2025
Characterizing Stressors and Coping Strategies Among Caregivers of Patients with Severe Acute Brain Injury by Level of Distress
Meurer K, Presciutti A, Bannon S, Kubota R, Baskaran N, Kim J, Zhang Q, Reichman M, Fishbein N, Lichstein K, Motta M, Muehlschlegel S, Reznik M, Jaffa M, Creutzfeldt C, Fehnel C, Tomlinson A, Williamson C, Vranceanu A, Hwang D. Characterizing Stressors and Coping Strategies Among Caregivers of Patients with Severe Acute Brain Injury by Level of Distress. Neurocritical Care 2025, 1-10. PMID: 40481284, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-025-02294-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCaregivers of patientsLevels of distressSevere acute brain injuryIntensive care unit dischargeCoping strategiesEmotional distressDistress levelsHigh distressHospital Anxiety and Depression Scale subscalesBackgroundFamily caregivers of patientsFamily caregivers of patientsHospital Anxiety and Depression ScaleAnxiety and Depression ScaleLevels of emotional distressSelf-care strategiesLong-term caregiversReducing emotional distressHealth care systemChronic emotional distressTime points of assessmentBackgroundFamily caregiversFamily caregiversDepression ScaleConclusionsPsychosocial interventionsConceptual content analysisEffect of a Major Political Crisis on Negative and Positive Affect: The Israeli Legislative Reform/Overhaul
Meirovitch-Shoham M, Shahar G, Elad-Strenger J, Davidovitch N, Greenberg D, Grotto I, Shalev H, Tendler A, Aharonson-Daniel L. Effect of a Major Political Crisis on Negative and Positive Affect: The Israeli Legislative Reform/Overhaul. International Journal Of Stress Management 2025 DOI: 10.1037/str0000360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive affectLarge-scale protestsNegative affectVoting patternsPolitical crisisPolitical stressorsNonviolent resistanceSelf-report measures of attitudesPublic affectionSelf-report measuresLegislative reformCommunity resilienceLegislative processMeasures of attitudesReduced well-beingJudicial systemJewish Israeli adultsEffects of COVID-19Legislative planWell-beingIndividual resilienceReformDispositional resiliencePsychological covariatesEmotional distressExperiential Outcomes Among Student Volunteers Providing Mental Health Support in a Student-Run Free Clinic
Ruiz-Huidobro N, Kala S, Gray S, Lopez R, Silva M. Experiential Outcomes Among Student Volunteers Providing Mental Health Support in a Student-Run Free Clinic. Academic Psychiatry 2025, 1-5. PMID: 40346319, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-025-02153-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStudent-run free clinicBehavioral health departmentMental health supportFree clinicHealth supportHealth departmentsMental healthPrimary care clinicsNon-behavioural outcomesImmigrant patient populationStudent volunteersAffected mental healthMixed-methods surveyFuture healthcare professionalsCare clinicsHealthcare professionalsDidactic sessionsResultsSurvey resultsUnderinsured individualsEmotional distressStudent-runMethodsStudy participantsMedical careProfessional impactSchool of MedicinePsychosocial Support Needs and Preferences Among Family Caregivers of ICU Patients with Severe Acute Brain Injury: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis
Hwang D, Reichman M, Bannon S, Meurer K, Kubota R, Kim J, Baskaran N, Zhang Q, Fishbein N, Lichstein K, Presciutti A, Woodworth E, Motta M, Muehlschlegel S, Reznik M, Jaffa M, Creutzfeldt C, Fehnel C, Tomlinson A, Williamson C, Vranceanu A. Psychosocial Support Needs and Preferences Among Family Caregivers of ICU Patients with Severe Acute Brain Injury: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis. Neurocritical Care 2025, 1-9. PMID: 39821565, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-024-02202-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCaregivers of patientsPsychosocial support servicesSevere acute brain injuryNeuroscience intensive care unitFamily caregiversIntensive care unitSupport servicesFamily caregivers of ICU patientsEmotional distressBackgroundFamily caregivers of patientsFamily caregivers of patientsICU admissionPsychosocial support needsIncreased caregiver burdenPatient care teamAdaptation of interventionsQualitative thematic analysisChronic emotional distressLongitudinal qualitative studyAnalyzed qualitative dataTime of ICU dischargeBehavioral coping skillsBackgroundFamily caregiversCaregiver burdenNursing staffA mind-body resilience intervention for emotional distress in cardiac arrest survivors and their informal caregivers – Recovering together after cardiac arrest: Protocol for an open pilot trial
