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Environmental Sciences
Rashida Callender, Joally M. Canales, Carolina Avendano, Elena Craft, Katherine B. Ensor, Marie Lynn Miranda
Summary: This study examines the economic and mental health impacts of COVID-19 in relation to previous exposure to flooding events. The results show that individuals who experienced flood-related home damage or income loss during Hurricane Harvey are more likely to experience anxiety and income loss during the pandemic.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Psychology, Developmental
Kiara Alvarez, Paige E. Cervantes, Katherine L. Nelson, Dana E. M. Seag, Sarah Mccue Horwitz, Kimberly Eaton Hoagwood
Summary: Racism is a public health crisis that significantly impacts children's mental health. This paper examines strategies to address structural racism through policies affecting children's mental health services, and provides recommendations for policy implementation.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Eric K. Layland, Jennifer L. Maggs, Michele D. Kipke, Bethany C. Bray
Summary: The study reveals that sociostructural burdens are interconnected with intersectional stigma experiences, which together erode the health of Black and Latino sexual minority young men.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Johannes C. Eichstaedt, Garrick T. Sherman, Salvatore Giorgi, Steven O. Roberts, Megan E. Reynolds, Lyle H. Ungar, Sharath Chandra Guntuku
Summary: In May 2020, the killing of an unarmed Black American male by a White police officer in the United States had widespread psychological impact, with increased anger, sadness, depression, and anxiety especially among Black Americans. The estimates suggest a significant increase in mentally unhealthy days for Black Americans following the incident.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Osama A. Zitoun, Adnan Raed Alnaser, Kashanuddin Niazi, Nazmus Saquib, Robert Rosenheck
Summary: The study aimed to assess stigmatizing attitudes among medical students in Saudi Arabia towards mental illness and found an association between psychiatric education and planned medical specialty with beliefs about the treatment and etiology of mental illness. Results indicated that completion of a classroom psychiatry course was linked to stronger beliefs in treatment effectiveness and the biopsychosocial model of mental illness etiology.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
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Psychiatry
Luis Roxo, Julian Perelman
Summary: This study assessed the factors associated with perception of need and affordability concerns regarding mental health services among individuals with depressive symptoms in Portugal. It found that unrecognized need and affordability concerns were common among depressed individuals, but were unevenly distributed across social groups. Gender, age, education, and symptom severity were identified as important factors influencing these perceptions.
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Geography
Amy M. Magnus, Patricia Advincula
Summary: Navigating mental health in rural communities presents unique challenges due to internalized shame, exclusionary communal attitudes, and fragmented mental healthcare infrastructure. Research highlights how these factors worsen mental health struggles in rural individuals, and proposes participant-driven solutions for improvement at policy and community levels.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Claudia Helmert, Sven Speerforck, Toni Fleischer, Danielle Otten, Christoph Kasinger, Elmar Braehler, Holger Muehlan, Laura Altweck, Stefanie Hahm, Silke Schmidt, Matthias Reusche, Heide Glaesmer, Andreas Hinz, Nigar Reyes, Kerstin Wirkner, Christoph Engel, Georg Schomerus, Christine Ulke
Summary: The study found differences in desire for social distance toward people with mental illness within the city of Leipzig, with higher desired social distance corresponding with spatial differences, high levels of pessimism, high shame of being mentally ill, low social support, low socio-economic status, and older age.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ahmad Mehri, Vali Baigi, Danial Rahimi, Saharnaz Nedjat
Summary: The study found an association between childhood socioeconomic status and mental health in adulthood, with individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds being at higher risk for depression, stress and anxiety. Strategies need to be implemented to improve the mental health of this high-risk group.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Rediet Emebet Getnet Alemu, Tom L. Osborn, Christine M. Wasanga
Summary: The violent colonial history in Africa has created a stigma around seeking mental health care, and current clinical research, practice, and policy fail to address the unique experiences of distress across African communities. To transform mental health care for all, adopting decolonizing frameworks that are ethical, democratic, and context-based is crucial. The network approach to psychopathology can play a vital role in achieving this goal.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Antje von Suchodoletz, Jocelyn Belanger, Christopher Bryan, Rahma Ali, Sheikha R. Al Nuaimi
