Practice Briefs

The bipolar disorders are characterized by dramatic changes  in mood, activity, and/or  energy levels that significantly affect one’s functioning (NIMH, 2016). Those who have  these disorders  may dis- play mixed episodes in which they demonstrate...

Couples with a trauma history are those in which one or both partners have a history of trauma -that is unrelated to combat since there is a separate literature on combat trauma- and has led to significant traumatic symptom displays.

Emerging adulthood is a term coined by Arnett (2000, 2015) that describes the stage of development between adolescence and young adulthood for individuals between the ages of 18-25 years in industrialized countries worldwide.

Chronic disease and chronic illness are terms that are often used interchangeably, but actually convey different meanings.

Consensual non-monogamy (CNM) comes in many forms. Polyamory refers to relationship structures in which partners are open to or engage in more than one loving relationship

Human migration is permanent or semi-permanent movement from one geographical location to another (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [UNHCR], 2017).

The Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (2013) defines infertility as a “disease, defined by the failure to achieve a successful pregnancy after 12 months or more of appropriate, timed...

HIV/AIDS is a chronic illness that consists of three stages: acute HIV infection, chronic HIV infection, and AIDS (AIDS Info, 2014). AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV infection and it is diagnosed by a physician based...

Approximately 57 million people (20% of the total population) in the United States report having one or more disabilities, and as people age, the prevalence of disabilities becomes higher.

Although there are numerous definitions for the term rural, most often, rural encompasses the geographic and population particulars not accounted for when defining urban (U.S. Census Bureau, 2012).