Countering Impaired Cognition

Impaired Cognition as Acore Feature

Results Awide varietyof neurocognitive test batteries have been developed or adapted to assess cognition in schizophrenia.These differ in time requirements, repeatability, ease of administration degree of face validity, availabilityof co-normative data and degree towhichresults canbe parsed into separate domains of cognitive functioning. Themost appropriate depends onthe settingand the question...

Impaired social cognition in anorexia nervosa patients

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of social cognition in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN). METHODS Eighteen female patients with AN (mean age =35.4±8.6 years) and 18 female healthy controls (HC) (mean age =32.8±9.4 years) participated in the study. Their social cognition was assessed with the Social Cognition Screening Questionnaire (SCSQ). RESUL...

Countering Vaccine Hesitancy.

Immunizations have led to a significant decrease in rates of vaccine-preventable diseases and have made a significant impact on the health of children. However, some parents express concerns about vaccine safety and the necessity of vaccines. The concerns of parents range from hesitancy about some immunizations to refusal of all vaccines. This clinical report provides information about addressi...

Beneficial Microorganisms: Countering Microbephobia

“Microbes run the world. It’s that simple.” (Committee on Metagenomics, 2007). Microbial communities make the essential elements of oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur available for other life on our planet. Without microbial decomposer communities, life would be smothered in dead organisms. Microorganisms also carry out almost half of the photosynthesis on our planet, increasing oxygen levels...

Countering Hostile Forensic Techniques