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Borkowski P, Borkowska N. Understanding Mental Health Challenges in Cardiovascular Care. Cureus 2024; 16:e54402. [PMID: 38505437 PMCID: PMC10950038 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.54402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024] Open
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There is a profound link between cardiovascular health and mental well-being. This narrative review shows that heart and mental health are not isolated domains but deeply interconnected, influencing each other. It describes how cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) can cause mental health issues such as stress, anxiety, and depression. It also explains how these mental conditions can, in turn, worsen or raise the risk of CVDs. In addition, it emphasizes the necessity of a holistic approach to healthcare that integrates the treatment of physical symptoms of CVDs with interventions aimed at addressing mental health issues. This approach advocates for comprehensive care strategies that include psychotherapy, pharmacological treatments, lifestyle modifications, and digital health technologies. It also highlights the significant role of family and social support in recovery and discusses barriers to integrating mental health care in cardiovascular treatment. The article argues for a paradigm shift in healthcare towards more inclusive and integrated care models. The authors hope to foster a healthcare environment that prioritizes holistic care by increasing awareness about the connection between heart and mind. The call to action includes policy changes and healthcare system reforms aimed at facilitating the integration of mental health services into cardiovascular care, ultimately leading to improved outcomes for patients with CVDs and associated mental health issues.
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- Pawel Borkowski
- Internal Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, New York, USA
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Timmons AC, Duong JB, Fiallo NS, Lee T, Vo HPQ, Ahle MW, Comer JS, Brewer LC, Frazier SL, Chaspari T. A Call to Action on Assessing and Mitigating Bias in Artificial Intelligence Applications for Mental Health. PERSPECTIVES ON PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE 2023; 18:1062-1096. [PMID: 36490369 PMCID: PMC10250563 DOI: 10.1177/17456916221134490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Advances in computer science and data-analytic methods are driving a new era in mental health research and application. Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies hold the potential to enhance the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of people experiencing mental health problems and to increase the reach and impact of mental health care. However, AI applications will not mitigate mental health disparities if they are built from historical data that reflect underlying social biases and inequities. AI models biased against sensitive classes could reinforce and even perpetuate existing inequities if these models create legacies that differentially impact who is diagnosed and treated, and how effectively. The current article reviews the health-equity implications of applying AI to mental health problems, outlines state-of-the-art methods for assessing and mitigating algorithmic bias, and presents a call to action to guide the development of fair-aware AI in psychological science.
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- Adela C. Timmons
- University of Texas at Austin Institute for Mental Health Research
- Colliga Apps Corporation
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, May Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
- Center for Health Equity and Community Engagement Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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Desai V, Solanky P, Solanki V, Makwana H, Raj H, Patel HM. Determinants of Health-Seeking Behavior in Major Depressive Disorder: An Observational Study. Cureus 2023; 15:e41901. [PMID: 37583725 PMCID: PMC10423751 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.41901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most common illnesses in the world and a major cause of years lived with disability. It is necessary to diagnose and treat depression promptly. OBJECTIVES To identify and compare factors affecting health-seeking behavior in patients suffering from MDD. METHODS An observational cross-sectional study was conducted. The study population was divided into two groups: early and late health seekers (cut off: three months). Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ-9) as well as Perceived and Personal Depression Stigma Scores were calculated. Data were analyzed and the chi-square test and z-test were used to calculate statistical significance. RESULTS There were 102 participants. The majority were female (62.75%) and the maximum number of participants were from the age group of 26-45 years (65.69%). There were more early help seekers (61.76%) than late help seekers (38.24%). The majority of early help seekers were married individuals. Distance played a vital role in help-seeking behavior. A significant association was also found between participants' personal stigma and late treatment seeking. The most common reason for delaying medical attention was that patients thought that they could cure themselves, followed by a lack of awareness. CONCLUSION Delay and hesitance observed concerning health-seeking behavior are assumed to be associated with factors such as gender, income, family or marital status, stigma, lack of awareness, beliefs and practices, and deficient health facilities causing delays in the diagnosis and management of MDD. The research supported that involving primary health care centers, spreading awareness about the disease, and increasing psychiatric facilities, along with a special emphasis on factors as mentioned like gender, marital status, stigma, and feasibility of reaching facility as distance plays a major role in causing delay, and can help decrease the duration of symptom from the onset, initiating appropriate treatment, and improving prognosis.
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- Vedant Desai
- Medical School, Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society (GMERS) Medical College and Hospital Valsad, Valsad, IND
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- Preventive Medicine, Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society (GMERS) Medical College and Hospital Valsad, Valsad, IND
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- Psychiatry, Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society (GMERS) Medical College and Hospital Valsad, Valsad, IND
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- Psychiatry, Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society (GMERS) Medical College and Hospital Valsad, Valsad, IND
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- Psychiatry, Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society (GMERS) Medical College and Hospital Valsad, Valsad, IND
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- Psychiatry, Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society (GMERS) Medical College and Hospital Valsad, Valsad, IND
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Remigio-Baker RA, Hungerford LD, Lee-Tauler SY, Bailie JM, Caswell M, Babakhanyan I, Ettenhofer ML. Disparities in mental health symptoms recovery across race/ethnicity and education level following mild traumatic brain injury. DIALOGUES IN HEALTH 2022; 1:100048. [PMID: 38515877 PMCID: PMC10953859 DOI: 10.1016/j.dialog.2022.100048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Revised: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between race/ethnicity and post-concussive mental health (i.e., depressive, post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD]) and neurobehavioral symptoms among service members, and whether this association differed by education level. Methods The study sample consisted of 524 patients from a multidisciplinary US military outpatient treatment facility for post-concussive symptoms. Poisson regression with robust error variance was utilized to investigate outcome (i.e., clinically-elevated depressive [Patient Health Questionnaire-8 ≥15], PTSD [PTSD Checklist, DSM 5 ≥38] and neurobehavioral [Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory >75th percentile] symptoms at admission and last follow-up in this cohort study. Modification by education level (low [no college degree] vs. high [associate's degree or higher]) was additionally evaluated. Results The relationship between race/ethnicity and mental health/neurobehavioral symptoms varied by education level (p-interaction: depressive symptoms = 0.002, PTSD symptoms = 0.035, neurobehavioral symptoms = 0.040). Specifically, non-Whites were at a significantly higher prevalence for clinically-elevated depressive symptoms post-treatment than Whites, but only among those with higher education level (PR = 2.22, CI = 1.37-3.59). A similar trend was demonstrated for PTSD and neurobehavioral symptoms. Conclusion Military healthcare may need to increase depression-focused treatment options that are acceptable for racial/ethnic minority patients, particularly those with higher education, while they are recovering from comorbid traumatic brain injury.
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- Rosemay A. Remigio-Baker
- Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence (TBICoE), Silver Spring, MD, USA
- General Dynamics Information Technology, Falls Church, VA, USA
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- Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence (TBICoE), Silver Spring, MD, USA
- General Dynamics Information Technology, Falls Church, VA, USA
- Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence (TBICoE), Silver Spring, MD, USA
- General Dynamics Information Technology, Falls Church, VA, USA
- Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, Camp Pendleton, CA, USA
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- Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence (TBICoE), Silver Spring, MD, USA
- General Dynamics Information Technology, Falls Church, VA, USA
- Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, Camp Pendleton, CA, USA
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- Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence (TBICoE), Silver Spring, MD, USA
- General Dynamics Information Technology, Falls Church, VA, USA
- Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, Camp Pendleton, CA, USA
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- Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence (TBICoE), Silver Spring, MD, USA
- General Dynamics Information Technology, Falls Church, VA, USA
- Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
- University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Blair SA, Brockmann AN, Arroyo KM, Carpenter CA, Ross KM. Awareness, Acceptability, and Perceived Effectiveness of Text-Based Therapy Among Graduate Students: Cross-sectional Study. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2022; 10:e34102. [PMID: 35797098 PMCID: PMC9305396 DOI: 10.2196/34102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Research has suggested that there is a mental health crisis occurring among graduate students in the United States. Moreover, many students go without effective treatment owing to the limited availability of mental and behavioral health resources on college campuses. Text-based therapy may represent a viable method for increasing access to mental health support for graduate students, but little is known regarding its acceptability in this population.
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The purpose of this study was to assess how graduate students perceive text-based therapy and their likelihood of seeking out this form of therapy.
Methods
In total, 265 graduate students completed a cross-sectional web-based survey that included multiple-choice and open-ended questions assessing their perceptions of text-based therapy and the likelihood of seeking out this form of therapy. Chi-square tests, ANOVAs, and nonparametric Wilcoxon signed-rank tests were used to examine differences in multiple-choice questions. The constant comparative method was used for qualitative analyses of the open-ended question responses.
Results
Participants (n=265) were predominately non-Hispanic White (166/265, 62.6%) and female (167/265, 63%) with a mean age of 28.3 (SD 5.1) years. Over half of the participants (139/265, 52.5%) were not aware that text-based therapy existed; however, 65.3% (173/265) reported that they would consider using text-based services, if available. In comparison to face-to-face therapy, participants reported being less likely to seek out text-based therapy and perceived it as less effective (P<.001). Qualitative results indicated that participants were concerned about the ability to effectively communicate and build rapport through text-based therapy and thought that this modality may be more effective for some mental and behavioral health concerns than others. Moreover, participants noted that text-based therapy would be best implemented as a way to supplement, rather than replace, face-to-face services.
Conclusions
Altogether, the results of this study suggest that text-based therapy holds the potential to increase access to and use of mental and behavioral health services; however, graduate students remain concerned about its effectiveness and the optimal methods of implementation. Future research should investigate how therapeutic processes (eg, effective communication and rapport-building) can be facilitated in digital environments and how text-based therapy could be best implemented to supplement and extend, rather than replace, face-to-face services.
