Refugees are known to suffer extensive psychological distress owing to the sociocultural and sociopolitical nature of their life experiences (Jamil, Hakim-Larson, Farrog, Kafaji, Duqum, & Jamil, 2002; Weine et al., 1998). While the presence of psychological distress in this popu…
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Introduction: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a set of complex neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by deficit in social interaction and communication as well as restricted, repetitive behaviours. The aetiology of ASD likely includes both genetic heritability and envir…
Mood disorders are common psychiatric illnesses that represent a major cause of disability and mortality worldwide. Bipolar disorder (BD) is an affective disorder that has been associated with an increased risk of a variety of medical conditions including cardiovascular disease,…
Purpose: Sport-related concussions have shown to have effects on self-efficacy, oculomotor performance, reaction time and an increased risk of lower extremity injury. Most studies have been conducted to test the effects of acute concussions in athletes and not on long-term effec…
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a relatively uncommon, but highly lethal mental illness which often begins in adolescence, follows a chronic course, and is associated with significant morbidity, impact on functioning, and reduced quality of life. Although a variety of potential patholo…
Findings from childhood abuse and maltreatment research have revealed that trauma exposure puts children at a greater risk for an array of negative health consequences. Specifically, a history of childhood maltreatment is associated with physical conditions in adulthood such as …
Sports-related concussion (SRC) represents a major epidemiological concern in the adolescent and collegiate athlete populations, with conservative estimates of approximately four million SRCs occurring each year in the United States. While the majority of previous research has e…
Introduction: Comorbidity between asthma and psychiatric disorders is reported to have a significant impact upon illness management factors such as asthma control, functional status, and utilization of medical services. Both anxiety sensitivity and psychological acceptance are a…
Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are a common comorbidity in veterans seeking treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP). However, little is known regarding the mutual influence of PTSD and CMP in this population. Using cross-sectional and longitudinal data…
Drug addiction is primarily a disease of the brain's reward system. The resulting compromise in reward sensitivity traces its roots to the striatal “reward circuitry”, where excess dopamine is released by the acute administration of the drug of abuse; chronic use is in turn asso…
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a significant mental health problem currently facing the United States Armed Forces. Researchers have suggested that approximately 15% of returning Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) veterans meet diagnosti…
Previous research has demonstrated a relationship between the constructs of family stability and adjustment and has provided evidence for a model in which self-regulatory behavior, namely self-control, mediates the relationship between family stability and adjustment. The presen…
Naturally motivated behaviors, such as female sexual behavior, activate neural circuits that in turn mediate the rewarding aspects of the behavior. Activation of the mesocorticolimbic dopamine system by repeated sexual experience leads to long-term changes in behavioral, cellula…
The purpose of this study was to describe the lived experience and meaning of personal spirituality following spinal cord injury (SCI) and to identify the relationship of personal spirituality and suffering in these patients. The research questions for this study of personal spi…
This study is a qualitative phenomenological study that focused on exploring the experiences of Title IV-E participants of how well the Title IV-E program prepared them to cope with work related stress and burn out. Psychological stress and coping theory framework was used to un…
Social scientists from many disciplines have examined trust, including trust between those with different religious affiliations, emotional antecedents of trust, and physiological correlates of trust. However, little is known about how all of these factors intersect to shape tru…
Having a child diagnosed with a severe illness is difficult for any parent. However, when the illness is a mental disorder, the symptoms are often masked as rebellious reactions, which can be interpreted as a lack of self-discipline brought on by poor parenting skills. This nega…
A primary goal of vision is to identify objects rapidly and efficiently. Successful object and scene recognition results from the integration of both feed-forward and feedback processes that correspond a two-dimensional retinal image to a representation of its content stored in …
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by repetitive interruptions in respiration during sleep, which causes excessive daytime sleepiness (Bassiri & Guilleminault, 2000). Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a highly effective treatment for OSA (American T…