OBJECTIVE Brief screening tools for dementia for use by non-specialists in primary care have yet to be validated in non-western settings where cultural factors and limited education may complicate the task. We aimed to derive a brief version of cognitive and informant scales from the Community Screening Instrument for Dementia (CSI-D) and to carry out initial assessments of their likely validit...

back pain (LBP). CBT is recommended for LBP, but evidence on Study Design. A randomized controlled trial. Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a tailored and manualized cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) or nutritional supplements of seal oil and soy oil had any additional benefits over a brief cognitive intervention (BI) on return to work (RTW). Summary of Background Data. Br...

medical information plays a pivotal role in collecting health information which can be used to determine the main health problems at national and international levels and to change main health policies. patient management is impossible without having accurate information regarding prevention, treatment and recovery of diseases. thus, in this issue of international electronic journal of medicine...

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OBJECTIVE To test whether a brief mindfulness meditation training intervention buffers self-reported psychological and neuroendocrine responses to the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) in young adult volunteers. A second objective evaluates whether pre-existing levels of dispositional mindfulness moderate the effects of brief mindfulness meditation training on stress reactivity. METHODS Sixty-s...

BACKGROUND Prolonged exposure to methamphetamine (meth) has neurotoxic effects and impairs neurocognitive functions. This study aims to ascertain whether meth users who experience persistent psychosis suffer more severe cognitive impairment than those not experiencing persistent psychosis. METHODS This cross-sectional study includes 252 participants: 25 meth users without psychosis (METH-P), ...

The Multiple Sclerosis Work Difficulties Questionnaire-23 (MSWDQ-23) is a self-report instrument developed to assess barriers faced by People with (PwMS) in the workplace. aim of this study was explore psychometric properties Greek version MSWDQ-23. sample consisted 196 PwMS, all currently working part- or full-time jobs. Participants underwent clinical examination and cognitive screening Brief...