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Just a quickie today as I am trying to get ready for a (slightly anxiety-provoking) trip to South Carolina tomorrow. Assuming Irene gives me a break, I’ll be back in time for the weekend–and my upcoming vacation (but more on that next week). In the meantime, if you have the ability to access it, JAMA devoted an entire issue to Violence and Human Rights earlier this month. See a selection of the available articles after the jump. Find links to all the abstracts here.
Adjunctive Risperidone Treatment for Antidepressant-Resistant Symptoms of Chronic Military Service–Related PTSD: A Randomized Trial
Community-Implemented Trauma Therapy for Former Child Soldiers in Northern Uganda: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Lifetime Prevalence of Gender-Based Violence in Women and the Relationship With Mental Disorders and Psychosocial Function
Prevalence of War-Related Mental Health Conditions and Association With Displacement Status in Postwar Jaffna District, Sri Lanka
Care of the Aging Patient: From Evidence to Action
Elder Abuse and Self-neglect: “I Don’t Care Anything About Going to the Doctor, to Be Honest. . . . ”
Government Policies in Violation of Human Rights as a Barrier to Professionalism
Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder via the Internet: Does Therapeutic Alliance Matter?
Scientific Publication and Global Security
Trade-offs in Using Indirect Sampling to Measure Conflict Violence
Interventions for War-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Meeting Veterans Where They Are
Human Rights Report Details Violence Against Health Care Workers in Bahrain
Traumatic Brain Injury a Growing Problem Among Troops Serving in Today’s Wars