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Psychometrics

 
 
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Disease relevance of Psychometrics

 

Psychiatry related information on Psychometrics

  • Methylphenidate effects in learning disabilities. Psychometric changes [6].
  • Therefore, we performed a study to assess the clinical features and the survival of cirrhotic patients with cognitive alterations detected by the number connection test (NCT) and a set of computerized psychometric tests (Scan, Choice1, and Choice2) measuring the reaction times and the percentage of errors in performing specific tasks [7].
  • Genetically determined Alzheimer's disease (AD) is virtually unknown in Africa. We report clinicopathological findings and a presenilin 1 (PS1) mutation associated with early-onset AD in a large Xhosa family from Southern Africa. Twelve individuals spanning four generations were affected, four of whom underwent clinical and psychometric evaluation [8].
  • The author tested the entire population (N = 42) of the Hare Krishna Temple in Melbourne on the MMPI, the General Health Questionnaire, and the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire psychometric indices and then randomly selected 6 subjects to take the Present State Examination [9].
  • RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Detailed psychometric assessment, especially memory testing, performed with MRI in a man with severe amnesia after hypoglycemic coma [10].
 

High impact information on Psychometrics

  • Abnormal P300 test results were also found in 78% of the clinically nonencephalopathic cirrhotics, while psychometric tests showed abnormalities in only 41% [11].
  • Here we describe genetic and psychometric testing of patients who have small deletions within the WS critical region [12].
  • Additionally, standard psychometric tests (Trail Making Test A, Mini-Mental State Examination, and Profile of Mood State test) were performed [13].
  • HE evaluation included psychometric performance (Trail-Making Test A), electroencephalogram (EEG), mental status examination and grading, arterial, venous, and partial pressure of ammonia determination [14].
  • In the SHE patients administered lactulose, the results of the quantitative psychometric evaluation were significantly improved at 4 and 8 weeks after the beginning of the lactulose administration [15].
 

Chemical compound and disease context of Psychometrics

  • We concluded that lactulose treatment in cirrhotic patients with SHE is effective with respect to psychometric tests [15].
  • Psychometric properties of the AIMS2-Short Form (AIMS2-SF) and AIMS2 were compared using data from a cohort of 127 rheumatoid arthritis patients who completed the AIMS2 twice prior to the initiation of methotrexate (MTX) treatment and 3 months post-initiation of MTX treatment [16].
  • The therapeutic effect of buspirone was assessed by standard psychometric rating scales [17].
  • We measured the initial and steady-state effects of diphenhydramine, a first-generation antihistamine, and loratadine, a second-generation antihistamine, by means of a comprehensive battery of psychometric tests that mirror real-world tasks [18].
  • The assessment included magnetic resonance imaging of the brain (including 124 coronal slices of 1.5-mm thickness), psychometric testing, and structured clinical interviews [19].
 

Biological context of Psychometrics

 

Anatomical context of Psychometrics

  • Using psychometric scales, 10 patients who had undergone total thyroidectomy for thyroid carcinoma were evaluated for depression, anxiety, and psychomotor slowing; they were examined both when euthyroid and hypothyroid after thyroid hormone withdrawal [25].
  • Improved gait and/or psychometric function was found in four of six NPH vs. none of eight control patients (p < 0.02) after drainage of 40 ml cerebrospinal fluid (CSF tap-test) [26].
  • It was concluded that styrene exposure in industrial environments at moderate or low levels causes central nervous system disturbances which are not always diagnosable with psychometric tests but can be apparent in special otoneurological tests [27].
  • All four subjects with a low red blood cell thiamin level were found to have cerebral atrophy on CT scan and two had psychometric deficits [28].
  • In a double-blind, placebo-controlled study the encephalotropic and psychotropic properties of gabapentin - a new gaba-analogue with anticonvulsant and antispastic properties penetrating the blood brain barrier easily - were studied in 10 normal subjects by means of quantitative pharmaco-EEG and psychometric analyses [29].
 

Gene context of Psychometrics

  • METHODS: Prolactin (PRL) and cortisol (CORT) responses to the serotonergic agonist d-fenfluramine (D-fen), clinical psychobehavioral changes, and psychometric measures were evaluated 3 weeks and then 12 months after MDMA discontinuation [30].
  • Prolactin (PRL) and growth hormone (GH) responses to the dopaminergic agonist bromocriptine (BROM) and psychometric measures were evaluated 3 weeks after MDMA discontinuation [31].
  • The concentration of sulfatide and albumin ratio correlated inversely with psychometric improvement, whilst VIP and NPY correlated inversely with improvement in alertness [32].
  • We conducted a double-blind placebo-controlled cross-over trial to study the effect of the opiate antagonist, naloxone, on psychometric function together with plasma adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH), cortisol and prolactin [33].
  • Although GH response to GHRH was higher in AD patients than in controls, our results suggest that psychometric discrimination may be more accurate in diagnosis and staging of AD, than in predicting by morphological and hormonal responses [34].
 

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Psychometrics

  • The methodology is applied to five data examples of plasma total cholesterol concentrations, reported height values, dermatoglyphic pattern intensity index scores, measurements of dopamine-beta-hydroxylase activity, and psychometric cognitive test results [35].
  • METHODS: Demented (n = 289) and nondemented (n = 230) individuals enrolled in longitudinal studies at an Alzheimer Disease Research Center received annual clinical and psychometric examinations for up to 20 years [36].
  • METHODS: Ten mildly hypothyroid patients, before and after thyroxine treatment, and 10 healthy controls underwent 99mTc-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime brain SPECT, MRI, and psychometric testing [37].
  • We investigated the effect of citalopram pretreatment (40 mg iv) on the psychological effects of MDMA (1.5 mg/kg po) in a double-blind placebo-controlled psychometric study in 16 healthy human volunteers [38].
  • OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present study was to produce an Italian version of the Revised Leeds Disability Questionnaire (LDQ) in a group of patients with ankylosing spondylitis, and to examine the psychometric properties of this version, evaluating its internal consistency, external validity and reliability [39].

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