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Involvement of a Treating Mental Health Professional
Involvement of a Treating Mental Health Professional in a Custody Case If a custody evaluation is performed, the custody evaluator may or may not have the authority to speak with a parent’s treating mental health professional or to obtain that professional’s records regarding the treatment of a patient. The law differs from state to state. […]
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theories undergirded the team assessment approach
I briefly review core theoretical premises from attachment, ecological, and violence risk prediction theories that undergirded the team assessment approach. Attachment theory provides a rich basis for understanding the centrality of parenting, the bonds of love that bind parent and child to each other, and the reasons why a mother parents her children in the […]
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The Health Sector’s Response
The Health Sector’s Response The health sector has so far responded weakly to the challenge with little involvement in the debate or interventions aimed at combating CSEC and rehabilitating its victims. There are numerous fields of action, for example: • The existing data base should be improved by epidemiological and qualitative investigation. Evidence-based results should […]
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Preventing and Combating Commercial sexual exploitation of children
Intervention strategies involve developing and strengthening criminal law and its enforcement. They also include primary and secondary prevention and the protection and rehabilitation of victims. Since, in many cases, sexual exploitation takes place in connection with trafficking, cross-border networking between institutions in all sectors is crucial. In addition, the involvement of communities in particularly affected […]
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What is the “Healthy Migrant Effect”?
What is the “HealthyMigrant Effect”? Firstly, the question has to be resolved whether the observed mortality advantage of migrants is real or due to bias. One possible explanation is the “salmon bias”. Its underlying claim is that gravely ill migrants tend to return to their countries of origin. This leads to a numerator-denominator (numerator-denominator bias) […]
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marital quality definition
marital quality definition Perceived and objective characteristics of a marital union. These characteristics may include self-evaluated assessments of satisfaction, fullfillment, and happiness of union partners. They may also involve selfor externally-evaluated aspects of marital interactions, such as conflict, communication, problem solving, sharing, and physical and/or emotional closeness. In addition to interpersonal dynamics, it involves structural […]
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managed care organizations
Managed Care Organizations Although there are several forms of Managed Care, with partially smooth transitions between the different types, the following three categories can usually be differentiated: • Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) • Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) • Point of Service Organizations (POS Organizations) Health Maintenance Organizations Early in the 1970s, Paul Ellwood, MD, proposed […]
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male factor infertility definition
male factor infertility definition Definition Male-factor infertility is the kind of infertility in which the cause or causes can be attributed to the male partner. Most often male-factor infertility is a result of absent or low sperm count, defects of the testicular veins, or ductal blockages. From Mental health articles, post male factor infertility definition Post […]
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malaria definition biology
malaria definition biology Malaria is an infectious disease of worldwide significance, which is transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito in warm climates. The disease is characterized by recurrent fever attacks. Malaria is an infectious parasitic disease that is common in Africa, Central and South America, theMediterranean countries, Asia, and many Pacific islands. It can be acute or chronic and is […]
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Choosing the right medicine: cost and efficacy
Throughout the world the cost of health care is rising. Particularly in developing countries, this means making hard choices about which medicines to prescribe. Many newer medicines are protected by international patent laws. This means that only one company is allowed to produce that medicine for a certain period of time. These medicines are almost always […]
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