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Behavioral Sciences, Volume 4, Issue 1

March 2014 - 7 articles

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Articles (7)

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
9,815 Views
15 Pages

Ethnic Differences in Personality Disorder Patterns among Women Veterans Diagnosed with PTSD

  • Janet C'de Baca,
  • Diane T. Castillo,
  • Julia E. Mackaronis and
  • Clifford Qualls

10 March 2014

Personality Disorders (PDs) impair the ability to function socially and occupationally. PD prevalence rates among veterans who have also been diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) range from 45%–79%. This study examined ethnic differenc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
11,093 Views
17 Pages

14 February 2014

Although studies examining the biological roots of human behavior have been conducted since the seminal work Kahneman and Tversky, crises and panics have not disappeared. The frequent occurrence of various types of crises has led some economists to t...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
5 Citations
7,586 Views
11 Pages

Neurotensin Agonist Attenuates Nicotine Potentiation to Cocaine Sensitization

  • Paul Fredrickson,
  • Mona Boules,
  • Bethany Stennett and
  • Elliott Richelson

22 January 2014

Tobacco usage typically precedes illicit drug use in adolescent and young adult populations. Several animal studies suggest nicotine increases the risk for subsequent cocaine abuse, and may be a negative prognostic factor for treatment of cocaine add...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
11,018 Views
11 Pages

Effectiveness of Group-Delivered Cognitive Therapy and Treatment Length in Women Veterans with PTSD

  • Diane T. Castillo,
  • Katharine Lacefield,
  • Janet C'de Baca,
  • Abby Blankenship and
  • Clifford Qualls

10 January 2014

The effectiveness and length of group-delivered cognitive treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was examined in a sample of women veterans. The sample included 271 primarily non-Hispanic white (61%) and Hispanic (25%) women veterans trea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
10,101 Views
17 Pages

8 January 2014

While conducting doctoral research in social science on late motherhood, two analytical engagements with the feminine came to my attention as evidence of a patriarchal bias toward the realm of womanhood. Jung’s mythopoetic tension between symbolism a...

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