2023
“That Was a State of Depression by Itself Dealing with Society”: Atmospheric racism, mental health, and the Black and African American faith community
Desai M, Guy K, Brown M, Thompson D, Manning B, Johnson S, Davidson L, Bellamy C. “That Was a State of Depression by Itself Dealing with Society”: Atmospheric racism, mental health, and the Black and African American faith community. American Journal Of Community Psychology 2023, 73: 104-117. PMID: 37006193, PMCID: PMC10545810, DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructural racismSocial structural contextRole of racismCommunity-engaged projectsPolice brutalityAfrican American faith communityLived realitySocial servicesParticipants' narrativesRacismRacist stereotypesFaith communitiesNeighborhood conditionsMain focal pointsAfrican American churchesStakeholder engagementStructural contextWorkplace discriminationIndividual interviewsEmpirical researchDifferential treatmentFocus groupsSocietal focusAmerican churchesPhenomenological analysis
2022
System-Centered Care: How Bureaucracy and Racialization Decenter Attempts at Person-Centered Mental Health Care
Desai M, Paranamana N, Dovidio J, Davidson L, Stanhope V. System-Centered Care: How Bureaucracy and Racialization Decenter Attempts at Person-Centered Mental Health Care. Clinical Psychological Science 2022, 11: 476-489. PMID: 37333799, PMCID: PMC10275339, DOI: 10.1177/21677026221133053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological sciencePsychosocial processesBasic psychosocial processMental health organizationsCovert formsMental health carePowerful influenceDeterminants of careStructural biasesPerson-centred careClientsFindingsIntentionalityHealth systemObjectsHealth OrganizationBiasesHealth careObjectificationCarePersonsClinical operationsRacismBiasContext
2018
Context Matters: Social, Cultural, and Political Dimensions of PTSD Among Vietnam Veterans
Desai M, Pavlo A, Davidson L, Harpaz-Rotem I, Rosenheck R. Context Matters: Social, Cultural, and Political Dimensions of PTSD Among Vietnam Veterans. Ethical Human Psychology And Psychiatry 2018, 20: 113-119. DOI: 10.1891/1559-4343.20.2.113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVietnam WarSocial determinantsSpecific social determinantsPolitical dimensionsSociopolitical meaningsPolitical milieuPeople's experiencesContextualized waySpecific contextWarCommunity interventionsJusticePsychosocial sufferingPosttraumatic stress disorderVeterans Health AdministrationRacismMasculinityExperienceMental healthcarePolicySocialMental healthBrief articleCulturalInterviews