Several socioecological factors have been studied as determinants of mental health disparities among Black Americans. However, while recogzing the unique challenges of mothering within urban neighborhoods characterized by concentrated disadvantage, the relation between the exper…
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In relation to pregnant African American women, this study explored the relationships between the utilization of prenatal and mental health screenings and sociodemographic and geodemographic variables. Additionally, this study sought to explore the treatment of African American …
The Nigerian-American Systemic Scales (NASAS), an acculturation scale, was standardized on first-generation Nigerian immigrants in America. The NASAS was specifically constructed to assess accultuartion patterns among Nigerians in the Diaspora. Two additional measures were reval…
Anxiety and depression are two highly debilitating disorders with high prevalence and co-morbidity with other mental and physical disorders. Current available treatments for these diseases present major caveats, thus the search for novel targets of treatment are the foremost cha…
Sleep disturbance is common in military and Veteran populations with an estimated 41% of deployed active duty OIF/OEF service members experiencing problems related to sleep. Insomnia and related physiological/ psychological sequelae set these individuals up for subsequent physic…
Previous research has demonstrated that rates of depressive symptoms in adolescents may be higher in the military community of deployed personnel than in other adolescents. Depression decreases quality of life and increases risk of suicide in adolescents; therefore, it is import…
Introduction: Antepartum depressive symptoms (ADS) or antepartum depression (AD), anemia in pregnancy (AP) and low and high body mass index (BMI) during pregnancy have adverse consequences not only for the woman herself but also for the child and family. Understanding the preval…
Objectives: Civilian reintegration is the process of military personnel transitioning back into personal and organizational roles following deployment. Our newest generation of veterans is faced with the task of reintegrating into potentially disrupted family, social, and occupa…
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have led to an increase in concern for the mental health of U.S. military personnel. In 2004, 17% of military personnel were found to have generalized anxiety, depression, or posttraumatic stress disorder (Hoge, Castro, et al., 2004). As of 2008,…
Objective:This study investigates the occurrence of depressive symptoms among persons living with HIV, and the relationship between depressive symptoms and HIV treatment initiation and adherence. Design: Cross-sectional. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among patie…
Death from myocardial infarction and progressive coronary disease is still the number one killer for men and women in the United States and other developed nations. The role of the cardiologist is to efficiently fix the "heart pump" and return the patient to his or her role in s…
HIV has remained a public health problem in Nigeria. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine the effect of social support and HIV-related stigma on depression in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and to examine the moderating effect of sociodemographic factors…
The suicide numbers among active duty military personnel eclipsed the number of combat deaths in 2011. Before the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the incidence of suicide in active duty US service members was consistently 25% lower than in the civilian population. Currently milita…
The phenomenon of gender differences in alcohol consumption and depressive symptomatology has been well documented. Depression and alcohol consumption pose significant problems for society in the form of psychological, emotional, and financial costs. Nonetheless, such pathology …
Peers have been shown to be an important interpersonal influence on women's disordered eating (Crandall, 1988; Pauls & Daniels, 2000). The present study extended research on peer influences on disordered eating by examining disordered eating in female college roommates. Given pr…
Abraham (1911/1968) and Freud (1917/1961) are perhaps the most notable theorists who first hypothesized that anger played a significant role in the subsequent manifestation of depression. Specifically, Freud (1917/1961) hypothesized that depression was anger turned inward; a rel…
Severe life events increase the risk for major depression, and depression is associated with disrupted sleep. However, the impact of life stress on sleep has not been explored in individuals with unipolar depression. This project examined the proposed association between stressf…
This study explored the coping strategies of culturally diverse inmates. In order to explore the coping strategies of the inmates involved in this study, four inventories and a demographic questionnaire were administered to 157 inmates. These inmates were from four different nat…
There is growing evidence to suggest that vascular disease plays an important role in late life depressive disorder. The aim of this study was to characterize vascular impairment in late life depression. Assessment of endothelial function, arterial stiffness, and atherosclerosis…