Psychology & Psychiatry
Many American teens are in mental health crisis: Report
America's teens are still not alright.
Apr 28, 2023
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News tagged with risky behaviors
Health
Muscle dysmorphia common in male adolescents and young adults
With the current emphasis on leanness and muscularity as today's body ideal, many young boys and men are engaging in risky behaviors and activities—from muscle-building exercises to anabolic-androgenic steroid use—to ...
Jan 17, 2023
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Health
Teen drivers often unsafe on the road with speeding and handheld cellphone use
Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death in adolescents, and risky driving behaviors like speeding, rapid accelerations, and cellphone use can contribute to crashes. New research finds many teens struggle to abide ...
Nov 18, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID testing programs may increase risky behavior, study finds
Frequent, mandatory surveillance testing was one of the techniques deployed in some jurisdictions in an attempt to control COVID-19, but new research shows that such testing may have the unintended consequence of yielding ...
Nov 8, 2022
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Health
Doctors' reluctance to discuss anal sex is letting down young women, warn researchers
Clinicians' reluctance to discuss possible harms of anal sex is letting down a generation of young women who are unaware of the risks, warn researchers in The BMJ today.
Aug 11, 2022
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Addiction
Study: School clinicians need more training in opioid misuse interventions
A study from the University at Albany School of Public Health found that school-based health center providers lack the training and confidence to successfully deliver opioid misuse interventions.
Mar 10, 2022
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Health informatics
US traffic deaths rise to highest level since 2007
Even though Americans drove less in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, close to 39,000 lives were lost on U.S. roadways in 2020—the highest death toll since 2007, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ...
Mar 3, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lack of COVID-19 testing availability can increase potential for risky behavior, survey shows
A research survey of more than 1,100 people in the United States found that when COVID-19 testing wasn't available in their community, participants showed significantly greater intentions to engage in risky behavior, possibly ...
Feb 10, 2022
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Health
Be your teen's best partner as they learn to drive
(HealthDay)—Parents of teen drivers can play a crucial role in making their children safe drivers, the Governors Highway Safety Association says.
Oct 18, 2021
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Pediatrics
Study shows contact with police may be detrimental to health, well-being of Black youth
According to a Johns Hopkins Medicine study published today in JAMA Pediatrics, exposure to police—even in instances in which the officers are providing assistance—may be detrimental to the health and well-being of Black ...
Sep 7, 2021
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