"Individuals who drink excessively or are alcohol dependent (AD) have reduced central serotonergic neurotransmission, which can have an impact on planning, judgment, self-control, and emotional regulation. Childhood maltreatment has also been found to...
Children of Alcoholics – a national celebration , February 10 – 16, 2013, and an international celebration the same week. Why a national and international celebration? To raise awareness about what happens to the silent victims of a...
"San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee announces plans to implement a version of "Laura's Law," a California measure which allows for court-ordered treatment of potentially dangerous mentally ill patients. The law is named for Laura Wilcox, a Nevada County woman...
Abstract Objective : Previous research has suggested that childhood emotional abuse, physical abuse, and sexual abuse are associated with an increased risk for ischemic heart disease. Our objective was to examine whether childhood abuse predicted...
"But I assure you that you know many women who've been raped or abused or both. They probably just haven't said anything. Silence is part of the disease . When you meet victims face-to-face and know them as your neighbors, friends, or patients like I...
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said something pretty interesting a couple of weeks ago. Violence is men's fault, he declared. Men have to own up to it. Men have to change it. According to this story by KERA reporter BJ Austin , this is exactly what...
Abstract Objective: To investigate in older adults without dementia the relationships between socioeconomic status (SES) in childhood and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-derived brain volume measures typical of brain aging and Alzheimer's disease...
"We know so much more about the association between child maltreatment and health and well-being later in life through the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study and about early brain development. Recognizing child maltreatment as a public...
"A healthy mind during childhood is essential to remain healthy later. Explaining this point, a new study found that experiencing constant emotional stress during childhood escalates the risk of heart disease later...."...
"UConn professors and students are working in a collaborative effort to address the problem of inadequate healthcare for Cambodian-American refugees.... “How do we change curriculums in the health professional school to help students understand...
Abstract Based on observations of court trials and extensive interviews with judges, this article explores how judicial mediation in China undermines the rights of the battered women in divorce cases. We find that even if the judges are able to...
ACEsConnection member Lauren Forcella answers a teen's question about love at Redding.com's Straight Talk column. "At this point in our narrative, let’s talk about ACE scores . “ACE” stands for “adverse childhood...
"United Way Community Building Manager Eugenia Vavra has been working on an Adverse Childhood Experiences project when I noticed that there was no interactive form on our ACEs page that would allow people to dynamically calculate a person’s...
Abstract Aims To examine predictors of self-harm, especially substance use and psychological distress, in an Australian adult general population sample. Conclusions Self-harm in young and middle-aged adults appears to be associated with current...
"A large body of literature has linked family life difficulties with a range of mental health problems during childhood, adolescence and adulthood, including anxiety, depressive disorders, drug and alcohol misuse and psychosis, as well as other...