Sexuality News

As the New Year begins to pick up speed, Healio.com/Psychiatry took a moment to reflect on the most popular psychiatry news stories published in January 2016.

Recent findings indicated higher rates of Asperger’s syndrome among youth with gender dysphoria.

National estimates of sexual behavior, attraction and orientation remained similar from 2006 to 2013, though rates of same-sex contact and bisexuality among women increased during that time period, according to a recent CDC report.

As the year comes to a close, Healio.com/Psychiatry revisited our most popular psychiatry coverage of 2015.

Analysis of three separate study cohorts suggests the rs604300 genotype in the monoacylglycerol lipase gene moderates the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and marijuana dependence symptoms.

Recent data utilizing a novel reporting technique indicate a rate of male military sexual trauma more than 15 times higher than the rate based on traditional reporting techniques.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently published a report addressing conversion therapy for minors with information on effective and ineffective therapeutic practices related to youth sexual orientation for mental health professionals and families.

According to results from an observational study, different types of child maltreatment have comparable consequences for boys and girls of different races.

To kick off Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women held a special press conference highlighting the progress and future goals of the coalition to address domestic violence in New Jersey.

Service location significantly influenced odds for PTSD among women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during the Vietnam War, according to study findings in JAMA Psychiatry.