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See All >> Messages include industry-sponsored communications and special communications from MDLinx181 Telephone Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Targeting Major Depression Among Urban Dwelling, Low Income People Living with HIV/AIDS: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial AIDS and Behavior, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
182 Intensive care delirium - effect on memories and health-related quality of life - a follow-up study Journal of Clinical Nursing, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
183 Predictors of relationship quality during the transition to parenthood Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, May 10, 2013
184 Family Practice Enhancements for Patients with Severe Mental Illness Community Mental Health Journal, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
185 An Adjunct Exercise Program for Serious Mental Illness: Who Chooses to Participate and is it Feasible? Community Mental Health Journal, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
186 Examining supervised meals in patients with restrictive eating disorders Applied Nursing Research, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
187 Building a Tobacco Cessation Telehealth Care Management Program for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
188 African american men and women's attitude toward mental illness, perceptions of stigma, and preferred coping behaviors Nursing Research, May 10, 2013
189 Using the rasch measurement model in psychometric analysis of the family effectiveness measure Nursing Research, May 10, 2013
190 Psychometric evaluation of the family-centered care scale for pediatric acute care nursing Nursing Research, May 10, 2013
191 Reading the bible for guidance, comfort, and strength during stressful life events Nursing Research, May 10, 2013
192 Using the rasch measurement model in psychometric analysis of the family effectiveness measure Nursing Research, May 10, 2013
193 A retrospective 30-year follow-up study of former Swedish-elite male athletes in power sports with a past anabolic androgenic steroids use: a focus on mental health British Journal of Sports Medicine, May 9, 2013 Review Article
194 A Primary Care–Public Health Partnership Addressing Homelessness, Serious Mental Illness, and Health Disparities Full Text Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, May 9, 2013 Review Article
195 Health Indicators, Social Support, and Intimate Partner Violence Among Women Utilizing Services at a Community Organization Women's Health Issues, May 9, 2013 Review Article
196 The development and validation of the major life changing decision profile (MLCDP) Full Text Health and Quality of Life Outcomes , May 9, 2013 Review Article
197 Psychometric evaluation of a Swedish version of Minneapolis-Manchester quality of life-youth form and adolescent form Full Text Health and Quality of Life Outcomes , May 9, 2013 Review Article
198 Development of salutogenetic factors in mental health - Antonovskys sense of coherence and Banduras self-efficacy related to Derogatis symptom check list (SCL-90-R) Full Text Health and Quality of Life Outcomes , May 9, 2013 Review Article
199 Psychometric properties concerning four instruments measuring job satisfaction, strain, and stress of conscience in a residential care context Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, May 9, 2013 Review Article
200 Psychosocial Correlates of Physical and Sedentary Activities of Early Adolescent Youth Health Education & Behaviour, May 9, 2013 Clinical Article
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health conducted a study involving 96,008 women in the Nurse’s Health Study II with 18 years of follow up, which demonstrated a strikingly strong association with non-fatal cardiovascular disease. There were 2463 participants with psoriasis and 1,709,069 person-years of follow up. There were 713 cases of non-fatal cardiovascular disease (HR=1.55). The HRs for myocardial infarction and stroke were 1.70 and 1.45, respectively. For women with psoriatic arthritis, the HR was 3.47. For women < 40 years of age and psoriasis > 9 years, the HRs were 3.26 and 3.09, respectively.
Read the article summaryAs reported in the British Journal of Dermatology, two cytokine genes (IL-2RA and TNF/LTA) which have been implicated in autoimmune diseases are associated with severe alopecia areata. The study involved 768 patients with alopecia areata and 658 controls, and 26 cytokine genes were genotyped.
Read the article summaryAs reported in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology and based on participants in the Nurses’ Health Study, Women’s Health Study, Health Professionals’ Follow-up Study, and Physicians’ Health Study II, total testosterone (RR = 0.62) and SHBG levels (RR = 0.65), and the estradiol:testosterone ratio (RR = 2.63) are associated with colorectal cancer risk in men. An inverse association exists between the estradiol:testosterone ratio (RR = 0.43) and colorectal cancer risk in women.
Read the article summary1 Reflecting on holistic nursing: the contribution of an academic with lived experience of mental health service use Issues in Mental Health Nursing, April 30, 2013
2 Multi-level modeling of aspects associated with poor mental health in a sample of prehospital emergency professionals American Journal of Industrial Medicine, September 1, 2011
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