J A Schinka

Summary

Affiliation: University of South Florida
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Florida Cognitive Activities Scale: initial development and validation
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    J Int Neuropsychol Soc 11:108-16. 2005
  2. ncbi Development and initial validation of a 15-item informant version of the Geriatric Depression Scale
    Lisa M Brown
    Department of Aging and Mental Health, Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, FL, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 20:911-8. 2005
  3. ncbi Confirmatory factor analysis of the PTSD checklist in the elderly
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    J Trauma Stress 20:281-9. 2007
  4. ncbi A meta-analysis of the association between the serotonin transporter gene polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) and trait anxiety
    J A Schinka
    Veteran s Administration Medical Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Mol Psychiatry 9:197-202. 2004
  5. ncbi Effects of the use of alcohol and cigarettes on cognition in elderly African American adults
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
    J Int Neuropsychol Soc 9:690-7. 2003
  6. ncbi DRD4 and novelty seeking: results of meta-analyses
    J A Schinka
    James A Haley Veteran Administration Medical Center, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
    Am J Med Genet 114:643-8. 2002
  7. ncbi Effects of alcohol and cigarette use on cognition in middle-aged adults
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
    J Int Neuropsychol Soc 8:683-90. 2002
  8. ncbi Association between Alzheimer's disease and a functional polymorphism in the Myeloperoxidase gene
    F C Crawford
    Roskamp Institute and the University of South Florida Memory Disorder Clinic, 3515 East Fletcher Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33613, USA
    Exp Neurol 167:456-9. 2001
  9. ncbi A functional polymorphism within the mu-opioid receptor gene and risk for abuse of alcohol and other substances
    J A Schinka
    The Roskamp Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
    Mol Psychiatry 7:224-8. 2002
  10. ncbi Five-factor personality dimensions, mood states, and cognitive performance in older adults
    Jane E Booth
    James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 28:676-83. 2006