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- Samari A Blair
- College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Social and Behavioral Sciences Program, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Social and Behavioral Sciences Program, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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Cutrer-Parraga B, Allen GEK, Conklin H, Hee C, Miller E, Chapman R, Gancinia B, Roan M, Norton A. Culture-Centered Psychotherapy Preferences for Polynesian Americans: An Interpretative Phenomenological Approach. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COUNSELLING 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10447-022-09472-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cultural adaptation of cognitive behaviour therapy for depression: a qualitative study exploring views of patients and practitioners from India. COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPIST 2022. [DOI: 10.1017/s1754470x22000137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for depression. However, culture can influence engagement and treatment efficacy of CBT. Several attempts have been made in Asian countries to develop a culturally adapted CBT for depression. However, research in the Indian context documenting the views on cultural influence of CBT is limited. The present study is an attempt to explore the views of patients and therapists in India by following an evidence-based approach that focuses on three areas for adaptation: (1) awareness of relevant cultural issues and preparation for therapy; (2) assessment and engagement; and (3) adjustments in therapy techniques. Semi-structured interviews with three consultant clinical psychologists/therapists, a focused group discussion with six clinical psychologists, and two patients undergoing CBT for depression were conducted. The data were analysed using a thematic framework analysis by identifying emerging themes and categories. The results highlight therapists’ experiences, problems faced, and recommendations in all three areas of adaptation. The findings highlight the need for adaptation with understanding and acknowledging the culture differences and clinical presentation. Culturally sensitive assessment and formulation with minor adaptation in clinical practice was recommended. Therapists emphasised the use of proverbs, local stories and simplified terminologies in therapy. The findings will aid in providing culturally sensitive treatment to patients with depression in India.
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To understand the views of Indian patients and therapists based on their experience of CBT.
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To understand the need for cultural adaptation of CBT in India.
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To understand the adaptations by therapists while using CBT in clinical practice.
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To gain perspective on how CBT can be culturally adapted to meet the needs of the Indian population.
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Hosseini H, Kubavat A. Why Do People of Asian Descent Not Utilize Mental Health Treatments Compared to Other Ethnic Groups in the United States? Hosp Top 2022; 101:260-265. [PMID: 35152845 DOI: 10.1080/00185868.2022.2038748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Racial and ethnic minorities like Asians in the United States are significantly less likely to receive mental health treatment than Caucasians. Using 2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data, we examined the underutilization of mental health treatment in the US and find that being over 65 or 35-44, being unmarried, and being insured were positively associated with mental health treatment utilization, and as mentally unhealthy days increased, the utilization of treatment also increased. The paper offers a discussion on why there is this underutilization of mental health services amongst Asians and what steps can be taken to improve utilization.
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- Hengameh Hosseini
- Department of Healthcare Administration and Human Resources, The University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, USA
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- Department of Healthcare Administration and Human Resources, The University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, USA
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Carroll AR, Hall M, Brown CM, Johnson DP, Antoon JW, Kreth H, Ngo ML, Browning W, Neeley M, Herndon A, Chokshi SB, Plemmons G, Johnson J, Hart SR, Williams DJ. Association of Race/Ethnicity and Social Determinants with Rehospitalization for Mental Health Conditions at Acute Care Children's Hospitals. J Pediatr 2022; 240:228-234.e1. [PMID: 34478747 PMCID: PMC8712354 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.08.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate associations of race/ethnicity and social determinants with 90-day rehospitalization for mental health conditions to acute care nonpsychiatric children's hospitals. STUDY DESIGN We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of mental health hospitalizations for children aged 5-18 years from 2016 to 2018 at 32 freestanding US children's hospitals using the Children's Hospital Association's Pediatric Health Information System database to assess the association of race/ethnicity and social determinants (insurance payer, neighborhood median household income, and rurality of patient home location) with 90-day rehospitalization. Risk factors for rehospitalization were modeled using mixed-effects multivariable logistic regression. RESULTS Among 23 556 index hospitalizations, there were 1382 mental health rehospitalizations (5.9%) within 90 days. Non-Hispanic Black children were 26% more likely to be rehospitalized than non-Hispanic White children (aOR 1.26, 95% CI 1.08-1.48). Those with government insurance were 18% more likely to be rehospitalized than those with private insurance (aOR 1.18, 95% CI 1.04-1.34). In contrast, those living in a suburban location were 22% less likely to be rehospitalized than those living in an urban location (suburban: aOR 0.78, 95% CI 0.63-0.97). CONCLUSIONS Non-Hispanic Black children and those with public insurance were at greatest risk for 90-day rehospitalization, and risk was lower in those residing in suburban locations. Future work should focus on upstream interventions that will best attenuate social disparities to promote equity in pediatric mental healthcare.
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- Alison R Carroll
- Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.
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- Children's Hospital Association, Lenexa, KS
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- Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
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- Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
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- Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
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- Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
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- Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
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- Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
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- Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
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- Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
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- Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
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- Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
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- Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
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- Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
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- Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
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Kung B, Chiang M, Perera G, Pritchard M, Stewart R. Identifying subtypes of depression in clinician-annotated text: a retrospective cohort study. Sci Rep 2021; 11:22426. [PMID: 34789827 PMCID: PMC8599474 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-01954-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Current criteria for depression are imprecise and do not accurately characterize its distinct clinical presentations. As a result, its diagnosis lacks clinical utility in both treatment and research settings. Data-driven efforts to refine criteria have typically focused on a limited set of symptoms that do not reflect the disorder's heterogeneity. By contrast, clinicians often write about patients in depth, creating descriptions that may better characterize depression. However, clinical text is not commonly used to this end. Here we show that clinically relevant depressive subtypes can be derived from unstructured electronic health records. Five subtypes were identified amongst 18,314 patients with depression treated at a large mental healthcare provider by using unsupervised machine learning: severe-typical, psychotic, mild-typical, agitated, and anergic-apathetic. Subtypes were used to place patients in groups for validation; groups were found to be associated with future outcomes and characteristics that were consistent with the subtypes. These associations suggest that these categorizations are actionable due to their validity with respect to disease prognosis. Moreover, they were derived with automated techniques that might theoretically be widely implemented, allowing for future analyses in more varied populations and settings. Additional research, especially with respect to treatment response, may prove useful in further evaluation.
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Black D, Held ML, Skeesick J, Peters T. Measures Evaluating Patient Satisfaction in Integrated Health Care Settings: A Systematic Review. Community Ment Health J 2021; 57:1464-1477. [PMID: 33400047 DOI: 10.1007/s10597-020-00760-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Integrated health care includes joint, outpatient delivery of medical and behavioral health services. Traditional patient satisfaction measures might fail to capture the discrete delivery approaches in this model. To identify patient satisfaction measures used in integrated health care settings, a systematic review was conducted of US-based studies conducted in adult outpatient integrated care settings from 1999 through 2020. Study quality was assessed using standards recommended by the COSMIN guidelines. The review yielded a sample of 23 studies, consisting of 10 standardized measures and 6 self-developed tools. All studies/measures met at least one of the identified COSMIN guidelines, demonstrating quality of the measures. While most measures evaluated key elements of integration, including access, communication, and relationships, only one standardized measure evaluated elements of care specific to practice in integrated care. Findings suggest a need for a comprehensive patient satisfaction measure that captures important aspects of the integrated health care experience.
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- Denise Black
- College of Social Work, University of Tennessee, 1618 Cumberland Ave., Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- College of Social Work, University of Tennessee, 1618 Cumberland Ave., Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA.
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- College of Social Work, University of Tennessee, 1618 Cumberland Ave., Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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Eken HN, Dee EC, Powers AR, Jordan A. Racial and ethnic differences in perception of provider cultural competence among patients with depression and anxiety symptoms: a retrospective, population-based, cross-sectional analysis. Lancet Psychiatry 2021; 8:957-968. [PMID: 34563316 PMCID: PMC10688309 DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(21)00285-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 07/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Racial and ethnic minorities face disparities in access to health care. Culturally competent care might lessen these disparities. Few studies have studied the patients' view of providers' cultural competence, especially in psychiatric care. We aimed to examine the associations of race, ethnicity, and mental health status with patient-reported importance of provider cultural competence. METHODS Our retrospective, population-based, cross-sectional study used data extracted from self-reported questionnaires of adults aged at least 18 years who participated in the US National Health Interview Survey (NHIS; 2017 cycle). We included data on all respondents who answered supplementary cultural competence questions and the Adult Functioning and Disability survey within the NHIS. We classified participants as having anxiety or depression if they reported symptoms at least once a week or more often, and responded that the last time they had symptoms the intensity was "somewhere between a little and a lot" or "a lot." Participant answers to cultural competency survey questions (participant desire for providers to understand or share their culture, and frequency of access to providers who share their culture) were the outcome variables. Multivariable ordinal logistic regressions were used to estimate adjusted odds ratios (aORs) for the outcome variables in relation to sociodemographic characteristics (including race and ethnicity), self-reported health status, and presence of symptoms of depression, anxiety, or both. FINDINGS 3910 people had available data for analysis. Mean age was 52 years (IQR 36-64). 1422 (39·2%, sample weight adjusted) of the participants were men and 2488 (60·9%) were women. 3290 (82·7%) were White, 346 (9·1%) were Black or African American, 31 (0·8%) were American Indian or Alaskan Native, 144 (4·8%) were Asian American, and 99 (2·6%) were Mixed Race. 380 (12·5%) identified as Hispanic ethnicity and 3530 (87·5%) as non-Hispanic. Groups who were more likely to express a desire for their providers to share or understand their culture included participants who had depression symptoms (vs those without depression or anxiety symptoms, aOR 1·57 [95% CI 1·13-2·19], p=0·008) and participants who were of a racial minority group (Black vs White, aOR 2·54 [1·86-3·48], p=0·008; Asian American vs White, aOR 2·57 [1·66-3·99], p<0·001; and Mixed Race vs White, aOR 1·69 [1·01-2·82], p=0·045) or ethnic minority group (Hispanic vs non-Hispanic, aOR 2·69 [2·02-3·60], p<0·001); these groups were less likely to report frequently being able to see providers who shared their culture (patients with depression symptoms vs those without depression or anxiety symptoms, aOR 0·63 (0·41-0·96); p=0·030; Black vs White, aOR 0·56 [0·38-0·84], p=0·005; Asian American vs White, aOR 0·38 [0·20-0·72], p=0·003; Mixed Race vs White, aOR 0·35 [0·19-0·64], p=0·001; Hispanic vs non-Hispanic, aOR 0·61 [0·42-0·89], p=0·010). On subgroup analysis of participants reporting depression symptoms, patients who identified their race as Black or African American, or American Indian or Alaskan Native, and those who identified as Hispanic ethnicity, were more likely to report a desire for provider cultural competence. INTERPRETATION Racial and ethnic disparities exist in how patients perceive their providers' cultural competence, and disparities are pronounced in patients with depression. Developing a culturally competent and humble approach to care is crucial for mental health providers. FUNDING None.
