2022
Accelerated cortical thinning precedes and predicts conversion to psychosis: The NAPLS3 longitudinal study of youth at clinical high-risk
Collins M, Ji J, Chung Y, Lympus C, Afriyie-Agyemang Y, Addington J, Goodyear B, Bearden C, Cadenhead K, Mirzakhanian H, Tsuang M, Cornblatt B, Carrión R, Keshavan M, Stone W, Mathalon D, Perkins D, Walker E, Woods S, Powers A, Anticevic A, Cannon T. Accelerated cortical thinning precedes and predicts conversion to psychosis: The NAPLS3 longitudinal study of youth at clinical high-risk. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 28: 1182-1189. PMID: 36434057, PMCID: PMC10005940, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01870-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCHR-NCPercent thickness changeCortical thinningPsychosis onsetHealth controlsProgressive grey matter lossNorth American Prodrome Longitudinal StudyClinical high-risk individualsGray matter lossHigh-risk individualsLongitudinal studyGreater percent decreaseNovel treatment targetsParietal cortical regionsTargeted early interventionsCortical thicknessCortical areasMRI scansCHR individualsTreatment targetsEarly interventionCortical regionsLeft hemisphere regionsROC analysisHC participants
2021
Racial and ethnic differences in perception of provider cultural competence among patients with depression and anxiety symptoms: a retrospective, population-based, cross-sectional analysis
Eken HN, Dee EC, Powers AR, Jordan A. Racial and ethnic differences in perception of provider cultural competence among patients with depression and anxiety symptoms: a retrospective, population-based, cross-sectional analysis. The Lancet Psychiatry 2021, 8: 957-968. PMID: 34563316, PMCID: PMC10688309, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(21)00285-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProvider cultural competenceAdjusted odds ratioHispanic ethnicityDepression symptomsHealth statusMultivariable ordinal logistic regressionUS National Health Interview SurveyNational Health Interview SurveySelf-reported health statusOutcome variablesAlaskan NativesPresence of symptomsAssociation of raceCross-sectional studyHealth Interview SurveyMental health statusMental health providersAfrican AmericansCross-sectional analysisMean ageSubgroup analysisOrdinal logistic regressionOdds ratioPatients' viewsCultural competence