American Psychological Association (APA) Content Topic Results

"We (a) define sexualization; (b) examine the prevalence and provide examples of sexualization in society and in cultural institutions, as well as interpersonally and intrapsychically; (c) evaluate the evidence suggesting that sexualization has negative consequences for girls and for the rest of society; and (d) describe positive alternatives that may help counteract the influence of sexualization."

This booklet offers strategies for parents and families to lessen the impact of violence and other kinds of trauma. Describes what to expect from children after a traumatic event occurs.

This executive summary provides a general statistical overview of women's lives in rural regions. This includes summarizing some of the findings from the final report around the following topic areas: ethnicity/age, education/economics, social life, chronic illness, depression/anxiety, substance abuse, maternal health, HIV/AIDS, violence, homicide/ suicide, gay rural women, elderly rural women, disabled rural women and the commonly cited barriers to treatment.

This report documents the impact of rural life on the behavioral health of women, providing a comprehensive review of the current literature covering a broad array of interrelated behavioral health care needs and concluding with a discussion of the most pressing priorities for future research, policy decisions, and treatment implications. The report discusses the following; depression and anxiety, substance abuse, maternal health, HIV / AIDS, violence, homicide and suicide, gay rural women, elderly rural women, disabled rural women as well commonly cited barriers to treatment.

The document also offers elder abuse prevention guidance to elders, friends and family members, bystanders, as well as to abusers and potential abusers.