A5064027778- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Urticaria and Related Conditions
Boston University
2015-2024
Bay State College
2011-2022
Yale University
2021
Smith College
2021
University of British Columbia
2021
University School
2010-2020
Casa Esperanza
2020
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
2018
University of Michigan
2000-2006
Decision Sciences (United States)
2005
Schizophrenia is diagnosed more frequently among African Americans while mood disorders are identified often whites. Such findings have raised serious questions about the accuracy of clinical judgment. This article analyzes data on 665 American and white psychiatric inpatients using a semi-structured diagnostic instrument. The paper explores relationship patient race to schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, major depression, bipolar disorder. also extent which related manner in clinicians...
Background: Time-limited group cognitive behavioral treatments (GCBT) for obsessive–compulsive disorder have demonstrated improvement in target symptoms. One small sample study of GCBT specifically hoarding problems also showed benefit. This examines the efficacy a specialized compulsive on larger sample. Methods: Thirty-two clients diagnosed with participated five groups. Four groups met once weekly 2 hour over 16 weeks (n=27) and one 20 (n=5). All participants had two individual 90-min...
Background Group cognitive behavioral treatments (GCBTs) for hoarding have produced modest benefits. The current study examined whether the outcomes of a specialized GCBT improve upon bibliotherapy (BIB) hoarding, as part stepped care model. We also explored additional home assistance enhanced outcomes. Methods Hoarding patients (n = 38) were randomized and completed one three conditions: (1) with nonclinician assistants (GCBT+HA; N 11), (2) without HA (CGBT; 14), (3) BIB (N 13). All...
There is limited research regarding the nature and prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) among various racial ethnic subpopulations within United States, including African Americans blacks Caribbean descent. Although heterogeneity black population in States has largely been ignored, notable differences exist between descent with respect to ethnicity, national heritage, living circumstances. This first comprehensive examination OCD descent.Data from National Survey American Life,...
Background A cognitive-behavioral model of hoarding posits deficits in information processing, maladaptive beliefs about and attachments to possessions that provoke distress avoidance, positive emotional responses saving acquiring reinforce these behaviors. 26-session individual therapy (CBT) based on this showed significant reductions symptoms large effect sizes (Steketee et al.[1]). Methods The present study presents findings at follow-up (up 12 months), as well predictors outcome...
Objective: Addressing alcohol and other drug disorders mental among adult Hispanics/Latinos is of critical concern, as they are one the fastest-growing ethnic groups with a disproportionate rate disease, disorders, poverty. Although improvement in outcomes associated sustained participation ongoing treatment for co-occurring disorders/mental continuing care rare these chronic conditions, especially Latinos more limited access to culturally linguistically competent services. Methods: The...
Suicide is a profound worldwide public health problem that has received increased attention in recent years. The major federal response, the National Strategy for Prevention, calls more suicide education mental professionals, including social workers. Little known about amount of MSW curricula nationwide. This study presents quantitative findings from 2 national surveys deans and directors faculty on qualitative series focus groups. Results suggest students receive 4 or fewer hours graduate...
Acquiring and discarding objects are routine decision processes for most people. Despite the ubiquitous need to make such decisions, little is known about how they made what goes wrong when individuals acquire fail discard so many items that areas of their home become unlivable (i.e., clinical hoarding). We hypothesize hoarding reflects a normal variation in tendency retain objects, only just at more extreme level.To test this hypothesis, we examined 89 nonclinical, undergraduate students'...
Background: Hispanic/Latinx persons with alcohol and other drug disorders (AOD) have limited access to culturally competent continuity of care. To address this, the evidence-based smartphone recovery application Addiction-Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System (A-CHESS) was translated adapted for Latinx Spanish-speakers AOD, developing CASA-CHESS. Objectives: This study examined AOD mental health outcomes Spanish-speaking clients using CASA-CHESS tool over a 6-month period,...
Background Previous research suggests that hoarding aggregates in families and is associated with health safety risks family problems. The present study examined gender- diagnosis-related differences reports of symptoms among first-degree relatives people who hoard, clinical community samples. Methods included 443 participants a behavior: 217 disorder (HD), 96 obsessive-compulsive (OCD), 130 nonclinical controls (CC). Assessment detailed interview familial patterns behaviors parents siblings...
Hoarding disorder is characterized by difficulty parting with possessions because of strong urges to save the items. Difficulty discarding often includes items others consider be little value and results in accumulation a large number that clutter home. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) exposure response prevention selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medications traditionally used treat obsessive-compulsive are generally not efficacious for people hoarding problems. A specialized CBT...
Although decisional incapacity can be caused by various medical conditions, due to mental illness is often singled out for scrutiny in research ethics policy debates. We assessed whether there a general discriminatory perception of and, if so, aimed characterize the nature that perception. conducted an experimental, randomized Internet survey public. recruited 3140 adults through web-research panel, with oversampling racial and ethnic minorities elderly. Willingness allow versus was compared...