Gun Violence in Nashville
November 28, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Manish K. Sethi spoke during the 2012-2013 Grand Rounds Series on "Gun Violence in Nashville: Working Towards Community Based Solutions."
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Wounded: Life After the Shooting
July 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Surviving a gunshot wound can be accompanied by bodily disfigurement, chronic pain or social stigma. This article examines how the lives of individuals are dramatically different after surviving a gunshot wound. Beginning in February 2010, the autho ...
Human Capital News Roundup: Gun violence, incarceration and psychiatric disorders, extremes in body weight, and more.
January 24, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of RWJF leaders, scholars, fellows and grantees.
For Gunshot Survivors, Wounds That Don't Heal
July 25, 2012 | Story
RWJF scholar examines how victims’ lives are disfigured, physically and ‘existentially,’ by the lingering effects of gunshot injuries.
Human Capital News Roundup: Nursing environments, value-based care, recognizing signs of violence, and more.
September 6, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) leaders, scholars, fellows and grantees. Some recent examples: Zachary Goldberger, MD, an RWJF Clinical Schol ...
Human Capital News Roundup: Sleep's effect on vaccinations, gun violence, lead contamination, and more.
August 2, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) leaders, scholars, fellows and grantees. Some recent examples: Technically Philly reports that, after organiz ...
Home Mental Health Care for Gunshot Victims
July 30, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
In the next six months, I met 39 other gunshot victims whose experiences closely mirrored Ervin’s. In different ways, each of these victims explained how getting shot was not only physically and psychologically trying, it was also a drain on their ...
Nursing Profession is Rife with Occupational Hazards
March 28, 2012 | Story
Surveys show nurses are at risk for injuries, illnesses and violence on the job.
The Impact of Trauma Exposure and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on Healthcare Utilization Among Primary Care Patients
April 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in an urban primary care population is associated with a doubling of the number of hospitalizations and over twice the utilization of mental health resources. PTSD was not, however, associated with higher emergency department use or outpatient visits.
A Mental Health Intervention for Schoolchildren Exposed to Violence
August 6, 2003 | Journal Article
A Randomized Controlled Trial