The Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) is a widely used and available self-report measure designed to assess clinical syndromes and has the potential to assist in the process of ADHD assessment. Since the PAI's inception, several researchers have attempted to create other supplemental indicators, some so effective and useful that they were added to the second edition of the Personality Assessment Inventory Professional Manual. Previous researchers have offered important insights into the possibility of the creation of an ADHD item-level index for the PAI that would effectively decrease false positive rates and increase accurate detection of ADHD in the adult population. Previous researchers were not successful in creating an item-level subscale that reliably detected adult ADHD. Four experts in ADHD assessment rated PAI items that they believed could discriminate adults with ADHD from adults without ADHD. After performing a PCA on the top 16 items chosen by the experts, 12 items sufficiently loaded onto one factor that has clear face validity by conceptually matching the DSM-5 description of inattention and impulsivity commonly seen in adults with ADHD as well as the "internalized restlessness" Hallowell and Ratey describe for adult ADHD. The PAI-ADHD was found to have good internal consistency, a = .84. The PAI-ADHD has good convergent validity with the Conners' Adult ADHD Rating Scale – Self-Report – Long Version (CAARS-Self) and Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS). The PAI-ADHD also has good concurrent validity. Two cut scores are suggested, 13 and 22, to maximize sensitivity (.88) and specificity (.89), create three screening groups: ruled-out, at-risk, and probable ADHD, and increase utility for clinicians.

This correlational study investigated the relationship between changes in the psychosocial scales of the MPI Screener Patient Report Card (Clark, 1996) with changes in depression and anxiety with a sample of chronic pain patients who completed a 4-week outpatient interdisciplinary treatment program located in a large regional medical center. Race, gender, and primary pain diagnosis were additional predictors. Data analyzed came from an existing patient outcome database (N = 203). Five research assumptions were examined using ten separate (five pre and five post-treatment) hierarchical multiple regression analyses. Statistical significance was found in pre and post-treatment analyses with predictors BDI-II (Beck, Steer, & Brown, 1996) and BAI (Beck & Steer, 1993) on criterions Pain Interference, Emotional Distress, and Life Control, and Total Function.

This thesis is focused on security portfolio optimalization using the value of stock screener. The theoretical section discusses the basic theory of markets, modern portfolio theory, diversification and the types of risks associated with financial activities, the basic steps to become an investor. The practical part is designed to build optimized stocks portfolio using the value of screening, its feigned purchase on New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), followed by monitoring the evolution rate of the portfolio thus created.

Most of the Swedish people are saving their money in savings accounts with limited yield potential. This study examines how the two investment strategies Magic Formula and Graham Screener performs on the Swedish stock market subgroups Large, Mid and Small Cap. With a focus to determine which strategy who suits the private investor best and yield the highest return, with the risk taken into account. The study also examines if it is possible to time the market during a long period of time to yield the highest return possible. After calculating the return on each month and market, the result from this study shows us that Magic Formula is the preferred strategy to use. It was able to yield a higher return over time compared to Graham Screener on each market and with less risk involved. However, Graham Screener should nonetheless be regarded as a qualitative investment decision for the investor.  The result also showed us that it is difficult to time the market over time which implicates that return based on a specific month occurs random and should be neglected by the private investor.

In Sweden most people are keeping their savings in ordinary saving account without any interest return. In this study two investment strategies have been examined; Graham Screener and Net Nets strategy. Investigating which of these performs better on the different Swedish stock markets. The subgroups that have been investigated are Large Cap, Mid Cap and Small Cap. The focus of this study is to find out which strategy yields the highest return with risk taken into consideration. After testing the strategies over a 15-year time period the study concluded that the Graham Screener strategy is to prefer over Net Nets strategy. The results also gave a hint that the market efficiency theory could be questioned according to the calculations in this study.

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Health encompasses our lives in various ways; where we live, how we work, and how we play. These differentiating factors, or “social determinants”, may impact physical and mental health in a prominent manner. Screening for social determinants of health in pediatric primary care may help to identify important areas to intervene with families to address barriers to receiving care and improve health outcomes. East Tennessee State University (ETSU) Pediatrics aimed to find the prevalence of varying social determinants in their patient population through a 6-item screening tool—the Team Care screener. A Team Care screener was administered to the caregiver(s) of every child that came into the clinic for a newborn appointment, six month appointment, or one year well child examination. Caregivers responded with Yes or No to the screener's six items concerning the following: (1) ability to understand written and spoken English; (2) experiencing financial stress related to housing, food, and utilities; (3) stress around substance use; (4) incidents of domestic abuse; (5) feelings of depression and possible suicidal ideation; and (6) if transportation has been a barrier to attending medical appointments. After the screener was collected, if any social determinants were marked as Yes on the screener, a needs assessment was completed with the caregiver(s). The family then received resources to address needs at the appointment or by phone follow up, if applicable. This procedure is ongoing at the clinic. Results indicated that of the 1,009 Team Care screeners administered over a four-month period, 15% (n=153) of patients' caregivers reported a deficit in at least one social determinant. More specifically, 8% (n=79) endorsed experiencing financial stress, 5% (n=49) reported strain from acquiring transportation to appointments, 4% (n=17) expressed concerns related to substance use, 1% (n=14) noted difficulties with comprehending English, and less than 1% (n=6) reported possible incidents of domestic abuse. After discussion with caregivers, the most frequently reported stressors were determined to be access to adequate food, housing, and utilities as well as distress concerning transportation to medical appointments. Overall, our results suggest that a large portion of the patient population demonstrates varying social needs which have the potential to influence health outcomes. The Team Care screener has elucidated which patients are at particular risk, which allows clinic staff to provide more efficient patient-centered care.

In today's society most swedish people are saving money on saving accounts that give nointerest return. So, in this study we have examined two investment strategies GrahamScreener and Dogs of the dow. We wanted to see how the two strategies perform on theswedish stock markets and even see which one of them performs the best and gives back thehighest interest rate. After we have tested the two strategies on the two different markets overa 14-years period we got the resultat that Graham Screener is a way better strategy than Dogsof the dow. This gave us the conclusion that the theory that the efficient market hypothesisgives us that you can't overperform the market could be questioned with the data and theresultat this study gave us

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To assess a wide range of stressors and traumas, we developed a trauma and stressors exposure checklist for adults to capture a wide variety of potential trauma exposure. This study details the extensive development and validation process of the Comprehensive Trauma and Stressors Checklist (CTSC). Study 1 consisted of item pool generation, review of existing trauma measures, content analysis, and expert review and input. Study 2 analyzed reliability and validity of the updated checklist. Participants were recruited from college and community samples (N = 200) and completed the CTSC along with five additional measures. The CTSC demonstrated high internal consistency (α =.96). Good temporal stability was established with a subset of participants (n = 28) who completed the survey twice for test-retest reliability (r = 0.86, p < .001). Significant correlations between scores on the CTSC and the Stressful Life Events Screening Questionnaire, Life Events Checklist for the DSM-5, Intersectional Discrimination Index, and Spiritual Abuse Questionnaire are evidence of strong convergent validity. Finally, the lack of significant correlations between CTSC scores and theoretically unrelated constructs supported the discriminant validity of the CTSC. This study provides preliminary evidence that the CTSC is a reliable and valid measure of exposure to traumas and stressors. Future studies with the CTSC will examine measurement invariance, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and reading level.