2016
Medical Student Beliefs and Attitudes Toward Mental Illness Across Five Nations
Stefanovics EA, Rosenheck RA, He H, Ofori-Atta A, Cavalcanti M, Chiles C. Medical Student Beliefs and Attitudes Toward Mental Illness Across Five Nations. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2016, 204: 909-915. PMID: 27805986, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000000610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWitchcraft and Biopsychosocial Causes of Mental Illness
Stefanovics EA, He H, Cavalcanti M, Neto H, Ofori-Atta A, Leddy M, Ighodaro A, Rosenheck R. Witchcraft and Biopsychosocial Causes of Mental Illness. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2016, 204: 169-174. PMID: 26745309, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000000422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttitudes of Brazilian Medical Students Towards Psychiatric Patients and Mental Illness: A Quantitative Study Before and After Completing the Psychiatric Clerkship
da Rocha Neto HG, Rosenheck RA, Stefanovics EA, Cavalcanti MT. Attitudes of Brazilian Medical Students Towards Psychiatric Patients and Mental Illness: A Quantitative Study Before and After Completing the Psychiatric Clerkship. Academic Psychiatry 2016, 41: 315-319. PMID: 26883528, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-016-0510-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illnessPsychiatric clerkshipSignificant differencesMedical studentsBrazilian medical studentsPsychiatric patientsStigmatized attitudeIllnessCeiling effectsSupernatural causesPatientsCauseObjectiveThe authorsHigher scoresExploratory factor analysisMajor medical schoolsAnalysis of varianceFactorsMedical schoolsConclusionParticipationClerkship
2015
Cross-National Analysis of Beliefs and Attitude Toward Mental Illness Among Medical Professionals From Five Countries
Stefanovics E, He H, Ofori-Atta A, Cavalcanti MT, Neto H, Makanjuola V, Ighodaro A, Leddy M, Rosenheck R. Cross-National Analysis of Beliefs and Attitude Toward Mental Illness Among Medical Professionals From Five Countries. Psychiatric Quarterly 2015, 87: 63-73. PMID: 25939823, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-015-9363-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illnessAnalysis of covarianceHealth professionalsSupernatural causesAttitudes of professionalsIllnessChi-squareConvenience sampleMedical professionalsBio-psychoCauseLower scoresScoresAgeNormal roleGreater evidenceProfessionalsNational analysisRobust differencesGenderPrevious studiesFactor scoresDifferencesConfirmatory factor analysisGhanaian sample
2014
A cross-national factor analytic comparison of three models of PANSS symptoms in schizophrenia
Stefanovics EA, Elkis H, Zhening L, Zhang XY, Rosenheck RA. A cross-national factor analytic comparison of three models of PANSS symptoms in schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research 2014, 219: 283-289. PMID: 24930581, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.04.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlobal Mental Health Reforms: Challenges in Developing a Community-Based Program for Maltreated Children and Adolescents in Brazil
Scivoletto S, de Medeiros Filho MV, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck RA. Global Mental Health Reforms: Challenges in Developing a Community-Based Program for Maltreated Children and Adolescents in Brazil. Psychiatric Services 2014, 65: 138-140. PMID: 24492897, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300439.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Functional outcomes of maltreated children and adolescents in a community-based rehabilitation program in Brazil: Six-month improvement and baseline predictors
Stefanovics EA, Filho MV, Rosenheck RA, Scivoletto S. Functional outcomes of maltreated children and adolescents in a community-based rehabilitation program in Brazil: Six-month improvement and baseline predictors. Child Abuse & Neglect 2013, 38: 1231-1237. PMID: 24300697, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.10.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-based rehabilitation programGlobal Assessment ScaleRehabilitation programOutcome monitoringSix-month improvementsChildren's Global Assessment ScaleSpecific evidence-based treatmentsSpecific psychiatric diagnosesEvidence-based treatmentsAnalysis of outcomesUntreated control groupCommunity-based programsModerate effect sizeFunctional outcomeBaseline predictorsOutcome dataPsychiatric diagnosisControl groupAssessment ScaleFunctional changesNegative life eventsLife eventsEffect sizeChildrenPhysical abuse