All Resources for 'Public Health'

UK Biobank: An Open Access Population-Based Prospective Study of 500,000 Participants

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Partner Organisation

Jo Holliday, Thomas Littlejohns, Ligia Adamska, Cathie Sudlow, Nicola Doherty, Naomi Allen

Introduction: UK Biobank was created as an open-access resource for the investigation of the genetic, environmental and lifestyle determinants of a...

Correlates of Substance Use in Male Pakistani Adolescents

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

Salman Shahzad, Wendy Leigh Kliewer, Muzafar Ali, Nasreen Begum

Substance use is a significant problem in Pakistan, particularly among male adolescents, yet there are few studies of the correlates of use in this population. As a first step...

Predictors of Treatment Response Following Parent Management Training: Child, Context, and Therapy Factors

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

Terje Gunnar Ogden, Kristine Amlund Hagen

Parent Management Training- the Oregon model (PMTO) was introduced as a treatment alternative to families in both child welfare services and child psychiatric out-patient clinics in Norway, in 2001...

Risk and Resilience among Out-Of-School Youth in South Africa

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

Lisa Wegner, Joachim Jacobs, Renette J Blignaut, Innocent Karangwa, Elizabeth Weybright, Linda Lee Caldwell, Edward Allan Smith

South African youth experience many challenges including unemployment, poverty, disorganised families, health...

Indicated Prevention of Anxiety and Depression in School Children

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Partner Organisation

Kristin Martinsen, Simon-Peter Neumer, Solveig I Holen, Anne Mari Sund, Joshua Patras, Lene-Mari Rasmussen, Frode Adolfsen, Mona Elisabeth Løvaas, Marit Loetveit Pedersen, Trine Waaktaar

Introduction: Anxiety and depression are common...

Drug Use in Adolescence: Association with Gender, Parenting Practices, Self-Efficacy and Future Time Perspective

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Women
Theories and Science
Partner Organisation

Luis G. A. Vinha, Nayara D M A A Khouri, Sheila Giardini Murta

The use of both illegal and legal drugs among adolescents poses a serious problem to societies worldwide. In this sense, it is fundamental to determine the risk and protective...

Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Is the Most Essential Intervention among People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) to Achieve Reduction HIV Transmission through Pwid to Others in Myanmar

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Partner Organisation

Rosie Myint, Wah Wah Lwin

Background: There is a sustained downward trend in HIV prevalence among the sentinel groups which include People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) reflecting the effectiveness of programme for safer sexual behaviors and...

Results of the Spanish Cultural Adaptation of the Strengthening Families Program 12-16

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

Carmen Orte, Lluís Ballester, Joan Amer, Marga Vives, Maria Antònia Gomila, Rosario Pozo, Belén Pascual, Karol L. Kumpfer

Introduction: The Family Competence Program (FCP) for 12 to 16-year-old teenagers is the Spanish adaptation of the...