Development of an Assessment Measure for Sexual Disinhibition in Dementia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly R. Chapman ◽  
Geoffrey Tremont ◽  
Mary Beth Spitznagel
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Measure ◽  
Sexual Disinhibition

Assessment Measure for Sexual Disinhibition in Dementia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly R. Chapman ◽  
Geoffrey Tremont ◽  
Mary Beth Spitznagel
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Measure ◽  
Sexual Disinhibition

Procedure for Maximizing Phonological Information from Single-Word Responses

1984 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 267-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harriet B. Klein
Keyword(s):  
Phonological Information ◽  
Single Word ◽  
Preliminary Assessment ◽  
Target Attainment ◽  
Phonological Processes ◽  
Step Procedure ◽  
Yield Information ◽  
Assessment Measure ◽  
Busy Clinician ◽  
Planning Intervention

Formal articulation test responses are often used by the busy clinician as a basis for planning intervention goals. This article describes a 6-step procedure for using efficiently the single-word responses elicited with an articulation test. This procedure involves the assessment of all consonants within a word rather than only test-target consonants. Responses are organized within a Model and Replica chart to yield information about an individual's (a) articulation ability, (b) frequency of target attainment, substitutions, and deletions, (c) variability in production, and (d) phonological processes. This procedure is recommended as a preliminary assessment measure. It is advised that more detailed analysis of continuous speech be undertaken in conjunction with early treatment sessions.

Interobserver Reliability Using the Phonetic Level Evaluation With Severely and Profoundly Hearing-Impaired Children

1991 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 989-999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Shaw ◽  
Truman E. Coggins
Keyword(s):  
Interrater Reliability ◽  
Interobserver Reliability ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Intraclass Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Assessment Measure ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Speech Assessment ◽  
Hearing Impaired Children

This study examines whether observers reliably categorize selected speech production behaviors in hearing-impaired children. A group of experienced speech-language pathologists was trained to score the elicited imitations of 5 profoundly and 5 severely hearing-impaired subjects using the Phonetic Level Evaluation (Ling, 1976). Interrater reliability was calculated using intraclass correlation coefficients. Overall, the magnitude of the coefficients was found to be considerably below what would be accepted in published behavioral research. Failure to obtain acceptably high levels of reliability suggests that the Phonetic Level Evaluation may not yet be an accurate and objective speech assessment measure for hearing-impaired children.

Team Emergency Assessment Measure (TEAM) for the assessment of non-technical skills during resuscitation: Validation of the French version

Resuscitation ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 115-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxime Maignan ◽  
François-Xavier Koch ◽  
Jordane Chaix ◽  
Pierre Phellouzat ◽  
Gery Binauld ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technical Skills ◽  
French Version ◽  
Assessment Measure

Clinical Dementia Rating: A Reliable and Valid Diagnostic and Staging Measure for Dementia of the Alzheimer Type

1997 ◽  
Vol 9 (S1) ◽  
pp. 173-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
John C. Morris
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Alzheimer Type ◽  
Clinical Dementia Rating ◽  
Assessment Measure ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Washington University ◽  
Brief Screening

Global staging measures for dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) assess the influence of cognitive loss on the ability to conduct everyday activities and represent the “ultimate test” of efficacy for antidementia drug trials. They provide information about clinically meaningful function and behavior and are less affected by the “floor” and “ceiling” effects commonly associated with psychometric test. The Washington University Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) is a global scale developed to clinically denote the presence of DAT and stage its severity. The clinical protocol incorporates semistructured interviews with the patient and informant to obtain information necessary to rate the subject's cognitive performance in six domains: memory, orientation, judgment and problem solving, community affairs, home and hobbies, and personal care. The CDR has been standardized for multicenter use, including the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD) and the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study, and interrater reliability has been established. Criterion validity for both the global CDR and scores on individual domains has been demonstrated, and the CDR also has been validated neuropathologically, particularly for the presence or absence of dementia. Standardized training protocols are available. Although not well suited as a brief screening tool for population surveys of dementia because the protocol depends on sufficient time to conduct interviews, the CDR has become widely accepted in the clinical setting as a reliable and valid global assessment measure for DAT.

