Research Archives

06.28.2018 A wise owl

Wisdom in Aging: It’s All Relative

Generic and idealistic constructs of wisdom and aging may not be meaningful in practice. Wisdom is in the eye and ear of the beholder.

Guest Author Jean K. Gordon

06.27.2018 Boy with a soccer ball at twilight

Marketing Mental Health

How can mental health interventions reach more vulnerable children? Leave jargon at the door and make findings more user-friendly to patients and clinicians.

Guest Author Robert Friedberg

06.26.2018 Young African American sleeping at the library

Good Sleep? Not in Some Neighborhoods

Recent research by Fuller-Rowell and colleagues measured the degree to which neighborhood disadvantages might account for different sleep experiences between White and Black communities.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

06.25.2018 a group of people on a school bus

Are We Doing Enough to Support LGBTQ Students?

Implementation of policies supporting the LGBTQ students is slow and incomplete.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

06.21.2018 Sinkhole on a street with orange cones around it

Obamacare Has Survived, but Health Reform Isn’t Over

The Trump administration is using a variety of executive branch powers to subtly but proactively foment an implosion of the Affordable Care Act.

Editor David K. Jones

06.19.2018 a person holding a first aid kit

Short-term Angels for Opioid Users

A recent study evaluated the Angel Program, one of the first programs in the country to emphasize police-led referrals to substance use treatment before arrest, that continues to be a model for other police departments.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

06.15.2018 Torso with shingles blisters

Personalizing Shingles

Shingles is painful and can result in complications that can impact patients financially, but many adults opt not to receive shingles vaccination.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

06.14.2018 Adolescent boy of color looks at the camera

Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Injured Young Men of Color

For many youth, victimization involves more than physical injury. Medical systems are well-equipped to treat physical wounds, but the psychosocial needs of young survivors are often unseen and much harder to treat.

Guest Author Rachel Myers

06.13.2018 Hand, arm and hip of acupuncture model

Acupuncture: Sticking the Point on Opioids

Opioids are the most commonly prescribed class of medication in the United States to treat chronic pain. Acupuncture could help reduce the number of opioid prescriptions.

Fellow Erin Polka

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