2024
Association Between Mental Health Problems and Internet Gaming Disorder Using Clinical Diagnostic Interviews: A Two-Year School-Based Longitudinal Study
Jeong H, Yim H, Potenza M, Lee S, Park M. Association Between Mental Health Problems and Internet Gaming Disorder Using Clinical Diagnostic Interviews: A Two-Year School-Based Longitudinal Study. International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2024, 1-16. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-024-01380-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health problemsFace-to-face interviewsHealth problemsChild mental health problemsDiagnosis of mental health problemsDiagnostic InterviewMental health concernsAssociated with increased oddsSchool-based cohortClinical diagnostic interviewsTrained laypersonsFace-to-facePotential confoundersFamily dyadsDISC-IVFollow-up visitPsychological concernsHealth concernInternet game addictionEquation regressionLongitudinal studyInterviewsBaselineParticipantsGame addictionAssociations Between Behavioral Addictions and Mental Health Concerns During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Alimoradi Z, Broström A, Potenza M, Lin C, Pakpour A. Associations Between Behavioral Addictions and Mental Health Concerns During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Current Addiction Reports 2024, 11: 565-587. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-024-00555-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health problemsHealth problemsSystematic reviewBehavioral addictionsMeta-analysisAssociated with more mental health problemsCOVID-19 pandemicMental health concernsMagnitude of associationReviewThe COVID-19 pandemicPreferred Reporting ItemsNewcastle Ottawa ScaleStudy's primary aimISI Web of KnowledgeFisher's z scoresWeb of KnowledgeHealthcare providersSources of heterogeneityMental distressElevated mental distressReporting ItemsOttawa ScaleInternet-related behaviorsInvestigate associationsSecondary aimObesity in Latinx and White U.S. military veterans: Mental health, psychosocial burden, non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal behavior
Stefanovics E, Grilo C, Potenza M, Pietrzak R. Obesity in Latinx and White U.S. military veterans: Mental health, psychosocial burden, non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal behavior. Psychiatry Research 2024, 335: 115844. PMID: 38484606, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-suicidal self-injuryDrug use disordersU.S. military veteransMental health problemsMilitary veteransSelf-injuryUse disorderSymptoms of internalizing disordersLevels of childhood traumaNational Health and ResiliencePost-traumatic stress disorderIncreased risk of mental health problemsWhite veteransCoping self-efficacyRisk of mental health problemsLatinx ethnicityGeneralized anxietyStress disorderChildhood traumaHealth problemsSuicidal behaviorVeterans StudyCorrelates of obesityCulturally sensitive preventionNationally representative sample
2022
Temporal associations between depressive features and self-stigma in people with substance use disorders related to heroin, amphetamine, and alcohol use: a cross-lagged analysis
Saffari M, Chang K, Chen J, Chang C, Chen I, Huang S, Liu C, Lin C, Potenza M. Temporal associations between depressive features and self-stigma in people with substance use disorders related to heroin, amphetamine, and alcohol use: a cross-lagged analysis. BMC Psychiatry 2022, 22: 815. PMID: 36544132, PMCID: PMC9768939, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-022-04468-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersFeatures of depressionUse disordersDepression Anxiety Stress ScaleCross-lagged analysisCross-lagged associationsCross-lagged modelsAnxiety Stress ScaleGood fit indicesSubstance use concernsStructural equation modelingSelf-Stigma ScaleDepressive featuresMental health problemsLongitudinal relationshipStress ScaleEquation modelingSubstance useDirection of associationAlcohol useFit indicesUse concernsSocial relationshipsTemporal associationUnacceptable behaviorA review of common mental health problems in the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Asia
Tanha A, Sheba N, Islam M, Potenza M, Islam M. A review of common mental health problems in the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Asia. Current Psychology 2022, 43: 14987-15007. PMID: 36570053, PMCID: PMC9761625, DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-04106-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommon mental health problemsMental health problemsMental health concernsGeneral populationHealth problemsHealth concernCOVID-19 pandemicHealth-related measuresPoor mental healthPandemic-related stressorsComprehensive literature searchPrevalence of concernsCoronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemicMental health counselingPRISMA guidelinesNeurobiological healthPsychiatric concernsSuicidal ideationHealth counselingCommunity populationGeneral wellLiterature searchMental healthDisease pandemicGoogle Scholar