Self-regulation, comprised of affective regulation, cognitive processing, and self-related processing, is increasingly researched as potentially influencing medical regimen adherence. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been implemented …
The American population is growing more diverse and multicultural as time passes. The health needs of such a population will also shift, namely the mental …
Objectives: This study assessed the characteristics that place adolescent girls at greatest risk for sex trafficking involvement. It was hypothesized that girls with a greater …
Background: Racial and ethnic minorities suffer a greater burden of COVID-19-related morbidity and mortality. Various COVID-related risk factors, of which minorities face disproportionately, are associated …
Abstract of Differences in Risk and Protective Factors of Depression and Suicide by Gender Identity, by Jackson E. McMahon, Degree ScM, Brown University, May 2020 …
Objective. To assess the relationships of physical and mental health with three oral health concerns among Rhode Island (RI) adolescents. Methods. We used the 2019 …
To evaluate whether BMI status is associated with self-reported mental health status among young adults (age 18-44). This cross-sectional study uses data from the 2020 …
Background Intimate partner violence is recognized as a serious public health concern that negatively impacts the victim’s mental, physical, and emotional health. Studies on police …
Background: Approximately 60% of college students in the United States were diagnosed with at least one mental health issue during the 2020-2021 academic year, which …
One in seven birthing people experience peripartum depression (PPD), and the projected prevalence is higher in Africa than the global mean. PPD can result in …
Objective: The overall goal of the study is to contribute to the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for mental …
Background: South Korea’s cultural tendency to emphasize social conformity makes South Koreans more vulnerable to social stigmas and to psychosocial problems. People who have body …
Purpose. Determine the prevalence of trauma exposure, before and after the implementation of a trauma screener among free clinic patients. Methods. An initial retrospective medical …
Cyberbullying has emerged over the last decade as a growing and incompletely understood problem among adolescents, with implications for their mental health. Gender, sexuality, and …
Purpose: Policies have been shown to bear a considerable influence on transgender health. The few studies that have used adolescent transgender populations to study outcomes …
People of Color (POC) and other marginalized populations are exposed to unique chronic stressors, such as interpersonal and structural-level experiences of discrimination, which contribute to …
Background: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are defined by the CDC as possible traumatic occurrences during childhood and includes experiences like violence, abuse, and neglect. Forty-five …
Background Mental health is a widely studied risk factor for pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries. Not frequently examined is the ability of a …
Background and Aims Research has shown a significant negative association between mental health status and routine cervical cancer screening (Zhang et al., 2019). With the …