Featured Publications
Association of Poor Mental-Health Days With COVID-19 Infection Rates in the U.S.
Ransome Y, Luan H, Song I, Fiellin DA, Galea S. Association of Poor Mental-Health Days With COVID-19 Infection Rates in the U.S. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2021, 62: 326-332. PMID: 35067362, PMCID: PMC8557977, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2021.08.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor mental health daysPoor mental healthCOVID-19 infectionMental health daysCOVID-19 infection ratesMental healthInfection rateBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemNationwide population dataHigher COVID-19 infection ratesMental health problemsMental health systemMixed effects regressionHigh burdenGeneral populationNationwide studyHealth problemsPrior prevalenceLimited evidenceInfectionCOVID-19HealthSurveillance systemDays
2024
The impact of racism on Black American mental health
Cogburn C, Roberts S, Ransome Y, Addy N, Hansen H, Jordan A. The impact of racism on Black American mental health. The Lancet Psychiatry 2024, 11: 56-64. PMID: 38101873, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(23)00361-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlack or African AmericanHumansMental DisordersMental HealthRacismSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsMental illnessMental healthUnfavorable health outcomesMental health systemMental health issuesDSM-5 classification systemEpidemiological surveyHealth outcomesInadequate treatmentAmerican mental healthHealth systemExperience disparitiesHealth issuesIllnessBlack individualsBlack AmericansBlack populationHealthClassification systemMorbidityMisdiagnosisDisparities
2023
A systematic review of how social connectedness influences associations between racism and discrimination on health outcomes
Ransome Y, Valido A, Espelage D, Clements G, Harrell C, Eckel C, Price N, Nassau R, Nyhan K, Taggart T. A systematic review of how social connectedness influences associations between racism and discrimination on health outcomes. Epidemiologic Reviews 2023, 45: 44-62. PMID: 37477041, PMCID: PMC10748800, DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxad009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesHumansLonelinessMental HealthOutcome Assessment, Health CareRacismUnited StatesConceptsSocial connectednessRacial discriminationMeasures of racismCommunity/neighborhoodSystematic reviewRacismRacist eventsHigher social connectednessUnfair treatmentRetrieving studiesPeer-reviewed journalsCausal claimsEveryday discriminationRisk factorsEffect modificationSocial factorsSocial isolationLower riskConnectednessHealth outcomesUnited StatesSocial supportInfluences healthGood methodological rigourMental health
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