NEW GUIDELINES FOR TEST USE: RESEARCH, QUALITY CONTROL AND SECURITY OF TESTS by José Muñiz, Ana Hernández, Vicente Ponsoda

“…In order to carry out a rigorous psychological evaluation, three conditions must be met: the practitioners must have the appropriate qualifications, the tests must show good psychometric properties, and they must be used correctly. …”
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Convergent Validity of Zulliger-CS with the Social Skills Inventory for the Elderly by Jucelaine Bier Di Domenico Grazziotin, Silvana Alba Scortegagna

“…Abstract Psychological evaluation instruments need to demonstrate their usefulness to respond to social problems and according to the reality of people. …”
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Perspectivas para a Psicologia do Trânsito by Iara Picchioni Thielen

“…Those activities lead to the creation of the research program “Traffic Psychology: Evaluation and Prevention”. The present paper refers to the psychological evaluation process extensively used in Brazil nowadays, as well as it shows the need of widening the studies perspectives, through new interrelated research and intervention. …”
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The relationship between deliberate self-harm behavior, body dissatisfaction, and suicide in adolescents: current concepts by Greydanus DE, Apple RW

“…Donald E Greydanus1,2, Roger W Apple31Pediatrics and Human Development; College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; 2Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA; 3Psychological Evaluation and Consultation Services, Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency, Portage, MI, USAAbstract: Deliberate self-harm (DSH) is a common though often hidden condition in children and adolescents that may result in suicide. …”
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Logos of patients with the diagnosis leukemia in pediatric ages by Angélica María García Arias

“…Method: a cross-sectional, non-experimental study was carried out by means of a qualitative design using psychological evaluation instruments. Results: a structured intervention guide was conducted of 10 sessions, 2 times per week and each session lasted approximately one and a half hours and a total duration of 5 weeks. …”
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A Deep Learning Neural Network Method Using Linear Eigenvalue Statistics for Schizophrenic EEG Data Classification by Haichun Liu, Lanzhen Li, Yumeng Ye, Changchun Pan, Genke Yang, Tao Chen, Tianhong Zhang, Jijun Wang, Caiming (Robert) Qiu

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Neurological and Psychological Characteristics of Young Nitrous Oxide Abusers and Its Underlying Causes During the COVID-19 Lockdown by Gang Wu, Gang Wu, Shanshan Wang, Tingling Wang, Jiali Han, Anna Yu, Changqiang Feng, Yajing Wang, Suzhi Liu

“…Psychological status was assessed by the Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) psychological evaluation.ResultsSix nitrous oxide abusers were enrolled and the age was 22 ± 4.3. …”
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Does time heal all wounds? How is children’s exposure to intimate partner violence related to their current internalizing symptoms? by Román Ronzón-Tirado, Natalia Redondo, María D. Zamarrón, Marina J. Muñoz Rivas

“…Our results emphasize the need for early psychological evaluation of women and children’s victims of IPV to provide timely interventions that avoid symptoms from becoming chronic. …”
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Communication Profile of de Lange Syndrome by Susmi Pani, Palash Dutta, Vidushi Saxena, Asif Ekbal Ansari

“…After speech and language evaluation the child was detected with speech language disorder. After psychological evaluation the child was diagnosed with severe developmental delay and having low IQ range. …”
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Trichotillomania in Children − How can a Dermatologist Deal with it? by Sejal Thakkar, Nimisha Desai

“…The selected publications were reviewed for additional resources. Thorough psychological evaluation of the patient along with the cutaneous examination will help the dermatologists in establishing the diagnosis. …”
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The Role of Psychological Interventions in the Treatment of a Psychogenic Jumpy Stump by Divya Parashar

“…The fact that the somatic symptoms responded to psychological interventions rapidly and consistently points to the jumpy stump being psychogenic in etiology. A thorough psychological evaluation and intervention must be done in movement disorders arising out of peripheral nerve injury because psychological stressors are now increasingly being known to influence these conditions.…”
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Structure and logical organization of current studies in track and field sports by V.I. Bobrovnik

