PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To evaluate the strength and integrity of a pilot behavioral intervention designed to assist mothers with breast cancer and their children. RESEARCH APPROACH A single-group analysis of the strength and integrity characteristics of an intervention developed for a pilot research study. SETTING Homes of study participants in an urban area. PARTICIPANTS Seven households wit...

Over the past 20 years, increasing numbers of studies have examined the etiology-related behaviors in children with genetic mental retardation syndromes. In this article, we focus on the clinical aspects of such behaviors for interventionists working with young children. After reviewing the concept of behavioral phenotype, we discuss how etiology-related strengths and weaknesses gradually emerg...

Goldman proposed that a subject knows if and only is appropriately causally connected to 's believing . He later on abandoned this theory. The main objection the theory causal connection required by compatible with certain problematic forms of luck. In paper we argue Goldman's knowledge can overcome luck problem causation understood along interventionist lines. We also show modified leads corre...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Cancer pain requires other therapeutic options in addition to pharmacological treatment for better control. So, whenever possible, one should use interventionist pain control techniques and modalities to offer better quality of life and improve therapeutic response to treatment. This study aimed at presenting a simple interventionist technique, adequately tolerated by...

this paper is aimed to review the concepts of legitimacy and its relation to effectiveness of clergy in iran . combination of religion and politics could increase interventionism in public policy and increase expectations for welfare interventionism. this phenomena could link spiritual legitimacy of clergy to its effectiveness. somewhat vast interpretation of “ the unity of religion and politic...