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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News tagged with physical abuse
Pediatrics
How to tell if your teen is depressed
Teen depression is a serious mental health problem that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest in activities. It affects how your teenager thinks, feels and behaves, and it can cause emotional, functional ...
Aug 23, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Child abuse linked to risk of suicide in later life
Children who experience physical, sexual, and emotional abuse or neglect are at least two to three times more likely to attempt suicide in later life, according to the largest research review carried out of the topic.
Jan 9, 2019
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Biomedical technology
Candy-coated pills could prevent pharmaceutical fraud
While most of us were baking sourdough bread and watching "Tiger King" to stay sane during the pandemic shutdown, UC Riverside bioengineering professor William Grover kept busy counting the colorful candy sprinkles perched ...
May 6, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Childhood emotional trauma linked to heightened multiple sclerosis risk among women
Childhood trauma may be linked to a heightened risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) in later life among women, finds research published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
Apr 4, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study: Family violence can lead boys to aggression and to drug problems
(Medical Xpress)—Boys exposed to familial violence, including conflict between siblings, become increasingly aggressive toward their peers at school, and this aggression is associated with greater levels of alcohol and ...
Jul 16, 2013
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Health
Marijuana use may not make parents more 'chill'
Sorry, marijuana moms and dads: Using pot may not make you a more relaxed parent, at least when it comes to how you discipline your children.
Jul 17, 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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Psychology & Psychiatry
Moderate-to-high posttraumatic stress common after exposure to trauma, violence
Over 30 percent of injury survivors who are treated in hospital emergency departments will have moderate-to-severe symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in the first year following the initial incident, ...
Mar 6, 2020
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Health
Survey: 1 in 4 women attacked by intimate partner
(AP) -- It's a startling number: 1 in 4 women surveyed by the government say they were violently attacked by their husbands or boyfriends.
Dec 14, 2011
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