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Characteristics, Needs, and Help Seeking of Partner Violence Victims Mandated to Community Services by Courts and Child Protective Services
This article presents an exploratory, descriptive study that investigates (a) the characteristics of service‐mandated, parenting IPV victims; (b) the needs of service‐mandated, parenting IPV victims; and (c) the types of help‐seeking behavior these women had engaged in before their service referral. Study findings indicate that, although the participants showed parenting strengths and active help‐seeking efforts, this sample of women was characterized by severe IPV experiences and serious mental health needs. (Source: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry)
Source: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry - October 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Rebecca J. Macy, Cynthia F. Rizo, Dania M. Ermentrout Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

The Mothering Experiences of Sex‐Trafficked Women: Between Here and There
This qualitative study focuses on the mothering experiences of women from the former Soviet Union (FSU) who were sex‐trafficked to Israel. In‐depth interviews were conducted with 8 women who gave birth either in the FSU or in Israel. The women's stories reflect 3 experiential spheres, those of “the good mother,” “the sacrificing mother,” and “the mother who wants for herself.” These mothering spheres were found to exist against the backdrop of a life between 2 countries, where the women's mothering is split between “here” and “there.” Furthermore, it was found that the women's sex‐trafficking expe...
Source: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry - October 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Einat Peled, Ayelet Parker Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Child Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation: A Review of Promising Prevention Policies and Programs
This article highlights promising policies and programs designed to prevent child trafficking and CSE by combating demand for sex with children, reducing supply, and strengthening communities. The literature reviewed includes academic publications as well as international and governmental and nongovernmental reports. Implications for social policy and future research are presented. (Source: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry)
Source: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry - October 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Yvonne Rafferty Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

The Challenges of Reintegration for Service Members and Their Families
The ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have posed a number of reintegration challenges to service members. Much of the research focuses on those service members experiencing psychological problems and being treated at the VA. In this article, we contend that much of the distress service members experience occurs following deployment and is a consequence of the difficulties encountered during their efforts to successfully reintegrate into their families and communities. We propose a new conceptual framework for intervening in this reintegration distress that is psycho‐educational in nature as well as a new delivery mode...
Source: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry - October 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Steven J. Danish, Bradley J. Antonides Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Childhood Antecedents of Incarceration and Criminal Justice Involvement Among Homeless Veterans
This study examined the association between three types of childhood problems, family instability, conduct disorder behaviors, and childhood abuse, and criminal justice involvement and incarceration in adulthood. Data from 1,161 homeless veterans across 19 sites participating in the Housing and Urban Development–Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program were examined. After controlling for sociodemographics and mental health diagnoses, veterans who reported more conduct disorder behaviors during childhood tended to report more criminal charges of all types, more convictions, and longer periods of incarceration during a...
Source: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry - October 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jack Tsai, Robert A. Rosenheck Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Stress‐Related Changes in Toddlers and Their Mothers Following the Attack of September 11
Unlike other forms of disaster, terrorism is not confined to a particular place or time, and recent evidence indicates that the 9/11 terrorist attack was a significant macrolevel stressor affecting the health and mental health of United States citizens. No studies, however, have reported symptoms in toddlers and their mothers both before and after the attacks. To address this gap, we examined the effects of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on mothers and their 33‐month‐old toddlers. The attacks occurred during data collection at 33 months of a longitudinal study. Thirty‐three‐month‐old toddlers and mothers who were as...
Source: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry - October 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Anne Conway, Susan C. McDonough, Michael J. MacKenzie, Chantal Follett, Arnold Sameroff Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

