A behavioral model of families' use of health services

Understanding and improving transitions of older people: a user and carer centred approach

This project focuses on older people and their transition between different services and agencies in health and social care. Research studies and reports from inspectors have sh...

Child Neglect Among the Poor: A Study of Parental Adequacy in Families of Three Ethnic Groups.

Effects of Parental Divorce on Mental Health Throughout the Life Course

The long-term effects of parental divorce on individuals' mental health after the transition to adulthood are examined using data from a British birth cohort that has been follo...

Post-traumatic stress disorder in the community: an epidemiological study

SYNOPSIS Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was studied in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Among 2985 subjects, the lifetime and six month prevalence figures for PTSD ...

Family Influences on Alcohol Abuse and Other Problem Behaviors Among Black and White Adolescents in a General Population Sample

There is a lack of systematic research on family influences on the development of drinking patterns of Black and White adolescents. These issues are examined in an ongoing longi...