Featured Publications
Associative Stigma Among Community Mental Health Professionals in Work and Nonwork Settings
Jegede O, Matsuura T, Rosenheck R. Associative Stigma Among Community Mental Health Professionals in Work and Nonwork Settings. Stigma And Health 2024 DOI: 10.1037/sah0000529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated stigmaCommunity mental health professionalsCommunity mental health centerUrban community mental health centerMental health stigmaNational sampleTotal scoreMental health centerMental health cliniciansMental health professionalsNonwork settingsHealth stigmaStigma ScaleAdequate internal consistencyAS total scoreHealth professionalsHealth cliniciansWork settingsHealth centersMental illnessInternal consistencyStigmaCliniciansSocial ostracismScores
2022
Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders in Humanitarian Emergencies: Co-morbid Mental Disorders, Identifying Gaps and Emerging Trends
Jegede O. Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders in Humanitarian Emergencies: Co-morbid Mental Disorders, Identifying Gaps and Emerging Trends. Environment And Social Psychology 2022, 7 DOI: 10.18063/esp.v7.i1.684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersMental illnessNature of mental illnessMental health needsCo-morbid mental disordersSubstance abuseHealth needsEpidemiological literatureMental disordersTreat alcoholismUse disorderHumanitarian contextsHumanitarian emergenciesDisplaced personsIllnessDisordersTreatment needsAbuseNeedsAlcoholPersons
2021
Mental Health Issues in Adolescents and Young Adult African Immigrants
Olupona T, Jegede O, Keseke C, Akerele E. Mental Health Issues in Adolescents and Young Adult African Immigrants. Environment And Social Psychology 2021, 6 DOI: 10.18063/esp.v6.i1.946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health professionalsHealth professionalsMental health care needsOptimal mental health careHealth care needsMental health careYoung adult AfricansMental health issuesMental health stigmaCare needsAfrican immigrant groupsSocio-economic statusMental illnessAdult AfricansHealth stigmaMental healthHealth issuesHealth careAfrican immigrantsAfrican immigrant populationPopulation of immigrantsUnited StatesAdolescentsPopulation
2020
Clinical characteristics, hospital course, and outcomes among COVID-19 positive patients with mental illness in a community hospital in New York City
Jegede O, Raman A, Tiongson B, Garlapati P, Hershberger J, Gayam V. Clinical characteristics, hospital course, and outcomes among COVID-19 positive patients with mental illness in a community hospital in New York City. International Journal Of Mental Health 2020, 50: 4-15. DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2020.1845567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2 infectionPsychiatric diagnosisHospital courseInflammatory markersClinical characteristicsCommunity hospitalSevere SARS-CoV-2 infectionMental illnessSevere COVID-19 infectionCo-morbid medical conditionsCOVID-19 positive patientsElevated inflammatory markersRetrospective cohort studyCohort of patientsPrimary psychiatric disordersCommon psychiatric diagnosesComorbid psychiatric diagnosesMajor depressive disorderCOVID-19 infectionCentral nervous systemCOVID-19 burdenMorbid obesityCohort studyPositive patientsCommon presentationPerceived barriers to access care, anticipated discrimination and structural vulnerability among African Americans with substance use disorders
Jegede O, Muvvala S, Katehis E, Paul S, Soipe A, Jolayemi A. Perceived barriers to access care, anticipated discrimination and structural vulnerability among African Americans with substance use disorders. International Journal Of Social Psychiatry 2020, 67: 136-143. PMID: 32666877, DOI: 10.1177/0020764020934512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersStigma subscalesUse disordersPsychiatric diagnosisAfrican AmericansAfrican American patientsTreatment-related stigmaAnticipated discriminationSubstance use servicesTotal mean scoreAmerican patientsTeaching hospitalCare EvaluationMental illnessHealth disparitiesHealth inequitiesMean scoreSignificant differencesDiagnosisAssessment toolCareDisordersStigmaSubscalesDiscrimination Survey
2019
Mental Health Issues in Adolescents and Young Adult African Immigrants
Olupona T, Jegede O, Keseke C, Akerele E. Mental Health Issues in Adolescents and Young Adult African Immigrants. Environment And Social Psychology 2019, 4 DOI: 10.18063/esp.v4.i1.946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health professionalsHealth professionalsMental health care needsOptimal mental health careHealth care needsMental health careYoung adult AfricansMental health issuesMental health stigmaCare needsAfrican immigrant groupsSocio-economic statusMental illnessAdult AfricansHealth stigmaMental healthHealth issuesHealth careAfrican immigrantsAfrican immigrant populationPopulation of immigrantsUnited StatesAdolescentsPopulation
2018
Alcohol and substance use disorders in humanitarian emergencies: Co-morbid mental disorders, identifying gaps and emerging trends
Jegede O. Alcohol and substance use disorders in humanitarian emergencies: Co-morbid mental disorders, identifying gaps and emerging trends. Environment And Social Psychology 2018, 3 DOI: 10.18063/esp.v3.i1.684.Peer-Reviewed Original Research