- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Early Childhood Education and Development
University of North Carolina Wilmington
2023-2024
Objective: Active-duty military personnel in the current wars have experienced unique stressors that deviate from standard PTSD assessment and diagnosis. This situation calls for a refinement of military-related assessment. To this end, study assessed utility Trauma Symptom Inventory (TSI) diagnosing among active-duty personnel. The past literature has validated TSI using populations with small sample size. Hence, aimed to fill gap by large size 670 members examine whether is useful...
Research from both Pakistan and the United States shows a rela�vely higher s�gma for mental than physical illness.However, research comparing brain illness is limited.Therefore, using an online survey, current study examined s�gma, discriminatory poten�al as manifested via social distance, perceived causes (biogene�c/moral) in cross-cultural sample.A total of 918 students (458 Pakistani 460 American) were recruited academic ins�tu�ons.They completed within-group design survey where measures...
Multiple studies have shown that individuals with low self-concept clarity (SCC) are highly susceptible to mental health problems (depression and anxiety). However, despite the increased vulnerability psychopathology, prior research has not examined relationship between SCC help-seeking. Hence, develop a comprehensive understanding of aforementioned relationship, well-established predictors help-seeking (psychological distress stigma) were included in this study. A total 111 students...
Neuropsychologists use performance validity tests (PVT) to detect invalidity across various populations. Unexpected scores for normative and clinical populations on PVT could invalidate the assessment if poor does not have a reasonable explanation. One of most well-validated frequently used is Test Memory Malingering, whose usefulness has been analyzed in populations, including military. Studies influence demographic variables blast exposure military samples yielded inconclusive results. The...