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Treatment Perspectives (treatment + perspective)
Selected AbstractsTrauma and Dissociation: Treatment PerspectivesPERSPECTIVES IN PSYCHIATRIC CARE, Issue 3 2000Maryhelen C. Kreidler EdD topic. How advanced practice nurses can work with trauma survivors to decrease dissociation as a needed coping mechanism. purpose. To review the literature on trauma and dissociation as well as current treatment perspectives. sources. Review of the literature and authors'clinical experience. conclusions. Advanced practice nurses can use knowledge of selected psychopharmacological medications and Erikson's stages of psychosocial development to plan treatment for posttrauma clients. [source] Pathways to prevention: A training and technical assistance initiative to increase program capacity to address infant mental health issues in Early Head StartINFANT MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL, Issue 2 2007Tammy L. Mann This article provides an overview of a training and consultation program aimed at enhancing the capacity of Early Head Start (EHS) and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) programs to address infant mental health issues from a promotion, prevention, and treatment perspective. This program was implemented by the Early Head Start National Resource Center (EHS NRC), operated by ZERO TO THREE. The EHS NRC is funded by the Head Start Bureau to provide a diverse array of training and technical assistance support services to Early Head Start programs throughout the country. In the fall of 2001, ZERO TO THREE was funded to design and implement the Pathways Initiative. While ZERO TO THREE was not funded to test the efficacy of the Pathways Initiative as a research intervention similar to other papers described in this special issue, we worked creatively to identify resources that allowed us to engage an external evaluator to look at both process and outcome measures. This paper describes the consultation program, evaluation activities, and key lessons learned. [source] Self-Help Groups in the Welfare State: Treatment Program or Voluntary Action?NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP, Issue 2 2002Magnus Karlsson This article identifies two different perspectives used when studying self-help groups: the professional treatment perspective and the voluntary action perspective. An outline of the perspectives leads to a discussion of their consequences for self-help group research. The authors categorize about five hundred scientific publications from all over the world on the basis of the perspectives they present on self-help groups; the results indicate that different perspectives seem to be preferred in different countries and when discussing different subjects. Finally, the authors suggest questions and concepts that the perspectives generate, and they emphasize the importance of being aware of which perspective is used in the study of self-help groups. [source] Vascular endothelial growth factor and diabetic retinopathy: pathophysiological mechanisms and treatment perspectivesDIABETES/METABOLISM: RESEARCH AND REVIEWS, Issue 6 2003Ruth B. Caldwell Abstract Retinal neovascularization and macular edema are central features of diabetic retinopathy, the major cause of blindness in the developed world. Current treatments are limited in their efficacy and are associated with significant adverse effects. Characterization of the molecular and cellular processes involved in vascular growth and permeability has led to the recognition that the angiogenic growth factor and vascular permeability factor vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays a pivotal role in the retinal microvascular complications of diabetes. Therefore, VEGF represents an exciting target for therapeutic intervention in diabetic retinopathy. This review highlights the current understanding of the mechanisms that regulate VEGF gene expression and mediate its biological effects and how these processes may become altered during diabetes. The cellular and molecular alterations that characterize experimental models of diabetes are considered in relation to the influence of high glucose-mediated oxidative stress on VEGF expression and on the mechanisms of VEGF's actions under hyperglycemic induction. Finally, potential therapeutic strategies for preventing VEGF overexpression or blocking its pathological effects in the diabetic retina are considered. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Bladder cancer: an updateINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF UROLOGICAL NURSING, Issue 3 2008Bruce Turner Abstract Bladder cancer remains a significant public health problem in the UK with considerable health and economic consequences. This article focuses on the anatomical, pathological, diagnostic and treatment perspectives of bladder cancer to help equip nurses with a thorough knowledge of the disease to help diagnose, treat and monitor patients with bladder cancer and to impart this knowledge onto patients to help them make informed decisions regarding their care. [source] Trauma and Dissociation: Treatment PerspectivesPERSPECTIVES IN PSYCHIATRIC CARE, Issue 3 2000Maryhelen C. Kreidler EdD topic. How advanced practice nurses can work with trauma survivors to decrease dissociation as a needed coping mechanism. purpose. To review the literature on trauma and dissociation as well as current treatment perspectives. sources. Review of the literature and authors'clinical experience. conclusions. Advanced practice nurses can use knowledge of selected psychopharmacological medications and Erikson's stages of psychosocial development to plan treatment for posttrauma clients. [source] A cacophony of theories: contributions towards a story-based understanding of analytic treatmentsTHE JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY, Issue 3 2002Soren R. Ekstrom The article addresses problems associated with analytic formulations from the founders of psychoanalysis, including C. G. Jung. Although no longer able to claim a scientific basis for these theoretical constructs, analytic practitioners still use this outdated terminology when presenting their work with patients. By now there is a cacophony of theories often concealing rather than explaining. Denial of loneliness, notions of special knowledge, and idealization of the ,The Founder' seem to perpetuate formulations which no longer carry a clear meaning. The article explores three proposals for describing analytic treatments based on the works of the psychoanalyst Roy Schafer and the cognitive psychologist Roger Schank: analytic attitudes, therapeutic narratives and specific treatment perspectives. The first addresses findings from psychotherapy research about the centrality of analytic attitudes. The second applies the findings about story-based memory and narratives to therapy relationships, and the third takes note of the fact that analytic attention often is more complex than can be described with terms such as transference/countertransference. [source] | ||||||||||