New Issue of Journal of the American Medical Association is Now Available

August 14, 2009

JAMA (Volume 302, Number 5, August 5, 2009) is now available by subscription only.

Articles Include:

  • “Elder Self-neglect and Abuse and Mortality Risk in a Community-Dwelling Population” by XinQi Dong, Melissa Simon, Carlos Mendes de Leon, Terry Fulmer, Todd Beck, Liesi Hebert, Carmel Dyer, Gregory Paveza, and Denis Evans, 517-526.
  • “Association of Torture and Other Potentially Traumatic Events With Mental Health Outcomes Among Populations Exposed to Mass Conflict and Displacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis” by Zachary Steel, Tien Chey, Derrick Silove, Claire Marnane, Richard A. Bryant, and Mark van Ommeren, 537-549.
  • “Enhancing Hospital Surge Capacity for Mass Casualty Events” by Kobi Peleg and Arthur L. Kellermann, 565-567.
  • “Elder Self-neglect: Medical Emergency or Marker of Extreme Vulnerability?” by Thomas M. Gill, 570-571.
  • “AAAS: Use Science to Boost Human Rights” by Bridget M. Kuehn, 480-481.

Book and Media Reviews Include:

  • “Children and Violence: The World of the Defenseless” by Carl C. Bell, 573-574.
  • “Public Health Aspects of HIV/AIDS in Low and Middle Income Countries: Epidemiology, Prevention, and Care” by R. Scott McClelland, 574-575.
  • “A Sadly Troubled History: The Meanings of Suicide in the Modern Age” by Antolin C. Trinidad, 575-576.
  • “Current Therapy in Pain” by Devi E. Nampiaparampil