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In recognition of his schizophrenia research to improve the effectiveness of community mental health rehabilitation, John Brekke, the Frances G. Larson Professor of Social Work Research at the USC School of Social Work, received the 2006 Insight Award at PORTALS' 50th Anniversary Golden Bell Awards Gala held in May at the Skirball Cultural Center.
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Chinese teens who think of themselves as fat, even if they were normal or underweight, are at a greater risk for depression and school-related stress, a new USC study has found.
Girls who said they were overweight reported an overall grade point average of 3.06 versus 3.20 for other girls, according to the study of nearly 7,000 middle- and high-school students in seven Chinese cities. Boys who felt obese reported being more prone to rudeness and losing their tempers. The study appears in the March issue of the American Journal of Health Behavior.
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Managing Diversity: Toward a Globally Inclusive Workplace by USC Professor Mich'lle Mor Barak has been named an Outstanding Academic Title for 2006 by Choice, a publication of the Association of College and University Libraries.
Each year, Choice editors single out the most significant academic works from thousands of titles reviewed over the previous year, recognizing what they have determined to be the best in published scholarship. Mor Barak's book was one of only 15 business titles selected for the nationwide honor.
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Ron Avi Astor, a professor in the USC School of Social Work and USC Rossier School of Education, has received the 2006 Distinguished Research Award from the American Educational Research Association (AERA) for his co-authorship of 'The Contributions of Community, Family, and School Variables to Student Victimization,' published in the American Journal of Community Psychology.
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A USC review of published research has found no evidence that early episodes of schizophrenia without medication result in long-term harm for patients, casting doubt on the practice to immediately medicate for a year.
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Too often, overzealous politicians rally voter support to initiate public policies based on little or no solid evidence to back them up. Many of these policies are rooted in social, behavioral and educational interventions that frequently prove ineffective, even causing more harm than good. An international network of interdisciplinary scholars, professionals and policymakers called the Campbell Collaboration hopes to change that.
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The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has awarded John Brekke, Ph.D., the Frances G. Larson Professor of Social Work Research at the USC School of Social Work and director of the Hamovitch Center for Science in the Human Services, a $3-million-multi-year grant to increase the effectiveness of community mental health rehabilitation. The proposed project, entitled "Biosocial Factors in Rehabilitation of Schizophrenia," aims to quickly move research findings into active care settings.
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Nearly one-fourth of low-income minority women with cancer suffer from depression, but few are diagnosed or treated for it, according to a study published in the May issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Twenty-four percent of women met standard criteria for major depressive disorder, said Kathleen Ell, professor of social work at the University of Southern California and lead author of the study. That figure doubles the percentage found in existing research of middle- and upper-class, predominantly white women.
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As part of an ongoing relationship with the Korean-American community in Los Angeles and abroad, the USC School of Social Work hosted a reception at the Radisson Wilshire Plaza Hotel on April 6 to announce the grand opening of the newly endowed Center for Asian Pacific Leadership Development.
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Janet Schneiderman, R.N., Ph.D., assistant professor at the USC School of Social Work, and Roseann Mulligan, D.D.S., M.S., professor and associate dean for community health programs at the USC School of Dentistry, have received a USC Urban Initiative Grant to evaluate the oral health and adherence to follow-up care among individuals with cognitive impairments.