2025
“Sleep Is Not Getting the Attention It Deserves”
Gaffey A, Mattocks K, Yaggi H, Marteeny V, Walker L, Brandt C, Haskell S, Bastian L, Burg M. “Sleep Is Not Getting the Attention It Deserves”. Medical Care 2025, 63: 472-478. PMID: 40307672, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVA careSleep managementSleep healthCohort of U.S. veteransSemistructured qualitative interviewsMental health providersMental health screeningVA Medical CenterSleep management practicesPost-9/11 veteransPrimary careProvider knowledgeHealth providersCare practicesRoutine educationFront lineHealth screeningUnique barriersInductive codingStandard educationQualitative interviewsU.S. veteransCareSleep knowledgeProvidersPredicting White Matter Hyperintensity: Leveraging Portable Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Accessible Brain Health Screening.
Johnson I, Brigger H, Smith J, Peasley E, Champagne A, Littig L, Lalwani D, Sze G, Payabvash S, Safdar B, D'Onofrio G, Wira C, Iglesias J, Rosen M, Sorby-Adams A, Kimberly W, Sheth K, de Havenon A. Predicting White Matter Hyperintensity: Leveraging Portable Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Accessible Brain Health Screening. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2025, ajnr.a8734. PMID: 40081846, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a8734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhite matter hyperintensitiesWMH measuresMagnetic resonance imagingConventional MRIScreening pilot programRisk factorsValidation cohortHigh-risk individualsAcute neurologic pathologyVascular risk factorsTertiary care hospitalSystolic blood pressure >Resonance imagingDevelopment cohortWhite matter hyperintensities burdensHealth screeningTobacco useBlood pressure >Emergency departmentCare hospitalPortable MRIRisk scoreScreening toolPilot programPrimary outcomeP-1402. Will You Receive HIV and HCV Testing from a Mobile Pharmacy? Pre-implementation Needs Assessment and Pilot Findings from the United States First Legal Retail Mobile Pharmacy
Tarfa A, Frank C, Brooks R, Schultheis A, Di Paola A, Shenoi S, Springer S. P-1402. Will You Receive HIV and HCV Testing from a Mobile Pharmacy? Pre-implementation Needs Assessment and Pilot Findings from the United States First Legal Retail Mobile Pharmacy. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2025, 12: ofae631.1577. PMCID: PMC11779293, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae631.1577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity health workersMobile pharmaciesOpioid use disorderAlcohol use disorderHIV testingPre-implementationSubstance use disordersNeeds assessmentNavigating health care systemsCare delivery modelsHCV testingHealth care systemProviding health servicesRisk of HIVUse disorderMD-MPHAccessing CareHealth workersService useCharacterize barriersHealth screeningHealth servicesPharmacy servicesHealth careCare systemDepression in children with abdominal pain in the emergency department
Martin S, Heyming T, Fortier M, Salas L, Huszti H, Dennis M, Kain Z. Depression in children with abdominal pain in the emergency department. Pediatric Research 2025, 1-6. PMID: 39824940, DOI: 10.1038/s41390-025-03871-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPain-related impairmentSelf-harm ideationPediatric emergency departmentIdiopathic abdominal painMental health screeningAbdominal painEmergency departmentHealth screeningHigher likelihood of depressionLatinx ethnicityEarly identification of depressionStudy examined depressionPatient Health QuestionnairePoor mental healthAssociation with study variablesIdentification of depressionHigher pain intensityLikelihood of depressionAssociated with depressionRegression analysisDepression SurveyHealth QuestionnaireLogistic regression analysisMental healthPHQ-9A
2024
Mental Health Service Referral and Treatment Following Screening and Assessment in Juvenile Detention.
