AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT/5 a.m. ET Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022 DALLAS, Feb. 22, 2022 — Women who have experienced sexual assault, workplace sexual harassment or both are at higher long-term risk of developing hypertension than women who have no history of these types of trauma, according to new research published today in the Journal of...
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Up to half of patients withhold life-threatening issues from doctors
by University of Utah Facing the threat of domestic violence, being a survivor of sexual assault, struggling with depression or thoughts of suicide are four topics that are difficult to broach with anyone. Including those who can help you. A new study reveals up to 47.5 percent of patients who feel they face one or...
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4 in 5 adolescent girls have a mental health disorder following sexual assault
July 24, 2018, University College London Eighty percent of young women were found to have a mental health disorder and 55 percent had two or more mental health disorders four to five months after sexual assault, according to a study led by UCL and The Havens, London’s specialist sexual assault referral centres (SARCs) hosted by King’s...