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Direct linkGallagher, Ruth M.; Gallagher, Helen C. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2012
Despite their common history, there are many cultural, attitudinal and practical differences between the professions of medicine and pharmacy that ultimately influence patient care and health outcomes. While poor communication between doctors and pharmacists is a major cause of medical errors, it is clear that effective, deliberate…
Descriptors: Pharmaceutical Education, Medical Students, Hospitals, Chronic Illness
Yildiz, Ozlem; Sismanlar, Sahika G.; Memik, Nursu Cakin; Karakaya, Isik; Agaoglu, Belma – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2011
The aim of this study was to compare the safety, efficacy, tolerability, and the effects of atomoxetine and OROS-MPH on executive functions in children with ADHD. This study was an open-label study that only included two medication groups. Children were randomized to open-label atomoxetine or OROS-MPH for 12 weeks. Primary efficacy measures were…
Descriptors: Pain, Safety, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Patients
Peer reviewedIsaac, Lisa M.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1993
Assessed multiple aspects of cognitive performance, medication planning ability, and medication compliance in 20 elderly outpatients. Findings suggest that aspects of attention/concentration, visual and verbal memory, and motor function which are untapped by simple mental status assessment are related to medication access, planning, and compliance…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Comprehension, Drug Therapy, Older Adults
Carboni, Jessica A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most prevalent childhood disorders in the United States. Although many children with an ADHD diagnosis are prescribed medication to control symptoms, behavioral concerns are still regularly noted in the classroom, home, and other settings. Therefore, school psychologists are often…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Clinical Diagnosis, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Control
Epstein, Jeffery N.; Conners, C. Keith; Hervey, Aaron S.; Tonev, Simon T.; Arnold, L. Eugene; Abikoff, Howard B.; Elliott, Glen; Greenhill, Laurence L.; Hechtman, Lily; Hoagwood, Kimberly; Hinshaw, Stephen P.; Hoza, Betsy; Jensen, Peter S.; March, John S.; Newcorn, Jeffrey H.; Pelham, William E.; Severe, Joanne B.; Swanson, James M.; Wells, Karen; Vitiello, Benedetto; Wigal, Timothy – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: While studies have increasingly investigated deficits in reaction time (RT) and RT variability in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), few studies have examined the effects of stimulant medication on these important neuropsychological outcome measures. Methods: 316 children who participated in the Multimodal…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Stimulants, Reaction Time, Drug Therapy
Henderson, Heather; Schwartz, Caley; Mundy, Peter; Burnette, Courtney; Sutton, Steve; Zahka, Nicole; Pradella, Anna – Brain and Cognition, 2006
Children with autism not only display social impairments but also significant individual differences in social development. Understanding the source of these differences, as well as the nature of social impairments, is important for improved diagnosis and treatments for these children. Current theory and research suggests that individual…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Interpersonal Relationship, Clinical Diagnosis, Social Development
Download full textCenter for Health and Health Care in Schools, 2004
This paper and the invitational meeting for which it has been prepared make certain assumptions about the challenge of strengthening the quality of medication management in school. The participants believe that recent research on improving the safety and quality of patient care has relevance for health services in school, particularly the safety…
Descriptors: School Health Services, School Nurses, Drug Therapy, Administration
Tsai, Sing-Ling; Chai, Sin-Kuo; Hsieh, Li-Feng; Lin, Shirling; Taur, Fang-Meei; Sung, Wen-Hsu; Doong, Ji-Liang – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2008
Cost-benefit management trends in Taiwan healthcare settings have led nurses to perform more invasive skills, such as Port-A cath administration of medications. Accordingly, nurses must be well-prepared prior to teaching by the mentor and supervision method. The purpose of the current study was to develop a computer-assisted protocol using virtual…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Job Skills, Computer Simulation
Sullivan, Peter; Clarkson, P., Ed. – 1982
Concern has been expressed in recent years about the accuracy of medication administered by nurses in Papua New Guinean hospitals. Attention has been focused on the calculation of the drug dosages. This paper discusses the processes involved in the administration of medication, and reports on a study to evaluate the competence of student nurses at…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Mathematical Applications
Wood, Beatrice L.; Miller, Bruce D.; Lim, Jungha; Lillis, Kathleen; Ballow, Mark; Stern, Trudy; Simmens, Samuel – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: This study tested a multilevel biobehavioral family model proposing that negative family emotional climate contributes to child depressive symptoms, which in turn contribute to asthma disease severity. Parent-child relational insecurity is proposed as a mediator. Method: Children with asthma (N = 112; ages 7-18; 55% male) reported…
Descriptors: Security (Psychology), Severity (of Disability), Statistical Analysis, Diseases
Sailor, Wayne; And Others – 1980
Intended for teachers of deaf-blind and severely handicapped students as well as for resource or itinerant teachers in the area of vision who have recently begun to serve low functioning students, the manual provides information on vision and on vision assessment. The manual serves three functions. It: (1) prepares teachers for participation in…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Eyes
Brenton, Myron – 1986
This pamphlet is a practical guide with helpful suggestions on safe driving for older people. A discussion of the controversy surrounding older people's driving ability begins the pamphlet. Effects of aging on driving are discussed, including affects on vision, twilight and night driving, hearing, muscles and joints, and mental functions. It is…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Driver Education, Motor Vehicles, Older Adults
Kyte, Zoe A.; Goodyer, Ian M.; Sahakian, Barbara J. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005
Background: To investigate whether recent first episode major depression in adolescence is characterised by selected executive difficulties in attentional flexibility, behavioural inhibition and decision-making. Methods: Selected executive functions were compared in adolescents with recent (past year) first episode major depression (n = 30) and…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Cognitive Ability
Kennison, Judith A. – 1996
This paper describes experiences from a summer internship in a North Carolina wilderness program for youth 8-18 years of age with a diagnosed learning disability or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Children with ADD are trial and error learners, which makes them excellent candidates for experiential learning. Children with ADD are seekers of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anger, Attention Deficit Disorders, Children
Boyd, Thomas A.; Tramontana, Michael G. – 1984
To examine the validity of short forms of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R), the WISC-R was first administered to 106 hospitalized psychiatric patients, aged 8-16. No subjects had a primary diagnosis of mental retardation or learning disability, and one-third were receiving psychotropic medication. WISC-R IQ scores…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education
