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EFFECTS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH ON HIV DISEASE PROGRESSION IN WOMEN
(Johns Hopkins University, 2016-08-08)
Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) has the ability to negatively impact the lives of women living with HIV through decreased adherence, increased mental health symptoms and substance use and through physiologic ...
Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Pregnancy: Associations with maternal characteristics and infant birth weight among American Indians in the Northern Plains
(Johns Hopkins University, 2014-06-09)
Objective: A growing body of research suggests that poor mental health in pregnancy may have consequences for birth outcomes. Data on the mental health of pregnant American Indian women is limited; however, studies of ...
Longitudinal analyses of mental health in a cohort of emerging adult men who have sex with men
(Johns Hopkins University, 2015-11-11)
Background: Research persistently indicates that young men who have sex with men (YMSM) are at greater risk for mental health problems than their heterosexual peers. To date, research that demonstrates disparities in ...
GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS AND THE GUT IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS: BURDEN, MEASUREMENT, AND ETIOLOGIC RELEVANCE
(Johns Hopkins University, 2019-06-14)
Background:
Individuals with ASD are more likely to experience gastrointestinal symptoms (GI). The goal of this dissertation was to shed light on the burden GI symptoms place on individuals with ASD and their families, ...
THE ROLE OF RELIGIOUS INVOLVEMENT IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EARLY TRAUMATIC STRESS AND HEALTH OUTCOMES OF ADVENTIST ADULTS
(Johns Hopkins University, 2014-08-01)
Early traumatic stress (ETS) has been documented as a predictor of adult negative mental and physical health. While ETS, including child abuse, neglect, and exposure to parental intimate partner violence (IPV), is linked ...
THE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SCREENING PROGRAM IN ABU DHABI SCHOOLS 2015-2018:
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-04-06)
The Comprehensive School Screening Program is part of the Preventive Screening for children launched by the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi (HAAD) in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) in the academic ...
VIDEO GAME PLAY, SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AND FRIENDSHIP QUALITY IN ADOLESCENTS: A LATENT CLASS ANALYSIS
(Johns Hopkins University, 2015-10-09)
Rationale. Video games and the Internet are an indispensable part of teens’ lives and are tightly woven into their daily routines. The ever-changing nature of games and online settings poses challenges for public health ...
Mental Health in Context: Effect Heterogeneity and Mechanism in the Relationship between Neighborhood Disadvantage and Adolescent Depression and Anxiety
(Johns Hopkins University, 2014-01-24)
Research into the association between neighborhood disadvantage and adolescent stress and anxiety/depressive disorders has produced inconsistent results. Contributing factors may include lack of generalizability and ...
Family relationships and social interaction in post-conflict South Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
(Johns Hopkins University, 2013-10-09)
Statement of the Problem: In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, rural villagers have endured more than 16 years of conflict. Villagers have described the individual, family and social impact of violence and poverty ...
Depressive symptoms among foreign-born Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese Americans: The influence of perceived discrimination, perceived stress, and perceived social support
(Johns Hopkins University, 2016-03-16)
Mental health in the Asian population in the U.S. is overlooked in the overall
public health agenda. This population is often seen as the “model minority” and as such believed to be in better health than they may actually ...