Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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3 papers

The Health-Related Quality of Life for Patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)

Michael Falk Hvidberg, Louise Brinth, Anne Vingaard Olesen, Karin Dam Petersen, Lars Holger Ehlers
PLoS ONE Summary & key facts 2015 212 citations

This study measured health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Danish patients with ME/CFS using the EQ-5D-3L tool and found their scores were much lower than the general population and lower than 20 other conditions. The average (unadjusted) EQ-5D-3L score for the ME/CFS group was 0.47, while the population average was…

Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Resilience and Mental Health

Current Status of Cognitive Remediation for Psychiatric Disorders: A Review

Kim, Eun Jin, Bahk, Yong-Chun, Oh, Hyeonju, et al.
www.frontiersin.org Summary & key facts 2018 119 citations

This review looks at cognitive remediation (CR), which are training methods meant to improve thinking skills in people with psychiatric disorders. It notes that thinking problems are common and hurt daily life. Over the past 50 years the evidence for CR has grown, with the clearest support for treating schizophrenia…

Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Mental Health Research Topics Schizophrenia research and treatment

ADHD-hyperactive/impulsive subtype in adults

Christopher Gibbins, Margaret D. Weiss, D. Wayne Goodman, Paul Hodgkins, Jeanne M. Landgraf, Stephen V. Faraone
Mental Illness Summary & key facts 2010 37 citations

This is the first study to evaluate ADHD-hyperactive/impulsive subtype in a large clinical sample of adults with ADHD. The Quality of Life, Effectiveness, Safety and Tolerability (QuEST) study included 725 adults who received clinician diagnoses of any ADHD sub-type. Cross-sectional baseline data from 691 patients diagnosed with the hyperactive/impulsive (HI),…

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Cognitive Functions and Memory
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