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Neuroimage Clin 2020 Jun 25;27:102321. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

University of Delaware, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, 108 Wolf Hall, Newark, DE 19176, United States.

Although the link between childhood maltreatment and violence perpetration in adulthood (i.e., the "cycle of violence") is well-documented, the neural mechanisms driving these processes remain relatively unknown. Read More

Emotion 2020 Jul 6. Epub 2020 Jul 6.

Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Campus Biotech.

Action video game players (AVGPs) display superior performance in various aspects of cognition, especially in perception and top-down attention. The existing literature has examined these performance almost exclusively with stimuli and tasks devoid of any emotional content. Thus, whether the superior performance documented in the cognitive domain extend to the emotional domain remains unknown. Read More

J Interpers Violence 2020 Jul 4:886260520936369. Epub 2020 Jul 4.

Indiana University Bloomington, USA.

Grounded in the self-persuasion paradigm (an indirect persuasion approach, which places people in situations that motivate them to change their behavior), this study evaluated a brief, online intervention to reduce sexual aggression perpetration and increase prosocial bystander behaviors among heterosexual male college students ( = 241) in the United States. Students were randomly assigned to three conditions: (a) a self-persuasion intervention, (b) a social norms control condition, and (c) a control condition focusing on sense of belongingness. The self-persuasion intervention integrated three social psychological theoretical perspectives on attitudinal and behavioral change-cognitive dissonance (e. Read More

Health Soc Care Community 2020 Jul 6. Epub 2020 Jul 6.

Maccabi Health Care Services, Tel-Aviv, Israel.

Extensive research has dealt with violence directed at healthcare workers in hospital settings; however, few studies have examined community-based settings. Furthermore, there is also scant literature regarding the perceptions of healthcare providers who were exposed to violence, compared to those who were not. This study aims to narrow these gaps in the literature by examining community-based family physicians' (CBFPs) perceptions in a large national Health Maintenance Organisation (HMO) regarding patient-initiated violence. Read More

Psychol Med 2020 Jul 6:1-9. Epub 2020 Jul 6.

Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.

Background: Brain imaging studies have shown altered amygdala activity during emotion processing in children and adolescents with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and conduct disorder (CD) compared to typically developing children and adolescents (TD). Here we aimed to assess whether aggression-related subtypes (reactive and proactive aggression) and callous-unemotional (CU) traits predicted variation in amygdala activity and skin conductance (SC) response during emotion processing.

Methods: We included 177 participants (n = 108 cases with disruptive behaviour and/or ODD/CD and n = 69 TD), aged 8-18 years, across nine sites in Europe, as part of the EU Aggressotype and MATRICS projects. Read More

J Prim Prev 2020 Jul 4. Epub 2020 Jul 4.

Division of Child Development and Community Health, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0927, USA.

We examined the associations between adolescent risk behaviors and household chaos, and whether associations varied by adolescents' sense of school belonging. We collected data from 801 Chilean adolescents from working-class families (M age 16.2 years). Read More

Behav Genet 2020 Jul 4. Epub 2020 Jul 4.

Prevention Science Institute, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA.

Although genetic factors may contribute to initial liability for ADHD onset, there is growing evidence of the potential importance of the rearing environment on the developmental course of ADHD symptomatology. However, associations between family-level variables (maternal hostility, maternal depressive symptoms) and child behaviors (developmental course of ADHD and aggression) may be explained by genes that are shared by biologically related parents and children. Furthermore, ADHD symptoms and aggression commonly co-occur: it is important to consider both simultaneously to have a better understanding of processes underlying the developmental course of ADHD and aggression. Read More

Epilepsy Behav 2020 Jul 1;111:107234. Epub 2020 Jul 1.

Neuropsychology Section in Department of Psychiatry; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2101 Commonwealth Blvd. Suite C, Ann Arbor, MI 55455, United States of America.

