We Also Need Complete Behavioral Models.

224 Commentary We Also Need Complete Behavioral Models

I am very pleased to see Donahoe, Palmer, and Burgos foster this important discussion with a very clear and cogent paper. I find their reasoning inescapable that environment–behavior relations are what is always conditioned. My own computer model of operant behavior is built on the same assumptions (Hutchison, 1984, 1985, 1995, 1997; Stephens & Hutchison, 1993), and the many simulations I have ...

Staff Burnout… Do we need any intervention?

Dear Editor, As you know physical and mental wellness of physicians and nurses, as the main role in the treatment of patients, in conditions such as burnout, compassion fatigue, depression, and poor work-life balance, is one of the top priorities in the U.S.A. National Academy of Medicine  (1-4). Although healthcare team members are generally known as a caregiver to others;  their h...

Ramadan fasting: Do we need more evidence?

Over a billion of Muslims fast worldwide during Ramadan each year. Through this religious custom, fasting contributes to their health as well as their spiritual growth. However, available evidence regarding the health-benefits of Ramadan fasting is scarce and highly contentious. Although Islam exempts patients from fasting, many fast conceivably, and their clinical condition is prone to deterio...

Conjoint Behavioral Consultation: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?

Functional Mitral Regurgitation: If the Myocardium Is Guilty Do We Also Need to ‘rehabilitate’ the Valve?

Mitral regurgitation (MR) is the most frequent valvulopathy in the general population with an incidence that grows with age and is associated with a poor prognosis. Regardless of its primary cause, which can be both ischaemic and non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy, it finally activates a self-feeding process. Due to the complexity of mitral valve (MV) apparatus and its interaction with the myocardium...