“…For the evaluation of the functional state of the autonomic nervous, cardiovascular system, external respiration system by analyzing the electrocardiogram, heart rate variability, the definition of autonomic balance, state of the myocardium, cardiac arrhythmias, spirometric studies, system performance evaluation of the athlete in extreme conditions by identifying the type and properties of temperament, level of personal anxiety and psychological evaluation reliability athletes. Conclusions : the structure and logical organization of modern studies of different primary focus, based on the assessment of technical skills, physical fitness, functional and mental state of highly skilled athletes.…”
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A profissão de psicólogo no Rio Grande do Norte by Oswaldo H. Yamamoto, Candida M. Bezerra Dantas, Ana Ludmila Freire Costa, Alex R. de Alverga, Pablo S. Seixas, Isabel Fernandes de Oliveira

“…The main activities developed are; psychotherapy (59,9%), followed by academic activities, selection of personnel and psychological evaluation. The psychologists work in clinics (35,9%), public health units and educational institutions. …”
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The application of visual communication art in brand pattern design under the modern aesthetic perspective by Yan Xiaoying, Li Yingwei

“…The visual communication art cognition of the brand pattern is analyzed from the analysis of the visual perceptual, psychological evaluation of the pattern and the analysis of the effect of the pattern diameter and spacing. …”
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Depression, Anxiety, Body Dissatisfaction, and Eating Disorders in Plastic Surgery Patients by Raúl Martín Manzaneda Cipriani, MD, Maria Fernanda Coli Romero, BS, Judith Eyzaguirre, BS

“…The presurgical psychological evaluation in plastic surgery patients is crucial because it allows for the identification of predisposing factors to mental health problems and proposes support if needed.…”
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Integrative therapy and climacteric syndrome by Maribel Castro Gutiérrez, Lay Salazar Torres, Serafín Palma Mora, Beatriz Benítez Castro, Roxana Lago Pérez, Belkis Ocampo Soto

“…A floral elixir with a typological flower was prescribed and transpersonal formula and auriculotherapy and psychological evaluation were applied. Results: the most affected age group was the one of 39 to 49 years and the most frequent symptoms were hot flushes, palpitations, depression and myalgia. …”
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Serum Levels of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in the Subtypes of Clinical High Risk Individuals: A Prospective Cohort Study by Ye J, Wei Y, Zeng J, Gao Y, Tang X, Xu L, Hu Y, Liu X, Liu H, Chen T, Li C, Zeng L, Wang J, Zhang T

“…JiaYi Ye,1,* YanYan Wei,1,* JiaHui Zeng,1 YuQing Gao,1 XiaoChen Tang,1 LiHua Xu,1 YeGang Hu,1 XiaoHua Liu,1 HaiChun Liu,2 Tao Chen,3,4 ChunBo Li,1 LingYun Zeng,5,* JiJun Wang,1,6,7 TianHong Zhang1 1Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Intelligent Psychological Evaluation and Intervention, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai, 200030, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Automation, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, People’s Republic of China; 3Big Data Research Lab, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; 4Labor and Worklife Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA; 5Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Shenzhen Kangning Hospital, ShenZhen, GuangDong, People’s Republic of China; 6Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology (CEBSIT), Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 7Institute of Psychology and Behavioral Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: TianHong Zhang; JiJun Wang, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Intelligent Psychological Evaluation and Intervention, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai, 200030, People’s Republic of China, Email zhang_tianhong@126.com; jijunwang27@163.comIntroduction: Numerous studies have established the roles of inflammation and angioneurins in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia (SCZ). …”
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Quality of Life and Adjustment to Psychosocial Morbidity Among Adults Attending a Dermatology Clinic by Oke OO, Ariba AJ, Omisore AG

“…Dermatology practitioners should acquire psychological evaluation and/or counselling skills to provide holistic care.…”
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Klipplel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome: A case report by Melo de Brito Costa Edja Maria, Boechat do Carmo Silva Fabricio, Coutinho Silva Cláudia Ana, Silveira Cardoso Abel, Leite Cavalcanti Alessandro

“…Complete blood count and all general medical examinations showed values within normal range while the psychological evaluation indicated a mild learning delay. Although it rarely involves the orofacial region, KTWS should be included in the differential diagnosis of severe gingival enlargement. …”
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Measuring stress: a review of the current cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) measurement techniques and considerations for the future of mental health monitoring by Tashfia Ahmed, Meha Qassem, Panicos A. Kyriacou

“…In recent years, the application of cortisol and stress hormone measurements has given rise to an alternative, quantifiable approach for the psychological evaluation of stress and depression. This review comprehensively evaluates the current state-of-the-art technology for measuring cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and their applications within stress monitoring in humans. …”
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