Global prevalence of past-year violence against children: a systematic review and minimum estimates

S Hillis, J Mercy, A Amobi, H Kress - Pediatrics, 2016 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES: Investigators systematically reviewed population-based surveys on the
prevalence of past-year violence against children and synthesized the best available …

[HTML][HTML] Global burden of alcoholic liver diseases

J Rehm, AV Samokhvalov, KD Shield - Journal of hepatology, 2013 - Elsevier
Liver diseases contribute markedly to the global burden of mortality and disease. This paper
provides an overview from a global perspective of the contribution of alcohol to liver …

Moderate alcohol consumption as risk factor for adverse brain outcomes and cognitive decline: longitudinal cohort study

A Topiwala, CL Allan, V Valkanova, E Zsoldos… - bmj, 2017 - bmj.com
Objectives To investigate whether moderate alcohol consumption has a favourable or
adverse association or no association with brain structure and function. Design …

Interleukin (IL)-6, tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and soluble interleukin-2 receptors (sIL-2R) are elevated in patients with major depressive disorder: a meta …

Y Liu, RCM Ho, A Mak - Journal of affective disorders, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Many studies have explored the association between soluble interleukin-2
receptor (sIL-2R), cytokines and major depressive disorder (MDD). However, the results of …

[HTML][HTML] The risks associated with alcohol use and alcoholism

J Rehm - Alcohol Research & Health, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Alcohol consumption, particularly heavier drinking, is an important risk factor for many health
problems and, thus, is a major contributor to the global burden of disease. In fact, alcohol is …

The epidemiology of alcohol use disorders cross-nationally: Findings from the World Mental Health Surveys

MD Glantz, C Bharat, L Degenhardt, NA Sampson… - Addictive …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Prevalences of Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs) and Mental Health
Disorders (MHDs) in many individual countries have been reported but there are few cross …

Around the world, adolescence is a time of heightened sensation seeking and immature self‐regulation

L Steinberg, G Icenogle, EP Shulman… - Developmental …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The dual systems model of adolescent risk‐taking portrays the period as one characterized
by a combination of heightened sensation seeking and still‐maturing self‐regulation, but …

The relation between different dimensions of alcohol consumption and burden of disease: an overview

J Rehm, D Baliunas, GLG Borges, K Graham… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Aims As part of a larger study to estimate the global burden of disease and injury attributable
to alcohol: to evaluate the evidence for a causal impact of average volume of alcohol …

Global epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection

CW Shepard, L Finelli, MJ Alter - The Lancet infectious diseases, 2005 - thelancet.com
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of liver disease worldwide and a potential cause of
substantial morbidity and mortality in the future. The complexity and uncertainty related to …

Global variation in stroke burden and mortality: estimates from monitoring, surveillance, and modelling

SC Johnston, S Mendis, CD Mathers - The Lancet Neurology, 2009 - thelancet.com
Background Recent improvements in the monitoring and modelling of stroke have led to
more reliable estimates of stroke mortality and burden worldwide. However, little is known …