A5030555212- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Resilience and Mental Health
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Marriage and Sexual Relationships
- Social Media and Politics
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
University of Massachusetts Boston
2018-2024
VA Boston Healthcare System
2015-2024
Harvard University
2023-2024
Lemuel Shattuck Hospital
2024
Fenway Health
2022
National Center for PTSD
2015-2016
Stony Brook University
2012
Two studies examined associations between social networking and depressive symptoms among youth. In Study 1, 384 participants (68% female; mean age = 20.22 years, SD 2.90) were surveyed. 2, 334 (62% M 19.44 2.05) surveyed initially 3 weeks later. Results indicated that associated with quality of interactions, not quantity. There was some evidence rumination moderated associations, both corumination aspects usage quality. Implications for understanding circumstances increase networking, as...
Self-distancing, or viewing oneself from a third-person perspective, reduces reactivity when analyzing one's feelings. Self-distancing may have important effects among individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), who heightened emotional and physiological to trauma memories, but the of self-distancing in this group are unclear. We randomly assigned 48 Veterans diagnosed PTSD analyze their trauma-related feelings an immersed (first-person) distanced (third-person) measured...
Research suggests that the nature of combat may affect later development posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans. Studies comparing rates PTSD across different conflicts indicate use asymmetric or guerilla-style tactics by enemy fighters result higher among U.S. military personnel than symmetric tactics, which mirror used forces. Investigations association between and were limited because cohort effects a focus on male The current study examined diagnosis sample female veterans...
Research on college student drinking game (DG) behavior indicates that White students play DGs more often than from other races/ethnicities. Among DG players, the risk for negative outcomes is same. We examined DG-specific (e.g., motor skills, gambling games) behaviors and peer influence factors across race/ethnicity in order to elucidate commonalities among factors. Men (N = 248; 18-30 years; 77% students) who played lived Boston metro area completed our online survey. men (WM; n 167) were...
Purpose: Sexual minority women and gender diverse individuals assigned female at birth (SMW+) consistently report more alcohol other drug (AOD) use severity than heterosexual women, with greater disparities reported among bisexual plus (bi+) SMW (including bisexual, pansexual, queer, those attractions to one regardless of identity). Furthermore, emerging evidence suggests that masculine expression (e.g., appearance) disproportionately experience problematic AOD compared feminine expression....
Post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) have been shown to negatively impact treatment outcomes in outpatient settings, but few investigated acute such as partial hospital programs (PHP). The present study examined how PTSS may influence outcomes– depression, anxiety, overall functioning– among patients attending a PHP. 1298 (Female n=728) adults underwent standard transdiagnostic at PHP which attend the day-long program for approximately 2 weeks stabilization primarily focused on mood and...
Abstract Background: Behavioural activation (BA) is an evidence-based treatment for depression that has been primarily delivered in individual out-patient treatment. Prior research supports a positive participant experience therapy; however, less known about the patient group therapy, which common acute psychiatric settings. Aims: The present study examined of Brief Behavioral Activation Treatment Depression (BATD) Method: We used thematic analysis to extract themes from feedback surveys...
Sexual minority female (SMF) veterans experience unique stressors apart from their service in the military. In this study, we compared SMF and heterosexual (HF) veterans' rates of deployment-related (i.e., military sexual assault, combat exposure, harassment), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive (MDD) association with one another. Participants were 699 who provided self-report data on exposure to assessed for MDD PTSD by trained diagnosticians. HF had similar PTSD, MDD,...
Background: Behavioral activation (BA) is an evidence-based treatment for depression that has been primarily delivered in individual outpatient treatment. Prior research supports a positive participant experience therapy; however, less known about the patient group therapy, which common acute psychiatric settings.Aims: The present study examined of Brief Activation Treatment Depression (BATD) treatment.Method: We used thematic analysis to extract themes from feedback surveys administered as...