Featured Publications
Experiences with Racism Among Asian American Medical Students
Yang D, Justen M, Lee D, Kim H, Boatright D, Desai M, Tiyyagura G. Experiences with Racism Among Asian American Medical Students. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2333067. PMID: 37695582, PMCID: PMC10495868, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.33067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican medical studentsMedical school learning environmentSchool learning environmentMedical studentsLearning environmentMedical schoolsRacial aggressionAmerican Medical Student AssociationMedical school environmentMedical school experienceMedical Student AssociationMedical school yearQualitative studySchool experiencesSchool environmentSchool yearStudent associationsAsian American experienceStudentsTraining experienceSchoolsMajor themesVideo interviewsRacismExperienceAn Investigation of Experiences Diagnosed as Depression in Primary Care—From the Perspective of the Diagnosed
Desai M, Wertz F, Davidson L, Karasz A. An Investigation of Experiences Diagnosed as Depression in Primary Care—From the Perspective of the Diagnosed. Qualitative Psychology 2019, 6: 268-279. DOI: 10.1037/qup0000129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInvestigation of experiencesProfound ruptureSense of purposeDepth interviewsSocial contextOwn viewpointParallel experiencesQualitative investigationScientific conceptualizationGreater connectionTheoretical conceptualizationMeaningful lifePhenomenological psychological methodLife purposeConceptualizationSame experienceExperienceCare servicesCommunityPerspectiveDaily lifePrimary care servicesDescription of patientsInterviewsConcern
2018
Context Matters: Social, Cultural, and Political Dimensions of PTSD Among Vietnam Veterans
Desai M, Pavlo A, Davidson L, Harpaz-Rotem I, Rosenheck R. Context Matters: Social, Cultural, and Political Dimensions of PTSD Among Vietnam Veterans. Ethical Human Psychology And Psychiatry 2018, 20: 113-119. DOI: 10.1891/1559-4343.20.2.113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVietnam WarSocial determinantsSpecific social determinantsPolitical dimensionsSociopolitical meaningsPolitical milieuPeople's experiencesContextualized waySpecific contextWarCommunity interventionsJusticePsychosocial sufferingPosttraumatic stress disorderVeterans Health AdministrationRacismMasculinityExperienceMental healthcarePolicySocialMental healthBrief articleCulturalInterviews
2015
“I Want to Come Home”: Vietnam-Era Veterans’ Presenting for Mental Health Care, Roughly 40 Years After Vietnam
Desai MU, Pavlo AJ, Davidson L, Harpaz-Rotem I, Rosenheck R. “I Want to Come Home”: Vietnam-Era Veterans’ Presenting for Mental Health Care, Roughly 40 Years After Vietnam. Psychiatric Quarterly 2015, 87: 229-239. PMID: 26156261, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-015-9382-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhenomenological qualitative methodMental health clinicsExperiences of rejectionEveryday waysGovernmental institutionsPervasive stigmatizationVietnam-era veteransHealth clinicsQualitative methodsLongstanding experienceStrong bridgesSocial rejectionVeterans Health AdministrationVA Medical CenterMental health careOwn preferencesProblematic patternsExperienceVietnamMeaningLong processDiagnosis of PTSDCare seekingMedical CenterVeterans Home
2013
Psychology, the psychological, and critical praxis: A phenomenologist reads Frantz Fanon
Desai M. Psychology, the psychological, and critical praxis: A phenomenologist reads Frantz Fanon. Theory & Psychology 2013, 24: 58-75. DOI: 10.1177/0959354313511869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological investigationNexus of PsychologyPsychological insightsPsychologySociopolitical onesPresent paper buildsStyle of analysisSocial problemsMultiple perspectivesEssential momentPhenomenological readingPaper buildsCritical praxisStyleHuman liberationPraxisReadingPhenomenologistsMeaningTheoristsFrantz FanonExperienceRacismResearchEssential structure