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SWK 600 - MSW Research I

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Mental health

Mental health issues

COVID-19

substance abuse

depression

bullying

anxiety disorders

adolescents

disabled individuals

elderly

immigrants

low-income families

veterans

[Ethnic group or Race]

 

[State or City name]

[Limit by date]

[limit by "peer reviewed"]

Empirical study

 

 

Social media (impact)

depression

anxiety

body image

 

young women

college students

LGBTQ

disabled individual

[Ethnic group or Race]

[State or City name]

[Limit by date]

[limit by "peer reviewed"]

Empirical study

Developmental disabilities

Autism

Autism spectrum disorder

social support

interventions

substance abuse

parent-child relationship

children

adolescents

toddlers

teenagers

[State or City name]

[Limit by date]

[limit by "peer reviewed"]

Empirical study

Longitudinal study

Suicidal ideation

gender differences

socioeconomic

social support

substance abuse

food security

 

elderly

teenagers

college students

disabled individuals

[Ethnic group or race]

[State or City name]

[Limit by date]

[limit by "peer reviewed"]

Empirical study