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"But Others Do It!": Do Misperceptions of Schoolmate Alcohol and Marijuana Use Predict Subsequent Drug Use Among Young Adolescents?

The authors examined the effects of perceived prevalence of drug use among same-age peers on adolescents' subsequent drug use.

Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article

A Discrete Time Hazards Model of Smoking Initiation Among West Coast Youth from Age 5 to 23

The impact of demographic and family influence factors on smoking initiation varies over time. However, the maximum risk for initiation is during the early teen years, and the range of considerable vulnerability is during middle school and high school.

Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article

Variations in Stress Incontinence and Prolapse Management by Surgeon Specialty

Early prolapse management by gynecologists corresponded to fewer prolapse repairs in the year following the sling.

Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article

Prevalence of Depression-PTSD Comorbidity: Implications for Clinical Practice Guidelines and Primary Care-Based Interventions

PTSD is more common among depressed primary care patients than previously thought.

Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article

Repeated Measures Analyses of Dose Timing of Antiretroviral Medication and Its Relationship to HIV Virologic Outcomes

Medication adherence is a critical predictor of the effectiveness of antiretroviral medications in the treatment of HIV/AIDS.

Jan 1, 2007
News Release

Troubled Cambodian Refugees Likely to Seek Help for Mental Health Problems, RAND Study Says

October 11, 2006 News Release: Troubled Cambodian Refugees Likely to Seek Help for Mental Health Problems, RAND Study Says.

Oct 11, 2006
Journal Article

Alcohol Outlets, Gonorrhea, and the Los Angeles Civil Unrest: A Longitudinal Analysis

Efforts to control sexually transmitted diseases should address factors that facilitate high-risk behaviors and disease transmission.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

The Collectivity of Sexual Behaviour

Human behaviour can be viewed as a collective phenomenon, determined partly by the group to which individuals belong.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

Socio-environmental Influences on Adolescents' Alcohol Outcome Expectancies: A Prospective Analysis

Investigates the prospective influence of social influence and social bonding variables on the development of alcohol outcome expectancies among adolescents with and without drinking experience.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

HIV Breakthroughs and Risky Sexual Behavior

Recent HIV treatment breakthroughs have lowered HIV mortality in the United States, but have also coincided with increased HIV incidence.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

Vaccinations in Nursing Homes Key to Reducing Influenza Outbreaks

Potentially deadly influenza outbreaks in nursing homes are less likely to occur when large numbers of staff and residents get flu shots. Nursing homes were 60 percent less likely to have an outbreak if more than 55 percent of the staff and more than 89 percent of the residents were vaccinated for influenza.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

Heterogeneity of Childhood Asthma Among Hispanic Children: Puerto Rican Children Bear a Disproportionate Burden

To estimate differences in asthma prevalence among Hispanic subgroups and non-Hispanic children living in the United States

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

Cigarette Smoking from Adolescence to Young Adulthood: Women's Developmental Trajectories and Associates Outcomes

Women with certain patterns of smoking from age 13-23 are at heightened risk for early transitions to sexual activity and parenthood.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

An Update on Adolescent Drug Use: What School Counselors Need to Know

School counselors need to have accurate and age-appropriate prevention education information in order to counsel teens on drug use.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

Talking Wellness: A Description of a Community-Academic Partnered Project to Engage an African-American Community Around Depression Through the Use of Poetry, Film, and Photography

The design, implementation, and preliminary evaluation of an enhanced community-engagement program that uses poetry, film, and photography at a film festival in south Los Angeles is described.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

Does Patient-Provider Gender Concordance Affect Mental Health Care Received by Primary Care Patients with Major Depression?

Detection and care of mental health and substance use problems for patients with depression is not influenced by patient-provider gender concordance.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

Opportunities in Hispanic Drug Abuse Research

Identifies research opportunities for the scientific community in the understudied area of drug use and abuse among Hispanic populations.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

Troubled Cambodian Refugees Likely to Seek Help for Mental Health Problems

In a survey of Cambodian refugees in California, nearly 70 percent of those with mental health disorders sought medical help for emotional or psychological problems in the previous year, contradicting the common belief that Asians are less likely to seek mental health services.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

The Differential Impact of PTSD and Depression on HIV Disease Markers and Adherence to HAART in People Living with HIV

Despite high rates of comorbidity, research has typically focused on the independent impact of PTSD and depression symptoms in people living with HIV.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

Reemphasizing the Context of Women's Risk for HIV/AIDS in the United States

HIV/AIDS is a global epidemic that is increasingly affecting women on every continent.

Jul 1, 2005

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