Featured Publications
“If You Want to Know About the Book, Ask the Author”: Enhancing Community Engagement Through Participatory Research in Clinical Mental Health Settings
Desai MU, Bellamy C, Guy K, Costa M, O’Connell M, Davidson L. “If You Want to Know About the Book, Ask the Author”: Enhancing Community Engagement Through Participatory Research in Clinical Mental Health Settings. Behavioral Medicine 2019, 45: 177-187. PMID: 31343967, DOI: 10.1080/08964289.2019.1587589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health settingsHealth settingsSevere mental illnessClinical mental health settingsDepartment of PsychiatryMental illnessEthnic disparitiesHealth equityMental healthParticipatory researchLarge medical schoolInnovative training programTraining programTwo-year initiativeCommunity mistrustMedical schoolsPatientsIllnessLived experienceSettingSlow uptakeTravel and Movement in Clinical Psychology, The World Outside the Clinic
Desai M. Travel and Movement in Clinical Psychology, The World Outside the Clinic. 2018 DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-57174-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical psychologyMartin Luther KingSubfields of psychologyDr. Martin Luther KingEdmund HusserlMahatma GandhiMental health workIntercultural journeyPsychological scienceSocial justiceRacial justiceBook positionsSociopolitical contextPsychologyJusticeBookEnvironmental justiceHealth workWorldSciencePublic mental healthBuddhismHusserlThinkersMental healthAn “Oasis Within a Desert,” But the Desert Remains: Clubhouse Members’ Experiences of Social Belonging and Societal Oppression
Desai MU, Manning R, Pavlo AJ, Blackman K, Ocasio L, Crespo M, Flanagan E. An “Oasis Within a Desert,” But the Desert Remains: Clubhouse Members’ Experiences of Social Belonging and Societal Oppression. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2021, 91: 294-301. PMID: 33983776, PMCID: PMC9585918, DOI: 10.1037/ort0000539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial belongingPsychosocial clubhousePhenomenological qualitative methodRisk of stigmaSocial exclusionSocietal oppressionCommunity lifeCommunity engagementProfound deprivationMental health challengesPower imbalanceWider worldHumane spaceQualitative methodsSocial determinantsBelongingMembers' experiencesMember participationAlternative worldsMental health practiceSocial isolationOutside worldClubhouse modelMental healthHealth practices
2021
Mental wellbeing following landslides and residential displacement in Indonesia
Burrows K, Desai M, Pelupessy D, Bell M. Mental wellbeing following landslides and residential displacement in Indonesia. SSM - Mental Health 2021, 1: 100016. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2021.100016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResidential displacementFuture disaster preparednessCommunity cohesionSocial cohesionLocal understandingsParticipants' livelihoodsQualitative interviewsDisaster preparednessKey intervention pointsFamily dynamicsMental wellbeingEconomic stabilityQualitative approachDisaster responseWellbeingLivelihoodsPhenomenological approachIntervention pointsMental healthCohesionIndonesiaCommunityDisastersClimate changeLimited research
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