conclusions globally, interventions that comprise evidence-based prevention, care and treatment of substance use disorders in young adults are vital to reduce the transmission of hiv infection and promote good clinical outcomes for young adults at-risk for living with hiv. context young adults comprise roughly one-quarter of the global population and are at the developmental stage where persona...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of childhood physical and sexual abuse to subsequent lifetime alcohol or drug use disorders among American Indians (AIs) by using cross-sectional and retrospective data collected from a structured epidemiological interview. METHOD A sample of 3,084 AIs from two tribal populations-Southwest and Northern Plains--participated in...

INTRODUCTION Approximately 15% of women have chronic dyspareunia that is poorly understood, infrequently cured, often highly problematic, and distressing. Chronic dyspareunia is an urgent health issue. AIM To provide recommendations/guidelines concerning state-of-the-art knowledge for the assessment and management of women's sexual pain disorders. METHODS An international consultation, in c...

OBJECTIVE To review the literature that has examined the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and the eating disorders. METHOD Each of the five authors reviewed all identified empirical studies to be certain that inclusion/exclusion criteria were met. Two teams of raters then independently reviewed each study to determine whether it supported any of a series of six hypotheses that had ...

Most men and women remain sexually active into mid-life and beyond. However, sexual functioning in periand postmenopausal women, and their partners, is widely variable. Somatic symptoms, psychological issues, partner's physical, psychological, and relationship status are all important to one's perceived quality of life, and may greatly affect sexuality. These wide-ranging influences complicate ...