one determinant of peace is the role of women in society. some studies suggest that a young age structure, also known as a “youth bulge” can facilitate conflict. population growth and age structure are factors amenable to change in a human rights context. we propose that policies which favor voluntary family planning and the education of women can ameliorate the global burden of disease associa...

we appreciate the four commentaries that add new material and fresh perspectives to our article “the pill is mightier than the sword.” in emphasizing the role of voluntary family planning and girls’ education as achievable strategies with a potential to make the world a more peaceable place, we did not mean to oversimplify or disregard the intrinsic complexity of human conflict. on the whole, t...

during the past decade, as depression was becoming increasingly evident at younger ages, a great deal of attention has been directed towards the diagnosis and treatment of depression in children and adolescents. a considerable amount of research has been focused on the prevalence of depressive symptoms in children and adolescents in western societies, but researches conducted on non western sam...