2018
Outcomes of a Peer Mentor Intervention for Persons With Recurrent Psychiatric Hospitalization
O'Connell MJ, Sledge WH, Staeheli M, Sells D, Costa M, Wieland M, Davidson L. Outcomes of a Peer Mentor Intervention for Persons With Recurrent Psychiatric Hospitalization. Psychiatric Services 2018, 69: 760-767. PMID: 29656708, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201600478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent psychiatric hospitalizationsStandard careSerious mental illnessPsychiatric hospitalizationPsychiatric symptomsMental illnessSubstance usePeer-mentoring interventionBehavioral health careIndex hospitalizationHospital dischargeEmergency departmentMood disordersHospitalizationMentor interventionPsychosocial functioningCareMentorship interventionHealth careGreater reductionIllnessSymptomsGreater improvementTrialsMonths
2006
Troubled youth in transition: An evaluation of Connecticut's special services for individuals aging out of adolescent mental health programs
Styron T, O'Connell M, Smalley W, Rau D, Shahar G, Sells D, Frey J, Davidson L. Troubled youth in transition: An evaluation of Connecticut's special services for individuals aging out of adolescent mental health programs. Children And Youth Services Review 2006, 28: 1088-1101. DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2005.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychiatric disabilitiesAdolescent mental health programsAdolescent mental health servicesYoung individualsMental health servicesMental health programsGreater satisfactionSevere symptomsHealth servicesMental illnessHealth programsPositive client outcomesSuccessful outcomeYoung adultsTreatment componentsSignificant predictorsTreatment planningComplex needsClient characteristicsClient outcomesComprehensive servicesReported problemsSymptomsMulti-method evaluationHigh functioning
2004
Trauma and Adaptation in Severe Mental Illness: The Role of Self-Reported Abuse and Exposure to Community Violence
Shahar G, Wisher A, Chinman M, Sells D, Kloos B, Tebes J, Davidson L. Trauma and Adaptation in Severe Mental Illness: The Role of Self-Reported Abuse and Exposure to Community Violence. Journal Of Trauma & Dissociation 2004, 5: 29-47. DOI: 10.1300/j229v05n01_03.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity violenceSevere mental illnessStructural equation modeling analysisSubstance abuseSelf-reported abusePsychotic symptomsAdaptation of peopleMental illnessAdaptation outcomesSexual abusePresent traumaModeling analysisAbuseRecent exposureDemoralizationExtensive protocolIllnessSymptomsViolenceTraumaExposurePertinent variablesAdaptationIndividuals