2019
Social media partnerships with patient organizations for neuro-oncology patient recruitment
Claus EB, Feliciano J, Benz LS, Calvocoressi L. Social media partnerships with patient organizations for neuro-oncology patient recruitment. Neuro-Oncology Practice 2019, 7: 143-151. PMID: 32626583, PMCID: PMC7318861, DOI: 10.1093/nop/npz049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeuro-oncology patientsPatient organizationsNational Cancer Institute's SurveillanceEnd Results (SEER) dataTumor RegistryPathology reportsTreatment responsePatient recruitmentEpidemiologic studiesNeuro-oncologyPatientsYale University SchoolSaliva specimenSuccessful enrollmentEnrollment methodsDisease etiologyAssociation websitesRegistryPublic healthUniversity SchoolParticipant populationResult dataSurveillanceOnline questionnaireParticipants
2012
Dental x‐rays and risk of meningioma
Claus EB, Calvocoressi L, Bondy ML, Schildkraut JM, Wiemels JL, Wrensch M. Dental x‐rays and risk of meningioma. Cancer 2012, 118: 4530-4537. PMID: 22492363, PMCID: PMC3396782, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.26625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of meningiomaDental X-raysModifiable risk factorsIntracranial meningiomasRisk factorsAge 20Population-based case-control studyMain outcome measuresPrimary brain tumorsCase-control studyGreater frequencyPanorex filmsTumor locationBitewing examinationOutcome measuresElevated riskBrain tumorsControl groupMeningiomasYounger ageRadiation exposureAge 10AgePatientsRisk
2011
Family and personal medical history and risk of meningioma.
Claus EB, Calvocoressi L, Bondy ML, Schildkraut JM, Wiemels JL, Wrensch M. Family and personal medical history and risk of meningioma. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2011, 115: 1072-7. PMID: 21780859, PMCID: PMC3241000, DOI: 10.3171/2011.6.jns11129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-degree family historyPersonal medical historyMedical historyFamily historyMeningioma riskEpidemiology of meningiomaPrimary brain tumorsCase-control studyRisk of meningiomaUterine fibroid tumorsImmune conditionsThyroid cancerYoungest caseBreast cancerRole of hormonesBrain tumorsFibroid tumorsImmune systemControl individualsPatientsMeningiomasInfluence of geneticsStrong associationFurther studiesTumors
2010
Translation and adaptation into Brazilian Portuguese of the Family Accommodation Scale for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - interviewer-Rated (FAS-IR)
Gomes J, Calvocoressi L, Van Noppen B, Pato M, Meyer E, Braga D, Kristensen C, Cordioli A. Translation and adaptation into Brazilian Portuguese of the Family Accommodation Scale for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - interviewer-Rated (FAS-IR). Trends In Psychiatry And Psychotherapy 2010, 32: 102-112. DOI: 10.1590/s0101-81082010000300007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive disorderHealth professionalsOCD patientsRelatives of patientsBilingual health professionalsPortuguese versionFamily Accommodation ScaleBrazilian Portuguese versionFamily accommodationTreatment outcomesPatientsNew English versionAccommodation ScaleLevel of accommodationOCD symptomsEducation levelBack translationFuture studiesProfessionalsDifferent education levelsDifferent socioeconomic backgroundsEnglish versionSocioeconomic backgroundBrazilian PortugueseSymptoms
2007
A randomized clinical trial to compare the use of safety net enclosures with standard restraints in agitated hospitalized patients
Nawaz H, Abbas A, Sarfraz A, Slade MD, Calvocoressi L, Wild DM, Tessier‐Sherman B. A randomized clinical trial to compare the use of safety net enclosures with standard restraints in agitated hospitalized patients. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2007, 2: 385-393. PMID: 18081185, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayHospitalized patientsStandard restraintRestraint groupTotal doseSecondary nurseRandomized clinical trialsUse of restraintsSuch patientsAgitation scoresClinical trialsCommunity hospitalPatientsLevel of agitationNursesPhysiciansMedicationsStayHospitalInjuryPerception scoresDoseTrialsScoresGroup
1993
Inpatient Treatment of Patients With Severe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Calvocoressi L, McDougle C, Wasylink S, Goodman W, Trufan S, Price L. Inpatient Treatment of Patients With Severe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Psychiatric Services 1993, 44: 1150-1154. PMID: 8132187, DOI: 10.1176/ps.44.12.1150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderDependency needsObsessive-compulsive behaviorBehavioral management strategiesSevere obsessive-compulsive disorderPsychiatric research unitGeneral psychiatric unitsSuch patientsTreatment guidelinesInpatient treatmentStaff attentionPsychiatric unitPatient controlsFellow patientsPatientsDisordersSeven-year periodCharacteristic wayStaff trainingGeneral unitsTreatmentStandard practice