Considerations for Mental Health Data Collection Using Online Methods

• By: Oren Shtayermman, PhD, MSW New York Institute of Technology
• April 1st, 2012
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2009, 68 percent of households in the USA had internet access from their home computer. Since the early 1980’s there has been more than a fivefold increase in the proportion of households with computers. Among family households with income of...

Challenges in the Assessment of Trauma Among Individuals with Disabilities

• By: Oren Shtayermman, PhD, MSW New York Institute of Technology
• January 1st, 2009
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Data from the field of disabilities suggests that individuals diagnosed with disabilities may be at higher risk for being exposed to and experiencing events that could precipitate the development of trauma symptoms when compared to their nondisabled counterparts (Strauser, Lustig & Uruk, 2007)....