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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53857#.VNhgNCzQrzE Author(s)    Venus Medina Maldonado 1* , Margarete Landenberger 1 , Marbella Camacaro Cuevas 2   Affiliation(s) 1 Institute for Health and Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, Martin Luther University (Halle-Wittenberg), Halle (Saale), Germany . 2 Research Unit for Gender Studies “Bellacarla Jirón Camacaro”, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Carabobo, Valencia, Venezuela . ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to describe women’s experiences with gender violence and the impact on mental health. The research was a qualitative observational study. Participants were n = 72 women clients of (02) Primary Health Centers at the University of Carabobo-Venezuela. The technique to gather the information was focus group discussion (FGD). The interpretation of data was an analytical process based on Mayring’s approach. The ...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53214#.VLcp9cnQrzE Author(s)   Valeria Biasi 1* , Paolo Bonaiuto 2 , James M. Levin 3   Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Education, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, Italy . 2 Department of Psychology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy . 3 John Jay College, City University of New York, New York, USA . ABSTRACT An innovative critique of existing studies on creativity has revealed the opportunity of distinguishing between different varieties of creative tasks, and namely creativity for “Continuity”, “Opposition” and “Detachment”, considering relations between products and perceived models. This theoretical contribution has led to a specific evaluation procedure: the COD Creativity test. Considering the influences of dynamic processes on creative processes, it is worth experimentally studying the effects of short-term stress or comfort treatments. The s...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52482#.VJoWlcCAM4 Author(s) Nasser Ibrahim Abu-El-Noor , Yousef Ibrahim Aljeesh Affiliation(s) College of Nursing, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine . ABSTRACT Background: An important function of research is to identify community needs in certain fields. As mental health is a vital issue to us, identifying and prioritizing mental health needs is important to policy makers to help them in setting goals for different programs that meet the needs of a specific community in a certain health area. Purpose: To identify the health research needs in the field of   mental health in Gaza Strip, Palestine. Design and Methods: The ...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51048#.VFL-T2fHRK0 Author(s) Zoengpari Gohain * , Mary Ann L. Halliday Affiliation(s) Department of Psychology, Mizoram University, Aizawl, India . ABSTRACT AIDS is a global pandemic, and persons with HIV/AIDS are stigmatized throughout the world in varying degrees. The current study is a pilot study for a further in-depth study to understand the psychological implications of living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The study employed a quantitative approach with an aim to find out the level and prevalence of Internalized HIV Stigma (IHS) and to examine the mental health, coping strategies and perceived social support in a samp...