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Syndemics and the PrEP Cascade: Results from a Sample of Young Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men. [PDF]

, 2019
Young Latino men who have sex with men (MSM) are a highly vulnerable population for HIV infection. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a novel biomedical HIV prevention tool that may aid in reducing the disparity in HIV incidence among Latino MSM. However,
Blashill, Aaron J, Blumenthal, Jill, Brady, John P, Horvath, Keith J, Moore, David J, Morris, Sheldon, Rodriguez-Diaz, Carlos E, Rooney, Benjamin M, Safren, Steven A   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Psychosocial effects of an Ebola outbreak at individual, community and international levels

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2016
The 2013–2016 Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone was the worst in history with over 28 000 cases and 11 000 deaths. Here we examine the psychosocial consequences of the epidemic.
Tine Van Bortel, Anoma Basnayake, F. Wurie, Musu Jambai, A. P. Koroma, A. Muana, K. Hann, J. Eaton, Steven Martin, L. Nellums   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Navigating an STI diagnosis: The role of social support, intergenerational learning, and transformative growth among Black women

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Black women face a myriad of challenges that heighten their susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), resulting in a disproportionate impact of STIs among this population. Yet, there is a lack of research that explores how women navigate these diagnoses with resilience.
Jaleah D. Rutledge, Jasmine Abrams, Ijeoma Opara, Robin Lin Miller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of approaches in improving male partner involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV on the uptake of maternal antiretroviral therapy among HIV-seropositive pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

, 2017
Objectives: To identify the approaches that are used in improving on male partner involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV and their impact on the uptake maternal antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Johnman, Cathy, Kennedy, Iain T.R., Takah, Noah F.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Delivering a family‐based child mental health promotion program among two resettled refugee communities during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Lessons learned in a hybrid type II implementation‐effectiveness randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Resettled refugee families face elevated mental health risks, compounded by structural and cultural barriers. The Family Strengthening Intervention for Resettlement (FSIR), co‐developed with resettled refugee communities, aims to improve family functioning and child mental health.
Euijin Jung, Candace Black, Matias Placencio‐Castro, Lila Chamlagai, Rilwan Osman, Morgan Hoffman, William Beardslee, Theresa S. Betancourt   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Daily routine disruptions and psychiatric symptoms amid COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of data from 0.9 million individuals in 32 countries

BMC Medicine
Background There is currently a deficit of knowledge about how to define, quantify, and measure different aspects of daily routine disruptions amid large-scale disasters like COVID-19, and which psychiatric symptoms were more related to the disruptions ...
Huinan Liu, Tiffany Junchen Tao, Selina Kit Yi Chan, Jeremy Chi Him Ma, Abby Yan Tung Lau, Ernest Tsun Fung Yeung, Stevan E. Hobfoll, Wai Kai Hou   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Current situations and future directions for mental health system governance in Nepal: findings from a qualitative study

International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2017
Background Assessing and understanding health systems governance is crucial to ensure accountability and transparency, and to improve the performance of mental health systems. There is a lack of systematic procedures to assess governance in mental health
Nawaraj Upadhaya, Mark J. D. Jordans, Ruja Pokhrel, Dristy Gurung, Ramesh P. Adhikari, Inge Petersen, Ivan H. Komproe   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effects of psychosocial stress on dopaminergic function and the acute stress response

eLife, 2019
Chronic psychosocial adversity induces vulnerability to mental illnesses. Animal studies demonstrate that this may be mediated by dopaminergic dysfunction. We therefore investigated whether long-term exposure to psychosocial adversity was associated with
M. Bloomfield, R. McCutcheon, M. Kempton, T. Freeman, O. Howes   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A community‐driven approach to address substance use and create a Great Plains American Indian addiction and recovery research agenda

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Substance use, specifically opioid and methamphetamine use, is of increasing concern among American Indian (AI) populations in the Great Plains. This community‐driven participatory study investigated the impacts of substance use and community‐defined needs in treating addiction.
Brynn Luger, Anna Kihlström, Brinda Sivaramakrishnan, Allison Kelliher, Frankie Kropp, Carmen Rosa, T. John Winhusen, Donald Warne, the CTN0129 participating Tribal communities   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Online cognitive-behavioral based group interventions for adolescents with chronic illness and parents: study protocol of two multicenter randomized controlled trials

BMC Pediatrics, 2018
Background Adolescents with chronic illness (CI) and parents of a child with CI are at risk for psychosocial problems. Psychosocial group interventions may prevent these problems. With the use of cognitive-behavioral therapy, active coping strategies can
Miriam Douma, Linde Scholten, Heleen Maurice-Stam, Martha A. Grootenhuis   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source