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Peer reviewedBishop, Andrew C. – Mental Retardation, 1992
A six-point program of diagnostic inquiry and treatment strategy for individuals with behavior disorders in addition to severe or profound mental retardation is presented, which allows alternate etiological hypotheses to be tested in a clinical setting. This format is intended to unify psychopharmacy practice in mental retardation and in general…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Drug Therapy, Etiology
Peer reviewedNeafsey, Patricia J. – Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 1998
A home study computer-assisted instructional program on the pharmacology of alcohol was completed by 18 advanced-practice nurses. Significant postprogram knowledge and self-efficacy gains diminished somewhat five months later, but were still higher than before the program. (SK)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Continuing Education, Home Study, Nursing
Peer reviewedPavuluri, Mani N.; Henry, David B.; Devineni, Bhargavi; Carbray, Julie A.; Naylor, Michael W.; Janicak, Philip G. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2004
Objective: To assess the feasibility and effectiveness of an evidence-based pharmacotherapy algorithm in the treatment of pediatric bipolar disorder. Method: The study reports the results of a study of 64 bipolar type I subjects who were treated according to an algorithm developed in our specialty clinic. All subjects had been diagnosed using the…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Matched Groups, Psychiatry, Pharmacology
Direct linkKubiszyn, Tom; Carlson, John S.; DeHay, Tamara – School Psychology Quarterly, 2005
Evidence-based studies of drug, psychosocial and combined treatments for prepubertal internalizing disorders (depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder [OCD], and non-OCD anxiety) were reviewed. No age effects were found. Although no combined studies met evidence-based criteria, efficacious and possibly efficacious psychosocial and pharmacological…
Descriptors: Pharmacology, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Clinical Diagnosis
Saleh, Fabian M.; Berlin, Fred S. – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2003
Paraphilic disorders are psychiatric syndromes primarily characterized by deviant sexual thoughts, cravings, urges, and/or behaviors. Paraphilic men may engage in inappropriate sexual behaviors when cravings for socially unacceptable sexual acts become overpowering. These often chronic disorders may not only cause emotional distress and social…
Descriptors: Pharmacology, Sexuality, Males, Mental Disorders
Bernd, Karen – Cell Biology Education, 2003
What better way to clarify a topic and allow it to come alive than to provide students with a way to actually see it? Images, diagrams, and flowcharts can draw students in. In this article, the author reviews "Roche Genetics: Education Program" CD-ROM version 4.0. The program is organized using a theme park analogy. An information booth leads to a…
Descriptors: Genetics, Ethics, Computer Software, Teaching Methods
Pliszka, Steven R.; Crismon, M. Lynn; Hughes, Carroll W.; Corners, C. Keith; Emslie, Graham J.; Jensen, Peter S.; McCracken, James T.; Swanson, James M.; Lopez, Molly – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: In 1998, the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation developed algorithms for medication treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Advances in the psychopharmacology of ADHD and results of a feasibility study of algorithm use in community mental health centers caused the algorithm to be modified and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Feasibility Studies, Mental Health, Pharmacology
Greenhill, Laurence; Kollins, Scott; Abikoff, Howard; McCracken, James; Riddle, Mark; Swanson, James; McGough, James; Wigal, Sharon; Wigal, Tim; Vitiello, Benedetto; Skrobala, Anne; Posner, Kelly; Ghuman, Jaswinder; Cunningham, Charles; Davies, Mark; Chuang, Shirley; Cooper, Tom – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: The Preschool ADHD Treatment Study (PATS) was a NIMH-funded, six-center, randomized, controlled trial to determine the efficacy and safety of immediate-release methylphenidate (MPH-IR), given t.i.d. to children ages 3 to 5.5 years with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Method: The 8-phase, 70-week PATS protocol included…
Descriptors: Safety, Rating Scales, Hyperactivity, Effect Size
Swanson, James; Greenhill, Laurence; Wigal, Tim; Kollins, Scott; Stehli, Annamarie; Davies, Mark; Chuang, Shirley; Vitiello, Benedetto; Skrobala, Anne; Posner, Kelly; Abikoff, Howard; Oatis, Melvin; McCracken, James; McGough, James; Riddle, Mark; Ghuman, Jaswinder; Cunningham, Charles; Wigal, Sharon – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To investigate growth of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the Preschool ADHD Treatment Study (PATS) before and after initiation of treatment with methylphenidate at titrated doses (average, 14.2 mg/day) administered three times daily, 7 days/week for approximately equal to 1 year. Method: The heights and…
Descriptors: Stimulants, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Body Height
Peer reviewedHerman, Colman M.; Rodowskas, Christopher A. – Journal of Medical Education, 1976
Reviews the studies of researchers who have attempted to identify the sources of drug information, both professional and commercial, utilized by physicians, discussing relationship between physicians' sources and the choice of drugs and severity of conditions being treated. Also notes new sources of drug information being considered by the Food…
Descriptors: Drug Education, Higher Education, Information Sources, Information Utilization
Minnesota Curriculum Services Center, White Bear Lake. – 1983
This text and course are intended to assist the trained medication aide in administering medications properly, safely, and effectively. There are six comprehensive units for instruction and reference: (1) legal requirements; (2) general drug information; (3) medical abbreviations and symbols and the medication order; (4) use of medication…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Drug Education, Medical Services, Medical Vocabulary
Download full textGrabowski, John, Ed. – 1984
This monograph consists of eight papers which refer in one way or another to the pharmacology of cocaine. The papers are: (1) Cocaine 1984: Introduction and Overview" (John Grabowski); (2) "Cocaine: A Growing Public Health Problem" (Edgar H. Adams and Jack Durell); (3) "Neural Mechanisms of the Reinforcing Action of…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Education, Drug Rehabilitation
Peer reviewedLex, Barbara W. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1987
Reviews recent research on alcohol use and alcohol problems among Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, and American Indians, evaluating research methods and lacunae in current information. Suggests that future research adopt multidisciplinary approaches to more fully characterize enthnopharmacological profiles of alcohol use and abuse among these…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, American Indians, Blacks, Drinking
Peer reviewedRodin, Judith; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1988
Tested an anorectic agent, diethylpropion hydrochloride (Tenuate), with a 20-week cognitive-behavioral (CB) weight loss program. Demonstrated significant weight loss under all treatment conditions, with the Tenuate/CB group superior to placebo plus therapy and therapy alone, during the latter half of the drug treatment period. (Author/KS)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Body Weight, Cognitive Restructuring, Drug Therapy
McGilliard, Kip L. – Physiologist, 1985
Describes a program which simulates animal pharmacology experiments involving "all-or-none" responses. Use of the Applesoft BASIC program in the pharmacology teaching laboratory provides students with a rapid and economical way to gain experience in the design and statistical analysis of quantal dose-response experiments. Information on…
Descriptors: Animals, College Science, Computer Simulation, Computer Software
