Mindfulness matters in the classroom: A pilot study of a university-wide classroom-based brief mindfulness program.

The aims of this pilot study were: first, to assess the impact of a brief classroom-based mindfulness program on students' reported levels of mindfulness, well-being, and stress; and, second, to understand students' experiences of participating in the program. Students at a private midwestern research-intensive university, 133 (16%) students completed either the study's pretest or post-test survey. The study had an observational design using pre- and post-test survey responses from students taking courses from faculty who were trained to facilitate brief classroom-based mindfulness activities.

"Don't Promise Something You can't Deliver:" Caregivers' Advice for Improving Services to Adolescents and Young Adults with Autism.

Approximately 50,000 youths with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) exit U.S. high schools yearly to enter adult systems of care, many of whom remain dependent on family for day-to-day care and service system navigation.

Service Use Among Transition-Age Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

This study explored predictors of service use among 174 transition-age youth (age 16-30) with an Autism Spectrum Disorder using Andersen's (J Health Soc Behav 36(1):1-10, 1995) healthcare utilization model. Family caregivers were interviewed about past 6-month use of 15 services. On average, youth used 6.

Cocaine use during pregnancy and health outcome after 10 years.

Background: Women who used cocaine during pregnancy may become at risk for increased physical and mental health problems.

Methods: Three hundred and twenty-one (158 cocaine use during pregnancy (PC), 163 no cocaine (NC)) women were assessed using the Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36V2) 10 years after infant birth. Factors related to mental and physical health, and co-occurring with PC, were evaluated using multiple regression.