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Theses and Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations

2017

Mental health

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Effects Of The Protective Factor Of Therapy And Risk Factor Of Alcohol Use On Psychological Outcomes Among Racially Ethnic Female Survivors Of Sexual Victimization, Annie M. Varvaryan Jan 2017

Effects Of The Protective Factor Of Therapy And Risk Factor Of Alcohol Use On Psychological Outcomes Among Racially Ethnic Female Survivors Of Sexual Victimization, Annie M. Varvaryan

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The current study examines the utilization of therapy as a protective factor and alcohol use as a risk factor for racially ethnic diverse female survivors of sexual victimization against the development of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Irritable Depression (ID), and sexual revictimization. A sample of ethnically diverse female adult participants who endorsed sexual victimization from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R) were included in the study (n = 1115). Logistic regression analyses were used to determine the probability of the predictor variables of therapy and alcohol use impacting the outcome variables and whether or not the …


A Mixed Methods Study Examining Parent Impressions Of A Psychoeducational Program On Common Issues During Childhood, Erika Rajo Jan 2017

A Mixed Methods Study Examining Parent Impressions Of A Psychoeducational Program On Common Issues During Childhood, Erika Rajo

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The rate of youth suffering from untreated emotional and behavioral problems has risen in recent years. Various barriers to treatment utilization of youth and their families have been identified in the literature, including logistical factors (i.e. transportation, lack of child care), financial barriers, as well as system barriers (i.e. limited knowledge of mental health difficulties among parents of young children). Parents/caregivers are often the primary gatekeepers to treatment for children suffering from mental health problems. Additionally, psychoeducational programs have increasingly gained support as an effective evidence-based practice that may bolster treatment utilization among youth. A psychoeducational program for parents of …