A5088326071- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Sex work and related issues
- Public Health and Social Inequalities
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Health disparities and outcomes
Brown University
2014-2025
San Francisco Department of Public Health
2013-2025
Miriam Hospital
2008-2021
John Brown University
2000-2021
Columbia University
1989-2018
Colorado College
2018
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2018
Elmhurst Hospital Center
2018
University of San Carlos of Guatemala
2015
University of Pennsylvania
2015
Abstract Absence of a common diagnostic interview has hampered cross‐national syntheses epidemiological evidence on major depressive episodes (MDE). Community surveys using the World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview administered face‐to‐face were carried out in 10 countries North America (Canada and US), Latin (Brazil, Chile, Mexico), Europe (Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Turkey), Asia (Japan). The total sample size was more than 37,000. Lifetime...
Using a nationally representative sample of American married or cohabiting women, this prospective study examined women who reported denied intimate partner violence (IPV) at wave 1 and compared them on range psychosocial outcomes 5-year follow-up. This also the rate divorce separation during interval among IPV explored whether certain predictors were related to ending an abusive relationship with period. Women 1, without IPV, significantly more likely experience greater degree depressive...
To understand the mental health treatment gap in Region of Americas by examining prevalence disorders, use services, and global burden disease. Data from community-based surveys disorders Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, United States were utilized. The World Mental Health Survey published data used to estimate gap. For was calculated files. mean, median, weighted gap, 12-month severity category disorder estimated for general adult, child-adolescent,...
We analyzed survey data from Canada, Chile, Germany, the Netherlands, and United States to study prevalence treatment of mental substance abuse disorders. Total past-year estimates range between 17.0 percent (Chile) 29.1 (U.S.). Many cases are mild. Although disorder severity is strongly related treatment, one- two-thirds serious receive no each year. Most goes minor mild cases. Undertreatment most pronounced among young, poorly educated males. Outreach needed reduce barriers care young...
We sought to determine whether geriatric patients with late-life-onset major depression have more subcortical hyperintensities on MRI and greater cognitive impairment than age-matched early-life-onset depression, suggesting that disease may be etiologic in late-life depression. Most negative studies of the clinical significance sampled from a restricted range subjects, employed limited batteries neuropsychological tests, or not quantified changes; present study attempted address these...
This study compared telephone with face-to-face interviewing in a community psychiatric survey. Two groups of women were investigated, Holocaust survivors and Europe-born respondents who prestate Israel during World War II. Both administered the Psychiatric Research Interview Demoralization Scale short item scale investigating II experiences. Results showed high compliance rate to mode. The subjects' scores two modes highly correlated. Telephone seems be reliable efficient method areas...
Inpatients with major depressive illness often have coexistent nonaffective psychiatric and/or medical conditions. The authors' objective is to address the following questions: 1) What effect of comorbid on severity depression and associated psychosocial factors? 2) How does course differ for patients without concurrent illness? 3) Do compound in rate recovery time from pure depression? subjects were 78 a DSM-III diagnosis who consecutively admitted an acute care university-affiliated...
To outline mental health service accessibility, estimate the treatment gap and describe utilization for people with schizophrenic disorders in 50 low- middle-income countries.The World Health Organization Assessment Instrument Mental Systems was used to assess accessibility of services their utilization. The measurement based on number cases treated per 100,000 persons disorders, it compared subregional estimates Global burden disease 2004 update report. Multivariate analysis using backward...
Objective: Although several epidemiological studies of the prevalence psychiatric disorders have been conducted in Latin America, few them were national that could be used to develop region-wide estimates. Data are presented on DSM-III-R disorders, demographic correlates, comorbidity, and service utilization a nationally representative adult sample from Chile. Method: The Composite International Diagnostic Interview was administered stratified random 2,978 individuals four provinces...
The effectiveness of postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) following occupational exposure to HIV has prompted advocacy for PEP sexual or drug-use exposures.To evaluate the concern that availability exposures might result in behavioral disinhibition.Non-randomized trial 397 adults with high-risk within prior 72 h.Antiretroviral medication 4 weeks and five counseling sessions.Participants were followed 12 months repeat request changes compared pre-enrollment overall behavior acquisition sexually...
Major depression is significantly influenced by the family environment of depressed patient. In order to explore how functioning relates this illness, authors examined changes in over a 1-year course major depression. Subjective (Family Assessment Device) and objective (McMaster Clinical Rating Scale) assessments were collected at hospitalization 6 12 months after discharge for 45 inpatients diagnosed with their members. Patterns subjective perspectives, initial levels functioning, reports...
Psychiatric literature over the past 100 years suggests that Jews are at higher risk for affective disorders than numbers of other religious groups. To examine these claims, authors analyzed data from National Institute Mental Health Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) study. In addition, relationships among gender, alcoholism, and major depression were investigated. The period prevalence lifetime rates DSM-III Jews, Catholics, Protestants, individuals in groups, with no affiliation examined...
Synopsis This is an overview of a two-phase epidemiological study mental disorders among young adults in ten-year birth cohort (1949–58) conducted Israel. A sample 4914 Israel-born offspring Jewish immigrants was obtained by full probability sampling procedures and screened for caseness using psychometric symptom scales from the Psychiatric Epidemiology Research Interview (PERI). Those positive almost fifth negatives (N = 2741) were interviewed psychiatrists Schedule Affective Disorders...
In this retrospective review of cases clinical proctitis, we identified the frequency common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among men who have sex with on basis reports from municipal STD clinic in San Francisco. Of note, gonorrhea and chlamydia were most STDs, followed by herpes syphilis. Current treatment guidelines recommend empiric for chlamydia, but should also be considered. The implications human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission are discussed.
In this study we examined the prevalence rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), types trauma most often associated with PTSD, co-morbidity PTSD other lifetime psychiatric disorders, which disorders preceded and gender differences in exposure a representative sample Chileans. The DSM-III-R antisocial personality modules from Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) for range diagnoses Composite International (CIDI) were administered to 2390 persons aged 15 over 64 years three cities...
Background. Limited data exist on the risk of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae transmission from oropharynx to urethra. We examined urethral C. N. positivity among men who have sex with (MSM) seen at San Francisco City Clinic (San Francisco, CA) during 2007.