A5085981063- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Homelessness and Social Issues
Carilion Clinic
2018-2024
Virginia Tech
2020-2024
Austen Riggs Center
2018
UConn Health
2007-2017
Roanoke College
2017
University of Connecticut
2003-2016
Connecticut Valley Hospital
2016
Yale University
2016
Winthrop-University Hospital
2016
Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
2013
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) management in correctional settings is logistically feasible, but HIV-related outcomes before release have not been recently systematically examined.To evaluate HIV treatment throughout incarceration, including jail and prison.Retrospective cohort study of longitudinally linked demographic, pharmacy, laboratory data on 882 prisoners within the Connecticut Department Correction (2005-2012) with confirmed infection, who were continually incarcerated 90 days...
Schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) has many phenomenological, genetic, physiologic, and neuroanatomical commonalities with schizophrenia. Patients the often suffer from marked social occupational impairment, yet they have been difficult to treat medications because of their unusual sensitivity side effects. This study was designed determine whether low-dose risperidone treatment is acceptable SPD patients can reduce characteristic schizotypal symptoms. In addition, if respond an...
To assess the relationship between two phenotypes in an extremely well-characterized population of personality disorder patients–impulsive aggression and prolactin response to fenfluramine–and tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) genotype, TPH genotype (at intronic polymorphic site) fenfluramine were assessed 40 Caucasian patients with disorder. Impulsive was by using Buss-Durkee Hostility Inventory (BDHI). Twenty-one male "LL" had higher BDHI scores than men "UL" or "UU" genotype. No found. It...
PURPOSE: This article reports the findings of a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy—Corrections Modified (DBT-CM) intervention upon difficult-to-manage, impulsive, and/or aggressive incarcerated male adolescents. METHODS: A secondary analysis subsample 38 adolescents who participated in study was conducted. one-group pretest–posttest design used; descriptive statistics and t-tests were RESULTS: Significant changes found physical aggression, distancing coping methods, number disciplinary tickets...
This article reports the implementation of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy-Corrections Modified (DBT-CM) for difficult to manage, impulsive and/or aggressive correctional populations.Participants were English-speaking women (n = 18) and men 45) diverse cultural backgrounds between ages 16 59 years old retained in state-run prisons Connecticut. Following consent, a psychological assessment battery, twice-weekly DBT-CM groups held over weeks followed by random assignment DBT coaching or case...
Despite a recent decline in the U.S. prison population, older prisoner population is growing rapidly. prisons are constitutionally required to provide health care prisoners. As ages, healthcare costs rise, states forced cut spending, and many correctional agencies struggle meet this legal standard of care. Failure needs prisoners, who now account for nearly 10% can cause avoidable suffering medically vulnerable violation constitutional mandate timely access an appropriate level while...
Abstract As a result of deinstitutionalization, currently there are three times as many men and women with mental illness in U.S. jails prisons than hospitals. Appropriate treatment this population is critical to safety within correctional institutions, successful integration offenders into the community upon release reduction recidivism. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), originally developed by Linehan for chronically parasuicidal diagnosed Borderline Personality Disorder, has been...
This study sought to describe patterns and costs of criminal justice involvement among adults with serious mental illness who received services across public agencies within a single state. Costs were examined from the perspective state providing health, substance abuse, services.Administrative records for 25,133 served by Connecticut Department Mental Health Addiction Services (DMHAS) during fiscal years 2006 2007 had diagnosis schizophrenia or bipolar disorder matched Medicaid program,...
Objective The study objective was to determine if disability in activities of daily living specific prison, prison (PADLs), is associated with depression and severity suicidal ideation (SI) older prisoners, a rapidly growing population at high risk suicide. Methods Cross-sectional design using data from prisoners age ≥50 years (N = 167). Depression operationalized as score ≥15 on the 9-item Physician Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). SI assessed Geriatric Suicide Ideation Scale (GSIS)....
There is some support for the hypothesis that factor structure of schizophrenia symptoms similar to schizotypal in nonschizophrenia populations. However, no studies date have examined patients with personality disorders. In this study, confirmatory analyses were conducted test relative fit several models factorial diagnosed The EQS: Structural Equations Program was used analyze DSM-III disorder (SPD) based on structured clinical interviews 213 meeting a diagnosis at least one disorder. A...