Sentences with phrase «increased psychological risk»

The combination of two non-traditional pathways to parenthood — donor insemination and single motherhood — together with the absence of a known father, may place these children at increased psychological risk.

In addition to separation and unaccompaniment, increased psychological risk also occurs as a result of the process of sought asylum (Silove et al., 1997; Sourander, 1998).

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Published in Psychological Science, the group concluded that «high - power posers experienced elevations in testosterone, decreases in cortisol, and increased feelings of power and tolerance for risk.»

«Exploring the brain's management of stress and discovering why it increases the risk of heart disease will allow us to develop new ways of managing chronic psychological stress.»

Strength training can improve bone density, balance, cardiovascular risk profile, lean body mass, and the psychological benefit of increasing an athlete's self - esteem.

«The findings concerning identification and reporting,» said the authors of a 2013 study, [17] are particularly alarming given the growing body of both short - term and long - term issues associated with concussive injuries, such as psychological issues, school - related problems, increased risk of subsequent concussions and potential quality - of - life issues associated with concussions.»

Scientific research shows that physical punishment does not work in the long run, is associated with an increased risk for many behavioral and psychological problems, and is simply unnecessary given that we have non-violent discipline techniques that are very effective.

Submersion puts babies at increased risk of ear infection, sinus infection, psychological trauma and of swallowing germs that cause diarrhea, says Anita Perrotti, aquatics director at the Leaning Tower YMCA in Niles.

The huge psychological impact of childbirth on mom and baby is widely disregarded, and when care is given without this sensitivity, there is increased risk of birth trauma for them both.

They are at increased risk of experiencing depression, anxiety disorder, and psychological distress, especially if they face up to the seriousness of their bullying behavior.

Cesarean surgery increases your short - term risk of blood clots, stroke, surgical injury, infection, pain, separation from your baby, psychological trauma, longer hospital stay, emergency hysterectomy, and death in the short term.

Prof. Stephen Levine, who undertook the study, explains: «The exposure to protracted multiple maximal physical, social and psychological adversities of the Holocaust increased the risk of survivors developing schizophrenia.»

«Specific psychological disorders, with the exception of certain personality disorders, have not been definitively correlated with increased risk of a specific type of threat,» it says.

«That head injury and resulting psychological effects increase the risk of suicide is not new,» says Bryan.

The risk of suicidal thoughts increased significantly with the number of TBIs, even when controlling for other psychological factors, the researchers say in a paper published online May 15 in JAMA Psychiatry, a specialty journal of the American Medical Association.

However, patients and doctors alike should be aware that there is no immediate psychological benefit and there may be an increased risk of depression.»

The papers report that survivors of such events have an increased risk of developing negative physical, psychological and social effects including cancer and post-traumatic stress disorder.

The predictive nature of genetic testing poses a risk to the psychological health of children who are at increased risk for disease onset as adults.

Researchers have found that while short - term psychological stress can actually be good for you, chronic stress suppresses your immune system and could increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by altering your insulin needs.

Although stress in its most common context is primarily a psychological phenomenon, it is also closely tied to most aspects of the physiological functioning of our bodies, so whenever we feel stressed out for prolonged periods of time, our immune system suffers and the risk of getting sick or acquiring pain in some parts of the body is significantly increased.

«Some of the health conditions documented to be associated with shift work include an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, a number of psychological and mood disturbances, reproductive problems and most recently the evidence related to cancer was evaluated.

As we mentioned above, regardless of your motives and goals, whey protein is an excellent way to speed up the effects of your training by stimulating muscle growth, increasing strength and contributing to greater fat loss, while also enhancing your health and well - being by reducing the risk of prostate and colon cancer, strengthening the immune system and promoting psychological balance and stability.

And, as if the bodily changes that take place during perimenopause weren't uncomfortable enough, they can also increase the risk of a number of more serious concerns: depression or other psychological disorders, severe headaches, bone loss, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic syndrome.

Weight cycling may also have negative psychological and behavioral consequences; studies have reported increased risk for psychopathology, life dissatisfaction, and binge eating.

Stress / Psychological Distress Radically Increases Risk of Death A large, pooled meta - analysis of ten population - based studies by NHS Scotland (2012) aimed to quantify the link betwee...

As an example, a study published in the journal Neurology found that psychological distress will greatly increase your risk of suffering a stroke.

By eating more bananas, you can thus increase your vitamin B6 level, which leads to more production of serotonin, which then lowers the risk of depression and improves your mental, brain and psychological health (15).

The results of this study indicate that overweight or obese adults who experience a 5 % reduction in body weight over a four - year period obtain no psychological benefit and may be at risk of increased depression, despite benefiting from the expected reductions in cardio - metabolic risk.

Sexual misconduct also increases the incidence of medical problems including the risk of contracting or transmitting sexually transmitted diseases and survivors having to deal with possible psychological trauma as a result of their experiences.

... a child's development is hampered and faces increased risks of their emotional and psychological status if there are large distances between their residences.

The Supreme Court of Canada has already made clear in the Chaoulli decision that denying medical care can increase the risk of medical complications and cause severe psychological stress that threaten the security of the person and can even lead to death, in violation of section 7.

The risks of ordinary therapy to alienated children not only includes increasing psychological harm but may now include medical / health ramifications in the form of consequences from what is referred to as Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).

We can conclude that obese children are more likely to experience psychological or psychiatric problems than non-obese children, that girls are at greater risk than boys, and that risk of psychological morbidity increases with age.

