Examines our understanding of the interplay among biological, psychological, and social influences and explores findings suggested by research. This book covers three main areas that include the contribution of biological…

Looks at the political pressures, community attitudes, and professional concerns uniquely affecting the study of lesbian health issues. This book explores many other issues, including the potential for transferring findings…

An Institute of Medicine committee conducted a broad review of the state of patient-oriented research training in the context of the psychiatry residency and considered the obstacles to such training…

Provides an examination of the information about children’s health that is needed to help policy makers and program providers at the federal, state, and local levels. This book describes what…

The National Children’s Study (NCS) is planned to be the largest long-term study of environmental and genetic effects on children’s health ever conducted in the United States. This book evaluates…

Several positive and negative lifelong behaviors are established during adolescence including diet and exercise, sexual conduct, practices related to oral health, smoking, drinking, and the use if legal and illegal…

Provides analysis and recommendations in areas such as understanding the social, economic, and physical environmental factors in determining eligibility for disability benefits; developing and implementing a monitoring system to measure…