Pediatrics
Docs make push to lower kids' pain, stress in ER
(HealthDay)—A trip to the emergency room often means a child is in pain, and it's a near certainty that the visit will also be fraught with anxiety.
Oct 29, 2012
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Stigma
Psychology & Psychiatry
Over three-quarters of people with depression report discrimination
An international team of researchers, led by Professor Graham Thornicroft at King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry, used detailed questionnaires to ask 1082 people being treated for depression in 35 different countries ...
Oct 17, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Depression stigma may be fading: survey
(HealthDay)—Most Americans know what depression is and believe there is no shame in seeking treatment for the mental health condition, a new survey shows.
Oct 11, 2012
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Health
Public health messages can influence infectious disease stigmas
Crafting public health messages about a disease may create stigmas that influence how likely people are to endorse certain interventions, such as isolating infected persons, forcing treatment on them and mapping their location, ...
Oct 1, 2012
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Some gains but many mysteries as Alzheimer's epidemic looms
More than 100 years after it was first caught in the act of decaying a patient's brain, Alzheimer's remains one of medicine's greatest challenges as it robs ever more people of their memory and independence.
Sep 17, 2012
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Addiction
Youth smoking rates reduced by restaurant bans
(Medical Xpress)—Teenagers and young adults are less likely to smoke when faced with restaurant smoking bans and minimum tobacco-purchase ages in Europe, according to new research by a Purdue University sociologist.
Sep 13, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sticks and stones: "That's so gay" negatively affects gay students
(Medical Xpress)—People may believe words are not harmful, but the phrase "that's so gay" can have negative consequences for gay, lesbian or bisexual students, a new University of Michigan study indicated.
Aug 29, 2012
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Health
Many obese americans struggle with stigma, discrimination, poll finds
(HealthDay)—As if the physical woes that accompany obesity aren't bad enough, many obese Americans say they face discrimination and stigma because of their weight, a new Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll found.
Aug 23, 2012
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HIV & AIDS
Black gay men worldwide 15 times more likely to have HIV and racial disparity
An international team of researchers, including a scientist at Georgia State University, found that black men who have sex with men (MSM) are more likely to have HIV than other MSM, and that social inequalities play a major ...
Aug 1, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Telephone therapy technique brings more Iraq and Afghanistan veterans into mental health treatment
A brief therapeutic intervention called motivational interviewing, administered over the telephone, was significantly more effective than a simple "check-in" call in getting Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans with mental health ...
Jul 26, 2012
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