The Psychological Effects of Exposure to Wartime Trauma in Bosnian Residents...
It has been widely reported that exposure to war-related trauma leads to psychological distress in human beings, and it has been hypothesized that this psychological distress may be compounded when...
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Prior research has shown that women report mostly negative expectations about being a gender-token in male-dominated work groups. We speculate that this is partially caused by the socially-ascribed...
View ArticleIdaho Adult Perceptions of Underage Drinking
This workshop focused on the results of a statewide survey of Idaho adults that was funded through a $27,000 contract with the Idaho Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Task Force and the Idaho...
View ArticleTeaching and Learning Operant Principles in Animal Shelters: Perspectives...
Many instructors have expressed a recent interest in incorporating service-learning activities into their courses. Several authors have maintained that service-learning opportunities help students to...
View ArticleFacilitating Preventative Mental Health Interventions for College Students:...
The college student experience, although often exciting, empowering, and invigorating, can also be stressful, anxiety producing, and lonely (e.g., Kohn and Frazer, 1986; Miller and Rice, 1993). Many...
View ArticleProgram Evaluation in a Residential Youth Care Facility: The Case of Project...
Well-designed program evaluations can be useful tools for organizations and agencies in both the business and social service sectors; they help organizations make important assessments about the...
View ArticleMental Health Care Issues in a Predominantly Rural and Frontier State:...
Some research suggests that life in rural and frontier areas, although often portrayed as idyllic, may in some respects be problematic. One area of concern regards mental health, as it has been...
View ArticleThe Relation Between Parental Status and Alcohol Use Patterns and Attitudes...
In a sample of 143 adults from a population of households in Idaho, significant differences in patterns of alcohol use and attitudes about underage drinking were found as a function of parental...
View ArticleMental Health and Substance Abuse Issues Among Native Americans Living on a...
The purpose of the study was to document the perceived and actual mental health and substance abuse issues of residents living on a remote reservation in the Northwestern United States. Surveys were...
View ArticleThe Impact of Volunteering on Seniors’ Health and Quality of Life: An...
Past research suggests that senior citizens often face challenges related to deteriorating physical and men- tal health, and the quality of their lives may suffer as a result. Past research also...
View ArticleFifth Year Evaluation of the Clinical Services Program
The presentation documented the mental health and substance abuse problems among juveniles in Idaho’s 12 juvenile detention centers, as well as stakeholders’ perceptions of the program. The research...
View ArticleAdults’ Alcohol Consumption Behaviour and Support for Restrictions on...
Research suggests that underage drinking is a serious problem in the United States, and that many of the factors that influence minors to consume alcohol are environmental in their nature. One such...
View ArticleProviders’ Perceptions of Prevalent Mental and Behavioral Health Problems:...
Most research exploring possible differences in the prevalence of mental and behavioral health¹ (MBH) problems between urban and rural areas has indicated that there are no differences. Unfortunately,...
View ArticlePost-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Refugee Communities: The Importance of...
In the past several decades, millions of refugees fleeing conflicts across the globe have been resettled in other countries, including industrialized Western nations such as the United States, Canada,...
View ArticleThe Influence of Social Status on Token Women Leaders’ Expectations about...
Prior research has shown that women report mostly negative expectations about being a gender-token in male-dominated work groups. We speculate that this is partially caused by the socially-ascribed...
View ArticleThe Psychological Effects of Exposure to Wartime Trauma in Bosnian Residents...
It has been widely reported that exposure to war-related trauma leads to psychological distress in human beings, and it has been hypothesized that this psychological distress may be compounded when...
View ArticleMental Health and Substance Abuse Issues Among Native Americans Living on a...
The purpose of the study was to document the perceived and actual mental health and substance abuse issues of residents living on a remote reservation in the Northwestern United States. Surveys were...
View ArticleProgram Evaluation in a Residential Youth Care Facility: The Case of Project...
Well-designed program evaluations can be useful tools for organizations and agencies in both the business and social service sectors; they help organizations make important assessments about the...
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