Satya P Rao
Biographic Data
| ID | 3886944 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Satya P Rao |
| GIVEN NAMES | Satya P |
| FAMILY NAME | Rao |
| SIGNATURE | RAO S P |
| AFFILIATIONS | New Mexico State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Suicide, Resilience, and Connectedness Across the Lifespan: Lessons From American Indian and Alaska Native Elders
Rates of suicide and associated costs are high and increasing in the United States. From 1999 through 2014, the age-adjusted suicide rate increased 24%, with the pace of increase being greater since 2006. American Indian and Alaska Native persons have significantly lower rates of suicides than other ethnic groups as elders despite experiencing some of the highest rates during adolescence. This article examines literature pertaining to suicide rat…
Spirituality and Hallucinogen Use: Results from a Pilot Study among College Students
Anthropologists have studied the use of hallucinogens as a spiritual tool by indigenous populations since the turn of the 20th century. However, literature is sparse in describing use by non-indigenous populations. Using a study population of students from a university in the Southwest United States, the current study investigated the spiritual development and meaning that college students place on their use of hallucinogenic substances. The spir…
How Much Do They Know About Sexual Health: Knowledge and Information-Seeking Behaviors of Spanish-Speaking Immigrant Adolescents in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
Scant HIV/AIDS prevalence data from Curacao suggest that 65.9% of the HIV/AIDS cases in the Netherlands Antilles are currently being documented in this country. The present cross-sectional qualitative study evaluated levels of knowledge of sexual health and information-seeking behavior of Spanish-speaking immigrant adolescents in Curacao. Findings point to a greater need for channels of sexual health information targeting adolescents that focus o…
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in a US-Mexico Border Community
When parents are unwilling or unable to care for their children, more often than not, grandparents step up to assume this task. Although insights into the multifaceted and unique needs of custodial grandparents are emerging, there is little research on how these changes in living circumstances impact the lives of custodial grandparents and the grandchildren in their care. In this exploratory study, the authors examined the circumstances under whi…
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in a US-Mexico Border Community
When parents are unwilling or unable to care for their children, more often than not, grandparents step up to assume this task. Although insights into the multifaceted and unique needs of custodial grandparents are emerging, there is little research on how these changes in living circumstances impact the lives of custodial grandparents and the grandchildren in their care. In this exploratory study, the authors examined the circumstances under whi…
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in a US-Mexico Border Community
When parents are unwilling or unable to care for their children, more often than not, grandparents step up to assume this task. Although insights into the multifaceted and unique needs of custodial grandparents are emerging, there is little research on how these changes in living circumstances impact the lives of custodial grandparents and the grandchildren in their care. In this exploratory study, the authors examined the circumstances under whi…
How Much Do They Know About Sexual Health: Knowledge and Information-Seeking Behaviors of Spanish-Speaking Immigrant Adolescents in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
Scant HIV/AIDS prevalence data from Curacao suggest that 65.9% of the HIV/AIDS cases in the Netherlands Antilles are currently being documented in this country. The present cross-sectional qualitative study evaluated levels of knowledge of sexual health and information-seeking behavior of Spanish-speaking immigrant adolescents in Curacao. Findings point to a greater need for channels of sexual health information targeting adolescents that focus o…
Spirituality and Hallucinogen Use: Results from a Pilot Study among College Students
Anthropologists have studied the use of hallucinogens as a spiritual tool by indigenous populations since the turn of the 20th century. However, literature is sparse in describing use by non-indigenous populations. Using a study population of students from a university in the Southwest United States, the current study investigated the spiritual development and meaning that college students place on their use of hallucinogenic substances. The spir…
Suicide, Resilience, and Connectedness Across the Lifespan: Lessons From American Indian and Alaska Native Elders
Rates of suicide and associated costs are high and increasing in the United States. From 1999 through 2014, the age-adjusted suicide rate increased 24%, with the pace of increase being greater since 2006. American Indian and Alaska Native persons have significantly lower rates of suicides than other ethnic groups as elders despite experiencing some of the highest rates during adolescence. This article examines literature pertaining to suicide rat…
Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Poison control (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)