Racial discrimination and other adverse childhood experiences as risk factors for internalizing mental health concerns among Black youth

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donte L. Bernard ◽  
Quinton Smith ◽  
Paul Lanier
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Black Youth ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Mental Health Concerns

Suicide in Mexican Prisons: Mental Health Symptomology and Risk Factors for Suicidal Ideation and Suicidal Behavior

2021 ◽  
Vol 101 (6) ◽  
pp. 675-698
Author(s):  
Berenice Pérez-Ramírez ◽  
Juan J. Barthelemy ◽  
Robin E. Gearing ◽  
Lindamarie Olson ◽  
Natalia Giraldo-Santiago ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Male Prisoners ◽  
Growing Population

In Mexico, suicide and suicidal behaviors (SB) have increased 275% since 1990. Prisoners constitute a growing population in Mexico and have been identified as high suicide risk. Using a sample of 194 male prisoners, we measure what demographics and mental health symptomology are associated with suicidal ideation (SI) and SB, and identify what demographics and mental health symptomology predict SI and SB. Global Severity and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) were significant predictors of experiencing SI, whereas global severity, ACEs, and age were significant predictors of experiencing SB. Findings support increased identification and comprehensive mental health services addressing suicidality in prisons.

scholarly journals The Association between a History of Parental Addictions and Arthritis in Adulthood: Findings from a Representative Community Survey

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esme Fuller-Thomson ◽  
Jessica P. Liddycoat ◽  
Maria Stefanyk
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adult Health ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship

Aims. To examine the relationship between a history of parental addictions and the cumulative lifetime incidence of arthritis while controlling for age, sex, race, and four clusters of risk factors: (1) other adverse childhood experiences, (2) adult health behaviors (i.e., smoking, obesity, inactivity, and alcohol consumption), (3) adult socioeconomic status and (4) mental health. Materials and Methods. Secondary analysis of 13,036 Manitoba and Saskatchewan respondents of the population-based 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey. Sequential logistic regression analyses were conducted. Findings. After controlling for demographic characteristics, including age, gender, and race, respondents who reported a history of parental addictions had significantly higher odds of arthritis in comparison to individuals without (OR=1.58; 95% CI 1.38–1.80). Adjustment for socioeconomic status, adult health behaviors, and mental health conditions had little impact on the parental addictions and arthritis relationship. The association between parental addictions and arthritis was substantially reduced when adverse childhood experiences (OR=1.33; 95% CI 1.15–1.53) and all four groups of risk factors collectively (OR=1.30; 95% CI = 1.12–1.51) were included in the analyses; however, the relationship remained statistically significant. Conclusions. A robust association was found between parental addictions and cumulative lifetime incidence of arthritis. This link remained even when controlling for four groups of potential risk factors.

scholarly journals Adverse childhood experiences and depression among women in rural Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine LeMasters ◽  
Lisa M. Bates ◽  
Esther O. Chung ◽  
John A. Gallis ◽  
Ashley Hagaman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Rural Pakistan ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Major Depressive Episodes ◽  
Depressive Episodes

Abstract Background Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are a common pathway to adult depression. This pathway is particularly important during the perinatal period when women are at an elevated risk for depression. However, this relationship has not been explored in South Asia. This study estimates the association between ACEs and women’s (N = 889) depression at 36 months postpartum in rural Pakistan. Method Data come from the Bachpan Cohort study. To capture ACEs, an adapted version of the ACE-International Questionnaire was used. Women’s depression was measured using both major depressive episodes (MDE) and depressive symptom severity. To assess the relationship between ACEs and depression, log-Poisson models were used for MDE and linear regression models for symptom severity. Results The majority (58%) of women experienced at least one ACE domain, most commonly home violence (38.3%), followed by neglect (20.1%). Women experiencing four or more ACEs had the most pronounced elevation of symptom severity (β = 3.90; 95% CL = 2.13, 5.67) and MDE (PR = 2.43; 95% CL = 1.37, 4.32). Symptom severity (β = 2.88; 95% CL = 1.46, 4.31), and MDE (PR = 2.01; 95% CL = 1.27, 3.18) were greater for those experiencing community violence or family distress (β = 2.04; 95%; CL = 0.83, 3.25) (PR = 1.77; 95% CL = 1.12, 2.79). Conclusions Findings suggest that ACEs are substantively distinct and have unique relationships to depression. They signal a need to address women’s ACEs as part of perinatal mental health interventions and highlight women’s lifelong experiences as important factors to understanding current mental health. Trial registration NCT02111915. Registered 11 April 2014. NCT02658994. Registered 22 January 2016. Both trials were prospectively registered.

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