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Predicting alcoholism treatment outcome
(1987)
The detrimental effects of alcoholism on society have stimulated
the growth of addiction treatment centers. These programs are
characterized by low completion rates. This fact has promoted a
great deal of research aimed ...
Development of restrictive disclosure in children's communication with peers
(1986)
Research supports the conclusion that adults show a
pattern of restrictive disclosure in which they choose to
disclose intimate information to friends rather than
nonfriends. From a developmental perspective, however, ...
Loneliness : an examination of the nonverbal behaviors that accompany self-disclosures in unstructured conversations
(1993)
Loneliness is an interpersonal problem that involves a
lack of intimacy and inappropriate self-disclosure
patterns. Double bind theory predicts that high selfdisclosures
should normally be accompanied by highintimate
nonverbal ...
Comparison of risk factors and criminogenic need among incarcerated young offender, probationary young offender and non offender samples
(1995)
This research examined some of the risk/need factors that discriminate offending
from non-offending youth employing three groups of adolescents at different
points on the crime continuum. Non-offenders (n=30), probationary ...
Effects of stimulus control and exercise on internal and external overweight females
(1984)
Forty-eight overweight females were randomly assigned into
four groups: 1) stimulus control, 2) exercise, 3)
stimulus control plus exercise, and 4) counting calories
(control), to determine which treatment was most
effective ...
Memory and medication compliance in young and elderly adults
(2000)
Poor medication compliance can result in reduced therapeutic benefits and a need
for additional medical services (Putnam et al., 1984). The American Association
of Retired Persons (1984) estimates that older adults consume ...
Comparative study of individual versus group interventions for parents of hyperactive children
(1989)
Many treatments including, diets and medication, have
been documented as successful interventions for treating
hyperactive children diagnosed with Attention Deficit
Disorder (A.D.D.).Because compliance and constant ...