The Pediatric Respiratory Assessment Measure: A Valid Clinical Score for Assessing Acute Asthma Severity from Toddlers to Teenagers

2008 ◽  
Vol 152 (4) ◽  
pp. 476-480.e1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francine M. Ducharme ◽  
Dominic Chalut ◽  
Laurie Plotnick ◽  
Cheryl Savdie ◽  
Denise Kudirka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Asthma ◽  
Clinical Score ◽  
Asthma Severity ◽  
Assessment Measure

Clinical diagnostic criteria of modern spice addiction

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s880-s880
Author(s):  
I. Sosin ◽  
Y. Chuev ◽  
G. Misko ◽  
O. Goncharova
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Clinical Laboratory ◽  
Psychological Testing ◽  
Synthetic Analogues ◽  
Clinical Diagnostic ◽  
Hoarse Voice ◽  
Sexual Disinhibition ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Clinical Diagnostic Criteria

IntroductionPopulations of spice addicts in Ukraine demonstrate distinct tendency for steady spreading, and transitory psychotic episodes, overdosing and fatal cases are being registered in consequence of smoking. “Spice” are synthetic analogues of tetrahydrocannabinol.Aims and objectivesTo develop an average personified clinical portrait of spice addict for more specified therapy.MethodTwelve patients who consumed spices systematically for 1–2 years were observed. Methods of examination: clinical psychopathological, psychological testing, clinical laboratory.ResultsMain spice addiction diagnostic criteria were: Spice smoking, obsessive and uncontrolled anosognosic desire and craving to test on themselves effects of their action, pathognomonic tolerance increase, specific post-intoxication consequences. After the first smoke inspiration heavy intoxication with euphoria and loss of surrounding real perception, sexual disinhibition and craving to repeat smoking manifested after the first smoke inspiration. Then, spice smoking became subjectively pleasant, caused condition of intoxication with increased mood, fussiness, was accompanied with feeling of hunger, thirst, and hoarse voice. In the patients rather quickly (for 2–3 weeks) twice reduced duration of intoxication state from 40 to 20 minutes, loss of situation and quantitative control over smoking was observed. Clinical specifics of addiction for spices smoking is rather quick (from 5 to 10 trials) formation of psychic equivalent of addiction, extremely intensive and emotionally saturated craving for smoking, quick rise of tolerance with loss of situational and quantitative control over smoking.ConclusionsDefinite rules in the development and formation of spice dependence is necessary to be considered while developing programs for therapy and prevention in clinical narcology.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals A Comprehensive Resiliency Framework: Theoretical Model, Treatment, and Evaluation

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 216495612110003
Author(s):  
Elyse R Park ◽  
Christina M Luberto ◽  
Emma Chad-Friedman ◽  
Lara Traeger ◽  
Daniel L Hall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Adaptive Functioning ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Treatment Model ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Resiliency Theory ◽  
Assessment Measure ◽  
Model Treatment ◽  
Current Experience

Background There is heterogeneity in conceptualizations of resiliency, and there is, to date, no established theoretically driven resiliency assessment measure that aligns with a targeted resiliency intervention. We operationalize resiliency as one’s ability to maintain adaptive functioning in response to the ongoing, chronic stress of daily living, and we use a novel resiliency measure that assesses the target components of an evidence based resiliency intervention. We present our resiliency theory, treatment model, and corresponding assessment measure (Current Experience Scale; CES). Methods To establish the psychometric properties of the CES, we report the factor structure and internal consistency reliability (N = 273). Among participants in our resiliency intervention (N = 151), we explored construct validity in terms of associations with theoretical model constructs, a validated resiliency measure, and sensitivity to change from before to after the intervention. Results Results indicated that a 23-item, 6-factor solution was a good fit to the data (RMSEA = .08, CFI = .97; TLI =.96) and internal consistency was good (α = .81 to .95). The CES showed correlations in the expected direction with resiliency model constructs (all p’s < .001) and significant post intervention improvements. Conclusion Our resiliency theory, treatment model, and outcome appear aligned; the CES demonstrated promise as a psychometrically sound outcome measure for our resiliency intervention and may be used in future longitudinal studies and resiliency building interventions to assess individuals’ resiliency to adapt to ongoing stress.

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