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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"clinical approaches"”.
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Comparing the Clinical Approaches of Christian Social Workers and Secular Social Workers
… current interface of religion and social work in clinical practice. A total of 91 National Association of Social Workers, Illinois Chapter members and 120 North American Association of Christians in Social Work members responded to clinical vignettes via an online survey. Subsequently, a small …
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Clinical approaches for understanding the expression levels of pattern recognition receptors in otitis media with effusion
OBJECTIVES: Bacterial infections in the normally sterile environment of the middle ear cavity usually trigger host immune response, whereby the innate immune system plays a dominant role as the host’s first line of defense. In this study we evaluated the expression levels of Toll-like receptors …
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Contextualized Risk Assessment in Clinical Practice: Utility of Actuarial, Clinical, and Structured Clinical Approaches to Predictions of Violence.
… a review) have been compared and contrasted to clinical and structured clinical methods (see e.g. Hart, 1998; Webster et al., 1997). Proponents of each approach argue for its superiority, yet validity studies have made few formal comparisons. In advancing the available research, the present …
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WHAT CLINICAL APPROACHES HAVE SERVICE PROVIDERS OBSERVED TO BE MOST EFFECTIVE WHEN TREATING YOUNG SURVIVORS OF HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING?
… work with this population and explored treatment approaches they have observed to be effective when treating victims. The common theme was the use of Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), especially when gathering information surrounding the trauma. It is important to note that …
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Effects of Reamer-Femoral Component Offset on Cement Mantle Penetration in Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty
… active adults. Presently, there are varying clinical approaches to implant design selection and cementation techniques. The purpose of this project is to determine what amount of reamer-femoral component offset allows for the best cement penetration into the femoral head. Rapid prototyped …
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A Grounded Theory Pilot Study Exploring the Female Process of Becoming a Survivor after Experiencing Sexual Assault
… used to alleviate symptoms related to various clinical diagnoses. Seven women were interviewed twice exploring their specific journey and processes to identifying as a survivor after victimization. Six theoretical phases emerged from the data: identification, conceptualization of the assault, …
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Infertility’s Impact on Couples’ Functioning
… communication, and psychological challenges. Clinical approaches that display effectiveness in working with infertile couples were also explored. Findings are presented in terms of theoretical and practical implications and directions for future investigations. Recommendations for clinicians …
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The Impacts of Problematic Social Media Use on Youths: Evaluation and Treatment Recommendations
… of evaluation and treatment are being used clinically, with recommendations provided to clinicians based on the available literature. The questions that guided this review included: What are the impacts of social media on the self-concept and interpersonal functioning of youths?; What …
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Towards hES cell-based therapy of Epidermolysis Bullosa
… this thesis addresses some of the important pre-clinical approaches to generating keratinocytes (the main cell of the outer skin layer, epidermis) from pluripotent stem cells (human embryonic stem cells, hESCs). Undifferentiated hESCs were exposed to a complex microenvironment in organotypic …
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Perfectionism and Distress Tolerance as Psychological Vulnerabilities to Traumatic Impact and Psychological Distress in Persons with Psychotic Illness
… illness. A trauma-informed person-centered clinical formulation is presented, describing how perfectionism, perfectionistic self-presentation, and low distress tolerance may stem from disrupted attachment experiences and other circumstances with associated traumatic impact. Formulation-based …
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Brain states and circuit mechanisms underlying sleep and general anesthesia
… of sleep and anesthesia is key to improving clinical monitoring of patients undergoing general anesthesia and to advancing treatments of sleep disorders and neurological conditions such as coma. In this thesis, I combine intracranial electrophysiology in human subjects with optogenetic …
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The Impact of Reduced Ovarian Function and Its Consequences on Young Women Survivors of Breast and Gynecologic Cancer
… Results highlight the need to identify clinical approaches to address the consequences of reduced ovarian functioning and estrogen depletion in young women with cancer.
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Mental health professionals' attitudes toward borderline personality disorder and their experiences of co-produced dialectical behaviour therapy training
… (DBT) can improve professional attitudes and clinical approaches. Integrating personal recovery stories into training through experts by experience (EBE) can deepen understanding of the emotional challenges and recovery journeys of those with experiencing emotion dysregulation. This article …
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Towards in vivo editing of the human microbiome
… microbes and their genes. Furthermore, current clinical approaches to modify the microbiota face several challenges, including colonization resistance in competitive environments such as the gut, and imprecise ecological perturbations using antibiotics and fecal transplants. The fundamental …
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An Interface for Analysis of Medical Linear Accelerator Parameters Using Process Behavior Charts
… treatment of cancer using an expanding range of clinical approaches. Accelerator design has interwoven hardware and software such that the opportunity to control components and systems with increasing precision has also increased the ability to monitor system operation. While the manufacturing …
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Ethical imperative to health and epistemological distance : rural patients and advanced practice registered nurses
… (NPs), certified nurse midwives (CNMs), and clinical nurse specialists (CNSs). These APRNs practice within a large, Midwestern, university-affiliated, non-rural, hospital system with a level one trauma center. APRNs provide insights into rural barriers to health, including their role in …
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Impact of Attitudes on the Relationship between Psychological Symptoms and Help Seeking Behavior in a Black and Non-Black International Sample
… associated with poor mental health such as clinical depression and anxiety are associated with negative evaluations of help seeking behaviors such as contacting mental health professionals for care. The current study sought to examine the impact of attitudes toward seeking mental health care …
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T Cell Immunosurveillance in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
… remain refractory to such interventions. These clinical failures suggest that immunosurveillance in other cancers manifests with a fundamentally different biology than previously described. Here, using a genetic mouse model of spontaneous pancreatic carcinoma that features an immunosuppressive …
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Working with the Drive: A Lacanian Psychoanalytic Approach to the Treatment of Addictions
This dissertation examines the clinical utility of applying Lacanian psychoanalytic interventions to the treatment of addictions. By combining theoretical exegesis with clinical case studies of psychotherapy with patients who struggled with addictions, this project seeks to: 1) contribute to the …
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