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 analysisResponseAn “Oasis Within a Desert,” But the Desert Remains: Clubhouse Members’ Experiences of Social Belonging and Societal Oppression
Desai MU, Manning R, Pavlo AJ, Blackman K, Ocasio L, Crespo M, Flanagan E. An “Oasis Within a Desert,” But the Desert Remains: Clubhouse Members’ Experiences of Social Belonging and Societal Oppression. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2021, 91: 294-301. PMID: 33983776, PMCID: PMC9585918, DOI: 10.1037/ort0000539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial belongingPsychosocial clubhousePhenomenological qualitative methodRisk of stigmaSocial exclusionSocietal oppressionCommunity lifeCommunity engagementProfound deprivationMental health challengesPower imbalanceWider worldHumane spaceQualitative methodsSocial determinantsBelongingMembers' experiencesMember participationAlternative worldsMental health practiceSocial isolationOutside worldClubhouse modelMental healthHealth practices
2020
Themes in Experiences of PTSD Symptoms and Relationships Among Male Veterans With Risky Sexual Behavior
Decker SE, Pavlo A, Harper A, Herring Y, Black AC. Themes in Experiences of PTSD Symptoms and Relationships Among Male Veterans With Risky Sexual Behavior. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2020, 12: 678-686. PMID: 32338947, PMCID: PMC8717835, DOI: 10.1037/tra0000569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk sexual behaviorQualitative interviewsLived experienceQualitative researchRecent high-risk sexual behaviorSupportive relationshipsIntimate relationshipsSexual behaviorSocial contactPhenomenological frameworkUnited StatesQuantitative researchInterviewsRisky sexual behaviorIntimacyThemesOperation Iraqi FreedomExperienceOperation Enduring FreedomFreedomResponsibilityEngagementEnduring FreedomTrustRelationshipCOVID-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 ResearchExperiences of Individuals Who Were Physically Restrained in the Emergency Department
Wong AH, Ray JM, Rosenberg A, Crispino L, Parker J, McVaney C, Iennaco JD, Bernstein SL, Pavlo AJ. Experiences of Individuals Who Were Physically Restrained in the Emergency Department. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e1919381. PMID: 31977058, PMCID: PMC6991263, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.19381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentPhysical restraintED visitsExperiences of restraint useQualitative studyExperiences of physical restraintCombination of mental illnessPatient-centered approachMacArthur Perceived Coercion ScaleRestraint experienceParticipants' demographic informationAssociated with injuryExperiences of individualsData saturationEpisodes of physical restraintRestraint ordersCare provisionSelf-reported responsesRestraint useEpisodes of agitationMental illnessLast restraintMain OutcomesEligible visitsPrimary themes
2019
Missing Ingredients in Shared Decision-Making?
Pavlo AJ, O’Connell M, Olsen S, Snyder MK, Davidson L. Missing Ingredients in Shared Decision-Making? Psychiatric Quarterly 2019, 90: 333-338. PMID: 30684128, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-019-9624-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
A Pilot Study of Motive Control to Reduce Vengeance Cravings.
Rowe M, Kimmel J, Pavlo AJ, Antunes KD, Bellamy CD, O'Connell MJ, Ocasio L, Desai M, Bal J, Flanagan EH. A Pilot Study of Motive Control to Reduce Vengeance Cravings. The Journal Of The American Academy Of Psychiatry And The Law 2018, 46: 486-497. PMID: 30563910, DOI: 10.29158/jaapl.003792-18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHome Groups: Integrating Peer Support and Clinical Care in a Community Mental Health Center
Styron T, Pavlo A, Miller R, Kamens S, Hall B, Fortgang R, Ivey A, Edwards M, Youins R, Bellamy C, Davidson L. Home Groups: Integrating Peer Support and Clinical Care in a Community Mental Health Center. International Journal Of Group Psychotherapy 2018, 69: 221-239. PMID: 38449155, DOI: 10.1080/00207284.2018.1533408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity mental health centerMental health centersClinical psychology internsLarge community mental health centerMental health providersPsychology internsMental health workforceHealth centersGroup interventionGroup membersSerious mental illnessPeer supportSuch interventionsMental illnessClinical carePeersHealth providersHome groupUnique learning opportunitiesHealth workforcePeer supportersLearning opportunitiesEmpowering aspectsInterventionVignettesTwo Experts, One Goal: Collaborative Deprescribing in Psychiatry
Miller R, Pavlo A. Two Experts, One Goal: Collaborative Deprescribing in Psychiatry. Current Psychiatry Research And Reviews 2018, 14: 12-18. DOI: 10.2174/1573400514666180531095618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe value of peer leadership in groups for persons with psychosis
Davidson L, Pavlo A, Styron T, Mao S, Firmin R, Youins R, Edwards M, Bellamy C. The value of peer leadership in groups for persons with psychosis. 2018, 166-176. DOI: 10.4324/9781315522616-18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCan There Be a Recovery-Oriented Diagnostic Practice?
Pavlo A, Flanagan E, Leitner L, Davidson L. Can There Be a Recovery-Oriented Diagnostic Practice? Journal Of Humanistic Psychology 2018, 59: 319-338. DOI: 10.1177/0022167818787609.Peer-Reviewed Original Research