors Affecting Soil Activity of Several Selective Grass Herbicides (Sethoxydim, Fluazifop-Butyl, Haloxyfop-Methyl)
… of up to 5 weeks of early grass competition. Delayed treatment of sethoxydim (10-15 cm stage) especially when planting early provided the best grass control by allowing for maximum foxtail germination. Results indicated potential benefit resulting from residual activity following postemergence …
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Psychological Distress and Marijuana Use Before and After Treatment: Testing Cognitive-Behavioral Hypotheses
Adult marijuana users seeking treatment (N = 291) were randomly assigned to 3 treatment conditions: 1) a cognitive-behavioral relapse prevention support group (RPSG), 2) individualized assessment and advice group, and 3) delayed treatment control group. The purpose of this study was to examine the …
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Building and Evaluating Cancer Prescreening Models with Electronic Health Records
… ten million people every year, and many times delayed treatment is the culprit. Building on a recent framework, we used electronic health records from TriNetX to develop prescreening models for ten different cancer types: biliary tract, brain, breast (female), colon, esophageal, gastric, …
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The Effect of Goal Setting on Marijuana Treatment Outcomes: the Role of Self-Efficacy
Adult marijuana users seeking treatment (N = 291) were randomly assigned to 3 treatment conditions: 1) a cognitive-behavioral relapse prevention support group (RPSG), 2) individualized assessment and advice group, and 3) delayed treatment control group. The purpose of this study was to investigate …
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Malingering of mild closed head injury sequelae with the neuropsychological symptom inventory : a study of the effect of prior knowledge
… since mis-diagnosis of malingering can result in delayed treatment. In this study knowledge of the sequelae of mild CHI was provided to normal college students in an effort to change reporting of symptoms and influence the type of malingering strategy used when completing the Neuropsychological …
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Promoting emerging literacy skills of Malaysian indigenous children through shared-book reading
… SBR sessions while the other served as control (delayed treatment). Prior to the intervention, all students were assessed on a grade-appropriate literacy test (LINUS 1), a rapid-automatized naming task (RAN), and a Children’s Nonword Repetition test (CNRep). After a five-week intervention, all …
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The effects of parent education on the childrearing attitudes of parents
… Eighteen parents, comprising the experimental treatment condition, received training in parent group education taught by graduate students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Testing occurred at the beginning of the first class and was repeated during the last session. A …
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Neuroinflammation, Glutamate Regulation and Memory
… (AD) and Parkinson’s (PD), and tested only treatments that had therapeutic potential in a clinical setting. These studies led to a number of important discoveries, summarized below. I first investigated the effects of reducing pre-synaptic glutamate release by caffeine treatment, and …
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Effects of Cultural Awareness Training in Conjunction with an Established Bullying Prevention Program
… randomly assigned to either the intervention or delayed treatment control group. Students in the intervention participated in Second Step and culture curricula while other students were included in a control activity. Those in the delayed treatment control group received Second Step after the …
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EFFECTS OF SIGMA-1 RECEPTOR AGONISTS ON COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR AND NEUROPLASTICITY
… serotonin reuptake inhibitors are the current treatments for these disorders, which take 8-12 weeks to take effect and leave many patients without adequate treatment gains. Delayed treatment effects may be due to neuronal proliferation involving mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). Preclinical …
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Depression In African American Males And The Mental Health Stigma
… discouraged, which leads to underreporting and delayed treatment. For males in the African American community, they can be hesitant to seek help, let alone discuss their experiences with depression, so it is important to create safe spaces for self-expression, as well as to destigmatize mental …
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Factors contributing to absconding of mental health care users in Mopani District Limpopo Province, South Africa
… of absconding include physical harm, delayed treatment time and financial expenses to families and the government. Aim: The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the factors contributing to the absconding of mental health care users at Evuxakeni Hospital. Methods: The study …
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Modelling the cost-effectiveness of strategies to treat end-stage heart failure using discrete event simulation
… approach to estimate the cost-effectiveness of treatment strategies to assist in decision-making. However, resource constraints are not usually explicitly considered in HTA. For example, if a patient requires a new drug, it is assumed that that resource is available immediately, without delay to …
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The Impact of Ethnicity on Maternal Health Outcomes and Mental Well-being: A Focus on Ethnic Minorities in the UK
… coupled with significant underdiagnosis and delayed treatment due to stigma and cultural barriers. Moreover, Profound structural disparities, including socioeconomic deprivation, language barriers, and inadequate interpretation services, exist. Furthermore, the detrimental impact of social …
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Facilitating Emotion Regulation Strategies for Anger and Anxiety Related Emotions in Young Children with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders (HFASD)
… randomly assigned to either an experimental or delayed-treatment control group. The Emotion Regulation Checklist, Behavior Monitoring Sheet, What Makes My Child Angry/Anxious Questionnaires, and anger- and anxiety-related emotions vignettes were used to measure children's emotion regulation …
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Bundibugyo Versus Zaire Ebolaviruses: Examination of the Polymerase Complex as a Therapeutic Target
… at inhibiting primary transcription, and delayed treatment required a significantly higher concentration. Use of remdesivir was more effective at inhibiting BDBV than EBOV, likely due to the slower and diminished amount of viral transcription occurring over the course of BDBV infection. …
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