Childhood obesity has been associated with greater risks of psychopathology, including externalizing behaviors and social dysfunction. However, there has been limited research on the effect of obesity on psychosocial functioning among pediatric patients with epilepsy. Accordingly, this study aimed to examine the association between overweight/obesity and behavioral and social functioning among pediatric patients with epilepsy, as function of their developmental status. Read More

Psychiatry Res 2020 Jun 28;291:113261. Epub 2020 Jun 28.

Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy Piazzale Spedali Civili 1, 25123, Brescia Italy; Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy. Viale Europa 11, 25123, Brescia Italy. Electronic address:

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) recognizes several psychopathological dimensions related to prefrontal cortex impairments. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) targeting the right prefrontal dorsolateral cortex (DLPFC) positively influence cognitive functions related to impulsivity in healthy subjects. A randomized double-blind study was designed to investigate whether tDCS could modulate core dimensions (impulsivity, aggression, affective dysregulation) of BPD. Read More

Fam Process 2020 Jul 3. Epub 2020 Jul 3.

The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Psychology, Knoxville, United States.

Infidelity occurs in approximately 25% of marriages and is associated with various negative consequences for individuals (e.g., depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress), the couple relationship (e. Read More

Cell Death Dis 2020 Jul 3;11(7):500. Epub 2020 Jul 3.

Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China.

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), characterized by high aggression and invasiveness, has a worse prognosis than other subtypes of breast cancer. Establishing a novel animal model is helpful to understand the mechanisms involved in the progress of TNBC metastasis. In a self-established mouse model consisting normal human breast tissues and normal human bone tissues, TNBC cell line SUM-1315 could spontaneously form species-specific bone metastasis. Read More

J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2020 Jul 25;59(7):794-796. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore. Electronic address:

Elijah is an 11-year-old boy referred to a child psychiatrist for worsening aggression and tantrums. He spends all his time playing video games. Elijah does not join his family for dinner, forsaking meals to play more games. Read More

Anim Cogn 2020 Jul 2. Epub 2020 Jul 2.

Laboratorio de Neuroendocrinología y Comportamiento, DBBE, IBBEA-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, CABA, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Pabellón 2, Piso 4º, Laboratorio26, C1428EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Aggression among individuals which compete for resources such as food or territory, or to establish dominance relationships, can cause injuries that may be risky for the contenders. In this way, individuals of many species have strategies to resolve conflicts reducing levels of aggression. Thus, if individuals are able to recognize each other and remember previous agonistic experiences and the result of the fight, they will resolve the subsequent encounter with lower levels of aggression. Read More

Educ Psychol Meas 2020 Aug 13;80(4):726-755. Epub 2019 Dec 13.

University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.

This study investigates polytomous item explanatory item response theory models under the multivariate generalized linear mixed modeling framework, using the linear logistic test model approach. Building on the original ideas of the many-facet Rasch model and the linear partial credit model, a polytomous Rasch model is extended to the item location explanatory many-facet Rasch model and the step difficulty explanatory linear partial credit model. To demonstrate the practical differences between the two polytomous item explanatory approaches, two empirical studies examine how item properties explain and predict the overall item difficulties or the step difficulties each in the Carbon Cycle assessment data and in the Verbal Aggression data. Read More

J Sex Res 2020 Jul 2:1-14. Epub 2020 Jul 2.

Departments of Psychology and Women's Studies, University of Michigan.

National estimates indicate that approximately 1 in 5 women will experience sexual assault during her time in college. However, measures of assault often exclude "mild" experiences, such as incidents of unwanted touching that were not preceded by force, incapacitation, or coercion. We aimed to document the characteristics of "mild" sexual assault and aggression that college women experience at large parties and bars. Read More

Int J Psychol Res (Medellin) 2019 Jul-Dec;12(2):91-104

Laboratory of studies and clinical applications in contexts of political violence, Faculty of Psychology, Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz, Bogotá, Colombia Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz Bogotá Colombia.

