"Research continues to depict child sexual abuse as predominantly perpetrated against female children. In Australia, in 2003, 76% of recorded sexual assault victims aged under 15 years of age were female and 24% were male (ABS, 2004). However, it is...
"Children’s developing brains can be damaged by the presence of abuse, illness, violence and more in the homes where they grow up. "Such childhood trauma can negatively affect how kids learn, cope with stress and form relationships, and that can...
"Children of parents reporting intimate partner violence (IPV) and depressive symptoms within the first three years of a child's life are significantly more likely to have a diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, according to a study...
"Childhood physical abuse is associated with significantly elevated rates of functional somatic syndromes such as chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and multiple chemical sensitivities among women, according to new findings by University of...
"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...
There's something untoward about a married woman of my age writing about lust, let alone feeling it. I should be spending time managing my hormones rather than hot flashes of an entirely different sort. But I am here to disclose that, yes, lust...