OBJECTIVE To investigate the changes in psychological and social domains associated with treatment in survivors of child sexual abuse. METHOD Participants from four centers were assessed at baseline and were followed up after six and 12 months. The battery covered posttraumatic and general distress symptoms, attachment, coping styles, self-worth, and social support. RESULTS The estimated pr...

This study investigates the practices involved in the production of knowledge about menopause at Caism, Unicamp, a reference center for public policies for women's health. Gynecological appointments and psychological support meetings were observed, and women and doctors were interviewed in order to identify what discourse circulates there and how different actors are brought in to ensure that t...

BACKGROUND In the United States (US), Medical Examiners and Coroners (ME/Cs) have the legal authority for the management of mass fatality incidents (MFI). Yet, preparedness and operational capabilities in this sector remain largely unknown. The purpose of this study was twofold; first, to identify appropriate measures of preparedness, and second, to assess preparedness levels and factors signif...

Analysis of Google influenza-like-illness (ILI) search queries has shown a strongly correlated pattern with Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention seasonal ILI reporting data. Web and social media provide another resource to detect increases in ILI. This paper evaluates trends in blog posts that discuss influenza. Our key finding is that from 5th October 2008 to 31st January 2009, a h...

addiction or substance dependence could be defined as a physical, psychological and social illness that not only is the most complicated psychiatric disease, but also known as the most major problem in many countries, including iran. it is clear that private addiction treatment centers as the main channel of this battle, confront with so many complications and difficulties. in addition, the man...

BACKGROUND Recruiting a diverse sample of pregnant women for clinical research is a challenging but crucial task for improving obstetric services and maternal and child health outcomes. OBJECTIVE To compare the feasibility and cost of recruiting pregnant women for survey research using social media-based and clinic-based approaches. METHODS Advertisements were used to recruit pregnant women...

KSU's results from the 2004 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) yielded solid evidence of the university's provision of a friendly and supportive learning environment for first-year and senior undergraduates. Many of KSU's initiatives to create a facilitative campus environment were operating well according to student respondents to the NSSE. First-year and senior students judged their...

We consider a Lévy process in Rd (d ≥ 3) with the characteristic exponent Φ(ξ) = |ξ|2 ln(1 + |ξ|2) − 1. The scale invariant Harnack inequality and apriori estimates of harmonic functions in Hölder spaces are proved. AMS Subject Classification: Primary 60J45, Secondary 60G50, 60G51, 60J25, 60J27