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A novel computerized assessment of manual spatial exploration in unilateral spatial neglect
(Routledge, 2021-01-21)Unilateral spatial neglect is a neuropsychological syndrome commonly observed after stroke and defined by the inability to attend or respond to contralesional stimuli. Typically, symptoms are assessed using clinical tests that rely upon visual/perceptual ... -
Objective and subjective measures of sleep among preschoolers: Disentangling attachment security and dependency
Attachment and sleep among toddlers: disentangling attachment security and dependency.
(2015-03)Many scholars have proposed that parent-child attachment security should favor child sleep. Research has yet, however, to provide convincing support for this hypothesis. The current study used objective measures of sleep and attachment to assess the ... -
Obstructive sleep apnea and the risk of cognitive decline in older adults
(American Thoracic Society, 2019-01-15)Obstructive sleep apnea causes intermittent hypoxia and sleep fragmentation and affects at least 20% of individuals after the age of 65. There is accumulating evidence that obstructive sleep apnea may impact brain structure and function. Recent cohort ... -
Obstructive sleep apnea during REM sleep and daytime cerebral functioning : a regional cerebral blood flow study using high-resolution SPECT
(SAGE, 2018-11-22)Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) predominantly during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep may have impacts on brain health, even in milder OSA cases. Here, we evaluated whether REM sleep OSA is associated with abnormal daytime cerebral functioning using ... -
Parallel recovery of consciousness and sleep in acute traumatic brain injury
(American Academy of Neurology, 2017)Objective: To investigate whether the progressive recuperation of consciousness was associated with the reconsolidation of sleep and wake states in hospitalized patients with acute traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods: This study comprised 30 ... -
Parenting and preschoolers’ executive functioning : A case of differential susceptibility?
(2016-03)A growing body of theoretical and empirical work has been attempting to answer the questions of how and how much of the effects of children’s early experience may depend on their inner characteristics. Theory and evidence suggest that some children, ... -
Parent–child relationships and child executive functioning at school entry: the importance of fathers
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-06-21)This study aimed to examine the unique and interactive contributions of the quality of mothers’ and fathers’ relationships with their toddlers to the prediction of children’s subsequent executive functioning (EF). The sample included 46 low-risk ... -
Partner behavioral responses to pain mediate the relationship between partner pain cognitions and pain outcomes in women with provoked vestibulodynia
(2015-06-01)Partner behavioral responses to pain can have a significant impact on patient pain and depression, but little is known about why partners respond in specific ways. Using a cognitive-behavioral model, the present study examined whether partner cognitions ... -
Pathways of association between childhood irritability and adolescent suicidality
(Elsevier, 2018-10-30)Objective Childhood irritability predicts suicidal ideation/attempt (suicidality), but it is unclear whether irritability is an independent and direct risk factor for suicidality or a marker of intermediate mental health symptoms associated with ... -
Pathways to recovery among homeless people with mental illness: Is impulsiveness getting in the way?
(SAGE, 2019-11-25)Objective: This study investigates the association between impulsiveness and six dimensions of recovery among homeless people with mental illness. Method: The sample was composed of 418 participants of a randomized controlled trial of Housing ... -
La pertinence de l'inquiétude parentale pour le développement langagier du jeune enfant référé en psychiatrie
The relevance of parental worry for language development in clinic-referred preschoolers
(Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. Département de psychologie, 2015)The prevalence of unsuspected language deficits, high in clinical settings, was examined in a sample of 167 clinic-referred preschoolers (aged 3 to 5): 73.1 % were diagnosed with a language disorder, which is consistent with rates reported by the ... -
A phase 2 study of trametinib for patients with pediatric glioma or plexiform neurofibroma with refractory tumor and activation of the MAPK/ERK pathway
(BMC, 2019-12-27)Background Pediatric low-grade gliomas (PLGG) are the most frequent brain tumors in children. Up to 50% will be refractory to conventional chemotherapy. It is now known that the majority of PLGG have activation of the MAPK/ERK pathway. The same pathway ... -
A portrait of self-reported health and distress in parents whose child died of cancer
(SAGE, 2020-09-20)Grieving a child following cancer is a substantially difficult task. The objectives of this research were: 1) to describe current quality of life (QoL), psychological distress and symptoms of grief of bereaved parents, and 2) to explore the role of ... -
Posterior cortical atrophy : impact on daily living activities and exploration of a cognitive rehabilitation approach
(Cogent OA, 2019-07-11)Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) is a neurodegenerative disease affecting the posterior region of the brain. Little is known about both the impact of PCA on functioning and how to support patients on a daily basis. The purpose of this study was to ... -
La prématurité et le développement moteur
(Éditeur Pleiomédia, 2020-11-01)La prématurité (< 37 semaines de gestation) est un facteur de risque qui influence de manière significative le pronostic développemental de l’enfant. Les déficits moteurs sont parmi les conséquences à long terme de cette condition. Ce chapitre ... -
Prolonged and unprolonged complex febrile seizures differently affect frontal theta brain activity
(Elsevier, 2019-11-07)Objective: Studies have identified persistent cognitive and functional deficits, which could be linked to each other, in children with complex febrile seizures (FS). Our aim was to investigate differences in brain activity in children with a history ... -
Promoting autonomy to reduce employee deviance : the mediating role of identified motivation
(Canadian center of science and education, 2018-04-18)The organizational environment is purported to have a profound impact on how employees behave at work. In particular, the extent to which the work environment can foster autonomy in employees has been shown to predict several positive outcomes for ... -
Promoting optimal parenting and children’s mental health : a preliminary evaluation of the How-to Parenting Program
(Springer, 2013-04-24)Parenting quality is widely accepted as a primary predictor of children’s mental health. The present study examined the effectiveness of a parenting program in fostering optimal parenting and child mental health. The selected program was How to talk ... -
A prospective two-year examination of cognitive and behavioral correlates of provoked vestibulodynia outcomes
(2015-04-01)Background: Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a common genital pain disorder in women that is associated with sexual dysfunction and lowered sexual satisfaction. A potentially applicable cognitive-behavioral model of chronic pain and disability is the ... -
Provoked vestibulodynia : mediators of the associations between partner responses, pain, and sexual satisfaction
(2013-01)Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a chronic, recurrent vulvo-vaginal pain condition affecting 12% of the general population, and is associated with sexual dysfunction, psychological distress, and reduced quality of life. There is growing interest in the ...