Emotional processes and social interactions are relevant units in the study of the actors involved in contexts of political violence, since they have been exposed to constant conflict and they can develop inappropriate behaviors in daily life. Despite the fact that works on the subject are outlined, very few approach the phenomenon from a perspective of behavioral analysis, specially because of the advances that are denoted in related topics. That is why this review seeks to analyze the conceptual and methodological trends in written production on this subject from this theoretical perspective. Read More

Int J Mol Sci 2020 Jun 29;21(13). Epub 2020 Jun 29.

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Western University, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada.

Social interactions are typically impaired in neuropsychiatric disorders such as autism, for which the genetic underpinnings are very complex. Social interactions can be modeled by analysis of behaviors, including social spacing, sociability, and aggression, in simpler organisms such as . Here, we examined the effects of mutants of the autism-related gene () on fly social and non-social behaviors. Read More

Am J Intellect Dev Disabil 2020 Jul;125(4):247-259

Stanford University.

Limited information is available concerning the specificity of the forms and functions of aggressive behavior exhibited by boys with fragile X syndrome (FXS). To investigate these relationships, we conducted indirect functional assessments of aggressive behavior exhibited by 41 adolescent boys with FXS and 59 age and symptom-matched controls with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) and compared the data between groups. Results showed that boys with FXS were more likely to exhibit specific forms of aggressive behavior (i. Read More

J Behav Addict 2020 May 26. Epub 2020 May 26.

3Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.

Background And Aims: Due to its important role in both healthy groups and those with physical, mental and behavioral disorders, impulsivity is a widely researched construct. Among various self-report questionnaires of impulsivity, the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale is arguably the most frequently used measure. Despite its international use, inconsistencies in the suggested factor structure of its latest version, the BIS-11, have been observed repeatedly in different samples. Read More

FASEB J 2020 Jul 1. Epub 2020 Jul 1.

Department of Cancer Biology and Pharmacology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL, USA.

Testosterone regulates dimorphic sexual behaviors in all vertebrates. However, the molecular mechanism underlying these behaviors remains unclear. Here, we report that a newly identified rapid testosterone signaling receptor, Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 8 (TRPM8), regulates dimorphic sexual and social behaviors in mice. Read More

Nature 2020 07;583(7814):21

In Vivo 2020 Jul-Aug;34(4):2049-2055

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania.

Background/aim: Midface fractures represent a challenge for medical practitioners due to the severe esthetic and functional consequences. This study aimed to determine the causes and to provide a demographic analysis of zygomatic bone fractures in our geographical area, with a view to implementing the necessary prevention methods, training the medical staff for a certain type of patients and decreasing the required costs.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective statistical epidemiological analysis of 242 patients with zygomatic bone fractures over a 10-year period was performed. Read More

Am J Psychiatry 2020 07;177(7):561-563

Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison.

Materials (Basel) 2020 Jun 28;13(13). Epub 2020 Jun 28.

Instytut Techniki Budowlanej, 00-611 Warsaw, Poland.

Sustainable development leads to the production of building materials that are safer for the environment. One of the ways to achieve sustainability in materials is the addition of industrial wastes and by-products, especially to concrete. However, the addition of waste to concrete often decreases its durability and the scope of aggression of the environment in which the concrete is used has to be reduced. Read More

Soa Chongsonyon Chongsin Uihak 2018 Oct;29(4):161-171

Department of Psychiatry, Eulji University School of Medicine, Eulji University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Objectives: This study aimed to identify the process of psychosocial assessment, the experience of intervention, and the improvement after the disaster that Danwon high school students survived from the sinking of the Motor Vessel (MV) Sewol in South Korea on April 16, 2014.

Methods: We conducted in-depth qualitative research using individual interviews from January to February 2017. Twenty-one of 75 Danwon high school students survived by the MV Sewol disaster were studied. Read More

Aging Ment Health 2020 Jun 30:1-10. Epub 2020 Jun 30.

Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

We investigated the 2-week prevalence and correlates of very frequent physical aggression (PA) and vocalizations in nursing home (NH)-residents with dementia. This cross-sectional study used combined data of 2074 NH-residents from four studies, collected from 119 dementia special care units in 26 Dutch NH. Very frequent PA was defined as scoring 6 or 7 on the items 'hitting', pushing', 'biting' and 'kicking' of the Cohen Mansfield Agitation Inventory; very frequent vocalizations as scoring 6 or 7 on 'screaming' and 'making strange noises'. Read More

Int J Ment Health Nurs 2020 Jun 29. Epub 2020 Jun 29.

Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.

Patient aggressive behaviour remains a significant public health concern worldwide. The use of restraint and seclusion remains a last resort but not an uncommon practice in clinical psychiatry in the management of aggressive events. There seems to be a paucity of evidenced-based research examining the policy framework guiding the use of restraint and seclusion in Asia contexts. Read More

Animals (Basel) 2020 Jun 24;10(6). Epub 2020 Jun 24.

Department of Reproductive Immunology and Pathology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 10-243 Olsztyn, Poland.

To prevent abuse and to assure the welfare of domestic horses, attempts to assess welfare in a standardized way have been made. Welfare-assessment tools often refer to the physical and social environments of feral domestic horses as examples of welfare-friendly conditions for horses. However, free-roaming horses are often exposed to conditions or states that may be regarded as welfare threats or abuse. Read More

J Interpers Violence 2020 Jun 29:886260520934448. Epub 2020 Jun 29.

University of Florence, Italy.

The triarchic model of psychopathy includes a disinhibition dimension related to externalizing outcomes, a meanness dimension pertaining to callous-unemotional traits, and a boldness dimension referring to emotional stability and high confidence in peer relationships. Some dimensions of psychopathy have been extensively investigated in samples of children and adolescents; in particular, the callous-unemotional (meanness) dimension has been associated with aggression and bullying in numerous studies. However, the other dimensions of the triarchic model have been relatively unexplored in samples of adolescents. Read More

Int J Psychol 2020 Jun 28. Epub 2020 Jun 28.

School of Psychology, University College Dublin and Centre for Identity and Intergroup Relations in the School of Psychology at Queen's University Belfast, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

We examined the direct and interactive effects of community violence and both family cohesion and conflict on collective efficacy and aggressive behaviours among immigrant young adults. Participants included 221 young adults (ages 18-26; mean age = 21.36; 45. Read More

Saf Health Work 2020 Jun 5;11(2):187-192. Epub 2020 Mar 5.

Federal University of Bahia, Largo Do Terreiro de Jesus, Centro Histórico, Salvador, BA, Brazil.

Background: This study investigated the relationship between verbal aggression against school teachers and upper extremity (neck, shoulder, upper limb, and/or upper back) musculoskeletal pain.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 525 elementary school teachers from Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Northeast Brazil.

Results: The prevalence of upper extremity musculoskeletal pain among teachers who reported verbal aggression in the past six months (67. Read More

Schizophr Res 2020 Jun 25. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Psychiatry and Addiction, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Electronic address:

A prior meta-analyze using behavioral tasks demonstrated that individuals with subclinical delusional ideations jump to conclusion (JTC). The major aim of our systematic review and meta-analyses was to highlight the relationship between cognitive biases and psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) when both are assessed by self-reports measures. In accordance with PRISMA guidelines, four electronic databases were searched. Read More

Environ Int 2020 Sep 25;142:105892. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

Department of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Owerko Centre, Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Background: Environmental health research has reported mixed findings on the associations between prenatal exposure to phthalates and parent-ratings of child behavioral problems.

Objective: We examined the consistency of the associations between prenatal urinary phthalate concentrations and child behavior scores across two standardized instruments - the Behavior Assessment System for Children-Second Edition (BASC-2) and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) - using two analytical approaches used to correct for urine dilution.

