2024
Psychometric properties of the Providers Survey in the Brazilian context of mental health: a validation study
Lacerda M, Vieira M, Marques F, Alves J, Pereira M, do Carmo A, Costa M, Caldeira A, Sampaio C. Psychometric properties of the Providers Survey in the Brazilian context of mental health: a validation study. Sao Paulo Medical Journal 2024, 142: e2022444. PMID: 37556681, PMCID: PMC10403193, DOI: 10.1590/1516-3180.2022.0444.r3.010623.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProvider surveyContent validity indexMental healthPsychometric propertiesMental health servicesHealth Measurement INstrumentsValidation studyAlpha coefficientIntraclass correlation coefficientBartlett sphericity testTest-retest reliabilityInstrument validation studyCronbach's alpha coefficientHealth servicesExploratory factor analysisKaiser-MeyerValidity indexAdequate psychometric propertiesOlkin indexSphericity testContent validationFinal instrumentAssessment instrumentsHealthFactor analysis
2023
Peer support in Brazil: experiences and strategies of inclusion, empowerment and citizenship
Corradi-Webster C, Reis G, Brisola E, de Paula Araujo C, Ricci É, Rufato L, Sampaio C, Andrade M, Orsi J, Oliveira R, Cidade A, Campos P, Costa M. Peer support in Brazil: experiences and strategies of inclusion, empowerment and citizenship. Journal Of Public Mental Health 2023, 22: 98-108. DOI: 10.1108/jpmh-10-2022-0105.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesStrategies for the Management of Voices Shared in a Brazilian Hearing Voices Group
Rufato L, Corradi-Webster C, Reis G, Bien C, Davidson L, Bellamy C, Costa M. Strategies for the Management of Voices Shared in a Brazilian Hearing Voices Group. Psychiatric Quarterly 2023, 94: 243-254. PMID: 37204626, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-023-10032-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreaking through social determinants of health: Results from a feasibility study of Imani Breakthrough, a community developed substance use intervention for Black and Latinx people
Jordan A, Costa M, Nich C, Swarbrick M, Babuscio T, Wyatt J, O'Connell M, Guy K, Blackman K, Anderson R, Reis G, Ocasio L, Crespo M, Bellamy C. Breaking through social determinants of health: Results from a feasibility study of Imani Breakthrough, a community developed substance use intervention for Black and Latinx people. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2023, 153: 209057. PMID: 37207836, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial determinantsMental Health Services AdministrationDimensions of wellnessCommunity-based participatory research approachRate of deathHealth Services AdministrationDrug overdose ratesSubset of participantsSubstance use interventionsWeek 12Opioid overdoseOverdose ratesSubstance misuseEthnic disparitiesDisparity gapParticipatory research approachAddiction servicesSubstance abuseWeeks of educationHealth equityMental healthSubstance useLatinx peopleIntervention programsServices AdministrationBrazilian immigrants in the United States and mental health: An integrative review
Brisola E, Reis G, Costa M, Bellamy C. Brazilian immigrants in the United States and mental health: An integrative review. International Journal Of Social Psychiatry 2023, 69: 1303-1311. PMID: 36924461, DOI: 10.1177/00207640231159800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrazilian immigrantsEnglish languageVisible minoritiesImmigrantsUnited StatesLatino sampleWork-life balanceLatinosIntegrative reviewSources of supportVariety of fieldsArticleSingular perspectiveLanguageExperienceAcculturationFamiliarityResearch studiesNeighborhood cohesionCommunityLifeMental healthcare needsPeer-reviewed articlesPolicy makersSpiritualityPeer Support
Bellamy C, Reis G, Costa M, McKenley C, Blackman K, Evans M. Peer Support. 2023 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-95702-1.00063-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Citizenship, Social Justice and Collective Empowerment: Living Outside Mental Illness
Reis G, Bromage B, Rowe M, Restrepo-Toro ME, Bellamy C, Costa M, Davidson L. Citizenship, Social Justice and Collective Empowerment: Living Outside Mental Illness. Psychiatric Quarterly 2022, 93: 537-546. PMID: 35048313, PMCID: PMC8769788, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-021-09968-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Peer Support in Behavioral Health care: why it can work in the Latinx context
Perez O, Reis G, Costa M, Ocasio L, Diaz A, Guy K, Restrepo-Toro M, Bellamy C. Peer Support in Behavioral Health care: why it can work in the Latinx context. Revista Iberoamericana De Psicología 2021, 14: 1-10. DOI: 10.33881/2027-1786.rip.14201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA collaborative culturally-centered and community-driven faith-based opioid recovery initiative: the Imani Breakthrough project