Tedeschi F, Horwitz S, Surko M, Weinberger E, Bart A, Baetz C, Guo F, Alexander A, Havens J. Mental Health Service Referral and Treatment Following Screening and Assessment in Juvenile Detention. The Journal Of The American Academy Of Psychiatry And The Law 2024, 52: 460-469. PMID: 39393913, DOI: 10.29158/jaapl.240082-24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderDSM-5 diagnosisMental health screeningDSM-5Prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderRates of mental health disordersPosttraumatic stress disorderProblematic substance useMental health disordersMental health service referralJuvenile detention facilitiesStress disorderAttention-deficit/hyperactivityDetained youthSubstance useNeurodevelopmental disordersHealth disordersJuvenile detentionDetention facilitiesEvaluate youthHealth screeningDisordersEmotional concernsAvailability of servicesService referralsStrategies to Deimplement Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care
Quanbeck A, Robinson J, Jacobson N, Li X, Hennessy-Garza R, Landeck J, Cohen A, Madden L, Pulvermacher A, Brown R. Strategies to Deimplement Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2438325. PMID: 39388183, PMCID: PMC11581553, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.38325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCluster randomized clinical trialDeimplementation strategiesMorphine milligram equivalent doseMorphine Milligram EquivalentsPractice facilitationOpioid prescribingIncreased screeningTreatment agreementsUS health care systemCenters for Disease Control and Prevention guidelinesRandomized clinical trialsUrine drug screensPrimary care clinicsPrimary care settingPrimary outcomeMental health screeningPain-related interferenceHealth care systemHigh-intensity groupEnjoyment of lifeChronic pain managementPrimary careCare clinicsCare settingsHealth screeningPerceptions of HIV-Related Comorbidities and Usability of a Virtual Environment for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Education in Sexual Minority Men With HIV: Formative Phases of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Ramos S, Reynolds H, Johnson C, Melkus G, Kershaw T, Thayer J, Vorderstrasse A. Perceptions of HIV-Related Comorbidities and Usability of a Virtual Environment for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Education in Sexual Minority Men With HIV: Formative Phases of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2024, 26: e57351. PMID: 38924481, PMCID: PMC11377913, DOI: 10.2196/57351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual minority menPrevention educationCardiovascular diseaseMinority menDevelopment of mental health conditionsCardiovascular health equityCardiovascular disease risk factorsLatinx sexual minority menPreventive health screeningMental health conditionsHIV-related comorbiditiesPhase 1Controlled behavioral trialComorbid conditionsRisk factorsHIV-related illnessRisk of cardiovascular diseasePhase 2Health equityHigh blood pressureIncreased risk of cardiovascular diseaseHealth screeningPilot RCTSevere comorbid conditionsHealth conditionsImpact of Decarceration Plus Alcohol, Substance Use, and Mental Health Screening on Life Expectancies of Black Sexual Minority Men and Black Transgender Women Living With HIV in the United States: A Simulation Study Based on HPTN 061
Feelemyer J, Bershteyn A, Scheidell J, Brewer R, Dyer T, Cleland C, Hucks-Ortiz C, Justice A, Mayer K, Grawert A, Kaufman J, Braithwaite S, Khan M. Impact of Decarceration Plus Alcohol, Substance Use, and Mental Health Screening on Life Expectancies of Black Sexual Minority Men and Black Transgender Women Living With HIV in the United States: A Simulation Study Based on HPTN 061. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2024, 95: 283-290. PMID: 38032748, PMCID: PMC10922416, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower life expectancyBlack sexual minority menBlack transgender womenReduce incarcerationSubstance useTransgender womenIncreased LEVeterans Aging Cohort StudyPsychiatric conditionsMental health screeningLinkage to treatmentDisproportionate rates of incarcerationLife expectancyAging Cohort StudyRates of incarcerationHistory of incarcerationSexual minority menImplementing screeningHealth screeningSubstance use disordersTreatment of psychiatric conditionsPositive screenImprove screeningCohort studyDisproportionate ratesIdentification of Suicide Risk in a Pediatric Psychiatric Emergency Setting: Comparing the Ask Suicide-Screening Questions and the Kiddie-Computerized Adaptive Test-Suicide Scale
Cervantes P, Gibbons R, Seag D, Baroni A, Li A, Horwitz S. Identification of Suicide Risk in a Pediatric Psychiatric Emergency Setting: Comparing the Ask Suicide-Screening Questions and the Kiddie-Computerized Adaptive Test-Suicide Scale. Evidence-Based Practice In Child And Adolescent Mental Health 2024, 9: 561-574. PMID: 39872043, PMCID: PMC11771990, DOI: 10.1080/23794925.2024.2303778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAsk Suicide-Screening QuestionsPsychiatric emergency settingSuicide risk screeningSuicide riskEmergency departmentRisk screeningPresence of suicide riskIdentification of suicide riskLower symptom levelsCases of disagreementImplementation of mental health screeningSample of participantsMental health screeningMental health domainsEmergency settingSymptom levelsInternalizing disordersPsychiatric symptomsCharacteristics of youthIdentifying youthCaregiver reportsEducational accommodationsHealth screeningHealth domainsReal-world settings