Method: A sample of 351 mother-child pairs were selected from a prospective birth cohort of pregnant women enrolled between 2009 and 2012. Read More

Acta Neurol Scand 2020 Jun 26. Epub 2020 Jun 26.

GW Research Ltd, Cambridge, UK.

Objective: The efficacy of cannabidiol (CBD) with and without concomitant clobazam (CLB) was evaluated in stratified analyses of four large randomized controlled trials, two in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and two in Dravet syndrome.

Methods: Each trial of CBD (Epidiolex® in the US; Epidyolex® in the EU; 10 and 20 mg/kg/day) was evaluated by CLB use. The treatment ratio was analyzed using negative binomial regression for changes in seizure frequency and logistic regression for the 50% responder rate, where the principle analysis combined both indications and CBD doses in a stratified meta-analysis. Read More

Brain Struct Funct 2020 Jun 26. Epub 2020 Jun 26.

Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.

Aggression and psychopathy are multifaceted conditions determined interpersonal and antisocial factors. Only a few studies analyze the link between these separate factors and specific brain morphology distinctively. A voxel-based morphometry (VBM) analysis was performed on 27 violent offenders and 27 controls aiming to associate sub-features of aggressive and psychopathic behavior with specific gray matter volumes. Read More

Curr Biol 2020 Jun 23. Epub 2020 Jun 23.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

Many animals minimize the costs of conflict by using social eavesdropping to learn about the fighting ability of potential rivals before they interact. Learning about individual conspecifics via social eavesdropping allows individuals to assess potential opponents without personal risk. However, keeping track of a network of individually differentiated social relationships is thought to be cognitively challenging. Read More

Cancer Biol Med 2020 May;17(2):282-292

Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China.

Cross-talk between tumor cells and mechanical stress in the tumor microenvironment has been shown to be involved in carcinogenesis. High mechanical stress in tumors can alter the metabolism and behaviors of cancer cells and cause cancer cells to attain cancer stem-like cell properties, thus driving tumor progression and promoting metastasis. The mechanical signal is converted into a biochemical signal that activates tumorigenic signaling pathways through mechanotransduction. Read More

Drug Alcohol Depend 2020 Jun 15;213:108117. Epub 2020 Jun 15.

University of Michigan Injury Center, University of Michigan School of Medicine, 2800 Plymouth Road, NCRC 10-G080, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, United States; Michigan Youth Violence Prevention, Center University of Michigan School of Public Health, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, United States; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan School of Medicine, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, United States; Hurley Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, 1 Hurley Plaza, Flint, MI, 48503, United States.

Objective: This study examined the association between baseline substance use and mental health, and non-partner violence trajectories among youth presenting to an urban emergency department who screened positive for drug use. Non-partner violence is physically violent victimization or aggression involving someone other than a dating partner.

Methods: Group-based trajectory modeling was used to identify longitudinal trajectories of non-partner violence in N = 599 youth (14-24 years old) at baseline, 6, 12, 18 and 24 month follow-ups. Read More

J Clin Psychol 2020 Jun 25. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

Department of Psychology, Long Island University Brookville, New York.

In this essay, I show how difficult emotions, like aggression and murderous rage, are grappled with in horror movies. Patients' reactions to viewing these films can take place in a safe, creative, therapeutic space that allows for even the darkest themes. I discuss three patients who related to intense rage at the mother when viewing the films Joker and Jurassic Park. Read More

Personal Disord 2020 Jun 25. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

Department of Psychology.

Psychopathy is a considerable risk factor for violent behavior. However, many psychopathic individuals refrain from antisocial and criminal acts. The mechanisms underlying the formation of this "successful" phenotype are uncertain. Read More

Fam Syst Health 2020 Jun 25. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

Department of Psychology.

