When teen dating turns abusive and violent
(HealthDay)—When teens start dating, parents' worries grow—and experts say that dating violence should be on their list of concerns.
Pediatrics
May 10, 2013 |
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Shedding light on the long shadow of childhood adversity
Childhood adversity can lead to chronic physical and mental disability in adult life and have an effect on the next generation, underscoring the importance of research, practice and policy in addressing this issue, according ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 30, 2013 |
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Review: Few effective, evidence-based interventions to prevent posttraumatic stress disorder
Millions of adults are exposed to traumatic events each year. Shortly after exposure many experience symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) such as flashbacks, emotional numbing and difficulty sleeping.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 02, 2013 |
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System fails foster children and parents
New research shows that early intervention and support for families is critical if foster children are to be reunited quickly and safely with their birth parents.
Health
Mar 20, 2013 |
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High levels of domestic abuse revealed among teenagers
A groundbreaking study of 13 and 14-year-olds in 13 Staffordshire schools has revealed worrying levels of domestic abuse among the young.
Health
Mar 19, 2013 |
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Many teens afraid to intervene in sexual assault, survey finds
(HealthDay)—More than half of all teens and young adults in the United States know a victim of dating violence or sexual assault, according to a new national survey.
Health
Mar 13, 2013 |
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People with disabilities at greater risk of violence and subsequent mental ill-health
People with disabilities are at a greater risk of being the victims of violence and of suffering mental ill health when victimized, according to research published February 20 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Hind K ...
Health
Feb 20, 2013 |
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Bisexual women at especially high risk of sexual violence, CDC says
(HealthDay)—Bisexual women in the United States are more likely to suffer from domestic violence than either lesbian or heterosexual women, a new government report shows.
Health
Jan 25, 2013 |
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Many women victims of 'contraceptive sabotage,' experts say
(HealthDay)—Obstetricians and gynecologists should screen women and teens for signs that their partner is sabotaging their birth control, forcing them to have unprotected sex or otherwise trying to control ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Jan 24, 2013 |
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Domestic abuse prevention programmes able to have a positive impact on children's attitudes toward violence
A team of researchers has shown that domestic abuse prevention programmes are able to have a positive impact on secondary school children's attitudes to violence.
Health
Jan 23, 2013 |
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Severe abuse at home linked to dating violence
Young urban black women who are exposed to severe abuse within their families are much more likely to be victims of dating violence, according to a study led by a Michigan State University researcher.
Health
Jan 22, 2013 |
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Task force urges routine screening of women for domestic violence
(HealthDay)—Physicians should screen all women of childbearing age for signs of domestic violence and refer them for treatment if necessary, a new recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force ...
Health
Jan 21, 2013 |
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Study: People with mental disorders more likely to have experienced domestic violence
Men and women with mental health disorders, across all diagnoses, are more likely to have experienced domestic violence than the general population, according to new research from King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 26, 2012 |
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Child abuse in U.S. declines for 5th straight year
(HealthDay)—The number of child abuse and neglect cases reported in the United States in 2011 fell for the fifth consecutive year, according to a new federal government report.
Health
Dec 13, 2012 |
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Health-care providers can play critical role in reducing and preventing intimate partner violence
In a perspective article to appear in the Nov. 29 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers from Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health (BUSM and BUSPH) report that health-care providers can pl ...
Health
Nov 28, 2012 |
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