Detail Information

Publications28

  1. ncbi Florida Cognitive Activities Scale: initial development and validation
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    J Int Neuropsychol Soc 11:108-16. 2005
    ..7). Further cross-validation studies in minority groups and groups of varying socioeconomic status will be critical in establishing the research and clinical value of the scale and subscales...
  2. ncbi Development and initial validation of a 15-item informant version of the Geriatric Depression Scale
    Lisa M Brown
    Department of Aging and Mental Health, Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, FL, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 20:911-8. 2005
    ..To develop a brief informant version of the Geriatric Depression Scale for use in screening for depression in older adults...
  3. ncbi Confirmatory factor analysis of the PTSD checklist in the elderly
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    J Trauma Stress 20:281-9. 2007
    ..Future studies will be facilitated by the knowledge that the PCL-C 4-factor model appears to apply across the adult age range and a variety of posttraumatic stress disorder-producing conditions...
  4. ncbi A meta-analysis of the association between the serotonin transporter gene polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) and trait anxiety
    J A Schinka
    Veteran s Administration Medical Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Mol Psychiatry 9:197-202. 2004
    ..Our results suggest that the success of future personality genetics research will be maximized by the use of personality measures from both the psychobiological and five-factor models...
  5. ncbi Effects of the use of alcohol and cigarettes on cognition in elderly African American adults
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
    J Int Neuropsychol Soc 9:690-7. 2003
    ..Specifically, moderate users performed at a lower level than abstainers or heavy users, who did not differ from each other...
  6. ncbi DRD4 and novelty seeking: results of meta-analyses
    J A Schinka
    James A Haley Veteran Administration Medical Center, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
    Am J Med Genet 114:643-8. 2002
    ..32. The positive findings are consistent with a polygenic model of influence on fundamental personality dimensions...
  7. ncbi Effects of alcohol and cigarette use on cognition in middle-aged adults
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
    J Int Neuropsychol Soc 8:683-90. 2002
    ..Differences in cognitive function in groups defined by intensity of alcohol and cigarette use revealed no significant effect for drinking and a significant, but very small, effect for smoking...
  8. ncbi Association between Alzheimer's disease and a functional polymorphism in the Myeloperoxidase gene
    F C Crawford
    Roskamp Institute and the University of South Florida Memory Disorder Clinic, 3515 East Fletcher Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33613, USA
    Exp Neurol 167:456-9. 2001
    ..Specifically, the MPO GG genotype contributes a 1.57-fold increased risk for AD. In Hispanics there was no effect of MPO genotype, or of MPO genotype in interaction with age or gender, on diagnosis of AD...
  9. ncbi A functional polymorphism within the mu-opioid receptor gene and risk for abuse of alcohol and other substances
    J A Schinka
    The Roskamp Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
    Mol Psychiatry 7:224-8. 2002
    ..The contribution of the gene to risk for substance dependence is small, and is detected most easily in studies that use control samples that are screened for all forms of substance dependence...
  10. ncbi Five-factor personality dimensions, mood states, and cognitive performance in older adults
    Jane E Booth
    James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 28:676-83. 2006
    ..State anxiety and depression variables were found to play a very small part, however, in contributing to cognitive function...
  11. ncbi Research Validity Scales for the NEO-PI-R: additional evidence for reliability and validity
    M S Young
    James A. Haley Medical Center, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
    J Pers Assess 76:412-20. 2001
    ..Comparisons of the invalid profiles with profiles from other clinical samples provided additional support for the use of the NPM scale as a measure of negative impression management...
  12. ncbi Elderly norms for the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised
    R D Vanderploeg
    Departments of Psychology and Neurology, James A Haley VA Medical Center, and University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
    Clin Neuropsychol 14:318-24. 2000
    ..These subjects did not differ in overall performance from our entire sample. Therefore, the normative data provided in this paper can be considered to be census-comparable for age, education, and gender...
  13. ncbi Use of mental health services by nursing home residents after hurricanes
    Lisa M Brown
    Department of Aging and Mental Health Disparities, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 61:74-7. 2010
    ..This study used a mixed-methods approach to evaluate pre- and posthurricane mental health service use in Florida nursing homes...
  14. ncbi Externalizing pathology and the five-factor model: a meta-analysis of personality traits associated with antisocial personality disorder, substance use disorder, and their co-occurrence
    Mark A Ruiz
    Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, 13302 Bruce B Downs Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    J Pers Disord 22:365-88. 2008
    ..Results are discussed with respect to personality and externalizing disorders...
  15. ncbi Measuring change in everyday cognition: development and initial validation of the cognitive change checklist (3CL)
    John A Schinka
    VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 17:516-25. 2009
    ..The authors describe the construction of a multiscale informant rating checklist (Cognitive Change Checklist; 3CL) designed to be sensitive to the earliest stages of cognitive decline associated with degenerative dementias...
  16. ncbi The cognitive change checklist (3CL): cross-validation of a measure of change in everyday cognition
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 25:266-74. 2010
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  17. ncbi Cross-validation of the Florida Cognitive Activities Scale (FCAS) in an Alzheimer's disease research center sample
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, Florida, USA
    J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 23:9-14. 2010
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  18. ncbi Use of informants to identify mild cognitive impairment in older adults
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, 116B, 13000 Bruce B Downs Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Curr Psychiatry Rep 12:4-12. 2010
    ..Two recently developed instruments seem especially promising, but further validation efforts will be required before they can be considered to meet standards for clinical use...
  19. ncbi Effects of the use of alcohol and cigarettes on cognition in elderly adults
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, and Department of Psychiatry, University of South Florida, Tampa 33612, USA
    J Int Neuropsychol Soc 8:811-8. 2002
    ..No detrimental effect of smoking was found in any analysis; nor was there any evidence of an interaction between alcohol and cigarette use on any cognitive measure...
  20. ncbi Differential episodic and semantic memory performance in Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementias
    R D Vanderploe
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
    J Int Neuropsychol Soc 7:563-73. 2001
    ..Results suggest that some previously reported episodic differences may be due to cortical versus white matter subcortical pathology, rather than to AD versus vascular etiology...
  21. ncbi Characteristics of the Florida cognitive activities scale in older African Americans
    Vonetta M Dotson
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, University of Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Assessment 15:72-7. 2008
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  22. ncbi Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised: norms for elderly African Americans
    Melissa A Friedman
    James A. Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL, USA
    Clin Neuropsychol 16:356-72. 2002
    ..Age, gender, and education accounted for moderate amounts of variance in HVLT-R performance. Based on these results, normative tables for HVLT-R scores, stratified by age and with score adjustments for education and gender, are provided...
  23. ncbi Comparative outcomes and costs of inpatient care and supportive housing for substance-dependent veterans
    J A Schinka
    James A Haley Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tampa, FL, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 49:946-50. 1998
    ..Supportive housing is temporary housing that allows a patient to participate in an intensive hospital-based treatment program. Type and intensity of treatment were generally equivalent for the two groups...
  24. ncbi A polymorphism in the cystatin C gene is a novel risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease
    F C Crawford
    Roskamp Institute University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33613, USA
    Neurology 55:763-8. 2000
    ..To investigate whether or not a coding polymorphism in the cystatin C gene (CST3) contributes risk for AD...
  25. ncbi 3MS normative data for elderly African Americans
    Lisa M Brown
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 25:234-41. 2003
    ..Age, gender, and education accounted for moderate amounts of variance in 3MS performance. Based on these results, normative tables for 3MS scores, stratified by age and with score adjustments for education and gender, are provided...
  26. ncbi Geropsychology post-doctoral training in public sector service delivery: the USF/Tampa VA fellowship model
    Victor Molinari
    Department of Aging and Mental Health, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
    Gerontol Geriatr Educ 25:63-82. 2005
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  27. ncbi Normative data for elderly African Americans for the Stroop Color and Word Test
    Robert G Moering
    James A. Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Arch Clin Neuropsychol 19:61-71. 2004
    ..Based on these results, normative tables for Stroop Color and Word Test scores, stratified by age and with score adjustments for education and gender, are provided...
  28. ncbi Validation of the Short Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Rating Interview (expanded version, Sprint-E) as a measure of postdisaster distress and treatment need
    Fran H Norris
    Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School, National Center for Disaster Mental Health Research, Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD, White River Junction, Vermont, USA
    Am J Disaster Med 3:201-12. 2008
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