Addiction
Alcohol and pregnancy policies: Birth outcomes and prenatal care use by race
In the U.S. state policies pertaining to alcohol use during pregnancy have been in effect for more than 40 years.
Jul 1, 2019
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News tagged with abused women
Medications
Prenatal opioid exposure could bring long-term harm to kids
(HealthDay)—Children exposed to opioids in the womb may have heightened risks of long-term mental and physical health issues, a new study suggests.
Jun 28, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Trauma-focused therapy may hold key to reducing women's offending
Women prisoners might benefit from female-specific treatment that addresses the traumas common among women.
Jun 12, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Women experiencing domestic abuse nearly three times as likely to develop mental illness
Up until now, there has been confusion whether the mental illness or the abuse came first and very few previous studies have been able to demonstrate the direction of the relationship.
Jun 7, 2019
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Health
New study links childhood abuse with hot flash frequency
Numerous adverse health outcomes have been linked to childhood maltreatment, including mental illness, cardiovascular disease, and premature mortality. A new study suggests that childhood abuse (which was found to have occurred ...
Jun 5, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Opioids: Leading cause of pregnancy-related death in new Utah moms
As the opioid epidemic rages on, one vulnerable group—new moms—have often been overlooked. A new study at the University of Utah Health found that drug-induced death is the most common cause of pregnancy-associated death ...
May 9, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Two-thirds of pregnant women under 25 in London have a mental health problem
New research suggests two-thirds (67%) of pregnant women in London aged between 16 and 24 years have mental health problems including depression, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder and obsessive compulsive ...
Mar 7, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Menstrual cycle phase influences cocaine craving
Menstrual cycle may influence addiction risk in women, according to a new study in Biological Psychiatry by researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse and University of Maryland School of Medicine. In female rats, ...
Mar 5, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How domestic violence affects women's mental health
Every week in Australia, a woman is murdered by someone she knows. And it's usually an intimate male partner or ex-partner.
Feb 19, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Meth abuse driving big spike in syphilis cases
(HealthDay)—A startling increase in syphilis cases among Americans may be linked to addiction to methamphetamine and other drugs, federal health officials said Thursday.
Feb 14, 2019
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