2024
Mental Health and Social Correlates of Reincarceration of Youths as Adults.
Buchanan A, Zhou B, Rhee T, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R. Mental Health and Social Correlates of Reincarceration of Youths as Adults. The Journal Of The American Academy Of Psychiatry And The Law 2024, 52: 294-303. PMID: 39048309, DOI: 10.29158/jaapl.240039-24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersU.S. prison populationIncarceration of childrenAssociated with incarcerationCriminological researchPrison populationReduce reincarcerationHeightened scrutinyReincarcerationNational Epidemiologic SurveyIncarcerationCross-sectional representative surveyPsychiatric treatmentU.S. populationBipolar disorderClinical interviewNESARC-IIIPsychometric instrumentsRepresentative surveySocial correlatesMental healthRelated conditionsDisordersU.S.AdultsAn exploratory study of the prevalence and adverse associations of in-school traditional bullying and cyberbullying among adolescents in Connecticut
Rostam-Abadi Y, Stefanovics E, Zhai Z, Potenza M. An exploratory study of the prevalence and adverse associations of in-school traditional bullying and cyberbullying among adolescents in Connecticut. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 173: 372-380. PMID: 38593696, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.03.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBullying statusPatterns of bullyingAnti-bullying interventionsYouth Risk Behavior Survey dataInfluence of alcoholTraditional bullyingBullying subgroupsWeapon-carryingDating violenceBehavior Survey dataAssociated with suicide attemptsBullyingReport bullyingMental healthPhysical fightingSelf-harmHigh school studentsCyberbullyingReceipt of social supportConnecticut high school studentsSurvey-weighted logistic regressionAcademic performanceLogistic regressionInsecure housingPerceived family supportAn Exploratory Study of Prescription Pain Medication Misuse with and without Heroin Use Among Adolescents
Jalilian-Khave L, Stefanovics E, Zhai Z, Potenza M. An Exploratory Study of Prescription Pain Medication Misuse with and without Heroin Use Among Adolescents. SUCHT - Zeitschrift Für Wissenschaft Und Praxis / Journal Of Addiction Research And Practice 2024, 70: 87-96. DOI: 10.1024/0939-5911/a000860.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrescription pain medication misusePain medication misuseMental healthHeroin usePrescription pain medicationMedication misusePoorer mental healthYouth Risk Behavior SurveySubstance useOpioid usePain medicationRisk Behavior SurveySubstance use measuresOpioid misuseOdds ratioAssociated with suicideOpioidSchool propertyChi-squareHigh school respondentsSchool-basedBehavior SurveyNon-whiteDemographic variablesSuicide measuresGeneralized anxiety and mild anxiety symptoms in U.S. military veterans: Prevalence, characteristics, and functioning
Macdonald-Gagnon G, Stefanovics E, Potenza M, Pietrzak R. Generalized anxiety and mild anxiety symptoms in U.S. military veterans: Prevalence, characteristics, and functioning. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 171: 263-270. PMID: 38325107, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneralized anxiety disorderMild anxiety symptomsAnxiety symptomsMilitary veteransU.S. veteransCorrelates of generalized anxiety disorderCorrelates of anxiety symptomsAnxiety symptom severityU.S. military veteransAnxiety disordersGeneralized anxietyPoor mental healthSuicidal thoughtsSymptom severityMental disordersExcessive anxietyAnxietyMagnitude associationsMental healthFunctional impairmentVeteransFunctional correlatesClinical samplesNationally representative sampleSymptoms
2023
Chronically homeless veterans with gambling disorder: Epidemiology, clinical correlates, and traumatic experiences
Stefanovics E, Potenza M, Szymkowiak D, Tsai J. Chronically homeless veterans with gambling disorder: Epidemiology, clinical correlates, and traumatic experiences. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 164: 118-124. PMID: 37339548, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.05.062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric treatmentGambling disorderChi-square testChronic homelessnessClinical correlatesDescriptive epidemiologyLow educational attainmentElevated oddsSuicidal thoughtsLogistic regressionTraumatic experiencesMental healthSubstance useHomeless veteransHomeless ProgramVeteransTreatmentLower ratesEpidemiologyBehavioral concernsDisordersStudy of factorsCorrelatesAnalysis of varianceEducational attainment
2021
Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders and Related Service Use in the Diverse Black Sub-Populations in the United States
Jegede O, Na PJ, Rhee TG, Stefanovics EA, Rosenheck RA. Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders and Related Service Use in the Diverse Black Sub-Populations in the United States. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2021, 9: 2237-2247. PMID: 34590245, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-021-01163-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelated service useSubstance use diagnosesSubstance use disordersService useUse diagnosesUse disordersRelated Conditions Wave IIILogistic regression analysisNational Epidemiologic SurveyDiverse black populationsAfrican AmericansMultinomial logistic regression analysisBlack/African AmericanBlack populationClinical characteristicsMethodsThe dataWave IIIEpidemiologic SurveyMeasures of qualityMental healthPhysical healthReference groupSubstance useGroup differencesBlack individuals
2018
The physical and mental health burden of obesity in U.S. veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Stefanovics EA, Potenza MN, Pietrzak RH. The physical and mental health burden of obesity in U.S. veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2018, 103: 112-119. PMID: 29807318, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of obesityU.S. veteransU.S. military veteransNational HealthHealth burdenVeterans StudyMental healthSubstantial health burdenMental health burdenMultivariate logistic regressionMilitary veteransQuality of lifeNon-white veteransTrauma burdenObesity statusHeart diseaseObesity preventionLifestyle characteristicsNicotine dependenceObesityLifestyle variablesLinear regression analysisActive lifestyleTreatment programLogistic regression