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Dexamethasone suppression test and selection of antidepressant medications
(Elsevier, 1981-12)
Endogenous depressives with abnormal dexamethasone suppression tests (DSTs) respond better to somatic antidepressant treatments than those with normal DSTs. Whether the DST also aids in the selection of specific antidepressants ...
Medication Noncompliance in Adolescents with Psychiatric Disorders
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Human Sciences Press, Inc. ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1999-12)
The purpose of the study was to estimate prevalence of medication non-compliance among adolescents, following discharge from hospital. A second purpose was to identify predictors of such noncompliance. Seventy-one adolescents, ...
Assessments of community mental health support systems: A key informant approach
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Human Sciences Press; Human Sciences Press, Inc. ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1994-12)
This article describes the development of a ‘key informant survey’ to assess the performance of local systems of care for persons with a chronic mental illness. The measure yields ratings of: (1) the extent to which clients ...
Biological studies in childhood schizophrenia: Plasma and RBC cholinesterase activity
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Scripta Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1971-01)
Most investigations of possible metabolic aberrations in childhood schizophrenia failed to demonstrate differences between schizophrenic patients and control groups. Cholinesterase activity has not been previously reported ...
Racial Discrimination and Racial Identity as Risk or Protective Factors for Violent Behaviors in African American Young Adults
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 2004-03)
This study examined the influences of racial discrimination and different racial identity attitudes on engaging in violent behavior among 325 African American young adults. The contributions of racial discrimination and ...
Enuresis, fire setting, and animal cruelty: A useful danger signal in predicting vulnerability of adolescent males to assaultive behavior
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Behavioral Publications, Inc. ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1974-03)
Current shifts in corrective and rehabilitation planning result in an emphasis upon primary prevention efforts involving early identification and intervention with vulnerable children who run high risk of serious adolescent ...
Women Psychologists within Academic Health Systems: Mentorship and Career Advancement
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Springer Science + Business Media, Inc., 2005-09)
Women are underrepresented on the faculties and within the senior leadership ranks of academic health systems. Nevertheless, despite the continuing existence of career development challenges related to gender, it is possible ...
How did it work? An examination of the mechanisms through which an intervention for the unemployed promoted job-search behavior
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1992-10)