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- Hatice Nur Eken
- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
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Ilagan GS, Heatherington L. Advancing the understanding of factors that influence client preferences for race and gender matching in psychotherapy. COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY QUARTERLY 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/09515070.2021.1960274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Gupta SK, Margolis SA, Grant AC, Gonzalez JS, Nakhutina L. Relationships among illness representations and depressive symptom severity in predominantly African-American and Caribbean-American people with epilepsy. Clin Neuropsychol 2021; 36:462-478. [PMID: 34027793 DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2021.1923802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Objective: Depression is the most common psychiatric comorbidity among people with epilepsy (PWE) and tends to be more prevalent among people of color (POC) and those with intractable seizures. However, the extent to which illness-related perceptions are associated with depressive symptom severity among POC with intractable seizures is unclear. Method: This cross-sectional study examined relationships among illness representations and self-rated depressive symptoms in 55 PWE (M Age = 41; 61.8% female) with intractable seizures (M seizures per month = 2) who identified as Black/African-American (52.7%), Black/Caribbean-American (27.3%), and/or Hispanic/Latino (21.8%). Epilepsy-related illness perceptions were assessed with the Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised and depression was measured via the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E). Results: Nearly half of the sample (41.8%) scored above the NDDI-E depression cut-off. PWE endorsing more severe depressive symptoms indicated that their epilepsy had more negative consequences, was hard to comprehend, was insufficiently controlled by treatment, and had a negative emotional impact (p's ≤ 0.02). Controlling for sex, these four illness representations accounted for 48% of the variance in depression severity. Interestingly, participants with probable major depressive episodes were more likely to endorse several psychological causes of seizures compared to non-depressed PWE. Conclusions: Worse depression symptom severity was associated with negative illness perceptions and a tendency to attribute one's epilepsy to psychological causes. Future research is needed to understand how the relationship between negative illness perceptions and depression symptoms unfold over time and whether interventions aimed at modifying illness representations reduce psychological distress in diverse PWE.
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- Sugandha K Gupta
- Graduate Center, City University of New York, Psychology, New York, NY, USA
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- Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Downstate Medical Center, State University of New York, New York, NY, USA
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- Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, New York, NY, USA.,Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, NY, USA
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- Downstate Medical Center, State University of New York, New York, NY, USA
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Eliacin J, Matthias MS, Burgess DJ, Patterson S, Damush T, Pratt-Chapman M, McGovern M, Chinman M, Talib T, O'Connor C, Rollins A. Pre-implementation Evaluation of PARTNER-MH: A Mental Healthcare Disparity Intervention for Minority Veterans in the VHA. ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY IN MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH 2020; 48:46-60. [PMID: 32399857 DOI: 10.1007/s10488-020-01048-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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To design PARTNER-MH, a peer-led, patient navigation program for implementation in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) mental health care settings, we conducted a pre-implementation evaluation during intervention development to assess stakeholders' views of the intervention and to explore implementation factors critical to its future adoption. This is a convergent mixed-methods study that involved qualitative semi-structured interviews and survey data. Data collection was guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). We interviewed and administered the surveys to 23 peers and 10 supervisors from 12 midwestern VHA facilities. We used deductive and inductive approaches to analyze the qualitative data. We also conducted descriptive analysis and Fisher Exact Test to compare peers and supervisors' survey responses. We triangulated findings to refine the intervention. Overall, participants viewed PARTNER-MH favorably. However, they saw the intervention's focus on minority Veterans and social determinants of health framework as potential barriers, believing this could negatively affect the packaging of the intervention, complicate its delivery process, and impact its adoption. They also viewed clinic structures, available resources, and learning climate as potential barriers. Peers and supervisors' selections and discussions of CFIR items were similar. Our findings informed PARTNER-MH development and helped identify factors that could impact its implementation. This project is responsive to the increasing recognition of the need to incorporate implementation science in healthcare disparities research. Understanding the resistance to the intervention's focus on minority Veterans and the potential barriers presented by contextual factors positions us to adjust the intervention prior to testing, in an effort to maximize implementation success.
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- Johanne Eliacin
- VA HSR&D Center for Health Information and Communication, Richard L. Roudebush VAMC, Indianapolis, USA.
- Psychology Department, ACT Center of Indiana, IUPUI, Indianapolis, USA.
- Regenstrief Institute, Inc, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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- VA HSR&D Center for Health Information and Communication, Richard L. Roudebush VAMC, Indianapolis, USA
- Regenstrief Institute, Inc, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Department of Communication Studies, IUPUI, Indianapolis, USA
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- Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research (a VA HSR&D Center of Excellence), Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Richard L. Roudebush VAMC, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- VA HSR&D Center for Health Information and Communication, Richard L. Roudebush VAMC, Indianapolis, USA
- Regenstrief Institute, Inc, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- General Internal Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA
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- Institute for Patient-Centered Initiatives & Health Equity, George Washington University Cancer Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences; Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Veterans Integrated Service Network 4 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center and the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- VA HSR&D Center for Health Information and Communication, Richard L. Roudebush VAMC, Indianapolis, USA
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- VA HSR&D Center for Health Information and Communication, Richard L. Roudebush VAMC, Indianapolis, USA
- Psychology Department, ACT Center of Indiana, IUPUI, Indianapolis, USA
- Regenstrief Institute, Inc, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Choi SW, Ramos C, Kim K, Azim SF. The Association of Racial and Ethnic Social Networks with Mental Health Service Utilization Across Minority Groups in the USA. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2019; 6:836-850. [DOI: 10.1007/s40615-019-00583-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2018] [Revised: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Breslau J, Stein BD, Burns RM, Collins RL, Han B, Yu H, Mojtabai R. Examining contradictory evidence on racial/ethnic differences in perceived need for behavioral health treatment. Int J Methods Psychiatr Res 2018; 27:e1743. [PMID: 30207004 PMCID: PMC6279592 DOI: 10.1002/mpr.1743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Revised: 07/08/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The study aims to investigate apparently contradictory evidence regarding racial/ethnic differences in perceived need for behavioral health treatment in two prominent surveys of the U.S. population, the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R) and the National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). METHODS The two surveys were compared with respect to two components of perceived need: service use and perceived need among the untreated. Logistic regression models were estimated to adjust comparisons for demographic characteristics. Comparisons were conducted in samples representing the entire population, without selection on a mental health assessment, and for samples meeting criteria for lifetime major depression. RESULTS The surveys are concordant with respect to racial/ethnic differences in service use and discordant with respect to perceived need among the untreated. For instance, among untreated individuals, the odds of perceiving a need for treatment are significantly higher in Blacks than Whites in the NCS-R (OR = 1.8, 95% CI [1.1, 2.9]) but do not differ between these groups in the NSDUH (OR = 0.9, 95% CI [0.7, 1.2]). Temporal trends do not appear to explain this discordance. CONCLUSION Assessments of racial/ethnic differences in perceived need among untreated individuals are affected by methodological differences across surveys. Resolving contradictory evidence is critical to efforts to reduce racial/ethnic disparities.
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- Joshua Breslau
- RAND Health Division, RAND Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- RAND Health Division, RAND Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- RAND Health Division, RAND Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- RAND Health Division, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA
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- RAND Health Division, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA
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- RAND Health Division, RAND Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Williamson LD, Bigman CA. A systematic review of medical mistrust measures. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2018; 101:1786-1794. [PMID: 29861339 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2018.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2017] [Revised: 05/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/05/2018] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Medical mistrust is seen as a barrier to health promotion and addressing health disparities among marginalized populations. This study seeks to examine how medical mistrust has been measured as a step towards informing related health promotion efforts. METHODS A systematic review of medical mistrust scales was conducted using four major databases: PubMed, PsycINFO, ERIC, and Communication & Mass Media Complete. Databases were searched using the terms "medical mistrust scale" "medical mistrust" and "medical distrust." RESULTS The search returned 1595 non-duplicate citations; after inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied, 185 articles were retained and coded. Almost a quarter of studies used a single-item or a few items. Among validated scales, the Group-Based Medical Mistrust Scale, Medical Mistrust Index, and Health Care System Distrust Scale were most frequently used. There were important differences among these scales such as the object of mistrust (e.g., system, individual physician) and referent specificity (e.g., group). The measurement of medical mistrust varied by health topic and sample population. CONCLUSION These differences in scales and measurement should be considered in the context of intervention goals. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Researchers should be aware of differences in measures and choose appropriate measures for a given research question or intervention.
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- Lillie D Williamson
- Department of Communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
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- Department of Communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
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Wahby M, Soloski KL, Schleiden C. Evaluating Predictors of Treatment Seeking Behaviors Across Race. ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT QUARTERLY 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/07347324.2018.1513311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Dean KE, Long ACJ, Matthews RA, Buckner JD. Willingness to Seek Treatment Among Black Students With Anxiety or Depression: The Synergistic Effect of Sociocultural Factors With Symptom Severity and Intolerance of Uncertainty. Behav Ther 2018; 49:691-701. [PMID: 30146137 DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2017.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Revised: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Anxiety and depressive disorders are among the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric disorders, yet they remain largely undertreated in the U.S. and Black adults are especially unlikely to seek or receive mental health services. Symptom severity has been found to impact treatment-seeking behaviors as have sociocultural factors. Yet no known research has tested whether these factors work synergistically to effect willingness to seek treatment. Further, emerging data point to the importance of transdiagnostic risk factors such as intolerance of uncertainty (IU). IU may be negatively related to seeking treatment given that Black adults may be uncertain whether treatment might benefit them. Thus, the current study examined the relations between symptom severity/IU and willingness to seek treatment for anxiety/depression problems and the impact of key sociocultural variables (i.e., cultural mistrust-interpersonal relations [CMI-IR], perceived discrimination [PED]) on these relations among 161 (85% female) Black undergraduates. Consistent with prediction, symptom severity was positively related to willingness, but unexpectedly, IU was positively related. There was a significant Symptom Severity × CMI-IR interaction such that severity was positively related to willingness among students with lower cultural mistrust, but not higher mistrust. There were also significant IU × PED interaction such that IU was positively related to willingness among students with lower PED, but not higher PED. Results highlight the importance of considering the interplay between symptom severity, transdiagnostic vulnerability factors, and sociocultural variables when striving to identify factors related to treatment seeking behaviors among anxious and/or depressed Black students.
