Drug Abuse and Personality
New science has discovered that certain personality types are predictably predisposed to addiction risk, and that educational efforts can be targeted to them effectively.
Vulnerable Populations Sub-categories:
- Children and Youth at Risk (171)
- Women At Risk (6)
How Kids Can Take Control of Chronic Disease
Children with chronic diseases often have a tough time transitioning from pediatric care to adult care, which has to be managed by the patient.
Concussions and Camaraderie
A well known sportswriter and parent shares the red flags he saw as well as the benefits of playing youth football.
Adoption Psychology (2016)
People who are adopted have more psychological problems than others, yet they also tend to have other psychological strengths.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Experts explain how better prevention efforts for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder could greatly reduce a wide variety of social problems.
Child Heart Arrhythmias
Children and adolescents seldom have “heart attacks,” but they sometimes have heart arrhythmias which can look like the same thing, and be just as deadly.
Drowning on Land
When a child is pulled out of the water and revived they may face life-threatening peril hours or days later as the body reacts.
Kids’ Kidney Stones
Experts discuss why the risk of kidney stones in kids is rising, why doctors still sometimes miss the diagnosis, and how kidney stones are treated in children.
OTC Drugs and Tweens
Experts discuss how to educate tweens on taking OTC drugs safely.
The Traumatized Brain
Traumatic brain injuries, even mild ones, may produce cognitive and personality changes months later. An expert explains these injuries and how to prevent some of the consequences.
Human Trafficking
Slavery was officially outlawed 150 years ago in the US, but millions of vulnerable low-wage workers are still exploited and trapped in the US and around the world. Experts discuss why foreigners are especially at risk of being intimidated into forced labor in the US and how they might be rescued.
Children’s Mental Health Treatment
A recent study finds that about 35 percent of children receiving treatment for mental health issues are being treated only by a primary care physician. This is due in part to a shortage in pediatric mental health care providers as well as a stigma in consulting them. Experts discuss readiness of pediatricians to treat mental illness in children and …
