2023
Stigma Reduction Via Brief Video Interventions: Comparing Presentations by an Actor Versus a Person With Lived Experience
Amsalem D, Jankowski S, Pagdon S, Markowitz J, Martin A, Dixon L. Stigma Reduction Via Brief Video Interventions: Comparing Presentations by an Actor Versus a Person With Lived Experience. Psychiatric Services 2023, 75: 485-488. PMID: 38088037, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20230215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntervention groupMental illnessReduce mental health-related stigmaMental health-related stigmaExperience of mental illnessHealth-related stigmaDomains of stigmaFocus groups of individualsStigma scoresPersonal recoveryVideo interventionFocus groupsStigmaInterventionLived experienceGroup of individualsFollow-upIllnessControl groupPersonal storiesPostinterventionComparative presentationPersonsNoninferiority analysisGroup
2022
Selfie Videos to Reduce Stigma and Increase Treatment Seeking Among Youths: Two Noninferiority Randomized Controlled Trials
Amsalem D, Jankowski SE, Pagdon S, Valeri L, Yang LH, Markowitz JC, Neria Y, Pescosolido BA, Dixon LB, Martin A. Selfie Videos to Reduce Stigma and Increase Treatment Seeking Among Youths: Two Noninferiority Randomized Controlled Trials. Psychiatric Services 2022, 74: 229-236. PMID: 36254455, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-seeking intentionsControl conditionBrief videoD effect sizesIntervention videoYoung adultsIllness-related stigmaMental health stigmaAdolescent depressionCohen's d effect sizesHealth stigmaStudy 2Study 1Treatment engagementThemes of recoveryAdolescentsEffect sizeShort videosRepeated-measures analysisStigmaIntentionSimilar efficacyAdultsVideoSocial media influencers
2020
Reducing Stigma Toward Psychiatry Among Medical Students: A Multicenter Controlled Trial.
Amsalem D, Gothelf D, Dorman A, Goren Y, Tene O, Shelef A, Horowitz I, Dunsky LL, Rogev E, Klein EH, Mekori-Domachevsky E, Fischel T, Levkovitz Y, Martin A, Gross R. Reducing Stigma Toward Psychiatry Among Medical Students: A Multicenter Controlled Trial. The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders 2020, 22 PMID: 32135042, DOI: 10.4088/pcc.19m02527.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Attitudes to psychiatry and to mental illness among nursing students: Adaptation and use of two validated instruments in preclinical education
Martin A, Krause R, Chilton J, Jacobs A, Amsalem D. Attitudes to psychiatry and to mental illness among nursing students: Adaptation and use of two validated instruments in preclinical education. Journal Of Psychiatric And Mental Health Nursing 2019, 27: 308-317. PMID: 31789466, PMCID: PMC8904187, DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious mental illnessMental health nursingMental illnessHealth nursingHealthcare providersPatient careInternalized stigmaTime pointsNursing studentsHealth-seeking behaviourSelf-Compassion Scale-Short FormHistory of diagnosisOMS-HCNursing schoolsResults SeventyFellow nursesPsychiatric carePAPER ADDSStigmatized viewsATP-30Help-seeking behaviorIllnessScale-Short FormFirst-year nursing studentsNurses
2017
Ten Things Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Youth Want Their Doctors to Know
Turban J, Ferraiolo T, Martin A, Olezeski C. Ten Things Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Youth Want Their Doctors to Know. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2017, 56: 275-277. PMID: 28335868, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2016.12.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultimodal Neuroimaging of Frontolimbic Structure and Function Associated With Suicide Attempts in Adolescents and Young Adults With Bipolar Disorder
Johnston JAY, Wang F, Liu J, Blond BN, Wallace A, Liu J, Spencer L, Cox Lippard ET, Purves KL, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Hermes E, Pittman B, Zhang S, King R, Martin A, Oquendo MA, Blumberg HP. Multimodal Neuroimaging of Frontolimbic Structure and Function Associated With Suicide Attempts in Adolescents and Young Adults With Bipolar Disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2017, 174: 667-675. PMID: 28135845, PMCID: PMC5939580, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.15050652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeBipolar disorderWhite matter integrityFunctional connectivityMatter volumeSuicide attemptsAttempt lethalityPrefrontal connectivitySuicidal ideationYoung adult suicide attemptersAmygdala-prefrontal functional connectivityYoung adultsAmygdala functional connectivitySuicide-related symptomsAdult suicide attemptersPrior suicide attemptsRegional gray matter volumeFrontolimbic structuresNonattempter groupFrontolimbic systemsHigh riskSignificant negative correlationFunctional MROrbitofrontal cortexSuicidal behavior
2016
College students with autism spectrum disorders: A growing role for adult psychiatrists
van Schalkwyk GI, Beyer C, Martin A, Volkmar FR. College students with autism spectrum disorders: A growing role for adult psychiatrists. Journal Of American College Health 2016, 64: 575-579. PMID: 27347704, DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2016.1205072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderSpectrum disorderCollege mental health practitionersMental health practitionersExecutive functionMental health needsInattentive symptomsHyperactivity disorderPsychiatric difficultiesCollege studentsClinical presentationPatient's clinical presentationMore side effectsFemale studentsLimited evidence baseApproach treatmentHealth practitionersStudentsDisordersEvidence baseCase reportHealth needsDiagnostic considerationsSide effectsType 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Youth Exposed to Antipsychotics: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Galling B, Roldán A, Nielsen RE, Nielsen J, Gerhard T, Carbon M, Stubbs B, Vancampfort D, De Hert M, Olfson M, Kahl KG, Martin A, Guo JJ, Lane HY, Sung FC, Liao CH, Arango C, Correll CU. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Youth Exposed to Antipsychotics: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry 2016, 73: 247. PMID: 26792761, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.2923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence rate ratiosT2DM riskHealthy controlsCoprimary outcomesT2DM incidencePsychiatric controlsIncidence rateType 2 diabetes mellitus riskMain modifiable risk factorsMultivariable meta-regression analysisSecond-generation antipsychotic prescriptionsCardiometabolic adverse effectsExposure-adjusted incidenceT2DM incidence rateModifiable risk factorsDiabetes mellitus riskStudy-level dataAntipsychotic-treated youthSystematic literature searchMeta-regression analysisOlanzapine prescriptionOlanzapine treatmentSecondary outcomesT2DM developmentAntipsychotic prescriptions
2009
Preliminary evidence for progressive prefrontal abnormalities in adolescents and young adults with bipolar disorder
KALMAR JH, WANG F, SPENCER L, EDMISTON E, LACADIE CM, MARTIN A, CONSTABLE RT, DUNCAN JS, STAIB LH, PAPADEMETRIS X, BLUMBERG HP. Preliminary evidence for progressive prefrontal abnormalities in adolescents and young adults with bipolar disorder. Journal Of The International Neuropsychological Society 2009, 15: 476-481. PMID: 19402934, PMCID: PMC2852397, DOI: 10.1017/s1355617709090584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescents/young adultsVentral prefrontal cortexBipolar disorderYoung adultsBrain volume changesRostral anterior cingulate cortexPrevious cross-sectional studiesCross-sectional studyAdolescence/young adulthoodHigh-resolution magnetic resonanceAnterior cingulate cortexPreliminary evidenceVolume abnormalitiesHealthy comparison participantsPrefrontal abnormalitiesGreater volume lossCingulate cortexRegional volumesPrefrontal cortexModest sample sizeYoung adulthoodAdultsRostral PFCComparison participantsAbnormalities