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Allostatic Load Biomarker Associations with Depressive Symptoms Vary among US Black and White Women and Men. Healthcare (Basel) 2018; 6:healthcare6030105. [PMID: 30154326 PMCID: PMC6163528 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare6030105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Revised: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The prevalence and severity of depression differ in women and men and across racial groups. Psychosocial factors such as chronic stress have been proposed as contributors, but causes of this variation are not fully understood. Allostatic load, a measure of the physiological burden of chronic stress, is known to be associated with depression. Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2010, we examined the associations of nine allostatic load biomarkers with depression among US black and white adults aged 18–64 years (n = 6431). Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Patient Health Questionaire-9; logistic models estimated adjusted odds of depression based on allostatic load biomarkers. High-risk levels of c-reactive protein were significantly associated with increased odds of depression among white women (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 1.7, 95% CI: 1.1–2.5) and men (aOR = 1.8, 95% CI: 1.1–2.8) but not black women (aOR = 0.8, 95% CI: 0.6–1.1) or men (aOR = 0.9, 95% CI: 0.5–1.5). Among black men, hypertension (aOR = 1.7, 95% CI: 1.1–2.7) and adverse serum albumin levels (aOR = 1.7, 95% CI: 1.0–2.9) predicted depression, while high total cholesterol was associated with depression among black women (aOR = 1.6, 95% CI: 1.0–2.7). The associations between allostatic load biomarkers and depression varies with gendered race, suggesting that, despite consistent symptomatology, underlying disease mechanisms may differ between these groups.
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Roberts T, Miguel Esponda G, Krupchanka D, Shidhaye R, Patel V, Rathod S. Factors associated with health service utilisation for common mental disorders: a systematic review. BMC Psychiatry 2018; 18:262. [PMID: 30134869 PMCID: PMC6104009 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-018-1837-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There is a large treatment gap for common mental disorders (CMD), with wide variation by world region. This review identifies factors associated with formal health service utilisation for CMD in the general adult population, and compares evidence from high-income countries (HIC) with that from low-and-middle-income countries (LMIC). METHODS We searched MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE and Scopus in May 2016. Eligibility criteria were: published in English, in peer-reviewed journals; using population-based samples; employing standardised CMD measures; measuring use of formal health services for mental health reasons by people with CMD; testing the association between this outcome and any other factor(s). Risk of bias was assessed using the adapted Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. We synthesised the results using "best fit framework synthesis", with reference to the Andersen socio-behavioural model. RESULTS Fifty two studies met inclusion criteria. 46 (88%) were from HIC. Predisposing factors: There was evidence linking increased likelihood of service use with female gender; Caucasian ethnicity; higher education levels; and being unmarried; although this was not consistent across all studies. Need factors: There was consistent evidence of an association between service utilisation and self-evaluated health status; duration of symptoms; disability; comorbidity; and panic symptoms. Associations with symptom severity were frequently but less consistently reported. Enabling factors: The evidence did not support an association with income or rural residence. Inconsistent evidence was found for associations between unemployment or having health insurance and use of services. There was a lack of research from LMIC and on contextual level factors. CONCLUSION In HIC, failure to seek treatment for CMD is associated with less disabling symptoms and lack of perceived need for healthcare, consistent with suggestions that "treatment gap" statistics over-estimate unmet need for care as perceived by the target population. Economic factors and urban/rural residence appear to have little effect on treatment-seeking rates. Strategies to address potential healthcare inequities for men, ethnic minorities, the young and the elderly in HIC require further evaluation. The generalisability of these findings beyond HIC is limited. Future research should examine factors associated with health service utilisation for CMD in LMIC, and the effect of health systems and neighbourhood factors. TRIAL REGISTRATION PROSPERO registration number: 42016046551 .
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- Tessa Roberts
- Centre for Global Mental Health, Department of Population Health, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK. .,Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
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- 0000 0004 0425 469Xgrid.8991.9Centre for Global Mental Health, Department of Population Health, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT UK
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- grid.447902.cDepartment of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Prague, Czech Republic ,0000 0001 2322 4988grid.8591.5Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- 0000 0004 1761 0198grid.415361.4Centre for Chronic Conditions and Injuries, Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India ,0000 0001 0481 6099grid.5012.6Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- 000000041936754Xgrid.38142.3cDepartment of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- 0000 0004 0425 469Xgrid.8991.9Centre for Global Mental Health, Department of Population Health, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT UK
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Gibbons RD, Alegría M, Cai L, Herrera L, Markle SL, Collazos F, Baca-García E. Successful validation of the CAT-MH Scales in a sample of Latin American migrants in the United States and Spain. Psychol Assess 2018; 30:1267-1276. [PMID: 29792502 DOI: 10.1037/pas0000569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We examined cultural differences in the item characteristic functions of self-reported of symptoms of depression, anxiety, and mania-hypomania in a Latino population taking Computerized Adaptive Tests for Mental Health (CAT-MH) in Spanish versus a non-Latino sample taking the tests in English. We studied differential item functioning (DIF) of the most common adaptively administered symptom items out of a bank of 1,008 items between Latino (n = 1276) and non-Latino (n = 798) subjects. For depression, we identified 4 items with DIF that were good discriminators for non-Latinos but poor discriminators for Latinos. These items were related to cheerfulness, life satisfaction, concentration, and fatigue. The correlation between the original calibration and a Latino-only new calibration after eliminating these items was r = .990. For anxiety, no items with DIF were identified. The correlation between the original and new calibrations was r = .993. For mania-hypomania, we identified 4 items with differential item functioning that were good discriminators for non-Latinos but poor discriminators for Latinos. These items were related to risk-taking, self-assurance, and sexual activity. The correlation between the original and new calibration was r = .962. Once the identified items were removed, the correlation between the original calibration and a Latino-only calibration was r = .96 or greater. These findings reveal that the CAT-MH can be reliably used to measure depression, anxiety, and mania in Latinos taking these tests in Spanish. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Robert D Gibbons
- Departments of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, University of Chicago
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- Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California-Los Angeles
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- Disparities Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
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- Disparities Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
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Ault-Brutus A, Alegria M. Racial/ethnic differences in perceived need for mental health care and disparities in use of care among those with perceived need in 1990-1992 and 2001-2003. ETHNICITY & HEALTH 2018; 23:142-157. [PMID: 27809570 DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2016.1252834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study examines whether there are racial/ethnic differences in perceived need for mental health care among those with a mood and/or anxiety disorder in 1990-1992 and 2001-2003 in the US. Then among those with perceived need, we examine whether racial/ethnic disparities in use of mental health care existed in both time periods. DESIGN Using data from the 1990-1992 National Comorbidity Survey (NCS) and 2001-2003 National Comorbidity Survey - Replication (NCS-R), the study analyzes whether whites differed from blacks and Latinos in rates of perceived need among those with a mood and/or anxiety disorder in 1990-1992 and 2001-2003. Then among those with a disorder and perceived need, rates of mental health care use for whites are compared to black rates and Latino rates in within the 1990-1992 cohort and then within the 2001-2003 cohort. RESULTS There were no statistical racial/ethnic differences in perceived need in both time periods. Among those with perceived need in 1990-1992, there were no statistical racial/ethnic disparities in the use of mental health care. However, in 2001-2003, disparities in mental health care use existed among those with perceived need. CONCLUSIONS The emergence of racial/ethnic disparities in use of mental health care among those with a perceived need for care in 2001-2003 suggests that personal/cultural belief along with issues concerning access and quality of mental health care may create barriers to receiving perceived needed care. More research is needed to understand why these disparities emerged among those with perceived need in the latter time period and whether these disparities continue to exist in more recent years.
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- Andrea Ault-Brutus
- a Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research/Cambridge Health Alliance , Cambridge , MA , USA
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- b MGH Department of Medicine/ Harvard Medical School , Disparities Research Unit , Boston , MA , USA
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Bey GS, Waring ME, Jesdale BM, Person SD. Gendered race modification of the association between chronic stress and depression among Black and White U.S. adults. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY 2018; 88:151-160. [PMID: 29355367 DOI: 10.1037/ort0000301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Chronic stress stemming from social inequity has long been recognized as a risk factor for poor physical and psychological health, yet challenges remain in uncovering the mechanisms through which such exposures affect health outcomes and lead to racial and gender health disparities. Examination of sociocultural influences on group identity, coping, and the expression of stress may yield relevant insight into potential pathways of inequity's effect on risk for chronic disease. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between chronic stress as measured by allostatic load (AL) and depression by gendered race group. Using National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2010 data, we included Black and White U.S. adults aged 18-64 years (n = 6,431). AL was calculated using 9 biomarkers; scores ≥4 indicated high risk. Depression was assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9; scores ≥10 indicated likely clinical depression. Logistic models estimated odds of depression as a function of AL for each gendered race group adjusting for age and family poverty-to-income ratio. Effect modification was assessed by analysis of variance and relative excess risk due to the interaction. We observed modification on the multiplicative scale. High AL was more strongly associated with depression among White women and Black men than among Black women or White men. In conclusion, a potential manifestation of high chronic stress burden, depression, differs across gendered race groups. These disparities may be due to group-specific coping strategies that are shaped by unequal social contexts. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School
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Johnson BT, Acabchuk RL. What are the keys to a longer, happier life? Answers from five decades of health psychology research. Soc Sci Med 2018; 196:218-226. [PMID: 29153315 PMCID: PMC6894515 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Revised: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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RATIONALE It has long been known that factors of the mind and of interpersonal relationships influence health, but it is only in the last 50 years that an independent scientific field of health psychology appeared, dedicated to understanding psychological and behavioral processes in health, illness, and healthcare. OBJECTIVE AND METHOD This article (a) reviews important research that answers the question of how human beings can have longer, happier lives; and (b) highlights trends in health psychology featuring articles in Social Science & Medicine as well as other related literature. RESULTS Since the 1970s, health psychology has embraced a biopsychosocial model such that biological factors interact and are affected by psychological and social elements. This model has illuminated all subjects of health, ranging from interventions to lower stress and/or to improve people's ability to cope with stressors, to mental and physical health. Importantly, a health psychology perspective is behavioral: The majority of chronic diseases of today can be avoided or reduced through healthy lifestyles (e.g., sufficient exercise, proper diet, sufficient sleep). Thus, behavior change is the key target to help reduce the immense public health burden of chronic lifestyle illnesses. Health psychology also focuses on how social patterns influence health behavior and outcomes, in the form of patient-provider interactions or as social forces in communities where people live, work, and play. Health psychology is congenial to other health sciences, especially when allied with ecological perspectives that incorporate factors upstream from individual behavior, such as networks linked to individuals (e.g., peer groups, communities). Over its history, health psychology research has been responsive to societal and medical needs and has routinely focused on understanding health disparities. CONCLUSION By relying on a strong interdisciplinary approach, research in health psychology provides a remarkably comprehensive perspective on how people can live healthier lives.
