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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommunity ParticipationHumansMental Health ServicesPatient Acceptance of Health CareProgram DevelopmentConceptsMental 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 uptake
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedFemaleHumansMaleMental Health ServicesMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CareTime FactorsVeteransVietnam ConflictConceptsPhenomenological 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