Paper-based microchip electrophoresis for point-of-care hemoglobin testing.

Nearly 7% of the world's population live with a hemoglobin variant. Hemoglobins S, C, and E are the most common and significant hemoglobin variants worldwide. Sickle cell disease, caused by hemoglobin S, is highly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa and in tribal populations of Central India.

Ethnic Differences in Attributions and Treatment Expectancies for Adolescent Depression.

Studies suggest that ethnicity and socioeconomic factors may relate to differences in treatment expectancies and the attributions made for emotional or behavioral problems. We examined ethnic differences in (1) parents' attributions about the causes of adolescent behavioral and emotional problems and (2) treatment expectancies among 236 adolescent participants who enrolled in a 36-week randomized controlled trial for depression. Controlling for education and income, European American parents were more likely to endorse beliefs reflecting physical causes of depression than African American parents.

Antidepressant prescribing practices for the treatment of children and adolescents.

Objective: This study evaluates pediatric antidepressant prescribing practices of Nebraska clinicians.

Methods: Surveys were sent in July, 2005, to 1,521 prescribing clinicians throughout Nebraska to assess pediatric antidepressant use along with any practice changes following the U.S.

Linkage analysis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Results of behavioral genetic and molecular genetic studies have converged to suggest that both genes contribute to the development of ADHD. Although prior linkage studies have produced intriguing results, their results have been inconsistent, with no clear pattern of results emerging across studies. We genotyped 5,980 SNPs across the genome in 1,187 individuals from families with children diagnosed with ADHD.

A manual-based intervention to address clinical crises and retain patients in the Treatment of Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS).

Objective: To describe a manual-based intervention to address clinical crises and retain participants in the Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS).

Method: The use of adjunct services for attrition prevention (ASAP) is described for adolescents (ages 12-17 years) during the 12-week acute treatment in TADS, from 2000 to 2003. Logistic regression, controlling for site, was used to predict use.