La Camera D, Elmer J, Perman S, Donnino M, Wu O, Parker R, Vranceanu A, Presciutti A. A mind-body resilience intervention for emotional distress in cardiac arrest survivors and their informal caregivers – Recovering together after cardiac arrest: Protocol for an open pilot trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2025, 43: 101426. PMID: 39866903, PMCID: PMC11757219, DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurvivor-caregiver dyadsEmotional distressImprove quality of survivorshipCardiac arrestMeasures of emotional distressProvision of anticipatory guidanceQuality of survivorshipCoping skills trainingWorsened quality of lifeChronic emotional distressPost-test measuresAcademic medical centerClinically significant distressPost-test assessmentQuality of lifeInformal caregiversCardiac arrest survivorsExit interviewsResilience interventionsStudy cliniciansParticipant feedbackAnticipatory guidanceCognitive statusMedical staffMixed-methods
2024
Talking About Suffering in the Intensive Care Unit
Kious B, Vick J, Ubel P, Sutton O, Blumenthal-Barby J, Cox C, Ashana D. Talking About Suffering in the Intensive Care Unit. AJOB Empirical Bioethics 2024, 16: 52-59. PMID: 39250770, PMCID: PMC11785475, DOI: 10.1080/23294515.2024.2399534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSecondary qualitative content analysisIntensive care unitInductive approach to data analysisEnd of lifeSuffering of personsAdult intensive care unitQualitative content analysisCare unitFamily meetingsReviewed transcriptsEmotional distressPatient's familyCritically ill patientsApproach to data analysisLimited treatmentCoding guideStudy authorsResearch teamContent analysisMulticenter trialPoor prognosisCliniciansLow qualityIll patientsSufferingIntegrated, Team-Based Chronic Pain Management: Bridges from Theory and Research to High-Quality Patient Care
Driscoll M, Kerns R. Integrated, Team-Based Chronic Pain Management: Bridges from Theory and Research to High-Quality Patient Care. 2024, 227-243. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-8921-8_14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchManagement of chronic painChronic painBiopsychosocial modelAssociated with costs of careBiopsychosocial model of chronic painExperience of chronic painMental health professionalsCost of careChronic pain managementSignificant public health concernPhysical functionPublic health concernHealth professionalsAssociated with declinesEmotional distressPain managementTeam-basedAssociated with costsLost wagesSocioeconomic burdenInterdisciplinary treatment approachHealth concernPainModels of chronic painGrowing body of researchPerioperative Process Mapping to Identify Inefficiencies at a Tertiary Hospital in Malawi
Serrato P, Msosa V, Kondwani J, Nkhumbwah M, Brault M, Heckmann R, Weiner S, Sion M, Mulima G. Perioperative Process Mapping to Identify Inefficiencies at a Tertiary Hospital in Malawi. Journal Of Surgical Research 2024, 302: 329-338. PMID: 39126874, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.07.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital staffThematic analysisSurgical case cancellationCase cancellationsTertiary hospitalPerioperative processProvider-patient relationshipDisrupt patient careConstant comparative methodPublic tertiary hospitalPatients expressed frustrationCase cancellation rateIn-depth interviewsPatient perspectiveHospital's rolePatient careEmotional distressHospital systemModifiable causesNVivo softwareAudio-recordedCommunication barriersPurposive samplingStaffProcessing mapsBorderline Personality Traits Do Not Moderate the Relationship Between Depression, Beliefs, and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors
Stubbing J, Tolin D, Sain K, Everhardt K, Rudd M, Diefenbach G. Borderline Personality Traits Do Not Moderate the Relationship Between Depression, Beliefs, and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors. Archives Of Suicide Research 2024, 29: 223-237. PMID: 38683542, DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2024.2345168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBorderline personality disorder traitsSuicide beliefsSuicidal ideationSuicidal thoughtsMediation modelExploratory moderated mediation analysesPersonality disorder traitsHistory of STBSuicide attempt historyHistory of suicideModerated mediation analysisModerated Mediation ModelDisorder traitsEstimated mediation modelsAttempt historySuicidal patientsSuicide attemptsMediation analysisEmotional distressDepressionLongitudinal researchSuicideInpatient unitMediation effectTreatment targetTrajectories of school refusal: sequence analysis using retrospective parent reports
