http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from American Sociological Association Psychiatric disorders are prevalent among current and former inmates of correctional institutions, but what has been less clear is whether incarceration causes these disorders or, alternatively, whether inmates have these problems before they enter prison. A study co-authored by Jason Schnittker, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, shows that many of the most common psychiatric disorders found among former inmates, including impulse control disorders, emerge in childhood and adolescence and, therefore, predate incarceration. Yet, incarceration seems to lead to some mood related psychiatric disorders, such as major depression, which have important implications for what happens to inmates after their release. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-link-incarceration-psychiatric-disorders.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:54:41 EST news277552475 Three University of Kentucky (UK) sociologists have co-authored a study that helps to fill a gap in our understanding of suicide risk among African-American women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-bridge-gap-suicide-african-american-women.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:52:14 EST news274618314 Behavior problems, not depression, are linked to lower grades for depressed adolescents, according to a study in the December issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-behavior-problems-depression-linked-grades.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:01 EST news273344763 Higher neighborhood education is associated with better self-rated health among Asian Americans who live in Asian ethnic neighborhoods, but this correlation between individual health and neighborhood education levels does not exist for Asian Americans living in non-Asian neighborhoods, according to a recent study in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-asian-american-neighborhoods-affect-residents.html Health Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:15:21 EST news271602906 Patient-led advocacy has created a shift in the way the U.S. government has prioritized funding for medical research, and significantly changed the way policymakers think about who benefits the most from these dollars, a University of Michigan School of Public Health fellow in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research Program found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-patient-led-advocacy-funds-medical.html Health Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:59:04 EST news268279138 New research indicates that urban American Indian youth who follow American Indian traditional spiritual beliefs are less likely to use drugs and alcohol. Arizona State University social scientists will present their findings at the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-american-indian-spiritual-beliefs-influential.html Addiction Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:37:25 EST news264685035 Why do some colleges have persistently high levels of binge drinking? It may be because, at these schools, binge drinking is associated with high status and binge drinkers are happier with their college social experience than their non-binge drinking peers, suggests new research to be presented at the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-binge-college-students-happier-non-binge.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 20 Aug 2012 02:00:03 EST news264646134 Many refugees to the U.S. travel thousands of miles to a safe harbor, but once here find that adjusting to linguistic and cultural differences is an equally daunting task, according to new research to be presented by two University of Dayton sociologists at the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-refugees-greater-immigrants.html Health Sun, 19 Aug 2012 01:00:01 EST news264555355 (Medical Xpress) -- Married couples who undergo long-term separations generally appear to be those who can't afford to divorce, a new nationwide study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-marital-alternative-divorce-poor-couples.html Psychology & Psychiatry Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:04:59 EST news264553352 New research shows that people who have bariatric surgery to treat obesity report an overall improvement in quality of life issues after surgery, from their relationships to their medical conditions. Arizona State University researchers will present their findings at the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-weight-loss-surgery-results-positive-social.html Overweight and Obesity Sat, 18 Aug 2012 09:30:01 EST news264499533 Women playing full-contact tackle football face challenges beyond the playing field—yet there's little research about this niche in athletics. Jennifer Carter, a University of Cincinnati doctoral student in the UC Department of Sociology, will present her research on body maintenance in women's professional football at the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-sociologist-women-professional-football.html Psychology & Psychiatry Sat, 18 Aug 2012 09:20:01 EST news264499494 New research examining relationships and the use of alcohol finds that while a long-term marriage appears to curb men's drinking, it's associated with a slightly higher level of alcohol use among women. The study, led by the University of Cincinnati (UC), will be presented at the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-relationship-marriage-alcohol.html Health Sat, 18 Aug 2012 09:04:25 EST news264499282 Rather than gaining "liquid courage" to let loose with friends, teenage drinkers are more likely to feel like social outcasts, according to a new sociological study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-alcohol-abuse-effect-social-isolation.html Health Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:17:34 EST news258714938 Pediatricians and other breastfeeding advocates often encourage new mothers to breastfeed their babies for at least the first six months of their infants' lives based on the purported health benefits to both mothers and children. Many breastfeeding proponents also argue that breastfeeding has financial advantages over formula-feeding—breastfeeding is free, they say. But, according to a new study, the notion that there's no cost associated with breastfeeding for the recommended amount of time is patently untrue. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-breastfeeding-isnt-free-reveals-hidden.html Health Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:09:44 EST news254657376 Married adults who undergo heart surgery are more than three times as likely as single people who have the same surgery to survive the next three months, a new study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-marriage-powerful-heart-drug-short.html Health Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:50:37 EST news250253422