History of Childhood Maltreatment Linked to Higher Rates of Unemployment, Poverty
Research has shown that negative early life experiences can adversely affect a person's physical and mental health in adulthood. However, few studies have focused on the association between childhood maltreatment and later socioeconomic well-being.
PTSD Treatment Efforts for Returning War Veterans to be Evaluated
Strategies for promoting evidence-based PTSD treatments in the military are urgently needed as more and more soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan struggle with this disorder.
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Domestic violence can be triggered by such factors as times of financial stress, drug or alcohol problems, marital crisis, the demands of parenting, or the need of one family member to establish power or control over another -- but there is never a good "excuse" for abusive behavior.
Study Suggests Low-Key Anti-Smoking Ads Are More Likely to Be Remembered than Attention-Grabbing Messages
For the first time, preliminary research using brain-imaging technology has shown that low-key and attention-grabbing anti-smoking public service announcements stimulate different patterns of activity in smokers' brains and that smokers are more likely to remember seeing the low-key PSAs.
Evidence-Based Prevention is Goal of Largest Ever Study of Suicide in the Military
Study investigators aim to move quickly to identify risk and protective factors for suicide among soldiers and provide a science base for effective and practical interventions to reduce suicide rates and address associated mental health problems.
Focusing Efforts on Early-Stage HIV Interventions May Help Prevent Spread of Disease
The risk of spreading HIV is considerably higher during acute and early infection. Acute HIV infection (AHI) is defined as the time between initial infection and development of detectable HIV antibodies in the blood (seroconversion). Early infection refers to the time period up to six months after seroconversion.
Combination Treatment for Psychotic Depression Holds Promise
A combination of an atypical antipsychotic medication and an antidepressant known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) may be more effective in treating psychotic depression than an atypical antipsychotic alone.
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