Most studies of depression and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have been drawn from
clinical populations or from samples selected from the membership of Crohn's and ulcerative …

Background: The Child Behavior Checklist Juvenile Bipolar Disorder (CBCL‐JBD) profile
and Posttraumatic Stress Problems (CBCL‐PTSP) scale have been used to assess juvenile …

Background Although the link between inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and depression is
well accepted, less is known about the relationship between IBD and anxiety disorders and …

OBJECTIVE: To test the association between the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT)
Val158Met polymorphism and both aggressive behavior and attention problems in youth. We …

BACKGROUND. To develop and validate a quality of life subscale for patients with esophageal
cancer to be used with the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy—General (FACT‐G…

Esophagectomy is the mainstay of curative therapy for esophageal cancer; however, it is
associated with significant morbidity and mortality, with subsequent major impact on quality of …

OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine the effect of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed
by surgical intervention on health-related quality of life in patients with esophageal cancer. …

The re-engineered acute care environment that emphasizes managed care, reduced costs
per case and shorter lengths of stay also demands innovative approaches to the delivery of …

• Premise of the study: Sparganium (Typhaceae) is a genus of aquatic monocots containing
±14 species, with flowers aggregated in unisexual, spherical heads, and habit ranging from …

Factors contributing to depressive symptoms in a group of 67 family caregivers of hospitalized
“long-stay” patients were investigated. Levels of depressive symptoms were quite high …