Childhood attentional and neuromotor precursors of social competence and affective deficits in adolescents at risk for schizophrenia, adolescents at risk for affective disorder, and matched comparison adolescents were examined. The subjects were offspring of parents with schizophrenia or affective disorder and of normal parents matched on age, sex, and socioeconomic status from the New York Hig...

We present results from a study connecting status characteristics theory and affect control theory. Replicating a previous study (Dippong and Kalkhoff 2015), we examine the relationship between affective impressions and general performance expectations. The current study builds on previous work by employing an experimental setting specifically designed to isolate status as the sole basis of soc...

Depression is associated with the development of the metabolic syndrome, and both depression and metabolic syndrome are associated with markers of systemic inflammation, such as C-reactive protein (CRP). We examined associations between affective status in adolescence and adulthood, and the metabolic syndrome at age 53 years in a large representative British birth cohort. We also investigated w...

Background: Smoking cessation for individuals with depressive disorders represents an important clinical issue. It often has been hypothesized that smoking cessation worsens negative affect as part of the withdrawal process in this population. However, studies examining the impact of smoking cessation on changes in affect in smokers with depression are limited and equivocal. Methods: This study...

The nature of schizo-affective psychos is remains elusive even nearly 5 decades after its recognition. A brief review of the controversies in the nosological status of schizo-affective psychosis is presented and the observations made by the authors in 9 cases of schizo-effective psychosis are discussed.

OBJECTIVE Prospective data tested a "differential mediation" hypothesis: The relations (found in previous research) between perceived racial discrimination and physical health status versus health-impairing behavior (problematic substance use) are mediated by two different types of affective reactions, internalizing and externalizing. METHOD The sample included 680 African American women from...

BACKGROUND To investigate the association between isolated and combined affective and cognitive impairments with functional outcomes and discharge destination in older patients admitted to rehabilitation after a hip fracture. METHODS Prospective study in 612 community-dwelling patients aged 65 years and over, admitted to rehabilitation after surgery for hip fracture. Information on socio-demo...

Chief aim of Education is to modify the behaviour of the learners for improving the Economical status and social status of the country. Educational development becomes global need to protect the mankind. Three domains such as Cognitive domain, Psychomotor domain, Affective domain are modifying the character of the learners. Equal importance should be given to three domains. If not provided, equ...