Adolescent physical and psychological health: Ethico-legal considerations

Perceptions of Physical, Psychological, Social and Legal Deterrents for Joyriding

Ethico-legal aspects of the protocol for needlestick injuries.

Although protocols vary from institution to institution in South Africa, there seem to be some common threads that raise persistent ethico-Iegal problems. Most institutions require that the patient's blood should be taken and be submitted for immediate testing along with the HCW's blood. This policy might lead to an HCW or patient being told in the middle of the night that he/she is HIV-positiv...

The Effect of Adolescent Physical and Sexual Dating Violence on the Nutritional and Psychological Health of Adolescent Girls

RUNNING HEAD: Attachment relationships and adolescent psychological health Attachment Relationships and Adolescent Psychological Health: The Influence of Romantic Relationships

Research demonstrates that attachment relationships play important roles in adolescent psychological health. The influence of romantic relationships on adjustment is less clear. Using a cross-sectional sample of 515 adolescents, the current study examines whether romantic relationships replace the influence of other attachment relationships on adolescent psychological health. Regression analyse...

Psychological trauma, physical health and somatisation.

The aim of this review is to examine the relationship between trauma, physical health and somatisation. A search was made on the Procite Database at the Department of Psychiatry at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences for research articles with the following key words: posttraumatic stress disorder, somatisation, trauma (the Procite Database holds more than 15,000 articles r...