Thomas A. Field, M.Ed., NCC, LPC is a Faculty/Program Coordinator for the Masters of Arts in Counseling program at City University of Seattle and Ph.D. candidate in the counseling and supervision program at James Madison University. Correspondence can be addressed to Thomas A. Field, City University of Seattle, 521 Wall Street, Seattle, WA 98121, [email protected]. During the past decade, the fi...

115 couples with consanguineous marriage, who had experienced reported abortions or still births either in their close relatives (3 couples) or themselves (1 couple) were exposed to genetic counseling (at the shahid akbarabadi hospital) cytogenetic studied were carried out using both conventional staining and g.t.g banding for all the cases studied. the investigation demonstrated various forms ...

SIMmersion LLC is a software development company that creates human interactive training simulations. SIMmersion produces PC-based simulations of people with whom trainees are able to hold conversations. Trainees communicate with simulated characters in face-to-face conversations, using voice recognition technology. Topics that would match well with SIMmersion's simulation capabilities include ...

In order to determine the predictive validity of the premarital inventory PREPARE, this study assessed the utility of PREPARE in predicting marital success. A 3-year follow-up study was conducted with 164 couples who took PREPARE during their engagement. As hypothesized, it was found that satisfied couples scored significantly higher on the inventory than dissatisfied couples, divorced couples,...

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is one of the most common severe autosomal recessively inherited blood disorders. In Saudi Arabia, the prevalence of this disease is significantly varied in different regions of the country, and the highest prevalence in the Eastern province of the country. A consanguineous marriage has been linked to the high incidence and prevalence of Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA), which...

BACKGROUND Regarding high prevalence and injurious consequences of postpartum depression, the aim of the present work is the study of the effect rate of interpersonal psychotherapy on marriage adaptive and postpartum in women. METHOD The present study is semi-empiric, and included control group and pre- and post-test groups. Thirty-two women suffering from postpartum depression were selected ...