Anthony J. Pavlo, PhD
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Associate Research Scientist in Psychiatry
Biography
Anthony J. Pavlo, PhD is clinical psychologist and an Associate Research Scientist at the Yale University Program for Recovery and Community Health, Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Pavlo’s work is dedicated to ensuring all patients can experience and benefit from high quality person-centered care and his work focuses on articulating the structural and relational contexts of health care. He has expertise in shared decision-making, psychiatric diagnosis, health disparities, and peer support. Dr. Pavlo is also dedicated to the use of qualitative methods in health care research and frequently collaborates with other researchers and community partners.
Appointments
Psychiatry
Associate Research ScientistPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Psychiatry
- Structural Health and Psychology (SHP) Lab
- Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Asssociate
- Yale University Program for Recovery and Community Health (2015)
- PhD
- Miami University, Clinical Psychology (2014)
- MA
- Miami University (2008)
- BS
- Fordham University (2003)
Research
Publications
2023
Care integration goes Beyond Co-Location: Creating a Medical Home
Flanagan E, Wyatt J, Pavlo A, Kang S, Blackman K, Ocasio L, Guy K, O’Connell M, Bellamy C. Care integration goes Beyond Co-Location: Creating a Medical Home. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2023, 51: 123-133. PMID: 38015324, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-023-01317-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary care centersMental health centersCare integrationMedical recordsHealth centersMedical homeCommunity mental health centerMental healthPrimary care servicesSerious mental illnessPeer health navigationEarly mortalityPrimary careCare centerHealth navigationCare servicesMental illnessOne-yearCo-located servicesMHC staffFirst yearLimited awarenessFocus groupsStaffHealthA Qualitative Study of Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Experiences of Minority Clinicians During Agitation Care in the Emergency Department
Agboola I, Rosenberg A, Robinson L, Brashear T, Eixenberger C, Shah D, Pavlo A, Im D, Ray J, Coupet E, Wong A. A Qualitative Study of Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Experiences of Minority Clinicians During Agitation Care in the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 83: 108-119. PMID: 37855791, PMCID: PMC10843036, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentPatients of colorED cliniciansQuaternary care medical centerSemistructured individual interviewsMarginalized patient populationsManagement of agitationEthnic minority groupsEmergency careMinority patientsHealth careAgitation managementIndividual interviewsThematic analysisPrimary themesQualitative studyKey themesClinical interactionsOpen codingGroup discussionsMoral injuryCareMedical CenterAgitated patientsMinority groupsDoes one treatment benefit all? Patients’ experiences of standardized group CBT for anxiety and depression.
Bryde Christensen, A., Pavlo, A. J., Davidson, L., Poulsen, S., Reinholt, N., Hvenegaard, M., ... & Arnfred, S. (2023). Does one treatment benefit all? Patients’ experiences of standardized group CBT for anxiety and depression. Current Psychology, 42(20), 16815-16829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhat's race got to do with it? Factors contributing to self-change from cocaine use disorder among Black adults
Sypher I, Pavlo A, King J, Youins R, Shumake A, Lopez J, Haeny A. What's race got to do with it? Factors contributing to self-change from cocaine use disorder among Black adults. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2023, 153: 208945. PMID: 37654008, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2022.208945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCocaine use disorderQualitative interviewsExperiences of racismUse disordersSocial control theoryResults Qualitative analysisTheory of stressRacial identityTheory of recoveryRace-related factorsSocial regardSubstance use disordersKey themesRacismAdult processesThematic analysisBlack adultsInterviewsPhenomenological approachQualitative analysisFormal treatmentTrauma surveyMultifaceted processThemesCocaine use
2022
Qualitative study of patient experiences and care observations during agitation events in the emergency department: implications for systems-based practice
Wong AH, Ray JM, Eixenberger C, Crispino LJ, Parker JB, Rosenberg A, Robinson L, McVaney C, Iennaco JD, Bernstein SL, Yonkers KA, Pavlo AJ. Qualitative study of patient experiences and care observations during agitation events in the emergency department: implications for systems-based practice. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e059876. PMID: 35545394, PMCID: PMC9096567, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentAgitation eventsQualitative studyEmergency careQualitative studies of patients' experiencesPhysical restraintStudies of patients' experiencesAvoidance of physical restraintSystem of healthcare deliveryPhysical restraint useEmergency care networkCommunity-based teaching hospitalSystems-based practiceTertiary care academic centreInterviews of patientsVerbal de-escalationGrounded theory approachPatient-oriented strategiesExposure to psychological traumaExcessive psychomotor activityCare approachSocioeconomic inequalitiesPatient experienceRestraint useCare networkA Qualitative Study on Identity in Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis: “ … Why Does It Have to Be One Thing?”
