2021
Lifetime risk and correlates of incarceration in a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults with non-substance-related mental illness
Nakic M, Stefanovics EA, Rhee TG, Rosenheck RA. Lifetime risk and correlates of incarceration in a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults with non-substance-related mental illness. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2021, 57: 1839-1847. PMID: 34453553, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-021-02158-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral risk factorsSubstance use disordersDSM-5 disordersMental illnessRisk factorsPsychiatric disordersUse disordersLifetime historyCorrelates of incarcerationMethodsNationally representative dataLogistic regression analysisNational Epidemiologic SurveyRelated Conditions-IIIBorderline personality disorderAntisocial personality disorderProportion of respondentsResultsAmong adultsIndependent associationLifetime riskUS adultsDual diagnosisEpidemiologic SurveyDiagnostic groupsIllnessU.S. adults
2018
Clergy’s Beliefs About Mental Illness and Their Perception of Its Treatability: Experience from a Church-Based Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (PMTCT) Trial in Nigeria
Iheanacho T, Stefanovics E, Ezeanolue EE. Clergy’s Beliefs About Mental Illness and Their Perception of Its Treatability: Experience from a Church-Based Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (PMTCT) Trial in Nigeria. Journal Of Religion And Health 2018, 57: 1483-1496. PMID: 29335920, DOI: 10.1007/s10943-017-0545-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental disordersDrug/alcohol useMental illnessChild HIV transmission (PMTCT) trialAlcohol usePositive attitudesPrevention of motherHealthy Beginning InitiativePackage of careClergy beliefsBeliefsTolerant attitudePerceptionSelf-administered questionnaireAttitudesDisordersChurch workersPeopleIllnessParticipantsChurch activitiesTransmission trialsDepressionQuestionnaireClergyAttitudes of U.S. Psychiatry Residents and Fellows towards Mental Illness and its Causes: a Comparison Study with Medical Students
Chiles C, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R. Attitudes of U.S. Psychiatry Residents and Fellows towards Mental Illness and its Causes: a Comparison Study with Medical Students. Psychiatric Quarterly 2018, 89: 581-588. PMID: 29332234, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-018-9562-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illnessSupernatural causesFemale genderStudy response ratePsychiatry residentsMedical student surveyBiopsychosocial causesTreatment efficacyResponse rateHealthcare providersIllnessMedical studentsFemale residentsPost-graduate trainingMedical students' attitudesCauseElectronic questionnaireExploratory factor analysisPersonal experienceResidentsFactor analysisSame survey methodsGenderMale counterpartsMedical schools
2016
Medical Student Beliefs and Attitudes Toward Mental Illness Across Five Nations
Stefanovics EA, Rosenheck RA, He H, Ofori-Atta A, Cavalcanti M, Chiles C. Medical Student Beliefs and Attitudes Toward Mental Illness Across Five Nations. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2016, 204: 909-915. PMID: 27805986, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000000610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttitudes of Students at a US Medical School Toward Mental Illness and Its Causes
Chiles C, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R. Attitudes of Students at a US Medical School Toward Mental Illness and Its Causes. Academic Psychiatry 2016, 41: 320-325. PMID: 26951266, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-016-0508-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illnessTreatment efficacySupernatural causesMethodsAn electronic questionnaireEfficacy of treatmentHealth care providersStudy response rateBiopsychosocial causesMedical conditionsCare providersIndependent sample t-testResponse rateExploratory factor analysisIllnessAnxiety disordersLevel of trainingEfficacyT-testMedical students' attitudesCauseElectronic questionnaireStudents' attitudesWorldwide problemUS medical schoolsPersonal experienceWitchcraft and Biopsychosocial Causes of Mental Illness
Stefanovics EA, He H, Cavalcanti M, Neto H, Ofori-Atta A, Leddy M, Ighodaro A, Rosenheck R. Witchcraft and Biopsychosocial Causes of Mental Illness. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2016, 204: 169-174. PMID: 26745309, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000000422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttitudes of Brazilian Medical Students Towards Psychiatric Patients and Mental Illness: A Quantitative Study Before and After Completing the Psychiatric Clerkship
da Rocha Neto HG, Rosenheck RA, Stefanovics EA, Cavalcanti MT. Attitudes of Brazilian Medical Students Towards Psychiatric Patients and Mental Illness: A Quantitative Study Before and After Completing the Psychiatric Clerkship. Academic Psychiatry 2016, 41: 315-319. PMID: 26883528, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-016-0510-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illnessPsychiatric clerkshipSignificant differencesMedical studentsBrazilian medical studentsPsychiatric patientsStigmatized attitudeIllnessCeiling effectsSupernatural causesPatientsCauseObjectiveThe authorsHigher scoresExploratory factor analysisMajor medical schoolsAnalysis of varianceFactorsMedical schoolsConclusionParticipationClerkshipBeliefs and Attitudes about Mental Illness among Lay Church-Based Health Workers and Medical Trainees in Nigeria
