Goals
The Alcohol Clinical Trials Initiative (ACTIVE): Purpose and Goals for Assessing Important and Salient Issues for Medications Development in Alcohol Use Disorders
The Alcohol Clinical Trials Initiative (ACTIVE): Purpose and Goals for Assessing Important and Salient Issues for Medications Development in Alcohol Use Disorders
Neuropsychopharmacology 37,
402 (January 2012). doi:10.1038/npp.2011.182
Authors: Raymond F Anton, Raye Z Litten, Daniel E Falk, Joseph M Palumbo, Raymond T Bartus, Rebecca L Robinson, Henry R Kranzler, Thomas R Kosten, Roger E Meyer, Charles P O'Brien, Karl Mann
& Didier Meulien
Randomized controlled trial of peer-led recovery education using Building Recovery of Individual Dreams and Goals through Education and Support (BRIDGES)
Publication year: 2011Source: Schizophrenia Research, Available online 29 November 2011Judith A. Cook, Pamela Steigman, Sue Pickett, Sita Diehl, Anthony Fox, ...
Long-term impact of the life goals group therapy program for bipolar patients
Publication year: 2011Source: Journal of Affective Disorders, Available online 5 October 2011Jean-Michel Aubry, Aude Charmillot, Nancy Aillon, Patrick Bourgeois, Stefan Mertel, ...
[Articles] Progress towards Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 on maternal and child mortality: an updated systematic analysis
SummaryBackgroundWith 4 years until 2015, it is essential to monitor progress towards Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5. Although estimates of maternal and child mortality were published in 2010, an update of estimates is timely in view of additional data sources that have become available and new methods developed. Our aim was to update previous estimates of maternal and child mortality using better data and more robust methods to provide the best available evidence for tracking progress on MDGs 4 and 5.
Happiness depends on who you know and your goals, study of college students suggests
A new study involving extroverted college students and their less socially inclined peers found that less-outgoing happy people relied less on partying and drinking to be happy and more on connections with family and friends. In a companion study, the more goal-oriented students also were happier.
When it comes to pursuing your goals, let your unconscious be your guide
A new study says when it comes to goal setting, your unconscious mind can be a great motivator. Researchers say that unconscious feelings about objects in the environment influence the pursuit of long-term goals. Their study explores how the unconscious mind responds to objects in relation to an individual's goals -- and how the unconscious continues to influence feelings about these objects once the goals are reached -- whether or not the outcome has been successful.
Achieving realistic physical activity goals benefits rheumatoid arthritis patients
Researchers report that patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have higher levels of self-efficacy for physical activity are more likely to achieve their physical activity goals. According to the study, achievement of physical activity goals is associated with lower self-reported arthritis pain and increased health-related quality of life (HRQOL).