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Sanchez K, Eghaneyan BH, Killian MO, Cabassa L, Trivedi MH. Measurement, Education and Tracking in Integrated Care (METRIC): use of a culturally adapted education tool versus standard education to increase engagement in depression treatment among Hispanic patients: study protocol for a randomized control trial. Trials 2017; 18:363. [PMID: 28774339 PMCID: PMC5543442 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-017-2109-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Accepted: 07/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Significant mental health disparities exist for Hispanic populations, especially with regard to depression treatment. Stigma and poor communication between patients and their providers result in low use of antidepressant medications and early treatment withdrawal. Cultural factors which influence treatment decisions among Hispanics include fears about the addictive and harmful properties of antidepressants, worries about taking too many pills, and the stigma attached to taking medications. Primary care settings often are the gateway to identifying undiagnosed or untreated mental health disorders, particularly for people with co-morbid physical health conditions. Hispanics, in particular, are more likely to receive mental healthcare in primary care settings. Recent recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force are that primary care providers screen adult patients for depression only if systems are in place to ensure adequate treatment and follow-up. Methods We are conducting a randomized controlled trial among 150 depressed adult Hispanics in a primary care safety net setting, testing the effectiveness of a culturally appropriate depression education intervention to reduce stigma and increase uptake in depression treatment among Hispanics, and implement a Measurement-Based Integrated Care (MBIC) model with collaborative, multidisciplinary treatment and culturally tailored care management strategies. Discussion This study protocol represents the first randomized control trial of the culturally adapted depression education fotonovela, Secret Feelings, among Hispanics in a primary care setting. The education intervention will be implemented after diagnosis using an innovative screening technology and enrolled in measurement-based integrated care for the treatment of depression, which will help build the evidence around cultural adaptations in treatment to reduce mental health disparities. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02702596. Registered on 20 March 2016. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-2109-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Katherine Sanchez
- School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington, 211 South Cooper Street, Arlington, TX, 76019, USA. .,Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390-9119, USA.
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- School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington, 211 South Cooper Street, Arlington, TX, 76019, USA
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- School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington, 211 South Cooper Street, Arlington, TX, 76019, USA
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- George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1196, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63130-4899, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390-9119, USA
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Haynes TF, Cheney AM, Sullivan JG, Bryant K, Curran GM, Olson M, Cottoms N, Reaves C. Addressing Mental Health Needs: Perspectives of African Americans Living in the Rural South. Psychiatr Serv 2017; 68:573-578. [PMID: 28142389 PMCID: PMC5646233 DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201600208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Rural African Americans are disproportionately affected by social stressors that place them at risk of developing psychiatric disorders. This study aimed to understand mental health, mental health treatment, and barriers to treatment from the perspective of rural African-American residents and other stakeholders in order to devise culturally acceptable treatment approaches. METHODS Seven focus groups (N=50) were conducted with four stakeholder groups: primary care providers, faith community representatives, college students and administrators, and individuals living with mental illness. A semistructured interview guide was used to elicit perspectives on mental health, mental health treatment, and ways to improve mental health in rural African-American communities. Inductive analysis was used to identify emergent themes and develop a conceptual model grounded in the textual data. RESULTS Stressful living environments (for example, impoverished communities) and broader community-held beliefs (for example, religious beliefs and stigma) had an impact on perceptions of mental health and contributed to barriers to help seeking. Participants identified community-level strategies to improve emotional wellness in rural African-American communities, such as providing social support, improving mental health literacy, and promoting emotional wellness. CONCLUSIONS Rural African Americans experience several barriers that impede treatment use. Strategies that include conceptualizing mental illness as a normal reaction to stressful living environments, the use of community-based mental health services, and provision of mental health education to the general public may improve use of services in this population.
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- Tiffany F Haynes
- Dr. Haynes and Dr. Bryant are with the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock (e-mail: ). Dr. Cheney, Dr. Sullivan, and Ms. Reaves are with the Center for Healthy Communities, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside. Dr. Curran is with the Department of Pharmacy Practices, College of Pharmacy, UAMS, Little Rock. Dr. Curran is also with Health Services Research and Development, Central Arkansas Healthcare Systems, Department of Veterans Affairs, Little Rock. Dr. Olson and Ms. Cottoms are with Tri-County Rural Health Network, Helena, Arkansas
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- Dr. Haynes and Dr. Bryant are with the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock (e-mail: ). Dr. Cheney, Dr. Sullivan, and Ms. Reaves are with the Center for Healthy Communities, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside. Dr. Curran is with the Department of Pharmacy Practices, College of Pharmacy, UAMS, Little Rock. Dr. Curran is also with Health Services Research and Development, Central Arkansas Healthcare Systems, Department of Veterans Affairs, Little Rock. Dr. Olson and Ms. Cottoms are with Tri-County Rural Health Network, Helena, Arkansas
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- Dr. Haynes and Dr. Bryant are with the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock (e-mail: ). Dr. Cheney, Dr. Sullivan, and Ms. Reaves are with the Center for Healthy Communities, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside. Dr. Curran is with the Department of Pharmacy Practices, College of Pharmacy, UAMS, Little Rock. Dr. Curran is also with Health Services Research and Development, Central Arkansas Healthcare Systems, Department of Veterans Affairs, Little Rock. Dr. Olson and Ms. Cottoms are with Tri-County Rural Health Network, Helena, Arkansas
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- Dr. Haynes and Dr. Bryant are with the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock (e-mail: ). Dr. Cheney, Dr. Sullivan, and Ms. Reaves are with the Center for Healthy Communities, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside. Dr. Curran is with the Department of Pharmacy Practices, College of Pharmacy, UAMS, Little Rock. Dr. Curran is also with Health Services Research and Development, Central Arkansas Healthcare Systems, Department of Veterans Affairs, Little Rock. Dr. Olson and Ms. Cottoms are with Tri-County Rural Health Network, Helena, Arkansas
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- Dr. Haynes and Dr. Bryant are with the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock (e-mail: ). Dr. Cheney, Dr. Sullivan, and Ms. Reaves are with the Center for Healthy Communities, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside. Dr. Curran is with the Department of Pharmacy Practices, College of Pharmacy, UAMS, Little Rock. Dr. Curran is also with Health Services Research and Development, Central Arkansas Healthcare Systems, Department of Veterans Affairs, Little Rock. Dr. Olson and Ms. Cottoms are with Tri-County Rural Health Network, Helena, Arkansas
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- Dr. Haynes and Dr. Bryant are with the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock (e-mail: ). Dr. Cheney, Dr. Sullivan, and Ms. Reaves are with the Center for Healthy Communities, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside. Dr. Curran is with the Department of Pharmacy Practices, College of Pharmacy, UAMS, Little Rock. Dr. Curran is also with Health Services Research and Development, Central Arkansas Healthcare Systems, Department of Veterans Affairs, Little Rock. Dr. Olson and Ms. Cottoms are with Tri-County Rural Health Network, Helena, Arkansas
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- Dr. Haynes and Dr. Bryant are with the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock (e-mail: ). Dr. Cheney, Dr. Sullivan, and Ms. Reaves are with the Center for Healthy Communities, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside. Dr. Curran is with the Department of Pharmacy Practices, College of Pharmacy, UAMS, Little Rock. Dr. Curran is also with Health Services Research and Development, Central Arkansas Healthcare Systems, Department of Veterans Affairs, Little Rock. Dr. Olson and Ms. Cottoms are with Tri-County Rural Health Network, Helena, Arkansas
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- Dr. Haynes and Dr. Bryant are with the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock (e-mail: ). Dr. Cheney, Dr. Sullivan, and Ms. Reaves are with the Center for Healthy Communities, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside. Dr. Curran is with the Department of Pharmacy Practices, College of Pharmacy, UAMS, Little Rock. Dr. Curran is also with Health Services Research and Development, Central Arkansas Healthcare Systems, Department of Veterans Affairs, Little Rock. Dr. Olson and Ms. Cottoms are with Tri-County Rural Health Network, Helena, Arkansas
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Magaard JL, Seeralan T, Schulz H, Brütt AL. Factors associated with help-seeking behaviour among individuals with major depression: A systematic review. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0176730. [PMID: 28493904 PMCID: PMC5426609 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Accepted: 04/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Psychological models can help to understand why many people suffering from major depression do not seek help. Using the 'Behavioral Model of Health Services Use', this study systematically reviewed the literature on the characteristics associated with help-seeking behaviour in adults with major depression. Articles were identified by systematically searching the MEDLINE, EMBASE and PsycInfo databases and relevant reference lists. Observational studies investigating the associations between individual or contextual characteristics and professional help-seeking behaviour for emotional problems in adults formally diagnosed with major depression were included. The quality of the included studies was assessed, and factors associated with help-seeking behaviour were qualitatively synthesized. In total, 40 studies based on 26 datasets were included. Several studies investigated predisposing (age (N = 17), gender (N = 16), ethnicity (N = 9), education (N = 11), marital status (N = 12)), enabling (income (N = 12)), need (severity (N = 14), duration (N = 9), number of depressive episodes (N = 6), psychiatric comorbidity (N = 10)) and contextual factors (area (N = 8)). Socio-demographic and need factors appeared to influence help-seeking behaviour. Although existing studies provide insight into the characteristics associated with help seeking for major depression, cohort studies and research on beliefs about, barriers to and perceived need for treatment are lacking. Based on this review, interventions to increase help-seeking behaviour can be designed.
