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The Impact Of Parental Support On The Health Behaviors Of Transgender Young Adults, Jill Hingston
The Impact Of Parental Support On The Health Behaviors Of Transgender Young Adults, Jill Hingston
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Paralleling recent increased public awareness of transgender issues, gender nonconforming youth are coming out at increasingly earlier ages. It is important to understand the impact that family acceptance or family rejection has on the health outcomes of transgender young people, who are at increased risk of discrimination, prejudice, harassment, victimization, violence, and possible mental health issues and who are understudied. This understanding can be framed within the minority stress model and Carl Rogers' theory of self, which provide insight into how minority groups experience negative reactions from both society and an internalized sense of congruence. The purpose of this descriptive, …
Best Practice Suicide Screening/Assessment Tools For The Emergency Department, Katheryn M. Spirito
Best Practice Suicide Screening/Assessment Tools For The Emergency Department, Katheryn M. Spirito
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) often suffer from more than physical ailments when seeking care and treatment. Some of these patients have emotional ailments and suicidal ideation when they come to the local ED. The lack of recognition of at-risk patients by health care providers can lead to poor patient outcomes and death. The focus of this project was to understand which valid and reliable suicide assessment tools described in the literature were considered the best evidence-based instruments to identify ED patients who were at risk for suicide. Peplau's theory of interpersonal relations guided this project. A systematic …