Featured Publications
Multimorbidity and Correlates of Comorbid Depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder in a Nationally Representative US Sample
Jegede O, Stefanovics E, Rhee T, Rosenheck R. Multimorbidity and Correlates of Comorbid Depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder in a Nationally Representative US Sample. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2023, 211: 355-361. PMID: 36807207, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000001625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderAdditional psychiatric diagnosesRepresentative US sampleComorbid groupPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric diagnosisPoor mental health qualityMental health-related qualityPoorer mental health-related qualityAnxiety disordersHealth-related qualityAdditional psychiatric disordersNationally Representative US SampleMental health qualityLogistic regression analysisSubstance use disordersNational Epidemiologic SurveyMDD-only groupRelated Conditions-IIISingle disorder groupsGeneralized anxiety disorderSingle diagnosis groupsPsychiatric comorbidityComorbid depressionDepressive disorderPsychiatric and Substance Use Disorders and Related Service Use in the Diverse Black Sub-Populations in the United States
Jegede O, Na PJ, Rhee TG, Stefanovics EA, Rosenheck RA. Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders and Related Service Use in the Diverse Black Sub-Populations in the United States. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2021, 9: 2237-2247. PMID: 34590245, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-021-01163-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelated service useSubstance use diagnosesSubstance use disordersService useUse diagnosesUse disordersRelated Conditions Wave IIILogistic regression analysisNational Epidemiologic SurveyDiverse black populationsAfrican AmericansMultinomial logistic regression analysisBlack/African AmericanBlack populationClinical characteristicsMethodsThe dataWave IIIEpidemiologic SurveyMeasures of qualityMental healthPhysical healthReference groupSubstance useGroup differencesBlack individuals
2024
Persistent distress related to systemic racism among black veterans in the United States
Whealin J, Jegede O, Na P, Haeny A, Pietrzak R. Persistent distress related to systemic racism among black veterans in the United States. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 365: 375-378. PMID: 39147153, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.08.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse mental health sequelaeRisk of mental health problemsMilitary veteransIncreased risk of mental health problemsEthnic minority veteransSystemic racismMental health sequelaeMental health problemsUse of self-reportsEthnic minority populationsNationally representative sampleUS military veteransMultinomial logistic regression analysisSignificant emotional burdenStudy periodNon-veteransLogistic regression analysisEmotional burdenMinority veteransBlack veteransUS veteransHealth sequelaeBaseline assessmentHealthcare systemUS population
2022
Comorbid Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders: Prior Treatment/Admission as a Predictor of Criminal Arrest Among American Youths
Nkemjika S, Olatunji E, Olwit C, Jegede O, Brown C, Olupona T, Okosun IS. Comorbid Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders: Prior Treatment/Admission as a Predictor of Criminal Arrest Among American Youths. Cureus 2022, 14: e21551. PMID: 35223322, PMCID: PMC8865602, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.21551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSUD treatmentSubstance use disorder treatment outcomesTreatment Episode Data Set-AdmissionsMultivariate logistic regression analysisOne monthMarital statusPrevalence odds ratiosComorbid substance useUnited States Substance AbuseLogistic regression analysisMental health disordersDisorder treatment outcomesEmployment status