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- Julia Luise Magaard
- Department of Medical Psychology, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Health Services Research, Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, Germany
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Wei Y, McGrath PJ, Hayden J, Kutcher S. Measurement properties of mental health literacy tools measuring help-seeking: a systematic review. J Ment Health 2017; 26:543-555. [PMID: 28355928 DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2016.1276532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mental health literacy is important to improve help-seeking behaviors. However, the quality of mental health help-seeking tools remains unknown. AIMS We conducted a systematic review to appraise the quality of such tools. METHODS We searched databases for English publications addressing psychometrics of help-seeking tools. We included help-seeking tools addressing mental health in general and tools on four mental disorders: anxiety, depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and schizophrenia. We determined the methodological quality of studies as "excellent", "good", "fair", or "indeterminate". We ranked the level of evidence of each measurement property as "strong", "moderate", "limited", "conflicting" or "unknown". RESULTS We found 12 help-seeking tools in 24 studies that assessed related psychometrics. The methodological quality of included studies ranged from "poor" to "excellent" with four studies on the content validity, structural validity or internal consistency demonstrating "excellent" quality. Three tools demonstrated overall strong evidence (content or structural validity); eight tools demonstrated moderate evidence (internal consistency, structural or construct validity); and eight tools demonstrated limited evidence (reliability, construct validity or internal consistency). CONCLUSIONS We recommend the application of tools with strong or moderate evidence for their psychometric properties. Future research may focus on the generalizability of the tools across diverse settings.
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- Yifeng Wei
- a Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health team, IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University , Halifax , Canada
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- b IWK Health Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority and Dalhousie University , Halifax , Canada
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- d Department of Psychiatry , Dalhousie University , Halifax , Canada
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Primary care professional's perspectives on treatment decision making for depression with African Americans and Latinos in primary care practice. J Immigr Minor Health 2016; 16:1262-70. [PMID: 24104206 DOI: 10.1007/s10903-013-9903-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Increasing interest has been shown in shared decision making (SDM) to improve mental health care communication between underserved immigrant minorities and their providers. Nonetheless, very little is known about this process. The following is a qualitative study of fifteen primary care providers at two Federally Qualified Health Centers in New York and their experience during depression treatment decision making. Respondents described a process characterized in between shared and paternalistic models of treatment decision making. Barriers to SDM included discordant models of illness, stigma, varying role expectations and decision readiness. Respondents reported strategies used to overcome barriers including understanding illness perceptions and the role of the community in the treatment process, dispelling stigma using cultural terms, orienting patients to treatment and remaining available regarding the treatment decision. Findings from this study have implications for planning SDM interventions to guide primary care providers through treatment engagement for depression.
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Cooper M, Safran M, Eberhardt M. Caffeine Consumption among Adults on Benzodiazepine Therapy: United States 1988–1994. Psychol Rep 2016; 95:183-91. [PMID: 15460374 DOI: 10.2466/pr0.95.1.183-191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The concomitant use of benzodiazepines and caffeine was studied to learn if caffeine consumption varied as a function of benzodiazepine use. Caffeine may antagonize the effects of benzodiazepine and even relatively small amounts can aggravate symptoms associated with anxiety disorders. In addition, caffeine can cause or aggravate insomnia, one of the main reasons cited for use by the subjects in this analysis. Given this, there would seem to be sufficient reason for at least some users of benzodiazepines to consider, with their physicians, avoiding or limiting caffeine consumption. Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were analyzed to obtain a nationally representative sample of benzodiazepine users. Subjects included 253 individuals (64% women) whose median age was 54 yr. Approximately 88% of benzodiazepine users reported caffeine consumption in the 24-hr. Dietary Recall. 26% of benzodiazepine users and 23% of nonusers reported consuming greater than 250 mg of caffeine during the 24-hr. reference period. In regression analyses, no significant relationships were found between reported caffeine consumption and benzodiazepine use. This study suggests that users and nonusers of benzodiazepines ingest similar amounts of caffeine even though some users should probably avoid or limit caffeine use.
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- Michael Cooper
- Epidemic Intelligence Service, National Center for Health Statistics, USA
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This article responds to some important issues that Mallen, Vogel, Rochlen, and Day raise in “Online Counseling: Reviewing the Literature From a Counseling Psychology Framework.” This reaction reviews the appropriateness of online counseling for underserved populations. The author provides suggestions for better serving historically undeserved populations via the Internet. In addition, she describes the ways in which the Internet is currently useful for psychoeducational purposes.
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The underutilization of mental health services by African Americans may be due, in part, to their cultural mistrust. The purpose of this article is twofold: (a) to conduct a meta-analysis of the correlations between cultural mistrust in African Americans and their attitudes and behaviors related to mental health services use, comparing them to the correlations between cultural mistrust and measures relevant to other psychosocial domains, and (b) to test some methodological hypotheses about the Cultural Mistrust Inventory, the most popular measure of cultural mistrust. The meta-analysis suggests that the negative effects of Blacks’ cultural mistrust in interracial situations are not unique to counseling and psychotherapy but represent a broader perspective. The meta-analysis also suggests that development of the Cultural Mistrust Inventory with a male-only college sample did not compromise its external validity. The implications of these results for the provision of mental health services to African Americans are discussed.
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- Arthur L. Whaley
- New York State Psychiatric Institute City University of New York Medical School
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Depression among the elderly is a common, treatable condition, yet few individuals older than the age of 65 are treated for this disorder. This study used a sample of 235 adults to assess the general public's knowledge of late-life depression and aging. The data indicated that the sample had little knowledge of aging in general and even less about late-life depression. Racial differences were more prominent than were gender differences. Whites and African Americans did not differ in terms of their knowledge of aging. However, Whites were more knowledgeable of depression than were African Americans. This suggests differences in the social construct of depression in the African American community in comparison with the White community. The relationship between knowledge of aging and knowledge of depression is also discussed.
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Nastasi BK, Hitchcock JH, Burkholder G, Varjas K, Sarkar S, Jayasena A. Assessing Adolescents' Understanding of and Reactions to Stress in Different Cultures. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/0143034307078092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This article expands on an emerging mixed-method approach for validating culturally-specific constructs (see Hitchcock et al., 2005). Previous work established an approach for dealing with cultural impacts when assessing psychological constructs and the current article extends these efforts into studying stress reactions among adolescents in Sri Lanka. Ethnographic data collection and analysis techniques were used to construct scenarios that are stressful to Sri Lankan youth, along with survey items that assess their related coping mechanisms. The data were factor analysed, results were triangulated with qualitative findings, and reliability estimates of resulting scales were obtained. This in turn generated a pilot assessment approach that can be used to measure stress and coping reactions in a distinct culture. Use of the procedures described here could be replicated to generate culturally-specific instruments in international contexts, or when working with ethnic minorities within a given nation. This should in turn generate information needed to develop culturally relevant intervention work.
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Check DK, Samuel CA, Rosenstein DL, Dusetzina SB. Investigation of Racial Disparities in Early Supportive Medication Use and End-of-Life Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Stage IV Breast Cancer. J Clin Oncol 2016; 34:2265-70. [PMID: 27161968 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.64.8162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Early supportive care may improve quality of life and end-of-life care among patients with cancer. We assessed racial disparities in early use of medications for common cancer symptoms (depression, anxiety, insomnia) and whether these potential disparities modify end-of-life care. METHODS We used 2007 to 2012 SEER-Medicare data to evaluate use of supportive medications (opioid pain medications and nonopioid psychotropics, including antidepressants/anxiolytics and sleep aids) in the 90 days postdiagnosis among black and white women with stage IV breast cancer who died between 2007 and 2012. We used modified Poisson regression to assess the relationship between race and supportive treatment use and end-of-life care (hospice, intensive care unit, more than one emergency department visit or hospitalization 30 days before death, in-hospital death). RESULTS The study included 752 white and 131 black women. We observed disparities in nonopioid psychotropic use between black and white women (adjusted risk ratio [aRR], 0.51; 95% CI, 0.35 to 0.74) but not in opioid pain medication use. There were also disparities in hospice use (aRR, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.74 to 0.99), intensive care unit admission or more than one emergency department visit or hospitalization 30 days before death (aRR, 1.28; 95% CI, 1.01 to 1.63), and risk of dying in the hospital (aRR, 1.59; 95% CI, 1.22 to 2.09). Supportive medication use did not attenuate end-of-life care disparities. CONCLUSION We observed racial disparities in early supportive medication use among patients with stage IV breast cancer. Although they did not clearly attenuate end-of-life care disparities, medication use disparities may be of concern if they point to disparities in adequacy of symptom management given the potential implications for quality of life.
