A5019348611- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Mental Health via Writing
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
University of Wisconsin–Madison
2022-2025
Illinois Institute of Technology
2016-2024
Background and objective Approximately 16% of the global population, or 1.3 billion individuals, live with disabilities, facing increased health risks. Despite international national policies affirming rights persons healthcare disparities persist, studies revealing higher rates unmet medical needs, avoidable deaths, dissatisfaction services among this population. This scoping review aims to provide a comprehensive overview inequities experienced by individuals disabilities globally. Methods...
Background: Given the egregious effect of public stigma on lives people with mental illness, researchers have sought to unpack and identify effective components anti-stigma programs.Aim: We expect show that continuum messages more positive affirming attitudes (beliefs illness recover should be personally empowered) than categorical perspectives. The beliefs will interact contact strategies.Method: A total 598 research participants were randomly assigned online presentations representing one...
The recovery experiences of individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) involve a complex interaction between intrapersonal and interpersonal factors through which they continue to pursue life goals enhance their psychosocial adaptation. Among these outcomes, disability acceptance is an important aspect but remains underexplored in this context. This study aimed identify patterns among SMI using latent profile approach explore how relate acceptance. We analyzed responses from participants...
Shared decision making (SDM) tends to reflect more Western values of individualism and empowerment, that may be foreign East Asian healthcare preferences for collectivism family involvement: centered (FCDM).To show Chinese will likely believe FCDM would pleasing them if they were the patient. Conversely, European Americans respond favorably SDM. To examine effects acculturation on compared SDM.In this study, versus SDM doctor-led (DrDM) examined in a vignette study completed online by (n =...
Individuals returning to the wider community from incarceration face many re-entry barriers, including stigmatising beliefs regarding past criminal record, that have impact on health and re-entry. Understanding development of self-stigma can inform rehabilitation services.
While suicide attempt survivors often choose to conceal their suicidal thoughts and behaviors avoid stigma, concealment might also limit the support they receive. This study evaluated a peer-led strategic disclosure intervention for (N = 38) who were randomized either 6-hour group or waitlist control. Results showed significant group-by-time interaction from baseline post-intervention on two measures of self-stigma, depression, self-esteem, but not other variables. Effect sizes medium large....
Viewing a stigmatized group as different from everyone else is believed to be contentless stigma that leads disdain. This study tests whether three emotions-intergroup anxiety, anger, and empathy-mediate the path between difference Six hundred thirty-eight research participants MTurk provided valid responses an online survey via Qualtrics. The used standardized measures of difference, disdain, intergroup empathy. hypothesized model was tested using structural equation modeling (SEM). Fit...
Recovery from severe mental illnesses (SMI) has been described as an outcome (end state where persons are symptom free) or a process (despite symptoms, people can pursue life goals). Less clear is whether recovery credibility in the substance use disorders (SUD) community. We examined how public perceptions and expectations of between SMI SUD differed. A severity effect within categories was also examined.Participants (N = 195) read definitions completed online survey their agreement on:...
Consequences of self-stigma exhibit a four-step regressive model from being aware public stigma, to agreeing with it, applying it oneself, resulting harm on the self. We hypothesize relationship between and psychosocial functioning is mediated by three constructs: why try effect, stigma stress coping resources, personal recovery. Two hundred eight people depressive bipolar disorders participated study. Data partially supported self-stigma. Awareness was not found be associated other stages....
Objective Peer coaches are an important element in supported education programs. Peers students with lived experience recovery. As coaches, they provide on-campus support to assist psychiatric disabilities. Method A community-based participatory research (CBPR) team interviewed 44 participants including disabilities, faculty, and staff about their perceptions of peer coaches. Thematic analysis was used analyze interview transcripts. Results Possible strengths included helping navigate...
Purpose While serious mental illness (SMI) and substance use disorders (SUD) are common, less research has focused on causal beliefs across conditions. This is an important question when trying to understand the experience of dual diagnosis. The purpose this paper examine how three factors representing (biogenetic, psychosocial or childhood adversity) differ by SMI SUD. study also examined were associated with overall, process outcome about recovery. Design/methodology/approach Using...
This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of English version Self-Stigma Scale-Short (SSS-S), a nine-item self-report self-stigma measurement, among U.S. adults with psychiatric disabilities.
To test the validity of a COVID-19 public stigma scale and an attributional model during early stages pandemic.