Browsing Harvard Medical School by Keyword "youth"
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Concussions and youth football: using a public health law framework to head off a potential public health crisis
(Oxford University Press, 2015)Concussion from sport is increasingly recognized as a public health priority. In response, all states and the District of Columbia have enacted youth concussion legislation. This paper first examines key developments in ... -
Longitudinal Course of Deficient Emotional Self-Regulation CBCL Profile in Youth with ADHD: Prospective Controlled Study
(Dove Medical Press, 2012)Background: While symptoms of deficient emotional self-regulation (DESR) have been long associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), there has been limited investigation of this aspect of the clinical ... -
A mental health needs assessment of children and adolescents in post-conflict Liberia: results from a quantitative key-informant survey
(Routledge, 2015)Between 1989 and 2004, Liberia experienced a devastating civil war that resulted in widespread trauma with almost no mental health infrastructure to help citizens cope. In 2009, the Liberian Ministry of Health and Social ... -
Young professionals for health development: the Kenyan experience in combating non-communicable diseases
(Co-Action Publishing, 2013)Young individuals (below 35 years) comprise an estimated 60% of the global population. Not only are these individuals currently experiencing chronic, non-communicable diseases (NCDs), either living with or at risk for these ...