Young gay men who hope one day to be fathers experience psychological distress brought on by policies that ban same-sex marriage and adoption, say researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Increasingly, public health researchers are providing evidence to show that these types of policies are linked to greater psychological and physiological […]
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Age, Stress, and Isolation in Older Adults Living with HIV
Case Western Reserve University researchers were surprised to learn that people younger than 50 years old with HIV feel more isolated and stressed than older people with the disease. They expected their study to reveal just the opposite. “The younger, newly diagnosed individual may not know anyone in their peer group with a chronic illness, much […]
Childhood Trauma is Associated with Severe Clinical Characteristics of Bipolar Disorders
Research confirms a link between childhood trauma and severe symptoms of bipolar disorder in adults. Patients who had experienced childhood trauma had a younger age at onset, were more likely to experience rapid cycling, and had more suicide attempts and depressive episodes than patients who had not, report Monica Aas (University of Oslo, Norway) and co-workers. Moreover, […]
Suicide Prevention Practices within the District of Columbia, Department of Corrections’ Central Detention Facility
The Washington, D.C. jail is implementing a number of strategies in response to several suicides that took place in the past year. For example, when officials are informed that an upcoming visit or sentencing may bring upsetting news for an inmate, the inmate is automatically sent for a follow-up mental health evaluation. A recently issued […]
Resources to Educate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities about the Affordable Care Act
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) has launched Health Care for Me, their new online resource center, packed with tools and materials to help educate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) communities about the health reform law and how they can get covered. Health Care for Me equips […]
Obamacare & You: The Affordable Care Act for People with HIV
The Kaiser Family Foundation has produced a new consumer web portal to help people living with HIV navigate the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Specifically designed to address the needs of people with HIV, the Obamacare & You portal, funded by Gilead Sciences, Inc., is presented as part of Greater Than AIDS, a leading national public […]