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Mental Health In Mississippi: Analysis And Recommendations, Harvard Law School Mississippi Delta Project Mar 2014

Mental Health In Mississippi: Analysis And Recommendations, Harvard Law School Mississippi Delta Project

Delta Directions: Publications

Thousands of Mississippians struggle with some type of mental illness, and their experiences illustrate that mental health is more than just a medical issue. Mental health has a profound impact on Mississippi’s economy and overall standard of living; it is deeply connected to education, unemployment rates, crime, drug use, and public assistance. Given the far-­‐reaching impact of mental health, it is important that all stakeholders (e.g., mental health professionals, state legislators, local policymakers, educators, attorneys), have access to detailed information about the current state of Mississippi’s mental health system as well as an in-­‐depth analysis of the system’s most pressing …


Determining Physician And Patient Characteristics That Predict The Use Of Atypical Antipsychotics In Children With Mental Health Disorders, Sujith Ramachandran Jan 2014

Determining Physician And Patient Characteristics That Predict The Use Of Atypical Antipsychotics In Children With Mental Health Disorders, Sujith Ramachandran

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Exploring Jungian Archetypes As Potential Predictors Of Infidelity In Committed Relationships, Kattrina Miller Roach Jan 2014

Exploring Jungian Archetypes As Potential Predictors Of Infidelity In Committed Relationships, Kattrina Miller Roach

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Transgenerational Transmission Of Trauma In Second Generation Latino Children And Adolescents, Ricardo Phipps Jan 2014

Transgenerational Transmission Of Trauma In Second Generation Latino Children And Adolescents, Ricardo Phipps

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This study explored the impact that immigration-related trauma has upon families, particularly second-generation immigrant children in the Latino-American community in the United States, and the possibility that second-generation immigrant Latinos are vulnerable to transgenerational trauma. Transgenerational trauma involves the exhibition of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in subsequent generations in families with histories of trauma exposure. Multiple linear regression was conducted to explore the existence of a correlation between PTSD and depression in second-generation Latino immigrant children and adolescents with a myriad of potentially predicting factors. Enhanced understanding of how trauma can affect the children of traumatized immigrants will add …