Afton L Hassett

Summary

Affiliation: New Jersey
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Psychiatric comorbidity and other psychological factors in patients with "chronic Lyme disease"
    Afton L Hassett
    Division of Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Research, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 0019, USA
    Am J Med 122:843-50. 2009
  2. ncbi Nonpharmacologic treatment for fibromyalgia: patient education, cognitive-behavioral therapy, relaxation techniques, and complementary and alternative medicine
    Afton L Hassett
    Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 0019, USA
    Rheum Dis Clin North Am 35:393-407. 2009
  3. ncbi Role of psychiatric comorbidity in chronic Lyme disease
    Afton L Hassett
    University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 0019, USA
    Arthritis Rheum 59:1742-9. 2008
  4. ncbi The relationship between affect balance style and clinical outcomes in fibromyalgia
    Afton L Hassett
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Division of Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Research, New Brunswick, NJ 80903 0019, USA
    Arthritis Rheum 59:833-40. 2008
  5. ncbi The multi-faceted assessment of independence in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: preliminary validation from the ATTAIN study
    Afton L Hassett
    University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 0019, USA
    Curr Med Res Opin 24:1443-53. 2008
  6. ncbi A pilot study of the efficacy of heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback in patients with fibromyalgia
    Afton L Hassett
    Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School UMDNJ RWJMS, P O Box 19, MEB 484, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
    Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback 32:1-10. 2007
  7. ncbi Unforeseen consequences of terrorism: medically unexplained symptoms in a time of fear
    Afton L Hassett
    Departments of Medicine, Family Medicine, and Psychiatry, Division of Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Research, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, One Robert Wood Johnson Place, MEB-484, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA
    Arch Intern Med 162:1809-13. 2002
  8. ncbi A pilot study of external qigong therapy for patients with fibromyalgia
    Kevin W Chen
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA
    J Altern Complement Med 12:851-6. 2006
  9. ncbi Clues on the MDHAQ to identify patients with fibromyalgia and similar chronic pain conditions
    Theodore Pincus
    Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10003, USA
    Rheum Dis Clin North Am 35:865-9, xii. 2009
  10. ncbi Commentary: 'What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.' Shakespeare W. Romeo and Juliet, II, ii(47-48)
    Leonard H Sigal
    Department of Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
    Int J Epidemiol 34:1345-7. 2005

Research Grants

  1. THE ROLE OF CO-MORBID MENTAL DISORDERS IN LYME DISEASE
    Afton Hassett; Fiscal Year: 2006

Detail Information

Publications14

  1. ncbi Psychiatric comorbidity and other psychological factors in patients with "chronic Lyme disease"
    Afton L Hassett
    Division of Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Research, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 0019, USA
    Am J Med 122:843-50. 2009
    ..burgdorferi. The objective of this study was to assess the medical and psychiatric status of such patients and compare these findings to those from patients without CMI...
  2. ncbi Nonpharmacologic treatment for fibromyalgia: patient education, cognitive-behavioral therapy, relaxation techniques, and complementary and alternative medicine
    Afton L Hassett
    Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 0019, USA
    Rheum Dis Clin North Am 35:393-407. 2009
    ..Clinical observations and suggestions are also offered, including using the principles outlined in the acronym ExPRESS to organize a comprehensive nonpharmacologic pain management approach...
  3. ncbi Role of psychiatric comorbidity in chronic Lyme disease
    Afton L Hassett
    University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 0019, USA
    Arthritis Rheum 59:1742-9. 2008
    ..To evaluate the prevalence and role of psychiatric comorbidity and other psychological factors in patients with chronic Lyme disease (CLD)...
  4. ncbi The relationship between affect balance style and clinical outcomes in fibromyalgia
    Afton L Hassett
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Division of Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Research, New Brunswick, NJ 80903 0019, USA
    Arthritis Rheum 59:833-40. 2008
    ..Affect balance styles and their relationship to clinical outcomes were compared between patients with fibromyalgia (FM) and controls...
  5. ncbi The multi-faceted assessment of independence in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: preliminary validation from the ATTAIN study
    Afton L Hassett
    University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 0019, USA
    Curr Med Res Opin 24:1443-53. 2008
    ..To consider the feasibility of assessing multiple facets of independence in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using a measure developed from existing items and examining its face validity, construct validity and responsiveness to change...
  6. ncbi A pilot study of the efficacy of heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback in patients with fibromyalgia
    Afton L Hassett
    Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School UMDNJ RWJMS, P O Box 19, MEB 484, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
    Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback 32:1-10. 2007
    ..An open label trial of biofeedback training was conducted to manipulate suboptimal heart rate variability (HRV), a key marker of autonomic dysfunction...
  7. ncbi Unforeseen consequences of terrorism: medically unexplained symptoms in a time of fear
    Afton L Hassett
    Departments of Medicine, Family Medicine, and Psychiatry, Division of Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Research, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, One Robert Wood Johnson Place, MEB-484, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA
    Arch Intern Med 162:1809-13. 2002
  8. ncbi A pilot study of external qigong therapy for patients with fibromyalgia
    Kevin W Chen
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA
    J Altern Complement Med 12:851-6. 2006
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  9. ncbi Clues on the MDHAQ to identify patients with fibromyalgia and similar chronic pain conditions
    Theodore Pincus
    Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10003, USA
    Rheum Dis Clin North Am 35:865-9, xii. 2009
    ..Data from the MDHAQ provide clues to the presence of fibromyalgia/chronic pain conditions, including patients with inflammatory diseases who also have concomitant fibromyalgia/chronic pain conditions...
  10. ncbi Commentary: 'What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.' Shakespeare W. Romeo and Juliet, II, ii(47-48)
    Leonard H Sigal
    Department of Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
    Int J Epidemiol 34:1345-7. 2005
  11. ncbi Contributions of societal and geographical environments to "chronic Lyme disease": the psychopathogenesis and aporology of a new "medically unexplained symptoms" syndrome
    Leonard H Sigal
    Division of Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Research, Department of Medicine, Lyme Disease Center, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903 0019, USA
    Environ Health Perspect 110:607-11. 2002
    ....
  12. ncbi Burden of childhood-onset arthritis
    Lakshmi N Moorthy
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School UMDNJ, Dept, of Pediatrics Room 1361, 89 French Street, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
    Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 8:20. 2010
    ..Effective, well-designed and appropriately tailored interventions are required to improve transitioning to adult care, encourage future vocation/occupation, enhance school function and minimize burden on costs...
  13. ncbi Criterion contamination of depression scales in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the need for interpretation of patient questionnaires (as all clinical measures) in the context of all information about the patient
    Theodore Pincus
    Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York University School of Medicine, 301 East 17th Street, Room 1608, New York, NY 10003, USA
    Rheum Dis Clin North Am 35:861-4, xi-xii. 2009
    ..The BDI was revised in 1996, as the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), to eliminate the items reflecting somatic disease...
  14. ncbi Questionable hospital chart documentation practices by physicians
    Ranita Sharma
    UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 0019, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 23:1865-70. 2008
    ..Physicians, influenced by various pressures, may document information in patient records that they did not personally observe...

Research Grants1

  1. THE ROLE OF CO-MORBID MENTAL DISORDERS IN LYME DISEASE
    Afton Hassett; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..Our goal is to identify risk factors for the development of chronic symptoms ascribed to Lyme disease after adequate antibiotic treatment. ..