Penn researcher uses computer-based screening to help identify domestic violence victims
...ek out care in hospital emergency departments, the abuse is rarely identified by department staff and the issue is often not broached. Experts attribute this to clinicians who are reluctant to discuss this sensitive topic, combined with the time constraints faced by the staff. Now, a new study indicates ...UF addiction medicine chief honored for lifetime achievements
...ain recovery takes years, not days or weeks. "Drug abuse is much more like a brain injury or football head ...'ve really just started to understand how drugs of abuse target and change the brain and what we might do to reverse damage," Gold said. "I'm excited about t...Treatment for anorexia nervosa appears to have improved outcome
...er and puberty. There were tendencies for laxative abuse to be more common among females, and for vegetarianism to be more common in males. A significant difference was found for males in veganism and alcohol abuse. Females were significantly more likely to hoard food. Phobically driven avoidance of adul...Women who drink alcohol during pregnancy
...ring age," said Caetano. "Binge drinking, alcohol abuse and dependence are more common among younger pregnant and nonpregnant women less than 30 years of age." Binge drinking was defined as having had four or more drinks per occasion at least once in the preceding year. Among women who reported being pre...Stress, alcoholics, and post-traumatic stress disorder
...of individuals with PTSD meet criteria for alcohol abuse or dependence at some time in their lives," said Kathleen T. Brady, professor of psychiatry and associate dean for clinical research at the Medical University of South Carolina and corresponding author for the study. "It is possible that individuals...New sleep medication shows less potential to foster abuse and dependence
...ientists consider the potential for dependence and abuse associated with prescription sleep drugs. This li...g may spare users the potential for dependence and abuse found with other sleep aids. Laboratory studies of the effects of ramelteon suggest that the drug's...Intermittent explosive disorder affects up to 16 million Americans
...spose for later depression, anxiety and substance abuse disorders. Nearly 82 percent of those with IED al...spose toward depression, anxiety, alcohol and drug abuse disorders by increasing stressful life experiences, such as financial difficulties and divorce. Giv...Under-diagnosed rage disorder more prevalent than previously thought
...osed with depression, anxiety, and alcohol or drug abuse disorders, although the age of onset of Intermittent Explosive Disorder was usually much earlier than that of these other disorders. "This suggests that people with this disorder may be more susceptible to other disorders because of increased stressf...Study elicits 'child's eye' view of methamphetamine abuse and its effects
...irst to know and get involved when methamphetamine abuse comes into a family, giving children everything from extra attention to food and clothes. With additional funding, the schools could play a larger role, she said. Even with what many of these children have dealt with, Haight stressed that they are no...Clues help identify psychological seizures
...ent) and less likely to report a history of sexual abuse (four percent and 32 percent). "Our findings suggest that the development of physical ill health, especially when it has been frightening to the patient, may be an important triggering factor for nonepileptic seizures in a subset of patients," said s...Lung function test underused in patients with COPD
...or older. In addition, mental health and substance abuse diagnosis were also associated with lower likelihood of having spirometry performed. "Providers may be more reluctant to use spirometry in older patients because of concerns about the validity and acceptability of the test results," said Dr. Lee. "Pr...Manchester academic to tell conferences: Child abuse can cause schizophrenia
..., in London and Madrid on 14 June 2006, that child abuse can cause schizophrenia. The groundbreaking and hi...lies, but professionals have to realize that child abuse was a reality for large numbers of adult sufferers of psychosis." He added: "We work very closely in...UT Southwestern allergist offers coping strategies for relief from summer allergens
... same as anabolic steroids that athletes sometimes abuse and for which some school systems now test. Antihistamines, decongestants and corticosteroids, however, do no more than depress symptoms. "Although you'll be reducing the effect of the allergic reaction, you'll still be just as allergic at the end of...Early puberty may mean anxiety, abnormal eating behaviors later
... vulnerable to neuropsychiatric disorders and drug abuse later in life. Yasmin Hurd, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology and biochemistry and psychiatry at Mount Sinai, and colleagues, sought to determine exactly what, if any, impact tetrahydrocannabinal (THC), the psychoactive component of marijuana, has on ...More effort needed to prevent human rights abuses
...ll health workers that participation in torture or abuse of prisoners is against the ethical core of healthcare professions, says the author. Health students should be educated explicitly on active engagement with human rights, going beyond simply considering health to be a human right and ensuring absten...Male sexual abuse survivors struggle in relations with health care providers -- study
...ch reveals that male survivors of childhood sexual abuse face unique challenges that many health care pract...providers are more skeptical toward male claims of abuse than they are of similar female claims. When the abuser was a woman, there was an attitude of, 'So w...New HIV study identifies high-risk subgroups of adolescents
...nprotected sex, mental health crises and substance abuse exist at the same time, and also vary by gender. ...unt of unsafe sex reported only moderate substance abuse and low numbers of mental health issues, whereas the group of girls who reported only moderate amoun...Study reveals how ADHD drugs work in brain
...mes amidst deep public concern over the widespread abuse of existing ADHD medicines. "There's been a lot of concern over giving a potentially addictive drug to a child [with ADHD]," says lead author Craig Berridge, a UW-Madison professor of psychology. "But in order to come up with a better drug we must ...Violence from male partners associated with serious health threats to pregnant women and newborns
...erious health complications during pregnancy. Such abuse also increases a woman's risk of delivering premat...st study to conclusively demonstrate that physical abuse from husbands or boyfriends compromises a woman's health during pregnancy, her likelihood of carryin...Abuse liability study results of lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (NRP104) presented at CPDD
...Y, TSX: SHQ) announced today that results of three abuse liability studies with lisdexamfetamine dimesylate...designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and abuse liability of lisdexamfetamine dimesylate in twelve healthy adult volunteers with histories of stimul...