2024
Associations Between Behavioral Addictions and Mental Health Concerns During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Alimoradi Z, Broström A, Potenza M, Lin C, Pakpour A. Associations Between Behavioral Addictions and Mental Health Concerns During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Current Addiction Reports 2024, 11: 565-587. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-024-00555-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health problemsHealth problemsSystematic reviewBehavioral addictionsMeta-analysisAssociated with more mental health problemsCOVID-19 pandemicMental health concernsMagnitude of associationReviewThe COVID-19 pandemicPreferred Reporting ItemsNewcastle Ottawa ScaleStudy's primary aimISI Web of KnowledgeFisher's z scoresWeb of KnowledgeHealthcare providersSources of heterogeneityMental distressElevated mental distressReporting ItemsOttawa ScaleInternet-related behaviorsInvestigate associationsSecondary aimObesity in Latinx and White U.S. military veterans: Mental health, psychosocial burden, non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal behavior
Stefanovics E, Grilo C, Potenza M, Pietrzak R. Obesity in Latinx and White U.S. military veterans: Mental health, psychosocial burden, non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal behavior. Psychiatry Research 2024, 335: 115844. PMID: 38484606, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-suicidal self-injuryDrug use disordersU.S. military veteransMental health problemsMilitary veteransSelf-injuryUse disorderSymptoms of internalizing disordersLevels of childhood traumaNational Health and ResiliencePost-traumatic stress disorderIncreased risk of mental health problemsWhite veteransCoping self-efficacyRisk of mental health problemsLatinx ethnicityGeneralized anxietyStress disorderChildhood traumaHealth problemsSuicidal behaviorVeterans StudyCorrelates of obesityCulturally sensitive preventionNationally representative sample
2023
Psychosocial health of school-going adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a nationwide survey in Bangladesh
Koly K, Islam S, Potenza M, Mahumud R, Islam S, Uddin S, Sarwar A, Begum F, Reidpath D. Psychosocial health of school-going adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a nationwide survey in Bangladesh. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0283374. PMID: 36972260, PMCID: PMC10042372, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychosocial health problemsSchool-going adolescentsPsychosocial healthHealth problemsPsychosocial problemsCOVID-19 pandemicNationwide cross-sectional surveyPublic health problemCross-sectional surveyPsychosocial support programsSylhet divisionPhysical inactivitySevere depressionHigher oddsSchool-based preventionRajshahi DivisionLifestyle practicesOlder ageWeight gainInformed consentAdolescent psychosocial problemsActive livingDepressionParental comparisonsBehavioral factors
2022
A review of common mental health problems in the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Asia
Tanha A, Sheba N, Islam M, Potenza M, Islam M. A review of common mental health problems in the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Asia. Current Psychology 2022, 43: 14987-15007. PMID: 36570053, PMCID: PMC9761625, DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-04106-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommon mental health problemsMental health problemsMental health concernsGeneral populationHealth problemsHealth concernCOVID-19 pandemicHealth-related measuresPoor mental healthPandemic-related stressorsComprehensive literature searchPrevalence of concernsCoronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemicMental health counselingPRISMA guidelinesNeurobiological healthPsychiatric concernsSuicidal ideationHealth counselingCommunity populationGeneral wellLiterature searchMental healthDisease pandemicGoogle Scholar
2014
Neurobiology of Adolescent Substance Use and Addictive Behaviors
Hammond C, Mayes L, Potenza M. Neurobiology of Adolescent Substance Use and Addictive Behaviors. 2014, 15-32. DOI: 10.1542/9781581108903-neurobiology.Peer-Reviewed Original Research