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
2013
Determinants of Care Seeking for Mental Health Problems in Rural Haiti: Culture, Cost, or Competency
Wagenaar BH, Kohrt BA, Hagaman AK, McLean KE, Kaiser BN. Determinants of Care Seeking for Mental Health Problems in Rural Haiti: Culture, Cost, or Competency. Psychiatric Services 2013, 64: 366-372. PMID: 23319081, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201200272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health careMental health problemsPercent of respondentsHealth problemsMultivariable logistic regression modelRural HaitiFirst choiceMental distressHealth service useDeterminants of careHealth careHaiti's Central PlateauCommunity-based providersLogistic regression modelsLess frequent useCommunity resourcesProvider typeClinical careDepression severityService useAnticipated efficacyPsychiatric distressHospitalClinicClinical interventions