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Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors: A Disease-Altering Therapy For Chronic Kidney Disease
No full textA Comparison of Evidence-based Treatments for Dyspareunia in Patients with Localized Provoked Vulvodynia
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The Efficacy of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) when combined with pharmacotherapy in the Treatment of Patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
No full textPipevine Flower Pot
No full textThis flower pot was designed to show the Pipevine swallowtail native to Virginia with its host plant the Pipevine plant
Mental Health Issues, Child Attachment, and the Role of Parenting Classes for Incarcerated Mothers
No full textThis study examined the role of parenting classes on incarcerated women using prison inmate data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics in 2016. Mother-child bonding and attachment are scarcely dissected in the criminology field compared to other areas, and parental incarceration only intensifies criminality factors for youth during their life-course. Using a series of preliminary linear and logistic regression analyses, this study examined if voluntary participation in parenting classes while incarcerated increased the likelihood that incarcerated mothers would contact their children and report fewer mental health issues while behind bars. Findings showed that incarcerated mothers who voluntarily enrolled in parenting classes were significantly more likely to contact their children while behind bars compared to mothers who did not enroll in classes. Adversely, incarcerated mothers who took parenting classes were also significantly more likely to report a greater number of mental health issues while incarcerated compared to mothers who did not enroll in classes. Although these findings reveal that participating in parenting classes while incarcerated may increase communication, and thus attachment, to one’s children, it may also simultaneously increase mental health issues while behind bars, likely due to the separation awareness that these classes inadvertently cause