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- All authors: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
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- All authors: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- All authors: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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Morrison AP, Law H, Barrowclough C, Bentall RP, Haddock G, Jones SH, Kilbride M, Pitt E, Shryane N, Tarrier N, Welford M, Dunn G. Psychological approaches to understanding and promoting recovery in psychosis and bipolar disorder: a mixed-methods approach. PROGRAMME GRANTS FOR APPLIED RESEARCH 2016. [DOI: 10.3310/pgfar04050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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BackgroundRecovery in mental health is a relatively new concept, but it is becoming more accepted that people can recover from psychosis. Recovery-orientated services are recommended for adult mental health, but with little evidence base to support this.ObjectivesTo facilitate understanding and promotion of recovery in psychosis and bipolar disorder (BD), in a manner that is empowering and acceptable to service users.MethodThere were six linked projects using qualitative and quantitative methodologies: (1) developing and piloting a service user-defined measure of recovery; (2) a Delphi study to determine levels of consensus around the concept of recovery; (3) examination of the psychological factors associated with recovery and how these fluctuate over time; (4) development and evaluation of cognitive–behavioural approaches to guided self-help including a patient preference trial (PPT); (5) development and evaluation of cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) for understanding and preventing suicide in psychosis including a randomised controlled trial (RCT); and (6) development and evaluation of a cognitive–behavioural approach to recovery in recent onset BD, including a RCT of recovery-focused cognitive–behavioural therapy (RfCBT). Service user involvement was central to the programme.ResultsMeasurement of service user-defined recovery from psychosis (using the Subjective Experience of Psychosis Scale) and BD (using the Bipolar Recovery Questionnaire) was shown to be feasible and valid. The consensus study revealed a high level of agreement among service users for defining recovery, factors that help or hinder recovery and items which demonstrate recovery. Negative emotions, self-esteem and hope predicted recovery judgements, both cross-sectionally and longitudinally, whereas positive symptoms had an indirect effect. In the PPT, 89 participants entered the study, three were randomised, 57 were retained in the trial until 15-month follow-up (64%). At follow-up there was no overall treatment effect on the primary outcome (Questionnaire about the Process of Recovery total;p = 0.82). In the suicide prevention RCT, 49 were randomised and 35 were retained at 6-month follow-up (71%). There were significant improvements in suicidal ideation [Adult Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire; treatment effect = –12.3, 95% confidence interval (CI) –24.3 to –0.14], Suicide Probability Scale (SPS; treatment effect = –7.0, 95% CI –15.5 to 0) and hopelessness (subscale of the SPS; treatment effect = –3.8, 95% CI –7.3 to –0.5) at follow-up. In the RCT for BD, 67 participants were randomised and 45 were retained at the 12-month follow-up (67%). Recovery score significantly improved in comparison with treatment as usual (TAU) at follow-up (310.87, 95% CI 75.00 to 546.74). At 15-month follow-up, 32 participants had experienced a relapse of either depression or mania (20 TAU vs. 12 RfCBT). The difference in time to recurrence was significant (estimated hazard ratio 0.38, 95% CI 0.18 to 0.78;p < 0.006).ConclusionsThis research programme has improved our understanding of recovery in psychosis and BD. Key findings indicate that measurement of recovery is feasible and valid. It would be feasible to scale up the RCTs to assess effectiveness of our therapeutic approaches in larger full trials, and two of the studies (CBT for suicide prevention in psychosis and recovery in BD) found significant benefits on their primary outcomes despite limited statistical power, suggesting definitive trials are warranted.FundingThe National Institute for Health Research Programme Grants for Applied Research programme.
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- Anthony P Morrison
- Psychosis Research Unit, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
- School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
- School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- The Spectrum Centre for Mental Health Research, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, UK
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Centre for Biostatistics, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Wei Y, McGrath PJ, Hayden J, Kutcher S. Mental health literacy measures evaluating knowledge, attitudes and help-seeking: a scoping review. BMC Psychiatry 2015; 15:291. [PMID: 26576680 PMCID: PMC4650294 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-015-0681-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2015] [Accepted: 11/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mental health literacy has received increasing attention as a useful strategy to promote early identification of mental disorders, reduce stigma and enhance help-seeking behaviors. However, despite the abundance of research on mental health literacy interventions, there is the absence of evaluations of current available mental health literacy measures and related psychometrics. We conducted a scoping review to bridge the gap. METHODS We searched PubMed, PsycINFO, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, and ERIC for relevant studies. We only focused on quantitative studies and English publications, however, we didn't limit study participants, locations, or publication dates. We excluded non-English studies, and did not check the grey literature (non peer-reviewed publications or documents of any type) and therefore may have missed some eligible measures. RESULTS We located 401 studies that include 69 knowledge measures (14 validated), 111 stigma measures (65 validated), and 35 help-seeking related measures (10 validated). Knowledge measures mainly investigated the ability of illness identification, and factual knowledge of mental disorders such as terminology, etiology, diagnosis, prognosis, and consequences. Stigma measures include those focused on stigma against mental illness or the mentally ill; self-stigma ; experienced stigma; and stigma against mental health treatment and help-seeking. Help-seeking measures included those of help-seeking attitudes, intentions to seek help, and actual help-seeking behaviors. CONCLUSIONS Our review provides a compendium of available mental health literacy measures to facilitate applying existing measures or developing new measures. It also provides a solid database for future research on systematically assessing the quality of the included measures.
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- Yifeng Wei
- Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health team, IWK Health Centre, Dalhousie University, 5850 University Ave., P.O Box 9700, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 6R8, Canada.
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- IWK Health Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority and Dalhousie University, 5850 University Ave., P.O Box 9700, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 6R8, Canada.
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- Centre for Clinical Research, Dalhousie University, Room 403, 5790 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H IV7, Canada.
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- Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health team, IWK Health Centre, Dalhousie University, 5850 University Ave., P.O Box 9700, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 6R8, Canada.
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Yeh M, Aarons GA, Ho J, Leslie LK, McCabe K, Tsai K, Hough R. Parental etiological explanations and longitudinal medication use for youths with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY IN MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH 2015; 41:401-9. [PMID: 23504264 DOI: 10.1007/s10488-013-0477-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Due to the need to increase understanding of factors associated with medication usage for youth with ADHD, this study examined parental explanatory etiologies in relationship to psychotropic medication use in a sample of youth who met criteria for ADHD and utilized outpatient specialty mental health services in the previous year. When examined cross-sectionally, medication usage was positively associated with parental explanatory etiologies related to physical causes and negatively associated with those involving sociological causes. Longitudinal analyses did not show a significant effect of Time 1 parental explanatory etiologies on the slope of medication use, suggesting that the relationship between Time 1 parental explanatory etiologies and medication usage remains stable over time for those who have had past year involvement with outpatient specialty mental health services.
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- May Yeh
- Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA,
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Grinker RR, Kang-Yi CD, Ahmann C, Beidas RS, Lagman A, Mandell DS. Cultural Adaptation and Translation of Outreach Materials on Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Autism Dev Disord 2015; 45:2329-36. [PMID: 25758819 PMCID: PMC4870835 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2397-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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In order to connect with families and influence treatment trajectories, outreach materials should address cultural perceptions of the condition, its causes, and post-diagnostic care. This paper describes the cultural adaptation and translation of the Autism Speaks First 100 Days Kit into Korean for the purpose of improving autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis, assessment, and interventions. The goal of this study is to describe a methodology for future cross-cultural adaptations and translations of outreach materials on ASD, using the Autism Speaks First 100 Days Kit as an exemplar. The research involved two stages of qualitative interviews: unstructured individual and group interviews with 19 Korean child health and education professionals in Queens, NY, followed by structured cultural consensus modeling interviews with 23 Korean mothers, with and without children with ASD, in Queens, NY and the greater Washington, DC area. We conclude that a systematic approach to cultural translation of outreach materials is feasible. Cultural consensus modeling yielded information about numerous barriers to care, had a demonstrable effect on the translation of the kit, and was efficient when employed with coherent segments of a relatively homogeneous population and focused on a single condition.
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- Roy R Grinker
- Department of Anthropology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA,
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Blanco C, Iza M, Rodríguez-Fernández JM, Baca-García E, Wang S, Olfson M. Probability and predictors of treatment-seeking for substance use disorders in the U.S. Drug Alcohol Depend 2015; 149:136-44. [PMID: 25725934 PMCID: PMC4789763 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.01.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2014] [Revised: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 01/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Little is known about to what extent treatment-seeking behavior varies across individuals with alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, drug abuse, and drug dependence. METHODS The sample included respondents from the Wave 2 of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) who reported a lifetime diagnosis alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, drug abuse, or drug dependence. Unadjusted and adjusted hazard ratios are presented for time to first treatment contact by sociodemographic characteristics and comorbid psychiatric disorders. Individuals were censored from the analyses if their condition remitted prior to seeking treatment. RESULTS In the first year after disorder onset, rates of treatment-seeking were 13% for drug dependence, 5% for alcohol dependence, 2% for drug abuse, and 1% for alcohol abuse. The lifetime probability of seeking treatment among individuals who did not remit was also highest for drug dependence (90%), followed by drug abuse (60%), alcohol dependence (54%), and alcohol abuse (16%). Having had previous treatment contact for a substance use disorder (SUD) increased the probability of seeking treatment for another SUD. By contrast, an early age of SUD onset, belonging to an older cohort, and a higher level of education decreased the lifetime probability of treatment contact for SUD. The role of comorbid mental disorders was more complex, with some disorders increasing and other decreasing the probability of seeking treatment. CONCLUSIONS Given high rates of SUD and their substantial health and economic burden, these patterns suggest the need for innovative approaches to increase treatment access for individuals with SUD.
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- Carlos Blanco
- New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA.
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- New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA,Fundación Jiménez-Díaz, Department of Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain
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- New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA,Fundación Jiménez-Díaz, Department of Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain
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- New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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Gross C, Schübel T, Hoffmann R. Picking up the pieces—Applying the DISEASE FILTER to health data. Health Policy 2015; 119:549-57. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2014] [Revised: 11/10/2014] [Accepted: 11/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Chen JA, Hung GCL, Parkin S, Fava M, Yeung AS. Illness beliefs of Chinese American immigrants with major depressive disorder in a primary care setting. Asian J Psychiatr 2015; 13:16-22. [PMID: 25563074 PMCID: PMC4390427 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2014.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2014] [Revised: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 12/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Underutilization of mental health services in the U.S. is compounded among racial/ethnic minorities, especially Chinese Americans. Culturally based illness beliefs influence help-seeking behavior and may provide insights into strategies for increasing utilization rates among vulnerable populations. This is the first large descriptive study of depressed Chinese American immigrant patients' illness beliefs using a standardized instrument. 190 depressed Chinese immigrants seeking primary care at South Cove Community Health Center completed the Explanatory Model Interview Catalogue, which probes different dimensions of illness beliefs: chief complaint, labeling of illness, stigma perception, causal attributions, and help-seeking patterns. Responses were sorted into categories by independent raters and results compared to an earlier study at the same site and using the same instrument. Contrary to prior findings that depressed Chinese individuals tend to present with primarily somatic symptoms, subjects were more likely to report chief complaints and illness labels related to depressed mood than physical symptoms. Nearly half reported they would conceal the name of their problem from others. Mean stigma levels were significantly higher than in the previous study. Most subjects identified psychological stress as the most likely cause of their problem. Chinese immigrants' illness beliefs were notable for psychological explanations regarding their symptoms, possibly reflecting increased acceptance of Western biomedical frameworks, in accordance with recent research. However, reported stigma regarding these symptoms also increased. As Asian American immigrant populations increasingly accept psychological models of depression, stigma may become an increasingly important target for addressing disparities in mental health service utilization.
