Unraveling the impact of fog on driver behavior in highway tunnel entrances: a field experiment - He S, Du Z, Han L, Jiang W, Jiao F, Ma A.
OBJECTIVES: This research aims to (1) study the visual and psychological characteristics of drivers in foggy tunnel entrances, (2) compare driver behavior inside and outside foggy tunnels, and (3) propose improvement ideas based on the study results. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Longitudinal monitoring of biomechanical and psychological state in collegiate female basketball athletes using principal component analysis - Keogh JAJ, Ruder MC, White K, Gavrilov MG, Phillips SM, Heisz JJ, Jordan MJ, Kobsar D.
BACKGROUND: The growth in participation in collegiate athletics has been accompanied by increased sport-related injuries. The complex and multifactorial nature of sports injuries highlights the importance of monitoring athletes prospectively using a novel ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
When suicide is not a self-killing: advance decisions and psychological discontinuity-Part I - Dowie SE.
Derek Parfit's view of 'personal identity' raises questions about whether advance decisions refusing life-saving treatment should be honored in cases where a patient loses psychological continuity; it implies that these advance decisions would not be self-... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Hearings begin for Calif. radiologist who drove family off cliff
Court hearings have begun in the case of a California radiologist who drove his family off a cliff in 2023, according to an article published by SFist.
Attorneys for Dharmesh Patel, MD, who drove his family off a Northern California cliff in a Tesla in January 2023, are seeking a mental health diversion to avoid prison time and instead seek psychological treatment. The four passengers of the vehicle, which included the parents and two children, survived the 250-ft fall.
A psychologist testified that in jailhouse interviews with Patel, he deemed that Patel had depressive disorder with psychotic features, the SFist article...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 25, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: People in the News Source Type: news
Mediation of psychological capital in youth experiencing homelessness - Rew L, Slesnick N, Kesler S, Rhee H.
BACKGROUND: Youth who experience homelessness engage in behaviors that place them at high risk for disease and injury. Despite their health risk behaviors, these youth display psychological capital, positive attributes of hope, efficacy, resilience, and op... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Problem gambling and suicidal behaviours in young adult men in Ghana: a moderated mediation model of psychological distress and social support - Koompah D, Teye-Kwadjo E, Kretchy IA.
Problem gambling has been recognised as an important public health issue because of its harmful consequences at the personal, interpersonal, and societal levels. There is a proliferation of gambling activities in Ghana owing to increased access to the inte... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
An examination of changes in psychological status across four phases of injury recovery and return to sport: a prospective weekly study of competitive athletes from acute care to return to sport - Ruffault A, Bernier M, Podlog L, Guegan C.
While ample research has shown that sport injuries are associated with poor psychological status, scant attention has been given to changes in injured athletes' psychological status over the full course of recovery and return to sport. The aim of the prese... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Weight loss impacts risky decisions in obesity - Keweloh B, Terenzi D, Froehlich E, Coricelli C, St ürmer P, Rohmann N, Wietzke-Braun P, Beckmann A, Laudes M, Park SQ.
BACKGROUND& AIMS: Risky decision making is shaped by individual psychological and metabolic state. Individuals with obesity show not only altered risk behavior, but also metabolic and psychological abnormalities. The aim of the present study was to invest... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Language that could be clues to suicide differ between men and women
Key takeawaysIn a CDC database of violent deaths, researchers found large discrepancies in the language used in police reports and public health records to describe the circumstances surrounding male and female suicides.Words associated with male suicides were far more likely to reference job loss, alcohol abuse, financial stress and unusual behavior around the time of death than moods or mental health struggles clinicians would typically flag as precursors to suicide.The findings offer a new approach to understanding and identifying early warning signs for suicide that could be used to train health care workers and first ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 24, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
An expert in color psychology shares the 6 best shades to wear to make a good first impression on a date
None We asked a color-psychology expert to share the benefits of wearing certain colors on a first date. • None The expert said magenta and dark shades of green can help boost your confidence. • None Wearing pink can give off the impression that you're ready to have fun. Color is everywhere and it…#color #michellelewis #colorcure #darker #linkedin #walmart #magenta (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prediction of rear-seat belt use: application of extended theory of planned behavior - Liu L, Liu J.
OBJECTIVES: Rear-seat belts have been shown to significantly reduce the severity of road vehicle collisions and fatalities. However, their use by rear-seat passengers is significantly less than that by front-seat passengers. Thus, the psychological factors... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
The role of anger rumination as a mediator in the relationship between driver moral disengagement and driving angry - Lv R, Wang Y, Zhang C, Ma J.
This article explores the impact of moral disengagement and anger rumination on roa... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Beyond the surface: intimate partner violence typology and recent depression - Hern ández W, Ortega J.
In this study, we first identify patterns of combined forms ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Parental factors predicting social deviance and psychological outcomes in offspring: evidence from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) - Balbuena L, Mela M, Ahmed AG.
The objective of the present study was to examine whether exposure to prenatal psychoactive substances is associated with psychological outcomes and deviant behaviour. METHODS: This was a secondary analysis of 7,769 mother-child dyads in... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Exploring suicide ideation in university students: sleep quality, social media, self-esteem, and barriers to seeking psychological help - Landa-Blanco M, Romero K, Caballero I, G álvez-Pineda E, Fúnes-Henríquez MJ, Romero R.
The purpose of the current study is to analyze how variations in suicidal ideation scores can relate to sleep quality, social media consumption, self-esteem, and perceived barriers to seeking psychological help in a sample of university students in Hondura... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
