S Cummings
Biographic Data
| ID | 5943365 |
|---|---|
| NAME | S Cummings |
| GIVEN NAMES | S |
| FAMILY NAME | Cummings |
| SIGNATURE | CUMMINGS S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Correlates of Depression among Older Kurdish Refugees
Little is known about the psychological status of older refugees who have immigrated from war-torn areas in the Middle East. This study examined the nature and predictors of depression among older Kurds living in one city in the United States. Older Kurds (N = 70) were recruited and surveyed by trained Kurdish interviewers in their native dialect. The majority of participants had very low incomes; had no education; were illiterate in their own la…
Psychiatric co-morbidity in vulnerable populations receiving primary care for HIV/Aids
Considerable evidence suggests that people with HIV disease are significantly more distressed than the general population, yet psychiatric disorders are commonly under-detected in HIV care settings. This study examines the prevalence of three stress-related psychiatric diagnoses--depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and acute stress disorder (ASD), among a vulnerable population of HIV-infected patients. Among approximately 350 patien…
Trends and issues in financing
Impressive progress has been made in moving the tobacco issue to greater prominence on the health policy agenda. We are seeing renewed emphasis on tobacco education, greater commitment and tougher efforts to reduce access of minors to tobacco, more focus on the possible use of higher tobacco excise taxes, the classification this year by the US Environmental Protection Agency of environmental tobacco smoke as a Group A (known human) carcinogen, an…
Correlates of Depression among Older Kurdish Refugees
Little is known about the psychological status of older refugees who have immigrated from war-torn areas in the Middle East. This study examined the nature and predictors of depression among older Kurds living in one city in the United States. Older Kurds (N = 70) were recruited and surveyed by trained Kurdish interviewers in their native dialect. The majority of participants had very low incomes; had no education; were illiterate in their own la…
Trends and issues in financing
Impressive progress has been made in moving the tobacco issue to greater prominence on the health policy agenda. We are seeing renewed emphasis on tobacco education, greater commitment and tougher efforts to reduce access of minors to tobacco, more focus on the possible use of higher tobacco excise taxes, the classification this year by the US Environmental Protection Agency of environmental tobacco smoke as a Group A (known human) carcinogen, an…
Psychiatric co-morbidity in vulnerable populations receiving primary care for HIV/Aids
Considerable evidence suggests that people with HIV disease are significantly more distressed than the general population, yet psychiatric disorders are commonly under-detected in HIV care settings. This study examines the prevalence of three stress-related psychiatric diagnoses--depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and acute stress disorder (ASD), among a vulnerable population of HIV-infected patients. Among approximately 350 patien…
Correlates of Depression among Older Kurdish Refugees
Little is known about the psychological status of older refugees who have immigrated from war-torn areas in the Middle East. This study examined the nature and predictors of depression among older Kurds living in one city in the United States. Older Kurds (N = 70) were recruited and surveyed by trained Kurdish interviewers in their native dialect. The majority of participants had very low incomes; had no education; were illiterate in their own la…
Medicine (3 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Acute Stress Disorder (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Checklist (1 works) · Child and Adolescent Health (1 works) · Family medicine (1 works) · Finance (1 works) · Gerontology (1 works) · Gerontology (1 works)