Iheanacho T, Stefanovics E. Beliefs and Attitudes about Mental Illness among Lay Church-Based Health Workers and Medical Trainees in Nigeria. Journal Of Psychiatry 2016, 2016 DOI: 10.4172/2378-5756.1000380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health servicesHealth workersMental illnessHealth servicesLay health workersResource-limited settingsPsychiatric trainingMedical traineesTeaching hospitalSelf-report questionnairesPsychiatric careMental disordersIllnessHospitalHigher scoresExploratory factor analysisTraining programPsychiatry training programsFactor analysisVarimax rotationMedical schoolsGroupWorkersTraumaCare
2015
Attitudes and beliefs about mental illness among church-based lay health workers: experience from a prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission trial in Nigeria
Iheanacho T, Kapadia D, Ezeanolue CO, Osuji AA, Ogidi AG, Ike A, Patel D, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R, Obiefune M, Ezeanolue EE. Attitudes and beliefs about mental illness among church-based lay health workers: experience from a prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission trial in Nigeria. International Journal Of Culture And Mental Health 2015, 9: 1-13. PMID: 26807146, PMCID: PMC4706033, DOI: 10.1080/17542863.2015.1074260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental illnessMental disordersHealth workersChild HIV transmission (PMTCT) trialPrevention of motherLay health workersChild health programsCommon mental disordersHealthy Beginning InitiativeCross-sectional surveySelf-administered questionnairePerinatal depressionHealth advisorsResponse rateHealth programsIllnessDisordersBio-psychoTraumatic eventsTransmission trialsTrialsCarePreventionVolunteersCross-National Analysis of Beliefs and Attitude Toward Mental Illness Among Medical Professionals From Five Countries
Stefanovics E, He H, Ofori-Atta A, Cavalcanti MT, Neto H, Makanjuola V, Ighodaro A, Leddy M, Rosenheck R. Cross-National Analysis of Beliefs and Attitude Toward Mental Illness Among Medical Professionals From Five Countries. Psychiatric Quarterly 2015, 87: 63-73. PMID: 25939823, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-015-9363-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illnessAnalysis of covarianceHealth professionalsSupernatural causesAttitudes of professionalsIllnessChi-squareConvenience sampleMedical professionalsBio-psychoCauseLower scoresScoresAgeNormal roleGreater evidenceProfessionalsNational analysisRobust differencesGenderPrevious studiesFactor scoresDifferencesConfirmatory factor analysisGhanaian sample
2014
An Assessment of Attitudes Towards People with Mental Illness Among Medical Students and Physicians in Ibadan, Nigeria
Ighodaro A, Stefanovics E, Makanjuola V, Rosenheck R. An Assessment of Attitudes Towards People with Mental Illness Among Medical Students and Physicians in Ibadan, Nigeria. Academic Psychiatry 2014, 39: 280-285. PMID: 24903130, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-014-0169-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illnessAnalysis of covarianceEffectiveness of medicationsEffectiveness of treatmentSpecific mental illnessesGraduate physiciansMedical studentsMedical illnessMedication effectivenessPsychiatry rotationSelf-report questionnairesIllnessMore progressive attitudesMedical personnelPhysiciansFactors medical studentsObjectiveThe authorsAssessment of attitudesClinical trainingMedical traineesHigher scoresExploratory factor analysisPsychiatryGroupSimilar patternMedical and nursing students' attitudes to people with mental illness in Nigeria: a tale of two teaching hospitals
Iheanacho T, Stefanovics E, Makanjuola V, Marienfeld C, Rosenheck R. Medical and nursing students' attitudes to people with mental illness in Nigeria: a tale of two teaching hospitals. BJPsych International 2014, 11: 43-45. DOI: 10.1192/s1749367600004380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttitudes Toward Mental Illness and Changes Associated with a Brief Educational Intervention for Medical and Nursing Students in Nigeria
Iheanacho T, Marienfeld C, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck RA. Attitudes Toward Mental Illness and Changes Associated with a Brief Educational Intervention for Medical and Nursing Students in Nigeria. Academic Psychiatry 2014, 38: 320-324. PMID: 24643398, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-014-0073-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illnessEducational interventionMental disordersBrief educational interventionNursing studentsMiddle-income countriesIllnessBiopsychosocial approachResultsFactor analysisHealthcare traineesConvenience sampleBiopsychosocial perspectiveInterventionLives of peopleChanges AssociatedDisordersFavorable attitudesNegative attitudes