Benoit L, Chan Sock Peng E, Flouriot J, DiGiovanni M, Bonifas N, Rouquette A, Martin A, Falissard B. Trajectories of school refusal: sequence analysis using retrospective parent reports. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 33: 3849-3859. PMID: 38602549, PMCID: PMC11588807, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-024-02419-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplementation of evidence-based interventionsMental health careEvidence-based interventionsAnonymous web-based surveyYears of school attendanceWeb-based surveySchool attendance problemsHealth careEmotional distressSchool weekParent reportProlonged recoveryParents' recollectionsSchool attendancePrototypical trajectoriesSchool refusalRetrospective parental reportsOptimal outcomesAcademic yearChildrenCareSchoolSequence analysisParentsAttendancePain and Health-Related Quality of Life in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: Results from a National Patient-Powered Registry
Hoover E, Holliday V, Merullo N, Oberdhan D, Perrone R, Rusconi C, Park M, Phadnis M, Thewarapperuma N, Dahl N. Pain and Health-Related Quality of Life in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: Results from a National Patient-Powered Registry. Kidney Medicine 2024, 6: 100813. PMID: 38689835, PMCID: PMC11059322, DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2024.100813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth-related quality of lifeQuality of lifeHRQoL toolsOutcomes health-related quality of lifeDisease-specific assessment toolsHealth care accessCore outcome domainsDisease-specific patientHealth-related qualityBurden of painCross-sectional assessmentHRQoL modulePositive HRQoLPain interferenceCare accessHealthcare accessPatient experienceConsenting participantsCore questionnaireOutcome domainsImpact ScalePain severityEmotional distressHRQoLPatient reportsEmotional distress, social support, and functional dependence predict readiness for hospital discharge in a prospective sample of cognitively intact cardiac arrest survivors
Presciutti A, Enkhtsetseg N, Flickinger K, Coppler P, Ratay C, Doshi A, Perman S, Vranceanu A, Elmer J. Emotional distress, social support, and functional dependence predict readiness for hospital discharge in a prospective sample of cognitively intact cardiac arrest survivors. Resuscitation 2024, 198: 110166. PMID: 38452994, PMCID: PMC11088514, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2024.110166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial supportEmotional distressReadiness for Hospital Discharge ScaleTelephone Interview for Cognitive StatusENRICHD Social Support InventoryPost-discharge referralsHospital dischargeHospital Discharge ScaleSocial Support InventoryIn-hospital screeningAssociated with readinessPerceived Social SupportCognitive impairmentPosttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-5Cardiac arrestCA survivorsMultivariate linear regressionCardiac arrest survivorsDischarge ScaleHospital systemCognitive statusDistressing anxietySecondary analysisChecklist-5Hospital treatmentSystematic Review of Interventions with Some School Involvement for School Refusal in High School–Age Adolescents
Fernandes C, Kannoth S, Boomer T, Hieftje K, Fiellin L. Systematic Review of Interventions with Some School Involvement for School Refusal in High School–Age Adolescents. Children & Schools 2024, 46: 85-95. DOI: 10.1093/cs/cdae003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchool-based componentCognitive-behavioral therapySchool-aged adolescentsSystematic reviewSystematic Reviews of InterventionsQuality appraisal toolDevelopment of interventionsReviews of InterventionsRandomized Controlled TrialsChronic absenteeismPublic health concernAppraisal toolEmotional distressStudy designEligibility criteriaControlled TrialsHigh school-aged adolescentsHealth concernQuality studiesSchool settingsInterventionAbsenteeismHigher RatesDuplicate recordsAdolescents‘Am I really the priority here?’: help-seeking experiences of university students who self-harmed
Tickell A, Fonagy P, Hajdú K, Obradović S, Pilling S. ‘Am I really the priority here?’: help-seeking experiences of university students who self-harmed. BJPsych Open 2024, 10: e40. PMID: 38297500, PMCID: PMC10897682, DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2023.652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-harmMental health resourcesMental health servicesHelp-seeking journeyMental health problemsMental health issuesReflexive thematic analysisHelp-seeking behaviorUniversity studentsHelp-seeking experiencesSemi-structured interviewsPerceived facilitatorsSelf-harm tendenciesHealth servicesHealth resourcesProfessional helpThematic analysisEmotional distressHelp-seekingHealthcare systemHealth issuesStreamlined pathwayHealth problemsConcurrent fearPotential suicideTrajectories of anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: one-year monthly follow-up.
