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Moderators of cancer-related distress and worry after a pancreatic cancer genetic counseling and screening interventionStacey L Hart
Ryerson University, Psychology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Psychooncology 21:1324-30. 2012..Additionally, this study explores potential moderators of the effectiveness of this intervention...
A randomized controlled trial of anorectal biofeedback for constipationStacey L Hart
Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3, Canada
Int J Colorectal Dis 27:459-66. 2012....
Relationships among depressive symptoms, benefit-finding, optimism, and positive affect in multiple sclerosis patients after psychotherapy for depressionStacey L Hart
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Health Psychol 27:230-8. 2008....
Development and assessment of the constipation-related disability scaleS L Hart
Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 35:183-92. 2012..Although inability to engage in day-to-day activities has been significantly associated with psychological distress, limited research has examined this relationship in constipated samples...
Sexual orientation and intentions to obtain breast cancer screeningStacey L Hart
Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3 Canada
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 18:177-85. 2009..We hypothesized that beliefs about mammography, cancer vulnerability, and attitudes toward the medical provider would mediate the relationship between sexual orientation and plans to obtain breast cancer screening...
Increased cortisol in women with intimate partner violence-related posttraumatic stress disorderSabra S Inslicht
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street 116P, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1071:428-9. 2006..Cortisol was elevated in women with lifetime PTSD compared to controls. No differences were found for platelet catecholamines...
Family psychiatric history, peritraumatic reactivity, and posttraumatic stress symptoms: a prospective study of policeSabra S Inslicht
San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
J Psychiatr Res 44:22-31. 2010..Family history of psychiatric and substance use disorders has been associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in cross-sectional studies...
Barriers to psychotherapy among depressed and nondepressed primary care patientsDavid C Mohr
University of California, Veterans Administration Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA
Ann Behav Med 32:254-8. 2006..However, when referrals for psychotherapy are made, only 20% ever follow up, and of these, half drop out of treatment. This suggests that there are substantial barriers to accessing psychotherapy...
Telephone-administered psychotherapy for depressionDavid C Mohr
Veterans Administration Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco 94121, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 62:1007-14. 2005..No study has examined if the skills-training component to T-CBT provides any benefit beyond that provided by nonspecific factors...
Improvements in partner support predict sexual satisfaction among individuals with multiple sclerosisDanielle E Blackmore
Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
Rehabil Psychol 56:117-22. 2011..As such, the purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which changes in negative and positive partner support predict sexual satisfaction levels over time in individuals with MS...
A valid and reliable measure of constipation-related quality of lifeJennifer Y Wang
Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94115, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 52:1434-42. 2009..Few existing measures assess constipation-specific quality of life. This study sought to develop a valid and reliable quality-of-life measure for constipation...
Fear of recurrence, treatment satisfaction, and quality of life after radical prostatectomy for prostate cancerStacey L Hart
Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
Support Care Cancer 16:161-9. 2008..The objective of this study was to examine treatment satisfaction (TS) as a moderator of the relationship between FOR and QOL...
Meta-analysis of efficacy of interventions for elevated depressive symptoms in adults diagnosed with cancerStacey L Hart
Department of Psychology, University of California Los Angeles, CA 90095 1563, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 104:990-1004. 2012..Cancer patients are at increased risk for depression compared with individuals with no cancer diagnosis, yet few interventions target depressed cancer patients...
Effects of treatment for depression on fatigue in multiple sclerosisDavid C Mohr
University of California, San Francisco, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California 94121, USA
Psychosom Med 65:542-7. 2003..The goal of this study was to examine the effects of treatment for depression on fatigue in MS...
The constipation severity instrument: a validated measureMadhulika G Varma
Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, 2330 Post Street, Suite 260, San Francisco, California 94115, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 51:162-72. 2008..This study was designed to develop and test the validity and reliability of the Constipation Severity Instrument...
Impact of depression and anxiety on the quality of life of constipated patientsJenna J Albiani
Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
J Clin Psychol Med Settings 20:123-32. 2013..Anxiety did not contribute to this model. Treating depression may be useful in improving QOL in severely constipated patients, which highlights the importance of psychological screening and treatment referrals in primary care settings...
Informing interventions: the importance of contextual factors in the prediction of sexual risk behaviors among transgender womenJae M Sevelius
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Universityof California, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
AIDS Educ Prev 21:113-27. 2009..Implications include potential benefits of context-specific interventions, structural interventions addressing barriers to housing and health care, and culturally specific substance abuse treatment programs for transgender women...
Gender-specific differences in pelvic organ function after proctectomy for inflammatory bowel diseaseJennifer Y Wang
Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 54:66-76. 2011..Significant concern exists regarding the effect of proctectomy on sexual function in patients with IBD. Little is known about gender-specific differences...
Obstructive defecation in middle-aged womenMadhulika G Varma
Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 2330 Post St Suite 260, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
Dig Dis Sci 53:2702-9. 2008..Demographic factors, with the exception of employment status, were not significant, indicating that obstructive defecation, although widespread, does not affect any particular group of women...
Fecal incontinence: does age matter? Characteristics of older vs. younger women presenting for treatment of fecal incontinenceJennifer Y Wang
Department of Surgery, University of California, 2330 Post Street Suite 260, Box 0170, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 51:426-31. 2008..We hypothesize that women who seek treatment at different ages differ. We sought to determine which characteristics of women with fecal incontinence patients are associated with younger age at presentation...
Education predicts quality of life among men with prostate cancer cared for in the Department of Veterans Affairs: a longitudinal quality of life analysis from CaPSURESara J Knight
San Francisco VA Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, California 94121, USA
Cancer 109:1769-76. 2007..Patient education level and quality of life were examined among men diagnosed with prostate cancer and cared for within an equal-access health care system, the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VA)...
Increased cortisol in women with intimate partner violence-related posttraumatic stress disorderSabra S Inslicht
Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh Sennott Square, 3rd Floor, 210 S Bouquet Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Psychoneuroendocrinology 31:825-38. 2006..Alterations of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis function and sympathetic-adrenal activity have been proposed as key factors in biological models of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)...
Association between stressful life events and exacerbation in multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysisDavid C Mohr
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94142, USA
BMJ 328:731. 2004..To quantify the association between stressful life events and exacerbations of multiple sclerosis...
The relationship between anxiety and time to treatment for patients with prostate cancer on surveillanceDavid M Latini
Scott Department of Urology and Dan L Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
J Urol 178:826-31; discussion 831-2. 2007..We examined the impact of cancer anxiety on the decision to move from surveillance to treatment...
