Category: Abuse

Shooting, gang violence exposure leads to PTSD

From the Northwestern University media release: The violence that women in disadvantaged neighborhoods experience and witness can result in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and full diagnoses, according to a new Northwestern… Read more »

Adverse events affect children’s development, physical health and biology

From the American Academy of Pediatrics media release: It’s known that adverse childhood experiences carry over into adult life, but a new study is focusing on the effect of these experiences in… Read more »

Impulsivity, sensation seeking increase risk of alcohol and drug use among youths

From the Research Society on Alcoholism media release: Adolescence can be a challenging time for both young people and their parents. Adolescents often face temptations to experiment with various substances and,… Read more »

Victimized adolescents more at risk of thinking about suicide or attempting suicide at 15

From the Elsevier media release: A study to be published in the February 2016 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) reports that… Read more »

Game theory research reveals fragility of common resources

From the Purdue University media release: New research in game theory shows that people are naturally predisposed to over-use “common-pool resources” such as transportation systems and fisheries even if it risks… Read more »

People with epilepsy face increased risks of discrimination and other negative life events

From the Wiley media release: In a recent analysis, people with epilepsy were seven-fold more likely to have reported experiencing discrimination due to health problems than the general population. This risk… Read more »

Interventional policies and practices needed to prevent bullying and its harm

From the National Academy of Sciences media release: Bullying is a serious public health problem, with significant short- and long-term psychological consequences for both the targets and perpetrators of such behavior,… Read more »

Exposure to violence during pregnancy increases risk of prematurity and low birthweight

From the University of Leicester media release: In a recent paper published in the Journal of Development Economics, researchers Professor Marco Manacorda (Queen Mary University of London) and Dr Martin Foureaux… Read more »