2023
Enrollment of Spanish-speaking Latinx adults in clinical trials: Five lessons learned from a randomized study in substance use treatment
Jaramillo Y, DeVito E, Silva M, Rojas Perez O, Benitez B, Frankforter T, Leon K, Paris M. Enrollment of Spanish-speaking Latinx adults in clinical trials: Five lessons learned from a randomized study in substance use treatment. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2023, 253: 111016. PMID: 37952354, PMCID: PMC10842233, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.111016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRandomized clinical trialsClinical trialsLatinx individualsClinical trial participantsSubstance use treatmentRandomized studySubstance use concernsTrial participantsClinical researchUse treatmentSubstance useTrialsLatinx adultsTreatmentLatinx participantsUse concernsParticipantsRecruitment sitesUnited StatesAnti-Immigration Policy and Mental Health: Risk of Distress and Trauma Among Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Recipients in the United States
Garcini LM, Rodríguez M, Mercado A, Silva M, Cadenas G, Galvan T, Paris M. Anti-Immigration Policy and Mental Health: Risk of Distress and Trauma Among Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Recipients in the United States. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2023, 15: 1067-1075. PMID: 35482682, PMCID: PMC9867934, DOI: 10.1037/tra0001228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchApplying an Antiracist Approach to Promoting Health Equity and Psychological Well-Being in Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors
Galvan T, Venta A, Silva M, Moreno O, Mercado A, Garcini L. Applying an Antiracist Approach to Promoting Health Equity and Psychological Well-Being in Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2023, 62: 1179-1181. PMID: 36948395, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.01.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnaccompanied immigrant minorsImmigrant minorsUnited StatesRace-based traumaRefugee resettlementNorthern TriangleAntiracist approachMental health servicesExtreme povertyMental health risksHealth equityPositive developmentLawful statusWell-BeingUS systemHealth servicesDevelopmental contextResettlementViolencePovertyPolicyMinorsEquitySocietyState
2022
The Stress and Resilience Town Hall: A systems response to support the health workforce during COVID-19 and beyond
Tebes JK, Awad MN, Connors EH, Fineberg SK, Gordon DM, Jordan A, Kravitz R, Li L, Ponce AN, Prabhu M, Rubman S, Silva MA, Steinfeld M, Tate DC, Xu K, Krystal JH. The Stress and Resilience Town Hall: A systems response to support the health workforce during COVID-19 and beyond. General Hospital Psychiatry 2022, 77: 80-87. PMID: 35569322, PMCID: PMC9033303, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2022.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare workersHealth systemHealth workforceCOVID-19 pandemicHealth workforce needsMean attendancePost-traumatic stressCOVID-19Traumatic stressorsTypes of stressorsSustainable interventionsRigorous qualitative methodsInterventionPandemicSpecific stressorsStressorsWorkforce needsHospitalWorkers
2021
Surviving violent, traumatic loss after severe political persecution: lessons from the evaluation of a Venezuelan asylum seeker
McQuaid JH, Silva MA, McKenzie KC. Surviving violent, traumatic loss after severe political persecution: lessons from the evaluation of a Venezuelan asylum seeker. BMJ Case Reports 2021, 14: e239025. PMID: 33758042, PMCID: PMC7993358, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-239025.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2020
Telehealth treatment engagement with Latinx populations during the COVID-19 pandemic
Silva MA, Perez OFR, Añez LM, Paris M. Telehealth treatment engagement with Latinx populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lancet Psychiatry 2020, 8: 176-178. PMID: 33038976, PMCID: PMC7544483, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30419-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Culturally Adapted, Web-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Spanish-Speaking Individuals With Substance Use Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Paris M, Silva M, Añez-Nava L, Jaramillo Y, Kiluk BD, Gordon MA, Nich C, Frankforter T, Devore K, Ball SA, Carroll KM. Culturally Adapted, Web-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Spanish-Speaking Individuals With Substance Use Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial. American Journal Of Public Health 2018, 108: 1535-1542. PMID: 30252519, PMCID: PMC6187780, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2018.304571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersCognitive-behavioral treatmentUse disordersSubstance use outcomesClinical trialsWeb-based cognitive behavioral therapyCurrent substance use disorderUse outcomesRandomized clinical trialsStandard outpatient treatmentEvidence-based treatmentsCognitive behavioral therapyPrimary outcomeStandard treatmentOutpatient treatmentStandard outpatientTreatment completionHealth disparitiesBehavioral therapyBehavioral treatmentAddiction treatmentTreatment-seeking individualsGreater reductionTreatmentDisorders
2016
The Connecticut Latino Behavioral Health System: A Culturally Informed Community–Academic Collaboration
Paris M, Silva MA, Diaz E, Bedregal LE, Cole RA, Añez-Nava LM. The Connecticut Latino Behavioral Health System: A Culturally Informed Community–Academic Collaboration. Psychological Services 2016, 13: 140-147. PMID: 27148948, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental healthCommunity health centersBehavioral health systemCommunity-academic collaborationHealth centersAddiction servicesSouth-central ConnecticutHealth systemBehavioral healthYale University DepartmentEthnic minority groupsConnecticut DepartmentSocial rehabilitationHealthMonolingual SpanishDepartmentSystemic strategiesOverarching priorityWorkforce development