Functional abdominal pain syndrome (FAPS) is one of the less common functional gastrointestinal disorders, yet it is one with high health care impact. It is best understood from a biopsychosocial perspective as the interaction of biologic and psychosocial factors contributing to symptom experience and behavior. The pain of FAPS relates primarily to dysfunction of central pain modulatory systems...

Background: One of the therapies that can be given to overcome anxiety in drug users is expressive writing therapy, which an activity with deepest and most emotional ideas feelings without being concerned research procedures such as spelling, grammar, or other conventions. The purpose this study was determine effect therapy on users. Methods: design used pre-experimental a one-group pretest-pos...

which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Drug dependence is a chronic and often recurrent disorder which is associated with many problems such as AIDS, hepatitis, etc. This disorder requires treatment management over time. Methadone maintenance therapy is one addiction treatment method which prevents not only the...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To determine whether patient navigation in a comprehensive community cancer center affects patient and staff perceptions of patient preparation for treatment, access to care, and overall satisfaction. DESIGN Program evaluation with patient and staff surveys. SETTING Comprehensive community cancer center accredited by the American College of Surgeons in the southeastern Un...

Despite significant investments in the development of new agents only 5% of cancer drugs entering Phase I clinical trials are ultimately approved for routine clinical cancer care. Drug repurposing strategies using novel combinations of previously tested anticancer agents could reduce the cost and improve treatment outcomes. At MD Anderson Cancer Center, early phase clinical trials with drug rep...