The Differential Impact of Terrorism on Two Israeli Communities
The authors evaluated 2 cohorts of individuals from different Israeli communities (Sderot and Otef Aza) that are repeatedly subjected to potentially lethal missile attacks. Although both communities border the Gaza Strip and face similar levels of threat, the authors hypothesized that the Sderot cohort would endorse higher rates of stress‐related symptoms because it has fewer mitigating economic and psychosocial resources. The authors further hypothesized that there would be a significant relationship between exposure to terror and psychopathology regardless of community context. To test these predictions, the authors co...
Source: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry - October 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Nathan R. Stein, Yonit Schorr, Lillian Krantz, Benjamin D. Dickstein, Zahava Solomon, Danny Horesh, Brett T. Litz Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Cultural Aspects Within Caregiver Interactions of Ultra‐Orthodox Jewish Women and Their Family Members With Mental Illness
The role of cultural dynamics and norms within families of persons with mental illness has been an underexplored subject, although the familial context has been recognized as influential. This subject was studied with 24 ultra‐Orthodox Jewish mothers of persons with mental illness who live in a relatively closed religious community. While participating in the Keshet educational program designed for family caregivers in mental health, they wrote Meaningful Interactional Life Episodes that involved a dialogue exchange in their lives. Qualitative analysis of 50 episodes illuminates the significant role that religious and cu...
Source: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry - October 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Penina Weiss, Ron Shor, Naomi Hadas‐Lidor Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Political Violence, Health, and Coping Among Palestinian Women in the West Bank
This study examined the influence of lifetime and past 30‐day experiences of political violence on the mental and physical health of adult Palestinian women from the West Bank (N = 122). Two hypotheses were examined: (a) Reports of political violence exposure would be related to reports of poorer physical and mental health and (b) several coping variables (proactive coping; self‐reliance; reliance on political, family, and religious support; and political or civic engagement) would function as moderators of the effects of political violence, buffering or weakening its effects on physical and mental health outcomes. B...
Source: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry - October 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Cindy A. Sousa Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

The Relative Impacts of Uncertainty and Mothers' Communication on Hopelessness Among Palestinian Refugee Youth
This study applies the Entropy Model of Uncertainty (Hirsh, Mar, & Peterson, 2012) and the stress‐buffering hypothesis (for review, see Hegelson, 2003) to examine the experience of uncertainty among adolescent Palestinians living in refugee camps in Lebanon. It then tests the role of mothers' uncertainty‐related communication for adolescent hopelessness. One hundred and sixty‐two adolescents across 2 refugee camps in Lebanon participated in the study. Results support the existence of elevated levels of uncertainty about both personal and macrosecurity, show an association between uncertainty regarding personal se...
Source: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry - October 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Walid A. Afifi, Tamara D. Afifi, Stephanie Robbins, Najib Nimah Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Parental Styles in the Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma Stemming From the Khmer Rouge Regime in Cambodia
The impact of parental styles in intergenerational transmission of trauma among mothers who survived the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, in power from 1975 to 1979, and their teenaged children was examined in 2 studies. In Study 1, 46 Cambodian female high school students and their mothers were recruited. Each daughter completed anxiety and depression measures as well as assessment of her mother's role‐reversing, overprotective, and rejecting parental styles, whereas the mothers completed measures of their trauma exposure during the Khmer Rouge regime and PTSD symptoms. In support of trauma transmission, the mother's PTS...
Source: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry - October 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Nigel P. Field, Sophear Muong, Vannavuth Sochanvimean Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

A Longitudinal Study of Demographic Factors Associated With Stressors and Symptoms in African Refugees
The objectives of this study were to assess differences in premigration, transit, and resettlement stressor exposure and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms as a function of demographic characteristics (i.e., gender, ethnicity, age, time in United States) and to examine the concurrent and longitudinal relations between stressor exposure and PTSD symptoms. The sample consisted of adult (18–78 years) Somali and Oromo refugee men and women (N = 437). Qualitative data regarding participants’ self‐nominated worst stressors collected at Time 2 (T2) informed the development of quantitative scales assessing pre...
Source: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry - October 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sulani Perera, Margaret Gavian, Patricia Frazier, David Johnson, Marline Spring, Joseph Westermeyer, James Butcher, Linda Halcon, Cheryl Robertson, Kay Savik, James Jaranson Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

The Differential Influence of Contextual Risks on Psychosocial Functioning and Participation of Australian Aboriginal Youth
This study investigated the differential influence of contextual risks for positive psychosocial functioning and participation in education or employment in a representative sample of 12‐ to 17‐year‐old Aboriginal youth (N = 674) using data drawn from the Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey (WAACHS) 2000–2002. The authors modeled the influence of 3 empirical risk measures (risk factor, cumulative risk, and single risks) on positive psychosocial functioning and participation in education or employment. Results showed different risks for different developmental outcomes. Single sociodemographic risks ...
Source: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry - October 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Katrina D. Hopkins, Catherine L. Taylor, Stephen R. Zubrick Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Tiger Mother: Popular and Psychological Scientific Perspectives on Asian Culture and Parenting
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Source: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry - October 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: P. Priscilla Lui, David Rollock Tags: The Community Source Type: research

Vouchers and Free Market Ideology
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Source: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry - October 1, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Murray Levine, Adeline Levine Tags: The Community Source Type: research