Life Change Events
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Stressful life events and their relationship to psychological and medical functioning in children and adolescents with HIV infection.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVES: To assess the relationship between number and type of stressful life events (SLEs) and psychological and medical functioning in HIV-infected children. METHODS: For this cross-sectional study, caregivers of 55 vertically infected children ... Read more...

Brain structural abnormalities and mental health sequelae in South Vietnamese ex-political detainees who survived traumatic head injury and torture.

30 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: A pilot study of South Vietnamese ex-political detainees who had been incarcerated in Vietnamese reeducation camps and resettled in the United States disclosed significant mental health problems associated with torture and traumatic head ... Read more...

Interactive effect of stressful life events and the serotonin transporter 5-HTTLPR genotype on posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis in 2 independent populations.

30 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: The 5-HTTLPR polymorphism in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) has been found to moderate several categories of emotional response after stressful life events. Previous studies generally focused on its effect on ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Life Change Events'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Gene-environment interactions and depression. 2 Nov 2009
• Gene-environment interactions and depression. 2 Nov 2009
• Gene-environment interactions and depression. 2 Nov 2009
• Gene-environment interactions and depression. 2 Nov 2009
• Stressful life events and their relationship to psychological and medical functioning in children and adolescents with HIV infection. 30 Oct 2009
• Brain structural abnormalities and mental health sequelae in South Vietnamese ex-political detainees who survived traumatic head injury and torture. 30 Oct 2009
• Interactive effect of stressful life events and the serotonin transporter 5-HTTLPR genotype on posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis in 2 independent populations. 30 Oct 2009
• Identifying neighborhood stressors in assessment of drug treatment continuity and relapse. 30 Oct 2009
• To prevent post-traumatic stress disorder, is it helpful to provide psychotherapy to everyone who has been exposed to a significant trauma? 29 Sep 2009
• Routine work environment stress and PTSD symptoms in police officers. 29 Sep 2009
• Sorting out the competing effects of acculturation, immigrant stress, and social support on depression: a report on Korean women in California. 29 Sep 2009
• Defense mechanisms and Major Depressive Disorder in African American women. 29 Sep 2009
• Positron emission tomography measures of endogenous opioid neurotransmission and impulsiveness traits in humans. 29 Sep 2009
• Resting metabolic activity in the cingulate cortex and vulnerability to posttraumatic stress disorder. 29 Sep 2009
• Toxic sequelae of childhood sexual abuse. 29 Sep 2009
• Aging with cerebral palsy and other disabilities: personal reflections and recommendations. 29 Sep 2009
• From tragedy to advocacy. 5 Sep 2009
• Psychosocial development from college through midlife: a 34-year sequential study. 30 Aug 2009
• The intergenerational transmission of parenting: closing comments for the special section. 30 Aug 2009
• Parenting practices and problem behavior across three generations: monitoring, harsh discipline, and drug use in the intergenerational transmission of externalizing behavior. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Life Change Events'

Definition: Those occurrences, including social, psychological, and environmental, which require an adjustment or effect a change in an individual's pattern of living.

Descriptor UI: D008016

Alternative terms: Life Change Events; Event, Life Change; Events, Life Change; Life Change Event; Analysis, Event History; Analyses, Event History; Event History Analyses; Event History Analysis; Life Experiences; Experience, Life; Experiences, Life; Life Experience; Stressful Events; Event, Stressful; Events, Stressful; Stressful Event;

Tree Number: F01.829.458.410;

History Note: 77

Technical Notes: human only: do not confuse with life cycles & life stages of animals & lower organisms; no qualif; FAMILY LIFE CYCLES see FAMILY is also available for "transitional stages through which the family evolves...e.g., marriage, childbearing & death"