Carvalho-Alves M, Petrilli-Mazon V, Zuccolo P, Fatori D, Rocha F, Brunoni A, Polanczyk G, Miguel E, Wang Y, Corchs F. Trajectories of anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: one-year monthly follow-up. Brazilian Journal Of Psychiatry 2024, 47: e20243720. PMID: 39306862, DOI: 10.47626/1516-4446-2024-3720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress symptomsFear of COVID-19Posttraumatic stressStress symptomsPredictor analysisTrajectories of anxietySelf-report scalesMental health outcomesPatterns of anxietyCOVID-19-related eventsEnhanced attentionEmotional distressAnxietyDepressionHealth outcomesLinear mixed modelsHealthcare workersHospital workforceHealth challengesPersonal health challengesInstitutional supportMonths follow-upCOVID-19Reduced riskLongitudinal patternsSystems that promote mental health in the teeth of oppression
Fullilove M, Dix E, Hankerson S, Lassiter J, Jordan A. Systems that promote mental health in the teeth of oppression. The Lancet Psychiatry 2024, 11: 65-74. PMID: 38101874, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(23)00344-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Treatment of plaque psoriasis with deucravacitinib (POETYK PSO-1 study): a plain language summary
Armstrong A, Gooderham M, Warren R, Papp K, Strober B, Thaçi D, Morita A, Szepietowski J, Imafuku S, Colston E, Throup J, Kundu S, Schoenfeld S, Linaberry M, Banerjee S, Blauvelt A. Treatment of plaque psoriasis with deucravacitinib (POETYK PSO-1 study): a plain language summary. Immunotherapy 2023, 15: 963-973. PMID: 37150952, DOI: 10.2217/imt-2023-0061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere plaque psoriasisPlaque psoriasisSide effectsNew treatmentsBasic everyday tasksStudy treatment phaseCommon side effectsMonths of treatmentSymptoms of psoriasisPsoriasis plaquesDaily pillPsoriasis treatmentAcceptable safetyClinical trialsPsoriasisTreatment phasePlaceboDeucravacitinibNasal passagesLarger studyApremilastSkin appearanceEmotional distressTreatmentPillsDisease-Related Distress in Pediatric IBD: Development and Validation of the Crohn’s and Colitis Distress Scale
Stellway J, Cummings C, Paternostro J, Stoeckel M, Muir L, Harris M. Disease-Related Distress in Pediatric IBD: Development and Validation of the Crohn’s and Colitis Distress Scale. Clinical Practice In Pediatric Psychology 2023, 11: 147-156. DOI: 10.1037/cpp0000444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistress ScaleEmotional distressDisease-related distressSubscale internal consistencyMental health concernsInflammatory bowel diseaseHealth outcomesPediatric inflammatory bowel diseaseRoutine careCronbach's alphaDetection of riskInternal consistencyTreatment engagementPsychometric propertiesPsychosocial functioningHealth concernDistressIncreased riskDiagnosis of ulcerative colitisDiverse sampleAssess psychopathologyGlobal anxietyYouthPeriods of exacerbationBowel diseaseAssumed shared belief about conspiracy theories in social networks protects paranoid individuals against distress
Suthaharan P, Corlett P. Assumed shared belief about conspiracy theories in social networks protects paranoid individuals against distress. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 6084. PMID: 37055504, PMCID: PMC10100615, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-33305-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConspiratorial beliefsConspiracy theoriesLess emotional distressIndividual-level processesParanoid individualsClinical paranoiaParanoid beliefsPsychological studiesConspiracy beliefsEmotional distressPersecutory delusionsBehavioral predictorsSocial supportBelief formationSocial accountsSocial networksOrganizational factorsParanoiaBroader social networksBeliefsLarge social networksSocietal normsDistressTaskLevel processesBehavioral and Brain Correlates of Emotional Distress in Older Adults During COVID-19 Quarantine
Benari O, Springer R, Almog G, Yore I, Zadok M, Lin H, Ouyang Y, Sano M, Bendlin B, Livny A, Heymann A, Beeri M. Behavioral and Brain Correlates of Emotional Distress in Older Adults During COVID-19 Quarantine. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders 2023, 37: 156-159. PMID: 37027496, PMCID: PMC10219644, DOI: 10.1097/wad.0000000000000540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeAssociated with increased sadnessLower gray matter volumeEmotional distress measuresCognitive Decline studyOlder adultsWell-beingGreater sadnessBrain correlatesMotor functionMatter volumeIsrael DiabetesEmotional Well-BeingGlobal cognitionCorrelates of emotional distressAcute stressDistress measuresSlow gait speedEmotional distressLow grip strengthAnxietyAnxiety levelsDecline studiesGeneral well-beingPotential underlying mechanisms
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