VOLUME 4(2) • 2017
MENTAL DISORDER, VIOLENT RADICALIZATION, AND TERRORIST BEHAVIOR
ABSTRACT. Relying on recent research (e.g. Furedi, 2016; Greenfeld, 2016; Gill and Corner, 2017; Horgan, 2017), I show that radicalization and involvement in terrorism are a result of several risk components manifesting in time and place. Those who team up with jihadist terrorist communities are lik..
THE IMPACT OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES ON INDIVIDUALS’ INVOLVEMENT IN TERRORIST BEHAVIORS
ABSTRACT. We develop recent research (e.g. Greenfeld, 2013; Corner and Gill, 2015; Robertson, 2017) indicating that terrorist entities may utilize mentally vulnerable individuals to proliferate terror. To confuse assaults by the mentally ill with terrorism is to unwittingly do exactly what terrorist..
FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIA: FINDINGS FROM THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY, 2011–2014
ABSTRACT. We used data from the 2011–2014 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) to describe demographic characteristics of families with children age 0–5 years (n=6,600). Results are weighted to the general population to adjust for sampling design and error. Characteristics include family struct..
CHILD CARE COSTS AND POVERTY AMONG FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN
ABSTRACT. In this research paper, we consider the extent to which families who incur child care expenses for their young children are pushed below the poverty threshold by those costs using a supplemental poverty measure (SPM) framework. We use Current Population Survey data to determine poverty rat..
MEETING THE ESCALATING DEMANDS FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES OF ELDERLY POPULATIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE
ABSTRACT. Population ageing is a phenomenon affecting developed and developing countries alike and represents a major global challenge. This paper is concerned with the impact of ageing populations, in developing countries, on the future provision of health and social care services to the growing el..
FINANCIAL ISSUES CHALLENGING SUSTAINABILITY OF RURAL PHARMACIES
ABSTRACT. Medicare Part D has improved access to prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries. However, the program has raised certain issues that threaten the viability of pharmacies. After a decade of Part D, we assess these issues as they concern rural pharmacies using survey responses. Independ..
AN EXAMINATION OF THE BARRIERS TO BREAST CANCER CARE IN CALIFORNIA
ABSTRACT. The aim of this study was to identify ongoing barriers to obtaining breast cancer care following the Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation in California. While the ACA successfully expanded access to health insurance and breast cancer care, numerous population subgroups remain uninsured..
PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AS GATEKEEPERS IN THE GERMAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE ON COORDINATION OF CARE, QUALITY INDICATORS, AND AMBULATORY COSTS
ABSTRACT. Evaluation studies on the gatekeeping role of primary care physicians exist for a variety of countries but provide mixed evidence on utilization and quality of care as well as costs. We access claims data of a major German statutory health insurance company to evaluate the physician-center..
WHY DIDN’T MORE ETHNIC MEXICANS SIGN UP FOR OBAMACARE?: EXAMINING PUBLIC HEALTH’S IMPACT OVER ONE HUNDRED FIFTY YEARS
ABSTRACT. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed in March 2010, but the ethnic Mexican population, which includes citizens and legal residents, a significant portion of whom are uninsured and underinsured, enrolled in the program in low numbers. Officials considered various reasons for this but overlo..
BELIEFS OF POETS REGARDING THE TRIGGERS OF SUICIDE
ABSTRACT. Background. Over the last century, the claim has been made that suicide is always, or almost always, the result of mental disorder. Aim. To explore the beliefs of famous English speaking poets regarding the triggers of suicide. Method. Poetry libraries were explored for poetry giving infor..