Bellamy C, Costa M, Wyatt J, Mathis M, Sloan A, Budge M, Blackman K, Ocasio L, Reis G, Guy K, Anderson R, Copes M, Jordan A. A collaborative culturally-centered and community-driven faith-based opioid recovery initiative: the Imani Breakthrough project. Social Work In Mental Health 2021, 19: 558-567. DOI: 10.1080/15332985.2021.1930329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLearning and Teaching Latino Mental Health, Social Justice and Recovery to Visiting Students: A Pilot Study
Iparraguirre A, Restrepo-Toro M, Gomez N, Costa M, Diaz E. Learning and Teaching Latino Mental Health, Social Justice and Recovery to Visiting Students: A Pilot Study. Revista Iberoamericana De Psicología 2021, 14: 33-45. DOI: 10.33881/2027-1786.rip.14204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLearning and Teaching Latino Mental Health, Social Justice and Recovery to Visiting Students: A Pilot Study
Iparraguirre A, Restrepo-Toro M, Gomez N, Costa M, Diaz E. Learning and Teaching Latino Mental Health, Social Justice and Recovery to Visiting Students: A Pilot Study. Revista Iberoamericana De Psicología 2021, 14: 33-45. DOI: 10.33881/2027-1786.hrip.14104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLatino mental healthHealth servicesMental healthPilot studyMental health servicesCultural Formulation InterviewMental health providersMental health systemDiagnosable mental illnessHealth providersHealth professionalsMental illnessCare standardsHealth disparitiesHealth systemU.S. populationComfort levelHealthMinority ethnic groupsLatino populationEthnic groupsLatino valuesMedical studentsPast yearCultural competency
2020
Peer support for people with psychiatric illness
Bellamy C, Klee A, Cornejo X, Guy K, Costa M, Davidson L. Peer support for people with psychiatric illness. 2020, 538-546. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780190653279.003.0060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 Concerns Among Persons With Mental Illness
Costa M, Pavlo A, Reis G, Ponte K, Davidson L. COVID-19 Concerns Among Persons With Mental Illness. Psychiatric Services 2020, 71: 1188-1190. PMID: 32878542, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000245.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Peer support on the “inside and outside”: building lives and reducing recidivism for people with mental illness returning from jail
Bellamy C, Kimmel J, Costa M, Tsai J, Nulton L, Nulton E, Kimmel A, Aguilar N, Clayton A, O’Connell M. Peer support on the “inside and outside”: building lives and reducing recidivism for people with mental illness returning from jail. Journal Of Public Mental Health 2019, 18: 188-198. DOI: 10.1108/jpmh-02-2019-0028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUS prison populationRe-incarceration ratesAdequate housingSuccessful reentryLocal authoritiesPrison populationRecidivism ratesMental illnessPrisonCriminal recidivismRecidivismSurvival analysisJailSupport programsKaplan-Meyer survival analysisKaplan-Meier survival analysisIncarcerationCommunitySerious mental illnessPeopleMental illness diagnosisProgram impactPeer support programSubstance abuse treatmentPeer supportPeer support on the “inside and outside”: building lives and reducing recidivism for people with mental illness returning from jail
Bellamy C, Kimmel J, Costa M, Tsai J, Nulton L, Nulton E, Kimmel A, Aguilar N, Clayton A, O’Connell M. Peer support on the “inside and outside”: building lives and reducing recidivism for people with mental illness returning from jail. Journal Of Public Mental Health 2019, ahead-of-print DOI: 10.1108/jpmh-02-2019-0028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUS prison populationRe-incarceration ratesDesign/methodology/approachAdequate housingSuccessful reentryLocal authoritiesMethodology/approachOriginality/valuePrison populationRecidivism ratesPrisonMental illnessCriminal recidivismRecidivismJailSupport programsIncarcerationSurvival analysisKaplan-Meyer survival analysisCommunityKaplan-Meier survival analysisPeopleProgram impactPeer support programSerious mental illness
2017
Recovery, citizenship, and psychosocial rehabilitation: A dialog between Brazilian and American mental health care approaches
Campos R, Costa M, Pereira M, Ricci E, da Silva Tavares Enes G, Janeth L, Chavez E, Reis G, Davidson L. Recovery, citizenship, and psychosocial rehabilitation: A dialog between Brazilian and American mental health care approaches. American Journal Of Psychiatric Rehabilitation 2017, 20: 311-326. DOI: 10.1080/15487768.2017.1338071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrazilian Psychiatric ReformUnited StatesRecovery movementSocial movementsSerious mental illnessSocial justiceMental health disordersSet of suggestionsCountry systemsCitizenshipDistinct culturesCultural differencesService usersHealth disordersIdentifies commonalitiesPsychiatric reformMental illnessMental health issuesCitizensPsychosocial rehabilitation modelMental health workersMental health careSocietyHealth care approachPeople