Anca Mîrșu-Păun

Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy

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Carolyn M. Tucker

University of Florida

A. Zamfirescu

Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy

S.M. Aurelian

Clinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest

A. Capisizu

Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Keith C. Herman

University of Missouri

Lisa Ferdinand

Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research

R. Dascalescu

Clinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest

Cristina Beato

United States Department of Health and Human Services

Jason A. Oliver

Duke University

Jacob J. van den Berg

Tufts University

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Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Clinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest

University of Florida

Institutul Clinic Fundeni

Titu Maiorescu University

University of Bucharest

Counseling Center

Creative Research Enterprises (United States)

LUCA School of Arts

Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta Sfantul Ioan

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Effects of angiotensin ii receptor blockers on cognitive functions in patients diagnosed with dementia undergoing anti-dementia therapy

Atherosclerosis (2020)

A. Zamfirescu S.M. Aurelian Raluca Mihalache Anca Mîrșu-Păun Ibrahim Osman M. Omer Omer

Angiotensin Receptor Blockers

Vascular dementia

Memory test

10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2020.10.802

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Culturally Sensitive Health Care and Counseling Psychology: An Overview

The Counseling Psychologist (2007)

Keith C. Herman Carolyn M. Tucker Lisa Ferdinand Anca Mîrșu-Păun Nadia T. Hasan

This article introduces the Major Contribution, which focuses on counseling psychologists' roles in addressing health disparities through culturally sensitive health care research and interventions. First, the authors provide a rationale for conducting research focused on culturally sensitive health care and then offer definitions of patient-centered culturally sensitive health care and related terms, drawing from both the health care and counseling psychology literatures. In addition, the authors address the broader question of how factors such as culturally sensitive health care influence health outcomes through an analysis of psychosocial mechanisms of health. Finally, the authors outline how counseling psychologists' expertise in a variety of areas can be applied to the medical field, and they briefly summarize progress that the field of counseling psychology has already made to this end.

Counseling psychology

Culturally sensitive

Cultural Sensitivity

10.1177/0011000007301672

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Sleep complaints associated with wish to die after a suicide crisis—an exploratory study

Journal of Sleep Research (2017)

Anca Mîrșu-Păun Isabelle Jaussent Giovanni Komar Philippe Courtet Jorge López‐Castromán

The present study explores whether sleep concerns are associated with wish to die throughout a 1-month time interval following a suicide crisis. Sixty-eight patients admitted to the emergency department of a general or psychiatric hospital were enrolled. Sleep difficulties were assessed using the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, self-reported satisfaction with sleep and time in bed. Suicidal ideation was assessed through the presence of a wish to die at 1 month following a suicide crisis. Co-existing psychiatric diagnoses were assessed using the French version of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). Potential covariate factors such as personal and family history of suicidal behaviours and sociodemographic variables were accounted for. We found that wish to die was associated significantly with insomnia severity, low satisfaction with sleep and sleep duration 1 month after the suicide crisis, even after controlling for covariates. This exploratory study is limited by a small sample size, and results cannot be generalized to patients with psychotic disorders or alcohol use disorders. Also, other factors related potentially to suicidal ideation, such as depression severity, stressful events or levels of family support, were not accounted for. However, overall our study supports the assessment of sleep complaints as a potential indicator of suicide risk in the weeks that follow a suicide crisis.

Depression

10.1111/jsr.12537

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What Can Counseling Psychology Graduate Programs Do to Meet the Needs of Their International Students?

PsycEXTRA Dataset (2008)

Anca Mîrșu-Păun Gizem Toska Rachel Goodman

Counseling psychology

Graduate students

10.1037/e492532008-001

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How Much Does Love Really Hurt? A Meta-Analysis of the Association Between Romantic Relationship Quality, Breakups and Mental Health Outcomes in Adolescents and Young Adults

Journal of Relationships Research (2017)

Anca Mîrșu-Păun Jason A. Oliver

A meta-analysis of 20 manuscripts reporting on 21 unique studies ( N = 19,623) was conducted to investigate the magnitude of the association between adolescent romantic relationship quality (RRQ), romantic relationship breakups (RRB) and mental health outcomes (i.e., depression, suicide ideation, deliberate self-harm, and suicide attempt). Potential moderators of these relationships were also explored. The sample included U.S. and non-U.S. adolescents (13–17 years old), and young adults (18–29 years old). Results indicated statistically significant but modest relationships between both RRQ and RRB and mental health, with the first showing a stronger association. There was some evidence suggesting this relationship may be stronger for women, but no evidence it differed as a function of nationality or age. Additional research is needed to address the distinction between clinical and non-clinical populations on specific outcomes and to further explore the role of mental health outcomes as related to romantic relationship quality and breakups. Implications for practice include the need for (a) services to individuals emotionally affected by romantic relationships, (b) relationship quality psycho-education, and (c) screenings of individuals at risk due to low romantic relationship quality or recent relationship breakup.

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Romance

Depression

10.1017/jrr.2017.6

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132EFFECTS OF DIURETICS ON COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS IN PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH DEMENTIA

Age and Ageing (2019)

A. Zamfirescu S.M. Aurelian Anca Mîrșu-Păun Ibrahim Osman M. Omer Omer R. Dascalescu

10.1093/ageing/afy207.02

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Assessments for measuring patient-centered cultural sensitivity in community-based primary care clinics.

PubMed (2007)

Carolyn M. Tucker Anca Mîrșu-Păun Jacob J. van den Berg Lisa Ferdinand Jessica D. Jones Nielsen

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Validation of a Provider Self-Report Inventory for Measuring Patient-Centered Cultural Sensitivity in Health Care Using a Sample of Medical Students

Journal of Community Health (2010)

Anca Mîrșu-Păun Carolyn M. Tucker Keith C. Herman Caridad Hernandez

Cultural Sensitivity

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10.1007/s10900-009-9212-2

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Post-stroke neurorehabilitation in elderly patients

Journal of the Neurological Sciences (2017)

A. Capisizu A. Zamfirescu Anca Mîrșu-Păun R. Dascalescu A. Capisizu

Neurorehabilitation

Stroke

10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.1681

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NT-proBNP for Heart Failure Screening in Primary Care in an Eastern European Country: What We Know and Proposed Steps

Epidemiologia (2025)

Ioana Camelia Teleanu Anca Mîrșu-Păun Gabriel Cristian Bejan Ana Maria Alexandra Stănescu

Epidemiological studies indicate that heart failure (HF) prevalence and associated mortality are significantly higher among Eastern European countries as compared to their Western European counterparts. The significant financial burden on the healthcare system matches these sobering data. Thus, efficient programs for patients with HF have been called for. N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) represents a widely used, cost-effective, and readily available test that can be used to evaluate HF risk. However, it should not be used as a universal assessment, given the existing variability in proposed cut-off scores for various subgroups of patients. Thus, the clinical context needs to always be considered, and alternative diagnoses need to be ruled out. Based upon evidence from the literature for the above assumptions, the advantages and limitations of using NT-proBNP in primary care settings, along with other HF diagnostic modalities, are discussed in this paper. Also, this paper argues that an effective primary care network, in collaboration with specialist providers, may avoid a delay in HF diagnoses, may help provide on-time treatments, and may ultimately cut unnecessary healthcare expenditures associated with HF hospitalizations. Therefore, the present paper proposes an algorithm for diagnosing HF in primary care settings and discusses specific knowledge and skills that family physicians should be well equipped with in order to successfully respond to the needs of their patients with HF.

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10.3390/epidemiologia6010002

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