It is widely acknowledged that, to date, the forms of treatment enjoying the broadest empirical validation for effectiveness with individuals with autism are those treatments based upon a behavioral model and that such treatments are best implemented intensively and early in the child's development. This paper describes several features important in the success of this model and presents remain...

objective: various approaches have been offered for resolution of pain resulting from spinal cord injuries. one approach is the use of herbal and natural products. in the present research, as a preliminary study, we investigate the effect of crocin on chronic pain induced by contusion in the rat spinal cord (sci). methods: we randomly divided female wistar rats into five groups. groups i and ii...

Patients who undergo bone marrow transplant (BMT) must adhere to acomplex follow-upregimen.Nonadherencemay lead tograft failureand death. Serious psychological disorders that interfere with the recovery process may be a contraindication to BMT. This issue’s “Ethics Rounds” raises issues about whether psychosocial issues should ever disqualify a child from receiving a transplant. Respondents are...

OBJECTIVE Bullying experiences are becoming increasingly common in children and can have devastating consequences. Ostracism threatens a child's need for self-esteem, sense of belonging, sense of control, and meaningful existence. Recent literature suggests that children with special health care needs may be at risk for these negative events and consequences. This study compares bullying and os...

The magnitude of the adrenocortical response to stress can be modulated by a variety of environmental and physiological factors, such as daylength and body condition. To determine the consequences of this modulation for the organism, one also needs to investigate behavioral sensitivity to glucocorticoids. We examined the behavioral response of Gambel's white-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia leucop...

Behavioral finance has an important role in finance, namely understanding human behavior, including investor behavior. The type of data used is secondary data, that not directly given to collectors, this obtained from books, scientific articles and internet sites, materials related behavioral finance. collection technique study a literature method research the Systematic Literature Review (SLR)...

The administration of dopaminergic medication to treat the symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) is associated with addictive behaviors and impulse control disorders. Little is known, however, on how PD patients differ from other patients seeking treatments for behavioral addictions. The aim of this study was to compare the characteristics of behavioral addiction patients with and without PD. N ...

The SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions (CIHS) promotes the development of integrated primary and behavioral health services to better address the needs of individuals with mental health and substance use conditions, whether seen in specialty behavioral health or primary care provider settings. CIHS is the first " national home " for information, experts, and other resources dedi...