ion and Evaluation of Studies Two reviewers evaluated each study using an adaptation of a standardized abstraction form, which included a quality assessment (www.thecommunityguide.org/methods/abstractionform. pdf). Disagreements were resolved by discussion and team consensus. DistillerSR, version 1, was used to manage references, screen citations, and abstract data. Microsoft Excel 2010 was use...

Although treatment of the mentally ill has had a long past institutionalisation as a method of handling the mentally ill has a relatively brief history. Deutsch (1949) has brilliantly documented the course of development of the asylum in the USA. The asylum concept developed primarily so as to provide a milieu for a more humane custodial care of the mentally ill as compared to their own homes w...

Task Force Finding The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends mental health benefits legislation, particularly comprehensive parity legislation, based on sufficient evidence of effectiveness in improving financial protection and increasing appropriate utilization of mental health services for people with mental health conditions. There is also evidence that mental health benefits l...

TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .. .................................... 93 I. Background . ................................ 102 A. Statutory Basis for Antitrust Offenses ........... 102 B. Judicial Construction of Antitrust Laws ......... 103 1. Monopolization and attempted monopolization: section 2 offenses ........................ 103 2. Combinations or contracts in restraint of trade: section...

BACKGROUND Mass media representations of health issues influence public perceptions of those issues. Despite legislation prohibiting smoking in public spaces, second-hand smoke (SHS) remains a health risk in the United Kingdom (UK). Further legislation might further limit children's exposure to SHS by prohibiting smoking in private vehicles carrying children. This research was designed to deter...

The enactment of a single legislative scheme governing nonconsensual treatment of both 'physical' and 'mental' illnesses, based on incapacity principles, has been mooted in recent law reform debates in the UK. We propose a framework for such legislation and consider in more detail the provisions it should contain. The design of legislation that combines the strengths of both incapacity and civi...

OBJECTIVE This study aims to propose a framework for measuring the degree of public health-sensitivity of patent legislation reformed after the World Trade Organization's TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) Agreement entered into force. METHODS The methodology for establishing and testing the proposed framework involved three main steps:(1) a literature review on TRI...

A health-care workforce representative of our nation's diversity is a health and research priority. Although racial and ethnic minorities represent 37% of Americans, they comprise only 16% of the nursing workforce. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of state legislation on minority recruitment to nursing. Using data from the National Conference of State Legislatures, American A...