Introduction: There are substantial health disparities in Appalachia partially due to the poor access and utilization of health care. Social support, especially in Appalachia, is consistently linked to the utilization of available health care. The present study aims to identify how on aspect of social support, relationship functioning, are associated with health care utilization for couples in Southern Appalachian. Read More

Psychol Addict Behav 2020 Jun 25. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy.

Sex, comprising biological and gender-related distinctions, is a known risk factor for alcohol use disorders. Moreover, sensation seeking, impulsivity, and aggression have been found to predict binge drinking and to reflect behavioral disinhibition. We tested effects of these disinhibited traits on binging during intravenous alcohol self-administration (ivASA), a method that eliminates sex differences in the pharmacokinetics of alcohol. Read More

Aggress Behav 2020 Jun 24. Epub 2020 Jun 24.

Department of Advertising and Social Media, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

Cyberaggression (CA), or the use of information communication technologies to inflict harm on others, is an emerging public health crisis. Unfortunately, our current ability to assess CA in a research context remains limited, curtailing efforts to address this important issue. We sought to fill this gap in the literature by developing an adapted "chat" version of the Taylor aggression paradigm (TAP) that would more closely resemble a social gaming format (hereafter referred to as the TAP-Chat). Read More

Front Psychol 2020 5;11:1215. Epub 2020 Jun 5.

School of Business Administration, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, China.

Guided by social learning theory and general aggression model, this work aims to explore the impact of childhood psychological abuse on cyberbullying perpetration attitudes of college students and the mediating role of moral personality. Using stratified cluster random sampling method, 527 college students were tested by using the Childhood Psychological Abuse Scale, Moral Personality Adjective Evaluation Questionnaire for college students, and the revised Chinese version of Cyberbullying Attitude Questionnaire. Results: (1) Childhood psychological abuse was significantly positively correlated with cyberbullying perpetration attitudes and showed a significant negative correlation with positive moral personality traits. Read More

J Soc Pers Relat 2019 May 2;36(5):1459-1475. Epub 2019 Apr 2.

Rochester Institute of Technology, USA.

Intimate partner aggression (IPA) is a critical public health problem that requires clear and testable etiological models that may translate into effective interventions. While alcohol intoxication and a pattern of heavy alcohol consumption are robust correlates of IPA perpetration, there has been limited research that examines this association from a dyadic perspective. In the present review, we discuss compelling reasons for understanding dyadic factors that assist our understanding of alcohol-facilitated IPA, review the relatively small number of studies that have investigated such factors, and provide a theoretical and methodological framework for researchers to conceptualize how to model alcohol-facilitated IPA from a dyadic framework. Read More

Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 2020 Jun 24;15(1):43. Epub 2020 Jun 24.

Department of Pedagogy and Learning, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden.

Background: Young people with substance use problems face a high risk of co-occurring mental health problems, something that may involve a more difficult life situation, social problems as well as worse treatment outcomes. The aim of this study is to analyse self-reported mental health problems among young people receiving outpatient treatment for substance use problems in Sweden. We explore what types of mental health problems are more or less predominant, and whether there are significant differences between boys and girls. Read More

BMC Geriatr 2020 Jun 24;20(1):222. Epub 2020 Jun 24.

Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.

Background: Resident-to-resident aggression in nursing homes is a public health problem of growing concern, impacting the safety, health and well-being of all residents involved. Despite this, little research has been conducted on its occurrence particularly in large-scale national studies. The aim of this study was to explore the extent and nature of resident-to-resident aggression in Norwegian nursing homes, as reported by nursing staff. Read More

Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 Jun 22;17(12). Epub 2020 Jun 22.

Department of Educational & Community Programs, Queens College, City University of New York, New York, NY 11367, USA.

Cyber-bullying is becoming an increasing school and health problem affecting adolescents worldwide. A number of studies have examined risk factors and protective factors in cyber-bullying situations and their consequences on the psychological well-being of adolescents. Gratitude and Emotional Intelligence (EI) are two personal resources that have been shown to have beneficial effects on the health and the social, personal and psychological functioning of young people. Read More