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“Its Not Enough”—Mental Illness and U.S. Gun Policy

Voices in Bioethics, 2015
A senseless act of violence carried out in a public setting has once again profoundly disturbed the people of the United States. On October 1st, 2015, 26-year-old gunman Christopher Harper-Mercera killed nine people and wounded nine others at Umpqua ...
Andrew Hawkins
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Relaxing Mask Mandates in New Jersey

Voices in Bioethics, 2022
Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash INTORDUCTION In March of 2022, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced that the state would no longer mandate face masks for students, staff, and visitors at schools and childcare centers.
Wesley J. Park
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Representation of diet and mental health evidence in national dietary guidelines and large-scale public health nutrition programmes

Discover Public Health
Background Common mental health disorders contribute to global disability, yet improving mental health outcomes is rarely a goal of nutrition policy.
Uju Maryanne Onuorah, Ebube Chinwe Arene, Somtochukwu Faith Nwachukwu, Sandra Chidimma Obilor, Yunus Adeniran Dosunmu, Saerimam Nzunde Markus, Chinemerem Henry Ugo, Perpetua Ngozi Eze, Irenosen Addeh, Jane Aruorivwooghene Ibude   +9 more
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Policies Affecting Pregnant Women with Substance Use Disorder

Voices in Bioethics, 2023
Photo by 14825144 © Alita Xander | Dreamstime.com ABSTRACT The US government's approach to the War on Drugs has created laws to deter people from using illicit drugs through negative punishment.
Colburn Yu
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Impact of physical and sexual abuse on risk of hospitalisations for physical and mental illnesses: insights from two large prospective cohort studiesResearch in context

The Lancet Regional Health. Europe
Summary: Background: Physical abuse can lead to severe health consequences that extend beyond immediate harm. We explored the associations of physical abuse experienced during childhood and adulthood with a wide range of adult health conditions ...
Philipp Frank, G. David Batty, Jaana Pentti, Markus Jokela, Jenni Ervasti, Andrew Steptoe, Glyn Lewis, Mika Kivimäki   +7 more
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Not Just Non-Consensual Pelvic Exams

Voices in Bioethics, 2023
Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash ABSTRACT Medical professionals sometimes perform intimate tasks while prepping patients for surgical procedures.
Shelby Harriel - Hidlebaugh
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The MD Blues: Under-Recognized Depression and Anxiety in Medical Trainees.

PLoS ONE, 2016
BackgroundMental health disease is under recognized in medical professionals.ObjectiveTo screen medical students (MS), residents and fellows for major depressive disorder (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) under the new era of work hour reform ...
Omar Y Mousa, Mandip S Dhamoon, Sarah Lander, Amit S Dhamoon   +3 more
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Decarceration and COVID-19 infections in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities: a simulation modeling studyResearch in context

The Lancet Regional Health. Americas
Summary: Background: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities had high rates of COVID-19 infections and mortality during the global pandemic.
Christopher Weyant, Jaimie P. Meyer, Daniel Bromberg, Chris Beyrer, Frederick L. Altice, Jeremy D. Goldhaber-Fiebert   +5 more
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Machine learning and Bayesian network analyses identifies associations with insomnia in a national sample of 31,285 treatment-seeking college students

BMC Psychiatry
Background A better understanding of the relationships between insomnia and anxiety, mood, eating, and alcohol-use disorders is needed given its prevalence among young adults.
Adam Calderon, Seung Yeon Baik, Matthew H. S. Ng, Ellen E. Fitzsimmons-Craft, Daniel Eisenberg, Denise E. Wilfley, C. Barr Taylor, Michelle G. Newman   +7 more
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Recent anti-infective exposure as a risk factor for first episode of suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors in pediatric patients

Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health
Objectives: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of medical records from a large, Maryland, U.S.-based cohort of pediatric primary care patients for potential associations between antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral prescriptions and subsequent ...
Laura M. Prichett, Emily G. Severance, Robert H. Yolken, Destini Carmichael, Yongyi Lu, Yong Zeng, Andrea S. Young, Tina Kumra   +7 more
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