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Developing an Understanding of Complex Trauma Among Child Sexual Assault Survivors in South Africa: Implications for Practice

Child Abuse Rev. 2024 Nov-Dec;33(6):e70012. doi: 10.1002/car.70012. Epub 2024 Dec 10. ABSTRACT South Africa has extraordinarily high levels of CSA with profound immediate and long-term …

Feasibility Testing of a Health Literacy Intervention With Adolescents and Young Adults in South Africa: The LifeLab Soweto Programme

Health Expect. 2024 Dec;27(6):e70121. doi: 10.1111/hex.70121. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Low health literacy levels during adolescence and young adulthood (AYA) may impact acute healthcare access and longer-term …

The Role of “The Talk” and Its Themes in Black Youths’ Anticipatory Stress of Police Brutality

Pediatrics. 2024 Dec 12:e2024067065. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-067065. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Research on conversations between caregivers and their children about how to …

Associations between sleep duration, insomnia, depression, anxiety and registry-based school grades: A longitudinal study among high-school students

J Sleep Res. 2024 Dec 11:e14430. doi: 10.1111/jsr.14430. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT This study explored the prospective associations between sleep patterns, mental health and …

Revisiting health systems to integrate perinatal mental health into maternal and child health services: perspectives from research, policy and implementation

BMJ Glob Health. 2024 Dec 11;9(12):e015820. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015820. NO ABSTRACT PMID:39663124 | DOI:10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015820

Multifactorial influences on childhood insomnia: Genetic, socioeconomic, brain development and psychopathology insights

J Affect Disord. 2024 Dec 9:S0165-0327(24)02017-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.12.031. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Insomnia is the most prevalent sleep disturbance during childhood and can result …

Childhood allergy and anxiety/depression in early adulthood: A longitudinal study in the ALSPAC birth cohort

Brain Behav Immun. 2024 Dec 9:S0889-1591(24)00718-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2024.11.029. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Allergic disease and common mental disorders frequently co-occur. However, little is …

Associations of sexual orientation and state-level antidiscrimination policy protections with alcohol, tobacco, and mental health outcomes in a U.S. sample of adolescents and adults

Soc Sci Med. 2024 Dec 4;365:117605. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117605. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Structural stigma has important health implications for sexual minority individuals, including …