The Global Impact of Multisystemic Vulnerabilities on Criminal Variety: A Cross-Continental Study in Young Adults.

Previous research has shown a robust association between different childhood and adolescent vulnerabilities and youth offending. However, these investigations have primarily focused on youths from high-income Western countries. Consequently, the generalizability of these findings to better inform global justice policies remains uncertain.

Influence of stress, anxiety, and depression on sleep quality and academic performance of medical students in Fallujah University, Iraq.

Background: There is a relation between sleep quality, mental health, and academic performance among medical students. Students who experience better sleep quality and have good mental health will exhibit higher academic performance compared to those who have reduced sleep quality and poor psychological health.

Objective: To assess the relation between mental health problems, sleep quality, and academic performance among medical students in the stage of clinical training at the University of Fallujah, Iraq.

Assessment of adverse childhood experiences, undernutrition symptoms and gender among sample of medical students in Fallujah University - Iraq: A preliminary study.

Background: Adverse childhood experiences is considered as major risk factor for several health problems and diseases during adulthood, such as hypertension, IHD, and eating disorders. The aim of current study was to measure the association between ACEs and malnutrition symptoms among sample of medical students in Fallujah University.

Methods: A convenience sample was used to recruit the participants; the data collection was carried out during December 2022.

The global impact of adverse childhood experiences on criminal behavior: A cross-continental study.

Background: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) have been associated with a greater risk of later criminal offending. However, existing research in this area has been primarily conducted in Western developed countries and cross-cultural studies are rare.

Objectives: This study examined the relationship between ACEs and criminal behaviors in young adults living in 10 countries located across five continents, after accounting for sex, age, and cross-national differences.

The relationship of childhood maltreatment to deviant behaviours among young Iraqi adults: A cross sectional study.

Background: The exposure to stressful events during childhood may have prolonged effects and is associated with a higher risk of psychopathology during adulthood.

Objective: To assess the relationship between exposure to childhood maltreatment and the occurrence of deviant behaviours among Iraqi young adults.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was done from October 2018 to April 2019.

Traumatic events, post-traumatic stress disorders, and gender among Yazidi population after ISIS invasion: A post conflict study in Kurdistan - Iraq.

Background: Traumatic experiences can lead to a range of mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder depends on the cumulative exposure to traumatic stress. The Yazidis (Êzidî) are a Kurdish religious minority living in the north of Iraq, western Iran, eastern Turkey, and northern Syria.

Internet Addiction and Its Relationship to Gender, Depression and Anxiety Among Medical Students in Anbar Governorate-West of Iraq.

Introduction: The rapid increase of internet using was associated with a rise in internet addiction (IA) especially among adolescent and young adults that may associated with underlying psychological disorders. The aims of the study: a) to estimate the prevalence of internet addiction among medical students in Anbar governorate, b) to assess the effect of internet addiction on mental health by measuring the association of IA with depression and anxiety among the students.

Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out during the period from February to April 2019.

Adverse childhood experiences and their relationship to gender and depression among young adults in Iraq: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are considered as universal public health problem that associate with mental disorders and risky behaviors during adulthood. The aims of the paper are to estimate the prevalence of Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among young adults in Iraq as well as to estimate the association between ACEs and depression.

Methods: A convenience sample of young adults of 18-20 years was chosen from centre and west of Iraq, mainly from universities.

Effect of adverse childhood experiences on physical health in adulthood: Results of a study conducted in Baghdad city.

Background: Studies have revealed a powerful relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and physical and mental health in adulthood. Literature documents the conversion of traumatic emotional experiences in childhood into organic disease later in life.

Objective: The aim was to estimate the effect of childhood experiences on the physical health of adults in Baghdad city.

Relation between childhood experiences and adults' self-esteem: A sample from Baghdad.

Background: Adverse childhood experiences are associated with significant functional impairments and loss of life in adolescence and adulthood. Literature documents the conversion of traumatic emotional experiences in childhood into psychological disorders later in life. The family is one of the most critical risks and resilient factors for mental health in adolescence and emerging adulthood.