Social processes and cardiovascular health 1 Social identity influences stress appraisals and cardiovascular reactions to acute stress exposure Abstract Objectives: This study tested a recent theoretical development in stress research to see whether group membership influenced cardiovascular reactions following exposure to acute stress. Methods: Participants (N=104) were exposed to a message in...

Review scope Included studies compared nonpharmacologic interventions involving caregivers (live-in family member) of patients with dementia with control. Studies of respite care, drug therapy, or patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder were excluded. Outcomes were neuropsychiatric (behavioral and psychological) dementia symptoms in patients and caregivers’ adverse reactions to patients...

With the goal of eventually synthesizing [5]radialene (3), the still missing member of the parent radialene hydrocarbons, we have prepared the pentaacetates 21 and 31, the pentabromide 29 and the hexabromide 32. In principle these should be convertible by elimination reactions to the desired target molecule.

The use of metal ions as templates in the synthesis of a range of macrocyclic Schiff base ligands varying in size (15-30 member atoms), in the number and nature of the potential donor atoms, and in flexibility is described. Factors controlling the course of the reactions are discussed. Open-chain intermediates have been isolated in several cases and mechanisms for the cyclizations are proposed....

OBJECTIVE This study determined the severity of posttraumatic stress and depressive reactions among Nicaraguan adolescents after Hurricane Mitch and the relationship of these reactions to objective and subjective features of hurricane exposure, death of a family member, forced relocation, and thoughts of revenge. METHOD Six months after the hurricane, 158 adolescents from three differentially...