Mothers most commonly reported that their children were in the care of relatives (65 %) with 11 % reporting that their child was in the child protection system.15 Disruption to a child's living arrangements, including separation from parents and siblings, can result in psychological and emotional distress.16 17 A recent systematic review and meta - analysis of 40 studies that investigated child outcomes when either parent was incarcerated found a significant association with antisocial behaviour (pooled OR = 1.6, 95 % CI 1.4 to 1.9) and poor educational performance (pooled OR = 1.4, 95 % CI 1.1 to 1.8).18 Other research indicates that children of incarcerated mothers are at risk of increased criminal involvement, mental health issues, physical health problems, behavioural problems, 19 child protection contact20 and poorer educational outcomes.21

Since nothing is known about the extent and nature of non-financial COI in systematic reviews of psychological therapies, the aim of this study was to investigate how often non-financial COI are present and disclosed in systematic reviews of psychological therapies, and to analyse whether these COI increase the risk of spin in the conclusions of the reviews.

Felitti and colleagues1 first described ACEs and defined it as exposure to psychological, physical or sexual abuse, and household dysfunction including substance abuse (problem drinking / alcoholic and / or street drugs), mental illness, a mother treated violently and criminal behaviour in the household.1 Along with the initial ACE study, other studies have characterised ACEs as neglect, parental separation, loss of family members or friends, long - term financial adversity and witness to violence.2 3 From the original cohort of 9508 American adults, more than half of respondents (52 %) experienced at least one adverse childhood event.1 Since the original cohort, ACE exposures have been investigated globally revealing comparable prevalence to the original cohort.4 5 More recently in 2014, a survey of 4000 American children found that 60.8 % of children had at least one form of direct experience of violence, crime or abuse.6 The ACE study precipitated interest in the health conditions of adults maltreated as children as it revealed links to chronic diseases such as obesity, autoimmune diseases, heart, lung and liver diseases, and cancer in adulthood.1 Since then, further evidence has revealed relationships between ACEs and physical and mental health outcomes, such as increased risk of substance abuse, suicide and premature mortality.4 7

For example, adults who experience parental divorce as a child have lower socioeconomic attainment, an increased risk of having a nonmarital birth, weaker bonds with parents, lower psychological well - being, poorer marital quality, and an elevated risk of seeing their own marriage end in divorce.7 Overall, the evidence is consistent that parental divorce during childhood is linked with a wide range of problems in adulthood.

Higher stress exposure and perceived stress during pregnancy have been linked to GDM and / or higher glucose levels in women.43 — 45 Psychological stress and negative life events can be associated with higher salivary cortisol levels during pregnancy, which might relate to higher glucose levels.46 Higher depression scores early in pregnancy also increase the risk for GDM.9 47 On the other hand, social support has been shown to be protective regarding mental health and depression in particular.9 48 49

Membership in a single - parent family or stepfamily is associated with increased levels of significant behavioral, emotional, and academic problems in children.1, 2 The mechanisms underlying this connection are likely to involve, among other factors, financial adversity, increased stress directly related to family transitions, and increased exposure to additional psychosocial risks.3, 4 Compared with the extensive research base connecting family type (ie, membership in a 2 - parent biological family, stepfamily, or single - parent family) and children's psychological adjustment, little is known about the physical health consequences of membership in diverse family types.

These demands are psychologically justified by the pure speculation that a lack of nonresidential father primary parenting «equality» in turn «may» prevent possible future father «absence» that in turn «may» cause an increased future risk of some kind of unestablished psychological problems for the child.

Scientific research shows that physical punishment does not work in the long run, is associated with an increased risk for many behavioral and psychological problems, and is simply unnecessary given that we have non-violent discipline techniques that are very effective.

These children and families may be at increased risk for developmental and psychological concerns, which may include symptoms or diagnoses of posttraumatic stress.

Such realities underscore the increased risk to psychological health, given the added burden faced by these children and adolescents.

Together, these findings corroborate that children and adolescents living in shelters, camps and processing centres are subjected to increased risk for psychological dysfunction (Rudic, Rakic, Ispanovic - Radojkovic, Bojanin & Lazic, 1993).

Over half of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who experience racial discrimination report feelings of psychological distress, meaning they can go on to develop anxiety and depression.1 There is also a «dose» effect: the risk of high or very high levels of psychological distress increases as the volume of racism increases.3

There is a «dose» effect: the risk of high or very high levels of psychological distress increases as the volume of racism increases.

Person - oriented analyses comparing children who were aggressive but had different relational risk / support histories (ARR group: higher ratio of relational stressors to supports; ARS group: higher ratio of supports to stressors) and children who were not at risk (RF group: risk free) revealed that only the ARR group showed significant increases in psychological and school maladjustment trajectories across the early grades.

Exemplary discoveries Our findings show that aggressive dispositions were moderately stable from kindergarten to grade 6 (e.g.,.56), whereas anxious - withdrawn behaviour was not stable until grades 2 -LRB-.36) and 3 -LRB-.51).3, 4 The percentages of children in a community sample (n = 2775) that could be classified into distinct risk groups were: 15 % aggressive; 12 % anxious - withdrawn, and 8.5 % aggressive - withdrawn (comorbid).5 Predictive analyses showed that aggressive children who exceeded a risk criterion in kindergarten exhibited increases in psychological and school maladjustment two years later.6 Anxious - withdrawn dispositions predicted early and later increases in internalizing problems.5 Overall, the findings corroborate the premise that aggression and anxious - withdrawal are risks for later maladjustment.

Adopted children face an increased risk of psychological and emotional problems, but they also have an optimistic prognosis with professional treatment.

Whereas adolescents from democratic households reported the most favorable health outcomes, adolescents from authoritarian, overprotective, and psychologically controlling families (all characterized by relatively high levels of psychological control) showed an increased risk for poor perceived health over time.