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Mental Health
Using the latest research methods and community interventions, researchers at the Yale School of Public Health seek to understand and improve mental health outcomes in a variety of contexts. These include:
- How substance use affects mental health
- Attitudes and stigma toward aging and its effects on mental health
- The effects of caregiving on the mental health of the caregiver and patient
- Interventions to improve mental health outcomes in the LGBTQ community
- The effect of stigma, discrimination and racism on mental health
- How use of emerging technologies improve mental health outcomes
- Interventions to improve mental health and reduce suicide in global settings
- How maternal depression affects birth outcomes and parenting
- Resilience of refugees and the role of violence and trauma in their lives
- Survivorship
- How one’s social networks and physical environment influence their mental health
- Health care use and policy influence on mental health
Recent Publications
2024
- Persistent distress related to systemic racism among black veterans in the United States.Whealin JM, Jegede O, Na PJ, Haeny AM, Pietrzak RH. J Affect Disord. 2024 Nov 15; 2024 Aug 13. PMID: 39147153.
- Guided internet-based LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy: A randomized controlled trial among sexual minority men in China.Yi M, Li X, Chiaramonte D, Sun S, Pan S, Soulliard Z, Eisenstadt BE, Ljótsson B, Hagaman A, Pachankis J. Behav Res Ther. 2024 Oct; 2024 Jul 14. PMID: 39029333.
- Residential Proximity to Oil and Gas Development and Mental Health in a North American Preconception Cohort Study: 2013-2023.Willis MD, Campbell EJ, Selbe S, Koenig MR, Gradus JL, Nillni YI, Casey JA, Deziel NC, Hatch EE, Wesselink AK, Wise LA. Am J Public Health. 2024 Sep; 2024 Jul 11. PMID: 38991173.
- Successful Aging in US Veterans with Mental Disorders: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.Shin J, Fischer IC, Na PJ, Jeste DV, Pietrzak RH. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2024 Aug 10; 2024 Aug 10. PMID: 39214753.
- Unveiling the Structure in Mental Disorder Presentations.Spiller TR, Duek O, Helmer M, Murray JD, Fielstein E, Pietrzak RH, von Känel R, Harpaz-Rotem I. JAMA Psychiatry. 2024 Aug 7; 2024 Aug 7. PMID: 39110437.
- Sexual Orientation Differences in Age of First Treatment for a Mental Health Diagnosis: A Population-Based Study of Childhood and Adolescence.Bränström R, Pachankis JE. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2024 Aug 2; 2024 Aug 2. PMID: 39098721.
- A Mixed Methods Exploration of Young Women's Agency and Mental Health during COVID-19 in Low-Income Communities in Mumbai, India.Brault MA, Peskin MF, Jones AN, Saikia A, Bhutia RO, Cheruvu SS, Jagtap VM, Singh R, Nair P, Vedanthan R, Vermund SH, Maitra S. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Jul 31; 2024 Jul 31. PMID: 39200618.
- Posttraumatic stress disorder and insomnia in US military veterans: Prevalence, correlates, and psychiatric and functional burden.Georgescu MF, Fischer IC, Beydoun MA, McCarthy E, DeViva JC, Pietrzak RH. J Sleep Res. 2024 Jun 7; 2024 Jun 7. PMID: 38845413.
- Helping the Helpers: Mental Health Challenges of Psychosocial Support Workers During the Russian-Ukrainian War.Kang H, Fischer IC, Esterlis I, Kolyshkina A, Ponomarenko L, Chobanian A, Vus V, Pietrzak RH. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2024 Jun 3; 2024 Jun 3. PMID: 38829179.
- Weight-related discrimination, perceived stress and psychological and physical well-being of persons with type 2 diabetes: A mediation analysis.Akyirem S, Ekpor E, Abwoye DN, Wang K. Diabet Med. 2024 Jun; 2024 Apr 1. PMID: 38561918.
- An mHealth Intervention for Gay and Bisexual Men's Mental, Behavioral, and Sexual Health in a High-Stigma, Low-Resource Context (Project Comunică): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.Leluțiu-Weinberger C, Filimon ML, Hoover D, Lixandru M, Hanu L, Dogaru B, Kovacs T, Fierbințeanu C, Ionescu F, Manu M, Mariș A, Pană E, Dorobănțescu C, Streinu-Cercel A, Pachankis JE. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 May 6; 2024 May 6. PMID: 38709550.
- Perceived barriers and influencing factors of psychological help-seeking amongst Chinese nurses exposed to COVID-19.Tan J, Shi W, Yuan GF, Lowe SR, Liu J. J Res Nurs. 2024 May; 2024 May 21. PMID: 38883255.
- "WOOP is my safe haven": A qualitative feasibility and acceptability study of the Wish Outcome Obstacle Plan (WOOP) intervention for spouses of people living with early-stage dementia.Mroz EL, Schwartz AE, Valeika S, Oettingen G, Marottoli R, David D, Hagaman A, Fedus D, Monin JK. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2024 May. PMID: 38687142.
