2022
Evaluation of a pilot, community-led mental illness de-stigmatization theater intervention in rural Uganda
Lee Y, Rauben K, Liu C, Kim R, van der Velde N, Taylor C, Walsh A, Asasira M, Katongole I, Hatfield-King J, Blackwell S, Iheanacho T, Christ R, Ssekalo I. Evaluation of a pilot, community-led mental illness de-stigmatization theater intervention in rural Uganda. BMC Psychiatry 2022, 22: 794. PMID: 36526984, PMCID: PMC9756628, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-022-04441-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illnessMental health stigmaBusoga regionHealth stigmaMental health careIll patientsMiddle-income countriesTreatment-seeking attitudesStudy's primary objectivePrimary objectiveConclusionThis studyLarger studyIllnessRural UgandaHealth careRural areasSignificant increaseDestigmatization campaignsStructured questionnaireEastern UgandaInterventionStigmaFocus groupsTreatmentMajor barrier
2014
Integrating mental health screening into routine community maternal and child health activity: experience from Prevention of Mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) trial in Nigeria
Iheanacho T, Obiefune M, Ezeanolue CO, Ogedegbe G, Nwanyanwu OC, Ehiri JE, Ohaeri J, Ezeanolue EE. Integrating mental health screening into routine community maternal and child health activity: experience from Prevention of Mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) trial in Nigeria. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2014, 50: 489-495. PMID: 25201181, PMCID: PMC4322219, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-014-0952-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy Beginning InitiativePrevention of motherPregnant womenMental health interventionsMale partnersHealth screeningHealth advisorsHealth interventionsChild HIV transmission (PMTCT) trialMental healthResultsNinety-three percentHealth screening projectChild health activitiesMental health screeningMental health disordersGeneral Health QuestionnaireMental health careSignificant psychological distressCommunity-based programsCommunity maternalMethodsPregnant womenChild transmissionHealth QuestionnaireHealth disordersScreening projectAttitudes 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
2013
Long-acting injectable depot naltrexone use in the Veterans' Health Administration: A national study
Marienfeld C, Iheanacho T, Issa M, Rosenheck RA. Long-acting injectable depot naltrexone use in the Veterans' Health Administration: A national study. Addictive Behaviors 2013, 39: 434-438. PMID: 23790742, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol-Related DisordersComorbidityDelayed-Action PreparationsDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)Drug PrescriptionsDrug UtilizationFemaleHospitalizationHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMental DisordersMental Health ServicesMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNaltrexoneNarcotic AntagonistsPsychiatric Department, HospitalRural PopulationSocioeconomic FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsUrban PopulationVeteransConceptsPatient populationOutpatient mental health service useHealth AdministrationMental health inpatient admissionsMental health service useAxis 1 psychiatric disordersStepwise multivariate logistic regressionHealth service useMultivariate logistic regressionVeterans Health AdministrationLarger patient populationLogistic regression analysisAlcohol use disorderPsychotropic prescriptionsInpatient admissionsNaltrexone useUse populationPsychiatric disordersService useUse disordersDepot naltrexoneBivariate analysisLogistic regressionMedicationsNaltrexoneUse of naltrexone for alcohol use disorders in the Veterans’ Health Administration: A national study
Iheanacho T, Issa M, Marienfeld C, Rosenheck R. Use of naltrexone for alcohol use disorders in the Veterans’ Health Administration: A national study. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2013, 132: 122-126. PMID: 23434041, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariate logistic regression analysisAlcohol use disorderCo-morbid Axis INaltrexone prescriptionLogistic regression analysisUse disordersOutpatient visitsClinical usefulnessAxis IHealth AdministrationVeterans Administration Healthcare SystemBivariate analysisSpecialty mental health careProportion of patientsUse of naltrexonePsychiatric outpatient visitsVeterans Health AdministrationAlcohol use disorder diagnosisMental health careRegression analysisNational administrative dataOpioid medicationsBaseline characteristicsRate of useClinical factors