2018
Prisoner health status at three rural Haitian prisons
LaMonaca K, Desai M, May JP, Lyon E, Altice FL. Prisoner health status at three rural Haitian prisons. International Journal Of Prisoner Health 2018, 14: 197-209. PMID: 30274560, DOI: 10.1108/ijph-02-2017-0010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHealth statusPhysical functionSociodemographic characteristicsSelf-reported physical functionBetter overall health statusHigher body mass indexPrisoners' health statusOverall health statusCross-sectional studyPhysical health statusMental health statusPoor health outcomesSelf-rated healthLength of detentionAdequate medical careMass indexFood insecurityHealth outcomesAdequate nutritionMedical carePrisoner healthRegional prisonsLow-income countriesMental health
2014
Sexual orientation, adult connectedness, substance use, and mental health outcomes among adolescents: findings from the 2009 New York City Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
Seil KS, Desai MM, Smith MV. Sexual orientation, adult connectedness, substance use, and mental health outcomes among adolescents: findings from the 2009 New York City Youth Risk Behavior Survey. American Journal Of Public Health 2014, 104: 1950-6. PMID: 25121812, PMCID: PMC4167094, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2014.302050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health outcomesHealth outcomesSubstance useYouth Risk Behavior SurveyRisk Behavior SurveyPoor mental health outcomesAdult connectionsNew York City Youth Risk Behavior SurveyIllicit drug useOutcomes of interestBehavior SurveyAdult connectednessPoor outcomeHigh riskMost outcomesDrug useDepressive symptomatologyLGB adolescentsSuicide attemptsAdolescent substance useAlcohol useOutcomesAdolescentsSuicide ideationMarijuana useNeed and Unmet Need for Care Coordination Among Children With Mental Health Conditions
Brown NM, Green JC, Desai MM, Weitzman CC, Rosenthal MS. Need and Unmet Need for Care Coordination Among Children With Mental Health Conditions. Pediatrics 2014, 133: e530-e537. PMID: 24534403, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-2590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health conditionsCare coordinationFamily-centered careUnmet needHealth conditionsOutcome measuresHealth care characteristicsPrevalence of needLogistic regression modelsParents of childrenCare characteristicsChild healthHigh riskChild anxiety disordersLower riskHealth servicesPrevalenceAnxiety disordersVulnerable populationsChildrenNational surveyFamily supportSocial supportLow incomeCare
2013
Associations Between Mental Health and Surgical Outcomes Among Women Undergoing Mastectomy for Cancer
Fox JP, Philip EJ, Gross CP, Desai RA, Killelea B, Desai MM. Associations Between Mental Health and Surgical Outcomes Among Women Undergoing Mastectomy for Cancer. The Breast Journal 2013, 19: 276-284. PMID: 23521554, DOI: 10.1111/tbj.12096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health conditionsInvasive breast cancerBreast cancerInpatient mastectomyHealth conditionsPsychiatric diagnosisSubstance abuseHigher average costsRisk of complicationsBreast cancer patientsNationwide Inpatient SampleSerious psychological distressSubstance use disordersHospital outcomesClinical characteristicsPerioperative periodPoor outcomeSurgical outcomesCancer careCancer patientsInpatient SampleUse disordersMastectomyLinear regression analysisPatientsMental Health and Social Support Among HIV-Positive Injection Drug Users and Their Caregivers in China
Greene MC, Zhang J, Li J, Desai M, Kershaw T. Mental Health and Social Support Among HIV-Positive Injection Drug Users and Their Caregivers in China. AIDS And Behavior 2013, 17: 1775-1784. PMID: 23283579, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0396-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive injection drug usersPatients' mental healthHIV/AIDS treatmentInjection drug usersHIV/AIDSMental healthCaregiver burdenDrug usersInjection drug usePatient-caregiver dyadsCaregivers' mental healthPoor caregiver mental healthNon-clinical caregiversMultivariate linear regression modelingSocial supportHIV careHIV patientsPatient disabilityLinear regression modelingCaregiver healthCaregiver stigmaDrug useAIDS treatmentCaregiver contextCaregivers
2012
Mental-health conditions, barriers to care, and productivity loss among officers in an urban police department.
Fox J, Desai MM, Britten K, Lucas G, Luneau R, Rosenthal MS. Mental-health conditions, barriers to care, and productivity loss among officers in an urban police department. Connecticut Medicine 2012, 76: 525-31. PMID: 23155671, PMCID: PMC4089972.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Anxiety, Depression, and Posttraumatic Stress in Iranian Survivors of Chemical Warfare
Hashemian F, Khoshnood K, Desai MM, Falahati F, Kasl S, Southwick S. Anxiety, Depression, and Posttraumatic Stress in Iranian Survivors of Chemical Warfare. JAMA 2006, 296: 560-566. PMID: 16882962, DOI: 10.1001/jama.296.5.560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLifetime PTSDDepressive symptomsCurrent PTSDAnxiety symptomsHigh riskMental healthMajor anxiety symptomsClinician-Administered PTSD ScaleSevere depressive symptomsStress disorder diagnosisPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosisBeck Depression InventoryOverall participation rateLong-term psychological impactIranian survivorsMean ageLong-term effectsPrevalence ratesHamilton scalePTSD ScaleDepression InventorySymptomsPaucity of informationDisorder diagnosisPTSD