- Problem Opioid Use Among US Military Veterans: Prevalence, Correlates, and Psychiatric Characteristics.Na PJ, Petrakis IL, Krystal JH, Pietrzak RH. J Addict Med. 2024 May-Jun 01; 2024 Mar 18. PMID: 38498625.
- Long COVID Characteristics and Experience: A Descriptive Study From the Yale LISTEN Research Cohort.Sawano M, Wu Y, Shah RM, Zhou T, Arun AS, Khosla P, Kaleem S, Vashist A, Bhattacharjee B, Ding Q, Lu Y, Caraballo C, Warner F, Huang C, Herrin J, Putrino D, Michelsen T, Fisher L, Adinig C, Iwasaki A, Krumholz HM. Am J Med. 2024 Apr 24; 2024 Apr 24. PMID: 38663793.
- A Proposal of Utilizing Six Types of Involvement Model to Guide Kindergarten to 12th Grade School Parental Communication and Support During a Pandemic.Li D, Li Y, Zheng Z, Zhou X, Castro D, Vermund SH, Brault MA. Med Res Arch. 2024 Apr; 2024 Apr 26. PMID: 39118855.
- Differential associations of adverse childhood experiences and mental health outcomes in U.S. military veterans.Slavin AZ, Fischer IC, Pietrzak RH. J Psychiatr Res. 2024 Apr; 2024 Feb 26. PMID: 38412789.
- Occupational differences in the effects of retirement on hospitalizations for mental illness among female workers: Evidence from administrative data in China.Wang T, Sun R, Sindelar JL, Chen X. Econ Hum Biol. 2024 Apr; 2024 Feb 5. PMID: 38340649.
- Neighborhood-level economic characteristics and depression and PTSD symptoms among Houstonians who have experienced Hurricane Harvey and COVID-19.Cohen GH, Wang R, Rosenberg SB, Sampson L, Lowe SR, Cabral H, Ruggiero K, Galea S. Psychiatry Res. 2024 Mar; 2024 Feb 2. PMID: 38335779.
- Psychological Health and Ischemic Heart Disease in Women: A Review of Current Evidence and Clinical Considerations across the Healthspan.Gaffey AE, Spatz ES. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2024 Mar; 2024 Jan 19. PMID: 38240928.
- Psychological Burden of Systemic Racism-Related Distress in New York City Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Tong M, Hurtado A, Deshpande R, Pietrzak RH, He C, Kaplan C, Kaplan S, Akhtar S, Feder A, Feingold JH, Ripp JA, Peccoralo LA. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Feb; 2023 Oct 16. PMID: 37845586.
- "There are still broken or fragmented systems": Qualitative assessment of needs to strengthen adolescent mental health services in American Samoa.Mew EJ, Blas V, Winschel J, Hunt L, Soliai-Lemusu S, Johansson A, Lowe SR, Faiai M, Naseri J, Toelupe RLM, Ipou F, Seui M, Ledoux-Sunia T, Sunia F, Galea'i A, Poulin R, Hawley NL, McCutchan-Tofaeono J. Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2024 Feb; 2023 Sep 10. PMID: 37691318.
- Perceived Stress and Depressive Symptoms Are Associated With Emotional Eating but Not Nutritional Intake During Pregnancy: A Prospective Cohort Study.Carandang RR, Epel E, Radin R, Lewis JB, Ickovics JR, Cunningham SD. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2024 Jan-Feb; 2023 Jun 26. PMID: 37358371.
2023
- A scoping review of multigenerational impacts of grandparental exposures on mental health in grandchildren.Xiao J, Jain A, Bellia G, Nyhan K, Liew Z. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2023 Dec; 2023 Nov 27. PMID: 38008881.
- Co-occurring mental health and drug use experiences among Black and Hispanic/Latino sexual and gender diverse individuals.Watson RJ, Caba AE, Layland EK, Simon K, Morgan E, Edelman EJ, Chan PA, Eaton L. J Behav Med. 2023 Dec; 2023 Jul 6. PMID: 37407904.
for Faculty working in this area.
Centers and other resources
- Empower Neighborhoods and Relationships to Improve Community Health (ENRICH)ENRICH explores the impact of people and environments on individuals and communities, and in collaboration with communities, develops programs to improve community health.
- Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA)CIRA provides HIV-related resources, skills, services, training, and professional networking opportunities to HIV researchers and practitioners who can contribute to advances in HIV prevention and treatment.
- Yale LGBTQ Mental Health InitiativeThis initiative provides a home for scholars and scholarship devoted to understanding and improving the mental health of LGBTQ populations in the US and around the world.
- Family Accommodation Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderFAOCD refers to family members' or significant others’ participation in or facilitation of patients’ rituals and/or avoidance.
- The Substance Abuse and Sexual Health Lab (SASH)SASH lab focuses on conducting and disseminating strengths-based youth substance use and HIV prevention research.