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Social Stigma Perceived by Patients with Chronic Pain Attending a Cognitive Behavioral Pain Management Program (Pain 101)
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There are limited data on the stigma perceived by patients with chronic pain and there are no data on the effect of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) on stigma in chronic pain patients. The purpose of this study was to examine perceived stigma in adults with chronic pain and the effects of a...
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Spring 2012
The association between stimulant drug use and the presence of a psychotic disorder raises questions about causation. Substance-induced psychosis may differ etiologically from schizophrenia despite similar phenotypic presentation. It is possible that stimulant drug users who develop symptoms of...
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Fall 2012
Numerous investigations have suggested that dysregulation of the neurotransmitter glutamate (Glu) plays an important role in certain neuropsychiatric disorders, like depression. Pregnancy and the postpartum period are associated with the most substantial physiological alteration of female...
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Glutamate Levels in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex of Healthy Women during Pregnancy and the Postpartum
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The substantial female hormone fluctuations associated with pregnancy and the postpartum have been linked to a greater risk of developing depressive symptoms. Glutamate (Glu) has been implicated in the pathophysiology of major depression. The objective of this thesis was to investigate MPFC Glu...
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Phasic Electrodermal Activity in Schizophrenia: Skin Conductance Response in Unmedicated Schizophrenic Patients in Comparison to Normal Controls
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Stimulus-elicited (phasic) skin conductance responses (SCRs) to indifferent stimuli have often been employed to examine abnormalities in orienting (allocation of attention) in studies of schizophrenia. Most previous studies have examined phasic activity only during habituation paradigms....
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Is Atomoxetine effective in treating nicotine withdrawal? A double-blind, placebo-controlled, fixed-dose study
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Drugs that affect noradrenaline neurotransmission are used as therapy for smoking cessation. A recent study in individuals with attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) suggested that atomoxetine, a noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor, may reduce cravings in individuals with ADHD who also...
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Spring 2011
Self-harming behaviours and suicidality are a serious problem in psychiatric patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and borderline personality disorder (BPD). Suicidal behaviours are sometimes seen as manipulative and attention-seeking in BPD patients, and are therefore not considered as...
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Fall 2011
Risk factors for postpartum depression (PPD) include history of a major depressive episode, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, or a prior episode of PPD. Fluctuations in estrogen, progesterone, and neuroactive steroids occur in the postpartum, and these molecules act as modulators of a number of...
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Spring 2010
Studies were conducted to investigate relationships between trait emotion regulation variables (including reappraisal and suppression) and selective attention to negative emotional information. Correlation analyses of data in experiment 1 showed that trait-suppression was related to early...
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Spring 2010
Group psychotherapy is the most widely utilized treatment modality for convicted sex offenders, and the therapeutic alliance is considered a fundamental concept in virtually all applications of psychotherapy. However, empirical examination of how the therapeutic alliance impacts upon treatment...