Browsing Psychology & Neuroscience Faculty Research, Publications and Presentations by Issue Date
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Dalhousie dyspnea scales: construct and content validity of pictorial scales for measuring dyspnea
BACKGROUND: Because there are no child-friendly, validated, self-report measures of dyspnea or breathlessness, we developed, and provided initial validation, of three, 7-item, pictorial scales depicting three sub-constructs ... -
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Sex differences in parent and child pain ratings during an experimental child pain task
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Drosophila ABC transporter mutants white, brown and scarlet have altered contents and distribution of biogenic amines in the brain
Monoamines such as dopamine, histamine and serotonin (5-HT) are widely distributed throughout the brain of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, where many of their actions have been investigated. For example, histamine ... -
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When “Don’t Worry” Communicates Fear: Children’s Perceptions of Parental Reassurance and Distraction during a Painful Medical Procedure
hildren's distress during painful medical procedures is strongly influenced by adult behavior. Adult reassurance (e.g., "it's okay") is associated with increased child distress whereas distraction is associated with increased ... -
Hopelessness and Excessive Drinking among Aboriginal Adolescents: The Mediating Roles of Depressive Symptoms and Drinking to Cope
Canadian Aboriginal youth show high rates of excessive drinking, hopelessness, and depressive symptoms. We propose that Aboriginal adolescents with higher levels of hopelessness are more susceptible to depressive symptoms, ... -
Clinical management of behavioral insomnia of childhood
Behavioral insomnia is highly prevalent, affecting approximately 25% of children. It involves difficulties initiating and maintaining sleep and frequently results in inadequate sleep, leading to an array of negative ... -
The epidemiology of chronic pain in children and adolescents revisited: A systematic review
Chronic and recurrent pain not associated with a disease are very common in childhood and adolescence, but studies of pain prevalence have yielded inconsistent findings. This systematic review examined studies of chronic ... -
Children’s Fear during Procedural Pain: Preliminary Investigation of the Children’s Fear Scale
Many children consider getting a needle to be one of their most feared and painful experiences. Differentiating between a child’s experience of fear and pain is critical to appropriate intervention. There is no gold standard ...