A5021802178- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Physical Activity and Health
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
University of Minnesota
2018-2025
Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
2019-2025
Twin Cities Orthopedics
2021-2025
University of Minnesota Medical Center
2019-2024
Weinberg Medical Physics (United States)
2023
Bridge University
2023
Island Institute
2016-2023
Miriam Hospital
2010-2023
Brown University
2009-2023
Pennsylvania State University
2021
Childhood obesity disproportionally affects children from low-income households. With the aim of informing interventions, this study examined pathways through which physical and social home environment may promote childhood overweight/obesity in Data on health behaviors were collected at visits low-income, urban households with either only normal weight (n = 48) or predominantly overweight/obese 55) aged 6-13 years. Research staff conducted comprehensive, in-person audits foods, media,...
This pilot study examined the utility of acceptance-enhanced behavior therapy (AEBT) for trichotillomania (TTM) and chronic skin picking (CSP) impact altering treatment sequence on overall efficacy. Participants referred to a TTM CSP specialty clinic were assessed by an independent evaluator within separate, nonconcurrent, multiple-baseline designs across participants. The first group three participants received habit-reversal training (HRT) followed acceptance commitment (ACT), second two...
Objective The purpose of this study was to describe adults who use Twitter during a weight loss attempt and compare the positive negative social influences they experience from their offline friends, online family members. Materials methods Participants (N=100, 80% female, mean age=37.65, SD=8.42) were recruited Twitter. They completed brief survey about experiences discussing with friends provided responses open-ended questions on benefits drawbacks Twitter, Facebook, weight-specific...
Non-emergent clinical services were limited or suspended during the early stages of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in United States (U.S.). This could adversely impact epidemics public health importance, such as HIV, and access to testing, which is a cornerstone prevention efforts. In this observational study, we collected HIV testing positivity rate data from four geographically diverse U.S. healthcare systems New Orleans, Louisiana; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Providence, Rhode...
Latinos demonstrate high rates of depression, often do not seek treatment, and terminate prematurely for a variety reasons, including lack sensitivity to contextual cultural factors in treatment approaches. For decades researchers have suggested behavioral approach diagnosed with depression because such an targets the complex environmental stressors experienced by these populations simple, pragmatic approach. Recently, activation has been culturally linguistically adapted Latinos/Latinas...
Lifestyle interventions are efficacious at reducing risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease but have not had a significant public health impact given high cost patient provider burden. Online social networks may reduce the burden of lifestyle to extent that they displace in-person visits enhance opportunities support weight loss. We conducted an iterative series pilot studies evaluate feasibility acceptability using online deliver intervention. In Study 1 (n=10), obese participants with...
Background: Earlier and more severe onset of chronic health conditions contributes to the increased risk premature death among adults experiencing homelessness. Trimorbidity, a subset multimorbidity representing overlap physical health, mental substance use conditions, disproportionately impacts We know no longitudinal data comparing trimorbidity trends Objective: To characterize 19-year Research Design: Repeated longitudinal, statewide survey administered every 3 years. Subjects: Adults...
Depression is a prevalent mental health condition in the United States and significant cause of morbidity mortality. The treatment guidelines for depression recommends either psychotherapy, such as behavioral activation (BA), or second-generation antidepressant first-line adult patients with depression. However, many individuals do not experience improvement from treatments choose to engage them due stigma, cost, difficulty access, and/or side effects. As we need new yoga especially...
The current study investigated a behavior-analytic treatment, functional analytic psychotherapy (FAP), for outpatient depression utilizing two single-subject A/A+B designs. baseline condition was cognitive behavioral therapy. Results demonstrated treatment success in 1 client after the addition of FAP and failure 2nd. This highlights challenges measuring progress outcome idiographically this population.
In this article, we briefly consider the phenomenon of depression from a behavior analytic perspective. Then, describe history conceptualizations and treatments for with an emphasis on how these may have failed due to lack adherence two basic principles: (I) Idiographic, functional assessment, (II) In-vivo application interventions. Finally, discuss more recent conceptualizations--Behavioral Activation by Martell, Addis & Jacobson (2001) Functional Analytic Psychotherapy Kohlenberg Tsai...
Behavioral Activation, an efficacious treatment for depression, presents a behavioral theory of depression--emphasizing the need clients to contact positive reinforcement--and set therapeutic techniques--emphasizing provision instructions rather than reinforcement. An integration Activation with another treatment, Functional Analytic Psychotherapy, addresses this mismatch. Psychotherapy provides process immediate and natural This article offers theoretical practical therapist guidelines on...
The question of whether abstinence during the months following a planned quit attempt exacerbates or improves depressive symptoms is an important clinical issue. Extant research has primarily modeled between-person covariation between postquit and symptom trajectories. However, this approach cannot account for potential third variables participants that may affect both smoking depression. Accordingly, current study examined within-person time-varying in multilevel model (MLM), which allowed...