2024
Neighborhood-level economic characteristics and depression and PTSD symptoms among Houstonians who have experienced Hurricane Harvey and COVID-19
Cohen G, Wang R, Rosenberg S, Sampson L, Lowe S, Cabral H, Ruggiero K, Galea S. Neighborhood-level economic characteristics and depression and PTSD symptoms among Houstonians who have experienced Hurricane Harvey and COVID-19. Psychiatry Research 2024, 333: 115766. PMID: 38335779, PMCID: PMC10964477, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with higher symptom scoresPosttraumatic stress disorderIncome inequalityMedian incomeNeighborhood socioeconomic contextNeighborhood socioeconomic factorsEconomic characteristicsIndividual-level exposuresNeighbourhood income inequalityNeighborhood median incomeRisk of depressionScores of depressionAmerican Community SurveyMass traumatic eventsSymptoms of depressionMental health consequencesMultilevel linear modelsTraumatic eventsSocioeconomic factorsScore of posttraumatic stress disorderSocioeconomic contextCommunity SurveyPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsSuper neighborhoodsMultilevel modelsPre-disaster Health Vulnerabilities Predict Major Depressive Disorder Symptoms Among High-Risk Puerto Rican Adults after Hurricanes Maria and Irma
Musicaro R, Valdespino-Hayden Z, Lozano M, Ramos C, Joshipura K, Lowe S. Pre-disaster Health Vulnerabilities Predict Major Depressive Disorder Symptoms Among High-Risk Puerto Rican Adults after Hurricanes Maria and Irma. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2024, 19: e22. PMID: 39911054, DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2024.169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderMDD symptomsDisaster exposurePhysical health conditionsAssociated with posttraumatic stress disorderMajor depressive disorder symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsEffects of disaster exposurePuerto Rican adultsDepressive disorder symptomsAdverse psychiatric outcomesPost-disaster mental healthPhysical health symptomsHealth conditionsPhysical health problemsMental health conditionsDepressive disorderDisorder symptomsStress disorderPsychiatric outcomesMDDHealth symptomsRetrospective reportsDepressionMental health
2023
Pre- and peri-traumatic event stressors drive gender differences in chronic stress-related psychological sequelae: A prospective cohort study of COVID-19 frontline healthcare providers
Hennein R, Lowe S, Feingold J, Feder A, Peccoralo L, Ripp J, Mazure C, Pietrzak R. Pre- and peri-traumatic event stressors drive gender differences in chronic stress-related psychological sequelae: A prospective cohort study of COVID-19 frontline healthcare providers. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 162: 88-94. PMID: 37105023, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderProspective cohort studyHealthcare providersCohort studyLarge tertiary care hospitalPsychological sequelaeSymptoms of MDDMental health risk factorsTertiary care hospitalProbable major depressive disorderWomen's healthcare providersHealth risk factorsFrontline healthcare providersCare hospitalRisk factorsDepressive disorderGender differencesStress disorderAnxiety disordersWomenSequelaeCOVID-19DisordersCOVID-19 pandemic
2021
Socio-ecological predictors of mental health outcomes among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
Hennein R, Mew EJ, Lowe SR. Socio-ecological predictors of mental health outcomes among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0246602. PMID: 33544761, PMCID: PMC7864435, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProbable major depressionProbable posttraumatic stress disorderAlcohol use disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderMental health outcomesMajor depressionHealthcare workersHealth outcomesPrimary care Post Traumatic Stress DisorderPersonal Health Questionnaire-9Multivariable logistic regression modelStress disorderCOVID-19 pandemicGeneralized Anxiety Disorder-7Online cross-sectional studyMultivariable adjusted modelsAdverse mental health outcomesAnxiety Disorder-7Cross-sectional studyPost-traumatic stress disorderLogistic regression modelsQuestionnaire-9Mean ageAdjusted associationsSocio-ecological levels
2019
The Trauma of Discrimination: Posttraumatic Stress in Muslim American College Students
Lowe S, Tineo, Bonumwezi J, Bailey E. The Trauma of Discrimination: Posttraumatic Stress in Muslim American College Students. Traumatology An International Journal 2019, 25: 115-123. DOI: 10.1037/trm0000197.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Posttraumatic Stress in the Aftermath of Mass Shootings
Lowe S, Galea S. Posttraumatic Stress in the Aftermath of Mass Shootings. 2015, 91-111. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-18866-9_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stressMass shooting incidentsSevere posttraumatic stress symptomsPosttraumatic stress symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorderMental health interventionsShooting incidentsPsychosocial resourcesEvent exposureMass shootingsStress disorderStress symptomsMental health impactAssessment measuresTiming of assessmentIndependent samplesLittle researchLongitudinal dataExtant literatureEmpirical findingsSample characteristicsElementary schoolCrisis preparednessSandy Hook Elementary SchoolHealth interventions
2013
Posttraumatic Stress and Posttraumatic Growth Among Low-Income Mothers Who Survived Hurricane Katrina
Lowe SR, Manove EE, Rhodes JE. Posttraumatic Stress and Posttraumatic Growth Among Low-Income Mothers Who Survived Hurricane Katrina. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2013, 81: 877-889. PMID: 23750467, PMCID: PMC3904670, DOI: 10.1037/a0033252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic growthPosttraumatic stressHurricane-related stressorsPsychological resourcesClinical cutoffProbable posttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderHigher posttraumatic growthLow-income mothersIntrusive symptomsMediational relationshipsStress disorderPsychological distressRole of demographicsLongitudinal investigationDisaster survivorsHurricane KatrinaParticipants
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