Sarac C, DeLuca JS, Bilgrami ZR, Herrera SN, Myers JJ, Dobbs MF, Haas SS, Todd TL, Srivastava A, Jespersen R, Shaik RB, Landa Y, Davidson L, Pavlo AJ, Corcoran CM. A Qualitative Study on Identity in Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis: “ … Why Does It Have to Be One Thing?”. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 2022, 45: 44-53. PMID: 34138610, PMCID: PMC8678395, DOI: 10.1037/prj0000492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFrom Deinstitutionalization to Deprescribing and Beyond. Recovering the US Mental Healthcare System: The Past, Present, and Future of Psychosocial Interventions for Psychosis
Miller, R., & Pavlo, A. (2022). From Deinstitutionalization to Deprescribing and Beyond. Recovering the US Mental Healthcare System: The Past, Present, and Future of Psychosocial Interventions for Psychosis, 183.Chapters
2021
Conceptual Framework for Personal Recovery in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Dreyer RP, Pavlo AJ, Horne A, Dunn R, Danvers K, Brush J, Slade M, Davidson L. Conceptual Framework for Personal Recovery in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e022354. PMID: 34581198, PMCID: PMC8649153, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.022354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConceptual frameworkSense of safetyNew conceptual frameworkDepth interviewsIdentity changeNew fearsParticipants' experiencesEveryday lifeOverarching themesSocial isolationPhenomenological frameworkInterviewsExperienceNew challengesPersonal recoveryNumerous waysPeopleFrameworkFuture interventionsResponsibilityLifeThemesSecurityParticipants“Is My Heart Healing?” A Meta-synthesis of Patients' Experiences After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Dreyer RP, Pavlo AJ, Hersey D, Horne A, Dunn R, Norris CM, Davidson L. “Is My Heart Healing?” A Meta-synthesis of Patients' Experiences After Acute Myocardial Infarction. The Journal Of Cardiovascular Nursing 2021, 36: 517-530. PMID: 32740224, DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000000732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTele-Mental Health Utilization Among People with Mental Illness to Access Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Costa M, Reis G, Pavlo A, Bellamy C, Ponte K, Davidson L. Tele-Mental Health Utilization Among People with Mental Illness to Access Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Community Mental Health Journal 2021, 57: 720-726. PMID: 33566269, PMCID: PMC7873669, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-021-00789-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTele-mental healthMental health servicesPercent of participantsCOVID-19 pandemicSelf-care strategiesMental health consequencesHealth utilizationHealth servicesMental illnessHealth consequencesOpen question responsesCareCOVID-19HealthQuantitative variablesQuestion responsesWorking alliancePandemicCommunity supportParticipantsIllnessInnovative strategiesMain themesCorrelational analysisResponse
Links & Media
News
- November 15, 2023Source: Mad in America
Yale Researchers Propose Epistemic Justice as Key to Mental Health System Overhaul
- January 23, 2020Source: MD Mag
ED Patient Restraints Foster Healthcare Distrust
- January 23, 2020Source: Stat News
‘Traumatic as hell’: Patients describe what it’s like to be restrained in the ER
- December 18, 2018
Researchers take aim at gun violence by targeting desire for revenge