2024
Integration of passive sensing technology to enhance delivery of psychological interventions for mothers with depression: the StandStrong study
van Heerden A, Poudyal A, Hagaman A, Maharjan S, Byanjankar P, Bemme D, Thapa A, Kohrt B. Integration of passive sensing technology to enhance delivery of psychological interventions for mothers with depression: the StandStrong study. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 13535. PMID: 38866839, PMCID: PMC11169515, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-63232-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological interventionsDepressive symptomsDelivery of psychological interventionsNon-specialist providersTreat maternal depressionLow-resource settingsBeck Depression InventoryPersonalized psychological interventionsDepression interventionsMaternal depressionMHealth solutionsRural NepalDepression InventoryYoung mothersInterventionDepressionData collectionMothersPassive sensingIncreased movementNon-specialistsPassive sensing technologyMHealthSymptomsCare
2015
Scale properties of the Kreyòl Distress Idioms (KDI) screener: association of an ethnographically-developed instrument with depression, anxiety, and sociocultural risk factors in rural Haiti
Kaiser B, Kohrt B, Wagenaar B, Kramer M, McLean K, Hagaman A, Khoury N, Keys H. Scale properties of the Kreyòl Distress Idioms (KDI) screener: association of an ethnographically-developed instrument with depression, anxiety, and sociocultural risk factors in rural Haiti. International Journal Of Culture And Mental Health 2015, 8: 341-358. DOI: 10.1080/17542863.2015.1015580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental distressSociocultural risk factorsBeck Anxiety InventoryTraumatic exposureBeck Depression InventoryInterpersonal relationshipsPsychiatric instrumentsAnxiety InventoryValid measureLack of controlDistressLower scoresDepression InventoryExternal validityBAI scoresAnxietyBeliefsInventoryMixed methodsAlcohol consumptionBDIRuminationScoresOlder ageScreening tool
2014
Reflechi twòp—Thinking Too Much: Description of a Cultural Syndrome in Haiti’s Central Plateau
Kaiser BN, McLean KE, Kohrt BA, Hagaman AK, Wagenaar BH, Khoury NM, Keys HM. Reflechi twòp—Thinking Too Much: Description of a Cultural Syndrome in Haiti’s Central Plateau. Culture, Medicine, And Psychiatry 2014, 38: 448-472. PMID: 25038935, DOI: 10.1007/s11013-014-9380-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHaiti's Central PlateauMental illnessMental disordersEarly clinical recognitionCommon mental disordersSevere mental disordersTimes greater oddsBeck Depression InventoryModerate mental illnessBeck Anxiety InventoryIdioms of distressClinical recognitionGreater oddsDepression InventorySuicidal ideationSyndromePsychosocial sufferingEpidemiologic methodsIllnessAnxiety InventoryPsychosisGreater scoresDisordersDistressMild
2012
Depression, suicidal ideation, and associated factors: a cross-sectional study in rural Haiti
Wagenaar BH, Hagaman AK, Kaiser BN, McLean KE, Kohrt BA. Depression, suicidal ideation, and associated factors: a cross-sectional study in rural Haiti. BMC Psychiatry 2012, 12: 149. PMID: 22992379, PMCID: PMC3515455, DOI: 10.1186/1471-244x-12-149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHaiti's Central PlateauBDI scoresBeck Depression InventorySuicidal ideationCurrent suicidal ideationDepression symptomatologyRisk factorsPrior life-threatening illnessContinuous BDI scoresFirst epidemiologic studyGeneral psychiatric servicesCross-sectional studyLife-threatening illnessMental health needsLogistic regression modelsSubstance abuse interventionsFemale genderEpidemiologic studiesPsychiatric servicesParadoxical associationPsychosocial servicesDepression InventoryHealth needsHealthcare accessRural Haiti