2023
Validation of the Arabic strengths and difficulties questionnaire in Qatar
Gilstrap L, Nazeer A, Ather M, Shahwar D, Shaffeeullah I, Magbool A, Azeem M. Validation of the Arabic strengths and difficulties questionnaire in Qatar. Middle East Current Psychiatry 2023, 30: 107. DOI: 10.1186/s43045-023-00380-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStrengths and Difficulties QuestionnaireYouth sampleDifficulties QuestionnaireCommunity youth sampleClinically-referred sampleAdolescent mental health servicesMental health servicesMental health screeningBackgroundThe Strengths and Difficulties QuestionnaireRepresentative school sampleCommunity sampleSchool sampleProsocial behaviorEmotional symptomsPeer issuesConduct problemsTrained cliniciansCategories of diagnosisHealth screeningHealth servicesScreening QuestionnaireGulf Cooperation CouncilCurrent studyOutpatient clinicYouthAssessing the impact of a comprehensive mental health program on frontline health service workers
Ward E, Fragala M, Birse C, Hawrilenko M, Smolka C, Ambwani G, Brown M, Krystal J, Corlett P, Chekroud A. Assessing the impact of a comprehensive mental health program on frontline health service workers. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0294414. PMID: 37988363, PMCID: PMC10662717, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health benefitsSheehan Disability ScaleHealth service workersMental health issuesHealth benefitsHealth issuesRetrospective cohort studyPHQ-9 scaleMental health screeningComprehensive mental health programGAD-7 scaleMental health programsCare navigationCohort studyHealth screeningDisability ScaleMedication managementTreatment appointmentsFunctional impairmentLeast moderate anxietyHealth services companyOutcome assessmentHealth programsModerate anxietyAnxiety symptomsIncorporating early pregnancy mental health screening and management into routine maternal care: experience from the Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort (RaPCo), Sri Lanka
Agampodi T, Amarasinghe G, Wickramasinghe A, Wickramasinghe N, Warnasekara J, Jayasinghe I, Hettiarachchi A, Nimesha D, Dilshani T, Senadheera S, Agampodi S. Incorporating early pregnancy mental health screening and management into routine maternal care: experience from the Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort (RaPCo), Sri Lanka. BMJ Global Health 2023, 8: e012852. PMID: 37748792, PMCID: PMC10533714, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEdinburgh Postnatal Depression ScaleMental health screeningMental health problemsPregnancy cohortSecond trimesterEarly pregnancyHealth screeningClinical InterviewHealth problemsPregnancy care programsRoutine maternal careTertiary care hospitalMental health service provisionPrimary healthcare levelHigher EPDS scoresPostnatal Depression ScaleWeeks of periodPregnancy-associated conditionsMental health gapPatient-centered careHealth service provisionHealth surveillance systemsCare hospitalMiddle-income countriesPregnant womenAssuring TRICARE Coverage of Preventive Health Services for Women Beneficiaries of the Military Health System
Kostas-Polston E, Witkop C, Degutis L, Rosenbaum S, Wood S. Assuring TRICARE Coverage of Preventive Health Services for Women Beneficiaries of the Military Health System. Military Medicine 2023, 188: 24-30. PMID: 36882029, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usac224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen's preventive health servicesPreventive health servicesMilitary Health SystemAffordable Care ActHealth servicesPreventive servicesHealth systemPreventive reproductive health servicesHealth resourcesWomen's Preventive ServicesEvidence-based screeningEvidence-based guidelinesClinical preventive servicesReproductive health servicesBest available evidenceHealth care providersComprehensive health careHealth care coverageHealth care systemRates of diseaseHealth insurance plansPrevention guidelinesTRICARE beneficiariesHealth screeningPreventive screening
2021
Parental mental health screening in the NICU: a psychosocial team initiative
Grunberg V, Geller P, Hoffman C, Njoroge W, Ahmed A, Patterson C. Parental mental health screening in the NICU: a psychosocial team initiative. Journal Of Perinatology 2021, 42: 401-409. PMID: 34580422, PMCID: PMC9145720, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-021-01217-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParent-child interactionsPoor parental mental healthParental mental healthNeonatal intensive care unitPsychosocial teamAnxiety symptomsChild developmentMental health screeningClinical distressRates of depressionMental healthChild's hospitalizationLevel 4 neonatal intensive care unitNeonatal intensive care unit experienceTeam initiativeParentsIntensive care unit experienceIntensive care unitDepressionQuality improvement initiativesEarly identificationCare unitPsychologyHealth screeningUnit experienceUtilizing a church-based platform for mental health interventions: exploring the role of the clergy and the treatment preference of women with depression
