Full text article. "Context: Few population-based studies have examined the relationship between psychiatric and somatic or biomedical disorders. Objective: We examined the effect of the presence or absence of any psychiatric disorder on somatic or...
"Background: Adverse life events have been associated with gambling and substance use as they can serve as forms of escapism. Involvement in gambling and substance use can also place individuals in adversely stressful situations. Objectives: To...
"Young children who attend daycare on a regular basis are 50% more likely to be overweight compared to those who stayed at home with their parents, according to a study by researchers at the University of Montreal and the CHU Sainte-Justine Hospital...
"Untreated depression is one of the leading causes of teen suicide, and signs of depression can also be a warning that a teen is contemplating suicide. In an article published this week in the quarterly journal, The Prevention Researcher, University...
"I walked into the intermediate care unit for the first time, a second-year student entering a ward filled with patients suffering from severe disease and debilitation. Most suffered from a panoply of illnesses obscuring any single impending cause of...
"Early Childhood Development – A Major Assessment Conducted Jointly by The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) and The Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS). It is now generally accepted that child, adolescent, and adult mental health, effective...
"Hidalgo Medical Services of Lordsburg was presented with a $25,000 donation from St. Joseph Community Health for implementation of the First Born Program in Hidalgo County....Promoting maternal health through good prenatal care can reduce the chances...
"GlaxoSmithKline has announced that the Institute for Safe Families ( www.instituteforsafefamilies.org ) of Philadelphia is a GlaxoSmithKline 16th Annual IMPACT Award recipient. The Philadelphia nonprofit will receive $40,000 for having a significant...
"The purpose of this exploratory study was to explore the multiple contexts of vulnerability, drug use and parenting for women in substance abuse treatment. Nineteen purposively sampled women provided qualitative data through semi-structured...
A nice collection of trauma-informed resources from Connecticut's Department of Children and Families. Includes links to Effective Interventions for Child Traumatic Stress. Note: not all hyperlinks work; please scroll down page to access desired...
"Parents who smack or shout at their children could be placing them at greater risk of developing cancer, heart disease and asthma. Psychologists from Plymouth University have published research in the prestigious Journal of Behavioral Medicine which...
ACEsConnection member Dr. Linda Chamberlain is featured in this article. "Dr. Linda Chamberlain, a national brain trauma expert who lives in Homer, gave a presentation Wednesday night at the invitation of MAPP of the Southern Kenai Peninsula. Before a...
"Latest research from the University of Otago, Christchurch (UOC) shows the Early Start home visiting programme halved rates of physical abuse against children and lowered non-accidental hospital visits by a third over a sustained period...." ...
"Legal responses to juvenile offending should be grounded in scientific knowledge about adolescent development and tailored to an individual offender's needs and social environment, says a new report from the National Research Council. Accountability...
Dr. Michael Chen's comments regarding implementing the ACE metrics and questionnaire into the NOSH Charting System: shihjay November 12, 2012 at 10:21 am Incorporating ACE metrics and a questionnaire to determine the ACE score is one of the future...