NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 451 to 465 of 745 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Uebelacker, Lisa A.; Weisberg, Risa B.; Haggarty, Ryan; Miller, Ivan W. – Behavior Modification, 2009
Major depressive disorder is commonly treated in primary care settings. Psychotherapy occurring in primary care should take advantage of the unique aspects of the setting and must adapt to the problems and limitations of the setting. In this open trial, the authors used a treatment development model to adapt behavior therapy for primary care…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Patients, Psychotherapy, Depression (Psychology)
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Freeman, Julie K.; Rogers, Janet L. – College Student Journal, 2010
Our research sought to identify the most common movement patterns and postures performed by sign language interpreters and the frequency and severity of any pain that may be associated with the movements. A survey was developed and mailed to registered sign language interpreters throughout the state of Illinois. For each specific upper extremity…
Descriptors: Deaf Interpreting, Sign Language, Deafness, Likert Scales
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Moorman, Sara M.; Carr, Deborah – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: We document the extent to which older adults accurately report their spouses' end-of-life treatment preferences, in the hypothetical scenarios of terminal illness with severe physical pain and terminal illness with severe cognitive impairment. We investigate the extent to which accurate reports, inaccurate reports (i.e., errors of…
Descriptors: Spouses, Terminal Illness, Older Adults, Patients
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kennedy, Catherine; Kassab, Osama; Gilkey, David; Linnel, Sheri; Morris, Debra – Journal of American College Health, 2008
Objective and Participants: The authors evaluated psychosocial factors of stress and their effects on the prevalence of low back pain (LBP) among a population of college students in a major university in Colorado. Methods: This was a nested cross-sectional study of 973 respondents who completed the National College Health Assessment survey. The…
Descriptors: College Students, Pain, Incidence, Psychological Patterns
Palmer, Kathryn; Shepard, Blythe – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 2008
Chronic pain among children is poorly understood, and few studies portray the experiences of sufferers and their families. This qualitative case study aimed at gaining a rich description and a contextual understanding of the experiences of a young chronic pain sufferer, aged 6, and her family members through an art-making process. Several examples…
Descriptors: Pain, Family Life, Coping, Chronic Illness
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hanson, Kami; Shelton, Brett E. – Educational Technology & Society, 2008
There exists an increasingly attractive lure of using virtual reality applications for teaching in all areas of education, but perhaps the largest detriment to its use is the intimidating nature of VR technology for non-technical instructors. What are the challenges to using VR technology for the design and development of VR-based instructional…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Computer Simulation, Virtual Classrooms, Dentistry
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Arvans, Rebecca K.; LeBlanc, Linda A. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2009
Psychological interventions for migraines typically include biofeedback training, stress-management training, or relaxation training and are implemented without consideration of environmental variables that might maintain migraines or complaints of migraines. An adolescent with daily reports of migraines that negatively impacted school attendance…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Psychology, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Embregts, Petri J. C. M.; Didden, Robert; Schreuder, Nicole; Huitink, Cecile; van Nieuwenhuijzen, M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
We explored functional variables for aggressive behavior in 87 individuals with moderate to borderline intellectual disability who lived in a residential facility. For this purpose we used the "Questions About Behavioral Function" scale (QABF; Matson, J., & Vollmer, T. (1995). "Questions About Behavioral Function (QABF)". Baton Rouge, LA:…
Descriptors: Stimulation, Aggression, Mild Mental Retardation, Functional Behavioral Assessment
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Shercliffe, Regan Jeffery; Colotla, Victor – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009
The authors studied MMPI-2 profiles of workers (N = 83) diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a control group comprising workers with chronic pain (N = 40). Significant differences were seen in profiles between the PTSD groups and the control group, and the authors compared the PTSD profiles according to exposure to two different…
Descriptors: Accidents, Crime, Pain, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Symons, Frank J.; Harper, Vicki N.; McGrath, Patrick J.; Breau, Lynn M.; Bodfish, James W. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The role of pain in relation to self-injurious behavior (SIB) among individuals with intellectual disabilities is not well understood. Some models of SIB are based on altered endogenous opioid system activity which could result in elevated pain thresholds. In this study, non-verbal behavioral signs indicative of pain as measured by the…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Self Destructive Behavior, Mental Retardation, Pain
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ruiz, Jorge G.; Qadri, S. Sobiya; Nader, Samir; Wang, Jia; Lawler, Timothy; Hagenlocker, Brian; Roos, Bernard A. – Educational Gerontology, 2010
Clinicians managing older patients with chronic pain play an important role. This paper explores the attitudes of primary care clinicians (PCPs) toward chronic nonmalignant pain management and their experiences using a clinical decision support system. Our investigation followed a qualitative approach based on grounded theory. Twenty-one PCPs…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Pain, Focus Groups, Patients
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Symons, F. J.; Shinde, S. K.; Gilles, E. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2008
Historically, individuals with intellectual disability (ID) have been excluded from pain research and assumed to be insensitive or indifferent to pain. The weight of the evidence suggests that individuals with ID have been subject to practices and procedures with little regard for their ability to experience or express pain. A number of issues…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Social Environment, Pain
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Pompili, Maurizio; Lester, David; Leenaars, Antoon A.; Tatarelli, Roberto; Girardi, Paolo – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2008
Shneidman's Psychological Pain Assessment Scale (PPAS; 1999) was administered to 88 psychiatric patients. Both current and worst-ever psychache were significantly higher in those patients judged by a psychiatrist, on the basis of a structured clinical interview, to be at risk of suicide. However, current and worst-ever psychache were not…
Descriptors: Pain, Suicide, Patients, Psychiatry
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Barlak, Aysegul; Unsal, Sibel; Kaya, Kurtulus; Sahin-Onat, Sule; Ozel, Sumru – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2009
The objective of this study was to assess the possible causes of hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP) in Turkish patients with stroke, to identify the correlation between HSP and clinical factors, and to review the effects of HSP on functional outcomes. A total of 187 consecutive patients with stroke were evaluated for the presence of HSP and for the…
Descriptors: Patients, Pain, Neurological Impairments, Screening Tests
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Oransky, Matthew; Marecek, Jeanne – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2009
This study examines the peer relations and emotion practices of adolescent boys in light of their expectations and assumptions about masculinity. We carried out semistructured interviews with middle-class and upper-middle-class boys from an independent high school. The boys reported that they assiduously avoided displays of emotional or physical…
Descriptors: Pain, Peer Relationship, Males, Masculinity
Pages: 1  |  ...  |  27  |  28  |  29  |  30  |  31  |  32  |  33  |  34  |  35  |  ...  |  50