Iheanacho T, Nduanya UC, Slinkard S, Ogidi AG, Patel D, Itanyi IU, Naeem F, Spiegelman D, Ezeanolue EE. Utilizing a church-based platform for mental health interventions: exploring the role of the clergy and the treatment preference of women with depression. Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health 2021, 8: e5. PMID: 34026236, PMCID: PMC8127631, DOI: 10.1017/gmh.2021.4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthy Beginning InitiativeTreatment preferencesMental health interventionsMental disordersHealth interventionsCommon mental disordersMental health screeningHealth-seeking behaviourResource-limited settingsHealth manpower shortagesMiddle-income countriesHealth screeningHealth beliefsHealth advisorsTherapyFree-listing exercisesDisordersWomenDepressionFocus group discussionsInterventionExerciseCommunity ChurchEffective strategyGroup discussions
2020
Risk Factors and Prevalence of Mental Illness
Zimbrean P, Dahal R. Risk Factors and Prevalence of Mental Illness. 2020, 195-214. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-47668-7_13.ChaptersRisk factorsMental illnessPosttraumatic stress disorderMental distressMental health screeningCommon mental illnessHealth screeningMajor depressionIllnessStress disorderPrevalenceSomatic manifestationsAvailable literatureDistressPost-migration phasesDifferent studiesMethodological differencesPosttraumatic growthSyndromeFactors
2019
Pediatric diabetes patients infrequently access outpatient psychology services following screening and referral: Implications for practice
Vassilopoulos A, Valenzuela J, Tsikis J, Reitblat L, Blanco E, Nicholls S, Wolf R. Pediatric diabetes patients infrequently access outpatient psychology services following screening and referral: Implications for practice. Children's Health Care 2019, 49: 202-217. DOI: 10.1080/02739615.2019.1653763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultidisciplinary diabetes clinicPediatric diabetes patientsEffective mental health screeningMental health screeningPrevalence of concernsPsychological functioningDiabetes clinicDiabetes patientsPsychology servicesHealth screeningOutpatient careOutpatient referralsOutpatient servicesPediatric psychologistsReferralYoung adultsParticipantsScreeningDiabetesPatientsClinicPsychologistsInternalizingExternalizingImplications
2018
Synergism between diabetes and human immunodeficiency virus in increasing the risk of tuberculosis
Sinha P, Moll AP, Brooks RP, Deng YH, Shenoi SV. Synergism between diabetes and human immunodeficiency virus in increasing the risk of tuberculosis. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2018, 22: 793-799. PMID: 29914606, PMCID: PMC6050202, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of tuberculosisDiabetes mellitusTB symptomsOdds ratioHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusCommunity health screeningCross-sectional studyCommunity health projectsActive tuberculosisHIV infectionHIV positivityPrimary outcomeImmunodeficiency virusScreening servicesHealth screeningCongregate settingsVirus infectionResource-limited regionsMultiplicative scaleHIVMultivariate analysisRetrospective dataTuberculosisFew Pediatric Diabetes Patients Access Outpatient Psychotherapy following Screening and Referral
TSIKIS J, VALENZUELA J, VASSILOPOULOS A, WILCOCKS C, REITBLAT L, BLANCO E, NICHOLLS S, WOLF R. Few Pediatric Diabetes Patients Access Outpatient Psychotherapy following Screening and Referral. Diabetes 2018, 67 DOI: 10.2337/db18-219-or.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOutpatient psychotherapyHalf of AYAsMultidisciplinary diabetes clinicEffective mental health screeningMental health screeningPediatric psychologistsMental health servicesElevated depression scoresPHQ scoresDiabetes clinicGlycemic controlPsychotherapy referralsDiabetes visitsOutpatient therapyDiabetes teamHealth screeningDepression screenerReferral reasonsCommunity referralsDepressive symptomsDepression scoresDiabetes managementType 2Health servicesReferral
2016
Preventive Care Quality of Medicare Accountable Care Organizations
Albright BB, Lewis VA, Ross JS, Colla CH. Preventive Care Quality of Medicare Accountable Care Organizations. Medical Care 2016, 54: 326-335. PMID: 26759974, PMCID: PMC4752877, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreventive care qualityAccountable care organizationsMedicare Accountable Care OrganizationsCare qualityDisease preventionAnnual health screeningElectronic health record capabilitiesPrimary care providersCross-sectional studyCare organizationsPrimary care workforceComposite measureWellness screeningPayment modelsCancer screeningHealth screeningCare providersMinority beneficiariesCare workforceMedicare Shared Savings ProgramServices AdministrationShared Savings ProgramProvider compositionVaccineNational survey
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