Objectives: Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality in the world, and represents an economic, social and psychological burden. Scientific studies have focused on psychosocial coping mechanisms of patients and on factors improving their quality of life. Thus, the aim of the present study is to analyze the influence that spirituality would have on the quality of life of Lebanese cancer patients and to identify whether the influence on quality of life is mediated through a decreased depression.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGermline heterozygous mutations have been associated with high prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and elevated rates and severity of broadly defined behavioral problems. However, limited progress has been made toward understanding whether mutation is associated with specific psychiatric co-morbidity profiles when compared to idiopathic ASD. The current study aimed to utilize a cross-measure approach to compare concurrent psychiatric characteristics across children and adolescents with mutation with (-ASD; = 38) and without ASD (-No ASD; = 23), and ASD with macrocephaly but no mutation (macro-ASD; = 25) using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC).
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