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The Case For Extending Patent Terms For Drugs That Treat Rare Diseases, Joanna Louise Thompson
The Case For Extending Patent Terms For Drugs That Treat Rare Diseases, Joanna Louise Thompson
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This paper seeks to determine if extended patent terms can positively effect the production of drugs that treat rare diseases. It reviews the structure of the modern pharmaceutical company and considers the regulatory history that lead to this structure. The paper applies historically significant economic research in the field of patents and considers patent alternatives to establish the best method for incentivizing the development of these drugs. The paper finds that while there are numerous pitfalls and issues with the patent method, there are no viable alternatives. It also concludes that extending patent terms for drugs that treat rare diseases …
Mental Health Literacy Of Latina Women In The United States For Their School-Aged Children, Annarheen S. Pineda
Mental Health Literacy Of Latina Women In The United States For Their School-Aged Children, Annarheen S. Pineda
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Despite known mental health (MH) disparities faced by Latino children relative to children from other minority groups of similar socioeconomic status (SES), little is known about how Latina mothers make MH decisions for their children. The present study examined links between Latina mothers' mental health literacy (MHL), including the recognition of and response to child psychiatric symptoms, and maternal acculturation factors as well as interpersonal violence (IPV) related symptomatology. Participants were 80 Latina mothers from Denver, Colorado and Modesto, California with at least one child between the ages of 8-12 years. Mothers were presented vignettes depicting child internalizing and externalizing …