- Mental Health Research Topics
- Migraine and Headache Studies
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Critical Race Theory in Education
- Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Community Health and Development
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Human Health and Disease
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
VA Central California Health Care System
2023-2024
Virginia Commonwealth University
2016-2017
Background Headache (HA) is a common persistent complaint following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), but the association with remote mTBI not well established, and risk factors are understudied. Objective Determine relationship of history other HA prevalence impact among combat-exposed current former service members (SMs). Design Secondary cross-sectional data analysis from Long-Term Impact Military-Relevant Brain Injury Consortium—Chronic Effects Neurotrauma Consortium prospective...
Assessment of clinical course to aid in the diagnosis patients and guide treatment planning has gained momentum recent years. A course-graphing scale for DSM-5 Mood Disorders is presented facilitate history-taking mood disorders during screening interview. The can be administered more traditional portion only difference that it a systematic approach especially when clinician suspects presence disorder. Timeline Course Graphing Scale (TCGS) described accompanied with guidelines administration.
Psychometric network analysis (PNA) is an application of dynamic systems theory that can inform measurement complex rehabilitation phenomena such as depressive symptom patterns in veterans and service members (V/SMs) after traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study applied PNA to the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), a common measure symptoms, sample V/SMs with TBI at Years 1 2 (Y1-2) postinjury.
Assessment of the variations clinical course to aid in diagnosis, assessment patients' functioning and guide treatment planning has gained momentum recent years. A specific scale is introduced plot temporal assist empirically-minded psychotherapists researchers who treat DSM-5 Disorders want monitor quality psychosocial over time. Timeline Course Graphing Scale Chart Quality Psychosocial Functioning Affected by Symptom Severity (PFS) described accompanied administration guidelines.
Background: Post-traumatic headache (PTH) is persistent and highly disabling. Cognitive-behavioral therapy for (CBT-HA) reduces frequency severity improves people’s quality of life, yet it underutilized inaccessible to many. Leveraging technology deliver evidence-based psychological treatments may address barriers treatment engagement. Methods/design: This single-arm, single-site pilot trial aims test the feasibility, acceptability, clinical signal, cost a five-session CBT-HA intervention...