Racism-related stress and mental health among black women living in Los Angeles County, California: A comparison of postpartum mood and anxiety disorder screening scales.

Purpose: To assess Black women's exposure to and appraisal of racism-related stress during the postpartum period and to distinguish its impact on three indicators of postpartum mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) symptoms.

Methods: Data from the Black Mothers' Mental Wellness Study (N = 231) and linear regression models estimated the associations between racism-related stress and the PMAD indicators: 3-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS-3), 8-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8), and PHQ-15.

Results: The majority of participants (80.

Discrimination during childbirth and postpartum care utilization among Black birthing people in California, United States.

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between discrimination during childbirth hospitalization and postpartum care utilization among Black birthing people in California, United States.

Methods: This was a secondary analysis of data from the Listening to Mothers in California survey, a population-based survey of individuals with a singleton hospital-based birth in California in 2016. The primary outcome was number of postpartum care visits.

Vicarious Experiences of Major Discrimination and Psychological Distress among Black Men and Women.

Racism-related stress frameworks posit that the discriminatory experiences of one's loved ones may threaten one's well-being, but relatively few studies have examined how they may impact mental health beyond childhood and adolescence. Using data from the Nashville Stress and Health Study ( = 1,252), the present study assessed the prevalence of vicarious experiences of discrimination among subsamples of Black men ( = 297) and women ( = 330), examined the association between vicarious experiences of discrimination and psychological distress among Black men and women, and evaluated the impact of vicarious discrimination on psychological distress in the context of other stressors. Results suggest that Black women report more vicarious exposure to specific types of discrimination.

Loneliness Exacerbates the Association Between Bodily Pain and Depressive Symptoms Among Middle-Aged and Older Latinx Adults.

To investigate the associations between three bodily pain dimensions (intensity, frequency, severity) and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older Latinxs ages 40-94 and to determine whether loneliness conditioned the pain-depressive symptoms associations. Data are from a community-based study of community-dwelling residents in Florida ( = 527). Multivariable linear regression models assessed the impact of each pain dimension on depressive symptoms, controlling for sociodemographic factors.

When Resilience Becomes Risk: A Latent Class Analysis of Psychosocial Resources and Allostatic Load Among African American Men.

There is a well-established link between psychosocial risks and psychological health among African American (AA) men. Yet, the psychosocial sources and physical health consequences of resilience (i.e.

Distinguishing distress from disorder: Black-white patterns in the determinants of and links between depressive symptoms and major depression.

Background: Black Americans experience higher levels of psychological distress but similar or lower rates of psychiatric disorders than Whites. This study aimed to clarify discordant distress-disorder patterns by distinguishing the sociodemographic and psychosocial risks (e.g.

Granuloma Annulare in the Setting of Secukinumab.

Granuloma annulare (GA) is a common benign inflammatory skin condition classically presenting as skin-colored to erythematous dermal papules and annular plaques. Histologically, GA displays a dermal granulomatous infiltrate with palisaded histiocytes surrounding focally altered collagen. The exactly etiology of GA remains unknown, but it has been associated with trauma, various infections, diabetes mellitus, malignancy, thyroid disease, dyslipidemia, and several medications.

Vitamin D Deficiency and Atopic Dermatitis: Consider Disease, Race, and Body Mass.

Vitamin D deficiency causes rickets, but has been associated with various diseases, including atopic dermatitis (AD). This study analyzes serum vitamin D in pediatric medical center patients with AD and potential confounding factors. At Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, charts of 665 children with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels taken between 2009 and 2013 were retrospectively reviewed.

A comparison of the modified Blalock-Taussig shunt with the right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit.

Background: This study compared the modified Blalock-Taussig (MBT) shunt with the right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery (RVPA) conduit with respect to outcome and PA growth.

Methods: PA growth was assessed in 19 MBT patients and in 15 RVPA patients before stage 2 palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome. The RVPA was done with a ringed Gore-Tex tube (W.

Pulmonary valve replacement: a comparison of three biological valves.

Background: We retrospectively reviewed the performance of the mosaic porcine, bovine pericardial, and homograft prostheses for pulmonary valve replacement to correct chronic pulmonary insufficiency.

Methods: From January 1995 to August 2006, 82 patients (mean age, 22.7 years) underwent valve replacement with porcine (49 patients), bovine pericardial (18 patients), or pulmonary homograft (15 patients) prosthesis at a mean of 15.