2019
Striatal functional connectivity in chronic ketamine users: a pilot study
Hung CC, Zhang S, Chen CM, Duann JR, Lin CP, Lee TS, Li CR. Striatal functional connectivity in chronic ketamine users: a pilot study. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2019, 46: 31-43. PMID: 31264888, PMCID: PMC8627683, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2019.1624764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuration of useChronic ketamine usersKetamine usersKetamine useKetamine misuseOrbitofrontal cortexFunctional connectivityStriatal functional connectivityState functional connectivityLeft orbitofrontal cortexBIS-11 scoresDorsal anterior cingulate cortexVoxel-wise connectivityAnterior cingulate cortexMagnetic resonance imagingOFC connectivityHealthy controlsBilateral cerebellumStriatal connectivityCingulate cortexResonance imagingControl dysfunctionVentral striatumZ-scorePilot study
2013
Psychometric properties of the World Health Organization quality of life assessment – brief in methadone patients: a validation study in northern Taiwan
Fu TS, Tuan YC, Yen MY, Wu WH, Huang CW, Chen WT, Li CS, Lee TS. Psychometric properties of the World Health Organization quality of life assessment – brief in methadone patients: a validation study in northern Taiwan. Harm Reduction Journal 2013, 10: 37. PMID: 24325611, PMCID: PMC4029077, DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-10-37.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersWorld Health Organization QualityHealth Organization QualityDrug usersWHOQOL-BREFOrganization QualityFuture treatment outcome studiesMethadone maintenance treatmentBackgroundQuality of lifeImportant outcome measureTreatment outcome studiesInternal consistencyItem-domain correlationsCriterion-related validityPsychometric propertiesMaintenance treatmentMethadone patientsTest-retest reliabilityGeneral healthOverall QoLOutcome measuresOutcome studiesItem response distributionsQOL characteristicsDomain scoresImprovement of quality of life in methadone treatment patients in northern Taiwan: a follow-up study
Chou YC, Shih SF, Tsai WD, Li CS, Xu K, Lee TS. Improvement of quality of life in methadone treatment patients in northern Taiwan: a follow-up study. BMC Psychiatry 2013, 13: 190. PMID: 23865898, PMCID: PMC3722024, DOI: 10.1186/1471-244x-13-190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentLong-term qualityMaintenance treatmentMethadone treatment patientsHeroin-dependent individualsWHOQOL-BREF questionnaireQuality of lifeSocial relationship domainLong-term improvementClinical characteristicsTreatment patientsBackgroundThis studyHeroin usersSignificant improvementWHOQOL-BREFImprovement of qualityMethodsThe sampleConsent formNorthern TaiwanRelationship domainPatientsBaselineMonthsTreatmentEnvironmental domains