Risk of bias in terms of selection and information was determined for each study

The literature search yielded 939 studies . After duplicates were removed, 710 records remained; studies were then eliminated according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria as mentioned above. A total of 31 studies were excluded based on the following sub-categories: nine studies were excluded because they were case reports, 1 because it was a book…

A larger sample may clarify whether HIV+ and HIVgroups differ in the association between TES and cognitive function

We used Bonferroni corrections for multiple comparisons with alpha set at 0.008 for each comparison of two TES components. We used continuous and not dichotomous versions of our trauma, SES, and stress variables in post-hoc analyses to more precisely examine the contribution of each variable by utilizing the full range of variability in each of the…

The WEA organized the referendum against the legislation and won support from key Democratic lawmakers

My analysis builds on prior data collection efforts using IRS 990 forms from Reckhow and Snyder and Ferrare and Setari . Reckhow and Snyder collected grant-making data from the 15 largest foundations by K-12 education spending in 2000, 2005, and 2010, and coded the data by type of recipient organization. Ferrare and Setari also collected grant-making…

Most notable is uncertainty over enforcement of federal laws prohibiting marijuana

Journalistic accounts and my own elite interviews have highlighted the importance of mobilizing employees in the growing political sway of the marijuana industry, especially in states that have adopted adult-use legalization . A second reason members might support industries with a presence in their districts draws on the logic of structural power . Because their re-election prospects…

Most groups are affected by policy decisions in multiple states and the federal government

While the upshot of Tiebout’s model is generally positive, firms’ and individuals’ mobility across the federal system can also have negative consequences. Government competition for mobile individuals and firms can lead to a regulatory “race to the bottom” to the extent that governments seek to attract business investment, and believe that they can do so…

Intimate partner violence is also a correlate of drug use and harmful alcohol consumption

The mean age at baseline was 33 years and most participants were male; 25% were female and 78% had more than a 9th grade education. More men than women were employed. The monthly median income was 20,000 Rubles , approximately $550 USD at a conversion rate averaged over the time of survey administration , and women appeared more likely than men…

Studies during a similar period suggest increased BDZ quantity and dosage among those filling prescriptions

Exclusion criteria were as follows: treatment seeking for AUD, current diagnosis of substance use disorder other than nicotine or alcohol, lifetime diagnosis of moderate-to-severe substance use disorder other than nicotine, alcohol, or cannabis, a diagnosis of bipolar disorder or any psychotic disorder, current suicidal ideation, current use of non-prescription drugs, other than cannabis, use of cannabis more than twice weekly, clinically significant physical…

The ability to process caloric alcoholic beverages may be linked to individual differences in alcohol consumption

The GSCAN consortium recently showed that there are at least 13 independent signals with minor allele frequencies over 0.001 at 4q23 . Intriguingly, several of those loci are also strongly implicated in non-psychiatric, somatic traits . Beyond the alcohol metabolizing genes, the region containing the genes beta-klotho and the Fibroblast growth factor 21 has been robustly associated…

Consistent condom use can effectively reduce sexual transmission of both HIV and STIs

Another study amongst migrant MSM in Beijing, China found that having a foreign MSM friend was significantly associated with HIV infection. It is possible that foreigners who have sex with Vietnamese MSM may have higher risks of HIV infection, since they may also have sex with other MSM in other countries where they travel. We…

There are many other unwritten rules that prevent the mentally ill from attaining full access to human rights

The one present clinical psychologist overwhelmingly offers counselling, family therapy, individual therapy, and behavioural therapy to all of the hospital’s outpatients and inpatients. Due to this unfathomable ratio of one psychologist to around 17,265 patients, the quality of therapy and frequency of contact is low, and Dr. Dzadey proposed that there should be a minimum…