2015
Impaired Bayesian learning for cognitive control in cocaine dependence
Ide JS, Hu S, Zhang S, Yu AJ, Li CS. Impaired Bayesian learning for cognitive control in cocaine dependence. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 151: 220-227. PMID: 25869543, PMCID: PMC4447553, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.03.021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Improvement 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
2012
Effects of androgen deprivation on brain function in prostate cancer patients – a prospective observational cohort analysis
Chao HH, Uchio E, Zhang S, Hu S, Bednarski SR, Luo X, Rose M, Concato J, Li CS. Effects of androgen deprivation on brain function in prostate cancer patients – a prospective observational cohort analysis. BMC Cancer 2012, 12: 371. PMID: 22925152, PMCID: PMC3502584, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-12-371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAndrogen AntagonistsAnilidesAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalBrainCognitionCohort StudiesGoserelinHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMemoryMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsNitrilesProspective StudiesProstatic NeoplasmsPsychomotor PerformanceQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesTosyl CompoundsTreatment OutcomeConceptsAndrogen deprivation therapyFunctional magnetic resonance imagingProspective observational cohort analysisObservational cohort analysisN-back taskStop-signal taskCognitive controlProstate cancerBrain activationCohort analysisLow-risk prostate cancerNon-metastatic prostate cancerVeterans Affairs Medical CenterLong-term clinical implicationsBrain connectivityProstate cancer patientsPrefrontal cortical activationQuality of lifeFunctional brain connectivityMagnetic resonance imagingMedial prefrontal cortexParticular clinical concernDeprivation therapyADT useAndrogen deprivation
2010
Association of Frontal and Posterior Cortical Gray Matter Volume With Time to Alcohol Relapse: A Prospective Study
Rando K, Hong KI, Bhagwagar Z, Li CS, Bergquist K, Guarnaccia J, Sinha R. Association of Frontal and Posterior Cortical Gray Matter Volume With Time to Alcohol Relapse: A Prospective Study. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2010, 168: 183-192. PMID: 21078704, PMCID: PMC3668974, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10020233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volume deficitsGray matter volumeAlcohol-dependent patientsMatter volumeVolume deficitsAlcohol relapseRelapse riskComparison subjectsBrain regionsCortical gray matter volumeAlcohol useRegional brain volume differencesSmaller gray matter volumePoor clinical outcomeBrain volume deficitsFrontal gray matter volumeGray matter atrophyAbstinent alcohol-dependent patientsAlcoholism treatment outcomeHigh-resolution structural MRIProspective study designHealthy comparison subjectsVoxel-based morphometryAlcohol-dependent groupMonths of abstinence