The Management and Control of Chronic Physical and Mental Disorders Among Older Adults in the United States.

Explores significant differences in types of mental health facilities accessed by and services received by elderly in the United States as compared with the total population, how frequently chronic disease management needs are met, and variance by state. Secondary analysis of the National Mental Health Services Survey (N-MHSS), 2010, of 15,562 facilities in the United States comparing the type of mental health services used by the elderly to the general population. The highest proportion of patients 65 and older in residential treatment was in General Hospitals (17% were elderly) and by the Veteran's Affairs (VA; 15% were elderly).

Building an evidence base for the co-occurrence of chronic disease and psychiatric distress and impairment.

Introduction: Mental disorders and chronic diseases have been reported to independently affect half of the US population. The objective of this study was to evaluate the comorbid nature of these conditions.

Methods: We analyzed data from 39,954 participants from the 2009 California Health Interview Survey who reported both psychological distress and impairment, on the basis of the Kessler 6 and the Sheehan Disability Scale, and 1 or more of 4 chronic diseases (type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, heart disease).

Evidence-based practices to reduce maternal mortality: a systematic review.

Background: To achieve the World Health Organization's Millennium Development Goal of reducing maternal mortality by three-quarters by 2015, a strong global commitment is needed to address this issue in sub-Saharan Africa where the risk to women is greatest. A comprehensive international effort must include both clinical and community-based interventions. In sub-Saharan Africa where the majority of women deliver babies at home without a trained attendant, the national plans must rely predominantly on community-level interventions.

Analysis of acculturation, sex, and heavy alcohol use in Latino college students.

24% of 917 students at California State University Long Beach who completed an alcohol use survey in 2002 (73% response) identified themselves as Latino. Because measures of acculturation reported in most adult studies positively correlated with alcohol use and sex, it was hypothesized that these associations might also apply to Latino college students. With increasing levels of acculturation, women but not men in this Latino college sample reported significantly greater occurrence of heavy drinking, positive attitudes about drinking, and perception that most of their friends use alcoholic beverages.

Public opinion analysis regarding the uses of master settlement agreement (MSA) funds.

Objectives: In the present research, we assessed the relationship between characteristics of the residents of Long Beach, California, a typical city in America, and their opinions regarding the uses of master settlement agreement (MSA) funds.

Methods: The statistical analyses used in the present research included univariate frequency distributions, cross-tabulations, and classification and regression trees.

Results: The results indicate that the majority of Long Beach residents share the opinion that the MSA funds should be allocated to health programmes.