Is Preventive Treatment for Individuals With Sexual Interest in Children Viable in a Discretionary Reporting Context?

This study explored the viability of preventive treatment services for individuals with sexual interest in children, in jurisdictions without mandatory reporting but where risk-related disclosures to authorities are permitted at therapists' discretion. Health professionals ( = 112) were surveyed regarding their comfort, confidence, knowledge of relevant legal provisions, and personal disclosure thresholds, in relation to a hypothetical scenario of a client confiding pedophilic interest to seek help. Findings were mixed regarding implications for prevention service viability.

The Prevalence of Body Mass Index-Associated Chronic Diseases in Diverse Ethnic Groups in New Zealand.

The use of universal body mass index (BMI) cutoffs do not take into account variation in the association between BMI and health risk across diverse ethnic groups. We used the New Zealand Health Survey data collected between 2002/2003 and 2014/2015 to calculate the predictive marginal means of hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) after adjusting for demographic variables and health-related behaviors. Compared with European group, we found that Pacific had a lower prevalence of hypertension at a BMI of ≥35 kg/m, and Māori had a higher prevalence of hypertension, T2DM, and cardiovascular diseases at higher BMI intervals.

Women in Prison With Traumatic Brain Injury: Prevalence, Mechanism, and Impact on Mental Health.

Relatively little is known about the characteristics of female offenders. Here, we studied the prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and mental health issues in an exclusively female prison population in New Zealand. Participants ( N = 38) were recruited from all security levels at Christchurch Women's Prison.

Vitamin-Mineral Treatment of ADHD in Adults.

Objective: Despite widespread use, there is little data investigating the long-term impact of micronutrients on psychiatric disorders. This study investigated the naturalistic outcome 1-year post-baseline of a randomized controlled trials (RCT) that compared micronutrients with placebo in 80 adults with ADHD.

Method: All participants were contacted and clinician-rated questionnaires completed.