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C Sewell

Cannabis Use among Secondary School Students in Jamaica: Factors Associated with Age of Initiation

Issue: 
Vol 66, Issue 5: 2017 (Special Issue on Cannabis)
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2017.214
Pages: 
546-52
Synopsis: 
The aim of the study was to determine whether perception of risk and accessibility of cannabis predicted the age of initiation of cannabis among secondary school students in Jamaica. Whereas there was a significant inverse association between grade level in school and age of initiation, perceptions of access did not predict the age of initiation of cannabis.

ABSTRACT

Received: 
06 Oct, 2017
Accepted: 
23 Oct, 2017
Published: 
29 Dec, 2017
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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Accessibility to cannabis
Age of initiation
Cannabis
cannabis use
Jamaica
risk perception
Journal Authors: 
T Bernard
WD Abel
P Whitehorne-Smith
G Mitchell
E Thompson
K Lalwani
C Sewell
DC Oshi
e-Published: 26 Oct, 2017

Decriminalization of Marijuana: Is this a realistic public mental health policy for Jamaica?

Issue: 
Vol 60, Issue 3 (2011)
Pages: 
367–70

ABSTRACT

Marijuana has potential benefits and adverse effects. Despite its popularity in Jamaica, decriminalization may not be possible given the international and regional obligations of Jamaica.

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Viewpoint
Keywords: 
Jamaica
Marijuana
Decriminalization
Journal Authors: 
WD Abel
C Sewell
D Eldemire-Shearer
e-Published: 31 Jan, 2014

Suicide Ideation in Jamaican Youth: Sociodemographic Prevalence, Protective and Risk Factors

Issue: 
Vol 61, Issue 5 (2012) - Special Issue on Mental Health
Pages: 
521–5
Synopsis: 
The prevalence of suicide ideation among Jamaican youth is 9.7%.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the prevalence of suicidal ideation and examine the association between suicidal ideation and sociodemographic characteristics, protective and risk factors among Jamaican
youth.

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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Jamaica
youth
suicide ideation
Journal Authors: 
WD Abel
C Sewell
JS Martin
Y Bailey-Davidson
K Fox
e-Published: 24 Oct, 2013

Suicide among Adolescents in Jamaica: What Do We Know?

Issue: 
Vol 61, Issue 5 (2012) - Special Issue on Mental Health
Pages: 
516–20
Synopsis: 
For the period 2007–2010, the adolescent suicide rate in Jamaica was 1.1 per 100 000 adolescents with a preponderance of male deaths by hanging.

ABSTRACT


Objective: Suicide is increasingly acknowledged as a global problem. Yet little is known worldwide about suicide rates among adolescents. Several social factors that exist in Jamaica present as stressors and may predispose to suicide. Ascertaining prevailing patterns and associated factors is important for crafting interventions. This paper establishes adolescent suicide rates for the years 2007–2010 in Jamaica and provides related epidemiological data.

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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Jamaica
Adolescents
Suicide
Journal Authors: 
D Holder-Nevins
K James
R Bridgelal-Nagassar
A Bailey
E Thompson
H Eldemire
C Sewell
WD Abel
e-Published: 24 Oct, 2013

The Epidemiology of Suicide in Jamaica 2002–2010: Rates and Patterns

Issue: 
Vol 61, Issue 5 (2012) - Special Issue on Mental Health
Pages: 
509–15
Synopsis: 
For the period 2002–2010, suicide rates in Jamaica have been stable with a mean overall annual incidence of 2.1 per 100 000 population.

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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Jamaica
epidemiology
Suicide Rates
developing country
Journal Authors: 
WD Abel
K James
R Bridgelal-Nagassar
D Holder-Nevins
H Eldemire
E Thompson
C Sewell
e-Published: 24 Oct, 2013

Mental Health Policy and Service System Development in the English-speaking Caribbean

Issue: 
Vol 61, Issue 5 (2012) - Special Issue on Mental Health
Pages: 
475–82
Synopsis: 
There has been some progress in the integration of mental health policy and practice in the English-speaking Caribbean countries, however, much effort is needed to reform mental health legislation and incorporate mental health practices in primary care throughout the English-speaking Caribbean.

ABSTRACT

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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Caribbean
mental health
mental health policy
Journal Authors: 
WD Abel
D Kestel
D Eldemire-Shearer
C Sewell
P Whitehorne-Smith
e-Published: 24 Oct, 2013

Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome in Patients Presenting to the University Hospital of the West Indies: A Need to Adopt Proactive Screening and Specific Management Policy

Issue: 
Vol 61, Issue 8 (2012)
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2011.220
Pages: 
802–8
Synopsis: 
The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in a group of adult psychiatric patients at the University Hospital of the West Indies was 28.9% and could represent a pathway to the future development of Type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Screening and continuous monitoring will allow for early intervention and possibly prevention of increased morbidity and mortality in this vulnerable population.

ABSTRACT

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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Abdominal obesity
antipsychotics
blood pressure
HDL-cholesterol
metabolic syndrome
triglycerides
Journal Authors: 
M Gossell-Williams
J Martin
S Neita
RC Gibson
W Abel
C Sewell
D McGrowder
e-Published: 21 Jan, 2013
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West Indian Medical Journal

Faculty of Medical Sciences,
The University of the West Indies,
Mona, Kingston 7
Tel: (876) 927-1214
Fax: (876) 927-1846
wimj@uwimona.edu.jm
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