Domestic Violence A Growing Problem For Veterans "The increasing number of veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) raises the risk of domestic violence and its consequences on families and children in communities across the United States," says Monica Matthieu, Ph.D., an expert on veteran mental
health and an assistant professor of social work at Washington University in St. Louis. "Treatments for domestic violence are very different than those for PTSD.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAfrican-American Children Affected By Family Problems More Than Other Races It is a common belief that girls tend to internalize their problems, becoming depressed or anxious, while boys externalize their problems, turning to violence against people or property. A new study in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy found that this idea did not hold for African-American youth who were in the juvenile justice system. For them, whether they internalized or externalized depended not on gender but on what was happening within their families.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comExpert Available To Discuss Recent Prevalence Of Female Sexual Dysfunction Study According to a recent study of over 30,000 women in the U.S. published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology, over 40% of women report having some sort of sexual dysfunction, and 12% reported distress and that these problems affected their daily lives. "These statistics are consistent with other reports of prevalence," says Dr. Sheryl A. Kingsberg, clinical psychologist, author, and associate professor.
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