Summary: The present study investigates the associations between COVID-19 pandemic-related stressors, parents' stress, family relationships, and child wellbeing. The results show that pandemic-related stressors contribute to higher stress among parents, which in turn leads to lower parent-reported child wellbeing. Family relationships mediate the association between parents' stress and child wellbeing. This study is important for understanding the impact of COVID-19 pandemic-related stressors on families, the strength and direction of associations, and the timing of mechanisms that affect family processes.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
C. Zilidis, N. Angelopoulos
Summary: This study examines the impact of the financial crisis on mortality rates of mental illnesses in Greece and investigates the socioeconomic determinants of mortality trends. The findings show that the crisis had a significant impact on mortality, particularly among females and the elderly. Factors such as income reduction, unemployment rise, and health budget cuts were strongly correlated with the increase in mortality.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nancy Krieger
Summary: This essay highlights the dual nature of data in documenting racialized health inequities and proposes two institutional mandates to address structural racism issues. Proposal/part 1 calls for explicit explanation of conceptualization and categorization methods of racialized groups in all government-funded research projects, while proposal/part 2 requires analysis of individual health data in relation to data on racialized societal inequities.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Laurel Raffington, Peter T. Tanksley, Liza Vinnik, Aditi Sabhlok, Megan W. Patterson, Travis Mallard, Margherita Malanchini, Ziada Ayorech, Elliot M. Tucker-Drob, Kathryn Paige Harden
Summary: Children who experience environmental adversities are at increased risk of mental health disorders. Epigenetic mechanisms, specifically DNA-methylation patterns, are socially stratified and associated with mental health outcomes in children.
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Joao L. Bastos, Helena M. Constante, Helena S. Schuch, Dandara G. Haag, Lisa M. Jamieson
Summary: This study used a structural intersectionality approach to examine the impact of edentulism, structural sexism, structural racism, and income inequality on health inequities. The findings showed significant associations between structural sexism and racism and the prevalence of edentulism, as well as high income inequality. Based on these results, the importance of employing a structural intersectionality approach in researching and addressing health inequities in the United States and other regions is emphasized.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Nakul Aggarwal, Jason F. Moody, Douglas C. Dean III, Do P. M. Tromp, Steve R. Kecskemeti, Jonathan A. Oler, Andy L. Alexander, Ned H. Kalin
Summary: The study investigates the early white matter (WM) growth in nonhuman primates by imaging 34 rhesus monkeys longitudinally during the first year of life. The results show a rapid WM development in the initial 10 weeks followed by a decline in growth rates, with distinct gradients observed in WM maturation. Individual differences in WM microstructure at 3 weeks of age were found to be significantly related to those at 1 year of age.
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Ned H. Kalin
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Ned H. Kalin
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Ned H. Kalin
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Review
Neurosciences
Margaux M. Kenwood, Ned H. Kalin, Helen Barbas
Summary: Anxiety is a response to distal or uncertain threats, involving changes in subjective state, autonomic responses, and behavior. Primates can regulate anxiety through the prefrontal cortex, with pathways poised to reduce noise, enhance signals, and regulate anxiety processing and autonomic drive.
NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Ned H. Kalin
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Ned H. Kalin
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Correction
Neurosciences
Margaux M. Kenwood, Ned H. Kalin, Helen Barbas
NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Nakul Aggarwal, Lisa E. Williams, Do P. M. Tromp, Daniel S. Pine, Ned H. Kalin
Summary: This longitudinal study found a dynamic relationship between whole-brain white matter microstructural integrity and anxiety symptoms in girls with pathological anxiety. The findings suggest that targeting white matter development could be a viable approach in the treatment of anxiety-related psychopathology.
TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Ned H. Kalin
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Ned H. Kalin
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Ned H. Kalin
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Jason F. Moody, Nakul Aggarwal, Douglas C. Dean, Do P. M. Tromp, Steve R. Kecskemeti, Jonathan A. Oler, Ned H. Kalin, Andrew L. Alexander
Summary: Alterations in white matter development are related to neuropsychiatric disorders. Quantitative relaxometry can be used to evaluate white matter microstructural changes. A study on infant non-human primates found correlations between quantitative relaxometry and diffusion tensor imaging metrics, with gestational age being a stronger predictor for relaxometry metrics. This provides a basis for future studies.
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Ned H. Kalin
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
