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Beautiful Fragments of a Traumatic Memory: Synaesthesia, Sesame Street, and Hearing the Colors of an Abusive Past

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• Arte, Arquitectura y Artes Aplicadas

Amphetamine Dependence and Co-Morbid Alcohol Abuse: Associations to Brain Cortical Thickness

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Abstract Background Long-term amphetamine and methamphetamine dependence has been linked to cerebral blood perfusion, metabolic, and white matter abnormalities. Several studies have linked methamphetamine abuse to cortical grey matter reduction, though with divergent findings. Few publications investigate unmethylated amphetamine's potential effects on cortical grey matter. This work investigated if amphetamine dependent patients showed reduced cortical grey matter thickness.

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• Ciencias›Biología

Inter-rater agreement of comorbid DSM-IV personality disorders in substance abusers

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Abstract Background Little is known about the inter-rater agreement of personality disorders in clinical settings. Methods Clinicians rated 75 patients with substance use disorders on the DSM-IV criteria of personality disorders in random order, and on rating scales representing the severity of each. Results Convergent validity agreement was moderate (range for r = 0.55, 0.67) for cluster B disorders rated with DSM-IV criteria, and discriminant validity was moderate for eight

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• Ciencias de la Salud›Medicina

Are clinicians being prepared to care for abused women? A survey of health professional education in Ontario, Canada

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Abstract Background The current project undertook a province-wide survey and environmental scan of educational opportunities available to future health care providers on the topic of intimate partner violence (IPV) against women. Methods A team of experts identified university and college programs in Ontario, Canada as potential providers of IPV education to students in health care professions at the undergraduate and post-gr

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• Ciencias de la Salud›Medicina

Interview about drug abuse awareness

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A portion of an interview with an unidentified subject discussing the development of a program to combat drug abuse in schools. 16 mm. 00:04:48

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• Ciencias Sociales›Educación›Instituciones educativas, fraternidades y Sociedades

Incidence of self-reported brain injury and the relationship with substance abuse: findings from a longitudinal community survey

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Abstract Background Traumatic or serious brain injury (BI) has persistent and well documented adverse outcomes, yet 'mild' or 'moderate' BI, which often does not result in hospital treatment, accounts for half the total days of disability attributed to BI. There are currently few data available from community samples on the incidence and correlates of these injuries.

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• Ciencias de la Salud›Medicina

Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Mediate the Relation Between Childhood Sexual Abuse and Nonsuicidal Self-injury

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Prior research consistently has shown a strong relation between childhood abuse and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), yet it is unclear why this relation exists. The authors examined 2 specific posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom clusters as potential mechanisms through which childhood abuse may be related to NSSI.

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• Ciencias Sociales›Educación

A Case at a Crossroad: United States ex rel. Franklin v. Parke-Davis and the Intersection of Regulating Promotion of Off-Label Uses and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse

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In United States ex rel. Franklin v. Parke-Davis, a former employee of a pharmaceutical manufacturing company alleged violations of the federal False Claims Act stemming from the company’s promotion of an FDA-approved drug for an unapproved use. The suit presented a novel legal claim that brought together two otherwise distinct elements of food and drug law – the regulation of promotion of off-label uses of approved drugs and the prosecution of Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse via the federal False Claims Act.

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• General

Community Perceptions of Prescription Drug Abuse in Eastern Kentucky

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Personal interviews exploring attitudes toward prescription drug abuse were completed by 17 residents over 18 years of age from Kentuckyâs Pike and Letcher counties. In respect to prescription drug abuse research nationwide, much research has been conducted in eastern Kentucky; however, there are seemingly few studies measuring the thoughts and feelings of community members toward the issue.

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• General

Longitudinal Histories as Predictors of Future Diagnoses of Domestic Abuse: Modelling Study

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Objective: To determine whether longitudinal data in patients’ historical records, commonly available in electronic health record systems, can be used to predict a patient’s future risk of receiving a diagnosis of domestic abuse. Design: Bayesian models, known as intelligent histories, used to predict a patient’s risk of receiving a future diagnosis of abuse, based on the patient’s diagnostic history. Retrospective evaluation of the model’s predictions using an independent testing set.

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• Ciencias de la Salud