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- Justin A Chen
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Depression Clinical and Research Program, 1 Bowdoin Square 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02114, United States; South Cove Community Health Center, Department of Behavioral Health, 885 Washington St., Boston, MA 02111, United States; Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St., Boston, MA 02115, United States.
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- Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, United States; Department of Addiction Medicine, Taipei City Psychiatric Center, Taipei City Hospital, Taiwan.
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Depression Clinical and Research Program, 1 Bowdoin Square 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02114, United States.
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Depression Clinical and Research Program, 1 Bowdoin Square 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02114, United States; Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St., Boston, MA 02115, United States.
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Depression Clinical and Research Program, 1 Bowdoin Square 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02114, United States; South Cove Community Health Center, Department of Behavioral Health, 885 Washington St., Boston, MA 02111, United States; Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St., Boston, MA 02115, United States.
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Laborde DJ, Magruder K, Caye J, Parrish T. Feasibility of disaster mental health preparedness training for black communities. Disaster Med Public Health Prep 2014; 7:302-12. [PMID: 22752411 DOI: 10.1001/dmp.2012.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To test the feasibility of developing evidence-based mental health training to build capacity to respond to natural disasters in black communities and the adaptation of a train-the-trainer (TTT) model for black community leaders and clinical providers in distressed areas at risk of natural disasters. METHODS A core curriculum was developed based on a training needs assessment and resource review. Participants were recruited using network sampling in eastern North Carolina. The core curriculum was tested for usability, revised, and then pilot tested among five mental health providers. Three of the five were trained to lead one-day workshops tailored for black community leaders and clinical providers. Process data were collected, and workshop participants completed posttraining knowledge tests, evaluation forms, and debriefing focus groups. RESULTS Ten providers and 13 community leaders pilot tested the training. Posttest knowledge scores were generally higher among clinical providers. Perceived effectiveness of training was higher among community-based organization leaders than clinical providers. Evaluations indicated that the workshop components were culturally relevant and well received by all participants. We identified ways to facilitate recruitment, provide optional e-learning, evaluate effectiveness, and extend trainer support in future field trials. CONCLUSION The curriculum and TTT model provide culturally competent disaster mental health preparedness training for black communities.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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- Department of Social Work, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Treatment seeking and barriers to treatment for alcohol use in persons with alcohol use disorders and comorbid mood or anxiety disorders. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2014; 49:1489-99. [PMID: 23900549 PMCID: PMC3983167 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-013-0740-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2012] [Accepted: 07/03/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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PURPOSE This study compared the prevalence and patterns of treatment seeking and barriers to alcohol treatment among individuals with alcohol use disorders (AUD) with and without comorbid mood or anxiety disorders. METHODS We used data from the national epidemiologic survey on alcohol and related conditions to examine alcohol treatment seeking, treatment settings and providers, perceived unmet need for treatment and barriers to such treatment. Our sample consisted of 5,003 individuals with AUD with a comorbid mood or anxiety disorder and 6,734 individuals with AUD but without mood or anxiety disorder comorbidity. RESULTS The group with mood or anxiety disorder comorbidity was more likely to seek alcohol treatment than the group without such comorbidity (18 vs. 12 %, p < 0.001). The comorbid group was also more likely to perceive an unmet need for such treatment (8 vs. 3 %, p < 0.001) and to report a larger number of barriers (2.81 vs. 2.20, p = 0.031). Individuals with AUD with comorbid mood or anxiety disorders were more likely than those without to report financial barriers to alcohol treatment (19 vs. 10 %, p = 0.032). CONCLUSIONS Individuals with AUD and comorbid mood or anxiety disorders would likely benefit from the expansion of financial access to alcohol treatments and integration of services envisioned under the Affordable Care Act.
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McClelland A, Khanam S, Furnham A. Cultural and age differences in beliefs about depression: British Bangladeshis vs. British Whites. Ment Health Relig Cult 2014; 17:225-238. [PMID: 25076835 PMCID: PMC4095938 DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2013.785710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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This study examines beliefs about depression as a function of ethnic background (British Bangladeshis vs. British Whites) and age. A total of 364 participants completed a 65-item questionnaire, containing general questions regarding depression and anti-depressive behaviour; the causes of depression, and treatments for depression. The hypotheses were broadly supported; there were significant interactions between ethnicity and age, which generally revealed an increasingly negative attitude towards depression with increasing age amongst British Bangladeshis. Older British Bangladeshis believed depression was an illness that brought a sense of shame and loss of dignity to the individual and his or her family, and they also favoured a lay referral system for sufferers. They also had more superstitious beliefs about depression than both younger British Bangladeshis and British Whites. A pattern of increasing negativity with increasing age was not evident amongst the British Whites, but older individuals in both groups tended to believe that depression was not helped by psychological intervention. The attitudes towards depression in the young was similar (and generally positive) in both ethnic groups. These findings highlight the necessity to provide more culturally sensitive and accessible services for migrant communities – particularly amongst older individuals.
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- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, UK
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- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, UK
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Lannin DG, Vogel DL, Brenner RE, Tucker JR. Predicting Self-Esteem and Intentions to Seek Counseling. COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST 2014. [DOI: 10.1177/0011000014541550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This investigation introduced the Internalized Stigma Model to test the mechanisms by which the stigma of mental illness and of seeking psychological help affect self-esteem and intentions to seek counseling. We hypothesized that both stigmas would predict decreased self-esteem, but only stigma of seeking psychological help would predict decreased intentions to seek counseling. Furthermore, we predicted that these links follow a process wherein people’s perceptions of societal stigma are fully mediated by internalization of that stigma. Public stigmas predict their respective self-stigmas, which subsequently predict self-esteem and intentions. Using structural equation modeling, we tested the hypothesized relationships in a sample of undergraduates ( N = 448). Results supported the hypotheses. Self-stigma mediated the relationship between public stigma and both outcomes; both self-stigma of mental illness and self-stigma of seeking psychological help predicted decreased self-esteem, but only self-stigma of seeking psychological help predicted decreased intentions to seek counseling.
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Agyemang AA, Mezuk B, Perrin P, Rybarczyk B. Quality of depression treatment in Black Americans with major depression and comorbid medical illness. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2014; 36:431-6. [PMID: 24793895 PMCID: PMC4141460 DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2014.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2013] [Revised: 01/13/2014] [Accepted: 02/12/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective was to evaluate how comorbid type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and hypertension (HT) influence depression treatment and to assess whether these effects operate differently in a nationally representative community-based sample of Black Americans. METHODS Data came from the National Survey of American Life (N=3673), and analysis is limited to respondents who met lifetime criteria for major depression (MD) (N=402). Depression care was defined according to American Psychiatric Association (APA) guidelines and included psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy and satisfaction with services. Logistic regression was used to examine the effects of T2DM and HT on quality of depression care. RESULTS Only 19.2% of Black Americans with MD alone, 7.8% with comorbid T2DM and 22.3% with comorbid HT reported APA-guideline-concordant psychotherapy or antidepressant treatment. Compared to respondents with MD alone, respondents with MD+T2DM/HT were no more or less likely to receive depression care. Respondents with MD+HT+T2DM were more likely to report any guideline-concordant care (odds ratio=3.32; 95% confidence interval, 1.07-10.31). CONCLUSIONS Although individuals with MD and comorbid T2DM+HT were more likely to receive depression care, guideline-concordant depression care is low among Black Americans, including those with comorbid medical conditions.
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- Amma A Agyemang
- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 842018 806 West Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23284-2018.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, Virginia Commonwealth University
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 842018 806 West Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23284-2018
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 842018 806 West Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23284-2018
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Liu CH, Tronick E. Rates and predictors of postpartum depression by race and ethnicity: results from the 2004 to 2007 New York City PRAMS survey (Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System). Matern Child Health J 2014; 17:1599-610. [PMID: 23095945 DOI: 10.1007/s10995-012-1171-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The objective of this study was to examine racial/ethnic disparities in the diagnosis of postpartum depression (PPD) by: (1) identifying predictors that account for prevalence rate differences across groups, and (2) comparing the strength of predictors across groups. 3,732 White, African American, Hispanic, and Asian/Pacific Islander women from the New York City area completed the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System from 2004 to 2007, a population-based survey that assessed sociodemographic risk factors, maternal stressors, psycho-education provided regarding depression, and prenatal and postpartum depression diagnoses. Sociodemographic and maternal stressors accounted for increased rates in PPD among Blacks and Hispanics compared to Whites, whereas Asian/Pacific Islander women were still 3.2 times more likely to receive a diagnosis after controlling for these variables. Asian/Pacific Islanders were more likely to receive a diagnosis after their providers talked to them about depressed mood, but were less likely than other groups to have had this conversation. Prenatal depression diagnoses increased the likelihood for PPD diagnoses for women across groups. Gestational diabetes decreased the likelihood for a PPD diagnosis for African Americans; a trend was observed in the association between having given birth to a female infant and increased rates of PPD diagnosis for Asian/Pacific Islanders and Whites. The risk factors that account for prevalence rate differences in postpartum diagnoses depend on the race/ethnic groups being compared. Prenatal depression is confirmed to be a major predictor for postpartum depression diagnosis for all groups studied; however, the associations between other postpartum depression risk factors and diagnosis vary by race/ethnic group.
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- Cindy H Liu
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 75 Fenwood Road, Boston, MA, 02115, USA,
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