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A Multiple Case Study of Caregivers’ Experiences of a Psychoeducational Support Group for Caregivers of Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD): An Embedded Mixed Methods Study
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Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) can experience a number of neurocognitive deficits and associated adverse outcomes. Stable home life helps protect children with FASD against adverse outcomes; however, their primary caregivers typically have significantly higher levels of...
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A Qualitative Analysis of Counsellors’ Experiences Working with Individuals Diagnosed with FASD
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This study used qualitative inquiry guided by phenomenology in effort to make explicit the experiences of three registered psychologists and one registered clinical social worker, who counsel individuals with FASDs. An interview was conducted with each participant and then each interview was...
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An Investigation of Early Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Patients using Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Spectroscopy
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Hazlin Zaini, Zhang Chen, Min Liu, Fabrizio Giuliani, Chris Hanstock, Christian Beaulieu. Altered white matter connectivity between early Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis patients, Abstract # 3610. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 21st Annual...
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Clinical Implications of Historical Development of the DSM through Examining Two Main Disorders
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As a gateway to support for those who experience significant distress or impairment as a result of cognitive, affective, developmental, social, environmental, or other personal/interpersonal challenges, mental disorder diagnosis is a common practice in mental health professions. In order to...
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Fall 2018
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) involves the progressive loss of upper and lower motor neurons. Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) has been reported in a considerable proportion of patients, manifesting as cognitive and behavioural impairment in at least 25-50%, with 10-15% patients...
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Fall 2013
Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) are two common epilepsy syndromes. TLE is a type of focal epilepsy. It is frequently associated with mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS), a condition that is also medically intractable. Although TLE is characterized by a focal...
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Fall 2010
Structural brain changes occur in a complex manner throughout life, and understanding healthy brain development is crucial for the study of brain abnormalities in various conditions. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is an advanced magnetic resonance imaging technique that provides information about...
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Evaluating an Attributional Retraining Intervention to Increase Pre-service Teachers’ Self-Efficacy in Working with Students with FASD: A Mixed Methods Study
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Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) can experience complex social, emotional, behavioural, and academic needs at school that necessitate the support of prepared and efficacious teachers. Teacher self-efficacy, defined as the extent to which a teacher believes he or she can bring...
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Spring 2013
Recent evidence from diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) studies reported that the structural integrity [fractional anisotropy (FA)] of white matter (WM) tracts in the ventral and dorsal regions of the brain is correlated with reading ability. It has thus been hypothesized that WM pathways in these...
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Fall 2015
Prenatal alcohol exposure has detrimental consequences on brain development, resulting in a wide range of physical, cognitive and behaviour deficits termed fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods have identified numerous abnormalities of brain...