Publications by authors named "C Giguere"

Objectives In 2008, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) published its strategic plan to structure future research aims and objectives including the development of a new method of classifying mental health disorders. This strategic plan gave rise to the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) project, a framework aimed at establishing major functional domains of the human psyche ranging from normal to pathological. The Signature Consortium was created in 2009 to develop a data bank capable of contributing to the development of RDoC by identifying profiles, or Signatures, of a psychiatric population, collecting biological, psychosocial, and clinical indicators at critical moments in the care and follow-up of patients visiting the care structures of the Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal (IUSMM).

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Purpose: To validate a French version of the Visual Function and Corneal Health Status (V-FUCHS) instrument in Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) and to correlate questionnaire scores with objective measurements of best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and intraocular straylight.

Methods: The original V-FUCHS 15-item instrument was designed to assess VA and glare in patients with FECD. It was translated from English to French and back translated to English by independent translators.

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Introduction: Malignant gastrointestinal neuroectodermal tumor (GNET) is a rare malignancy primarily affecting the gastrointestinal tract. Upon cross-sectional imaging, it can be easily confused with other mesenchymal tumors. This article presents a case of duodenal GNET and reviews the current literature on this rare entity.

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Background And Objectives: Friends are major sources of social support for adolescents. This support may sometimes lead to co-rumination when the problem is discussed exhaustively with a focus on negative feelings. Co-rumination has been associated with some forms of anxiety, including clinical symptoms.

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  • Researchers have developed a method to analyze pain perception using a 2-min constant heat stimulation, moving beyond traditional group mean analysis due to significant individual variability in responses.
  • New trajectory analysis techniques reveal distinct pain response profiles for participants, showing three unique trajectories: delayed peak pain, classic peak pain followed by a steady increase, and extreme responses with sharp fluctuations.
  • The study found that socio-demographic factors, psychological aspects, and endocannabinoid levels, like anandamide, contribute to these diverse response patterns to pain.
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