State of the science in behavior therapy: Taking stock and looking forward

JS Comer - Behavior Therapy, 2024 - Elsevier
The scope and burdens of mental health challenges in today's world are staggering. Among
the available psychological treatment approaches, cognitive and behavioral therapies, and …

A systematic review of the demographic characteristics of participants in US-based randomized controlled trials of mindfulness-based interventions

EM Waldron, S Hong, JT Moskowitz, I Burnett-Zeigler - Mindfulness, 2018 - Springer
This systematic review examines the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of
adults enrolled in US-based randomized controlled trials of mindfulness-based stress …

Service utilization for lifetime mental disorders in US adolescents: results of the National Comorbidity Survey–Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A)

KR Merikangas, J He, M Burstein, J Swendsen… - Journal of the American …, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Mental health policy for youth has been constrained by a paucity of nationally
representative data concerning patterns and correlates of mental health service utilization in …

Insurance status, use of mental health services, and unmet need for mental health care in the United States

ER Walker, JR Cummings… - Psychiatric …, 2015 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: The purpose of this study was to provide updated national estimates and
correlates of service use, unmet need, and barriers to mental health treatment among adults …

Anxiety and depression among African American women: The costs of strength and negative attitudes toward psychological help-seeking.

NN Watson, CD Hunter - Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority …, 2015 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract The Strong Black Woman (SBW) race–gender schema prompts African American
women to use self-reliance and self-silence as coping strategies in response to stressors …

Disparity in depression treatment among racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States

M Alegría, P Chatterji, K Wells, Z Cao… - Psychiatric …, 2008 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Prior research on racial and ethnic disparities in depression treatment has been
limited by the scarcity of national samples that include an array of diagnostic and quality …

Depression and treatment among US pregnant and nonpregnant women of reproductive age, 2005–2009

JY Ko, SL Farr, PM Dietz, CL Robbins - Journal of women's health, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Background: Depression is often undiagnosed and untreated. It is not clear if differences
exist in the diagnosis and treatment of depression among pregnant and nonpregnant …

Labeling and stigma

BG Link, JC Phelan - Handbook of the sociology of mental health, 2013 - Springer
The chapter addresses the stigma associated with mental illnesses. It begins by
summarizing the development of thinking about labeling and stigma over the past half …

Prevalence, risk, and correlates of posttraumatic stress disorder across ethnic and racial minority groups in the United States

M Alegría, LR Fortuna, JY Lin, FH Norris, S Gao… - Medical care, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: We assess whether posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) varies in prevalence,
diagnostic criteria endorsement, and type and frequency of potentially traumatic events …

High risk of depression in high-income African American boys

S Assari, CH Caldwell - Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2018 - Springer
Background Despite the well-established literature on the protective effect of socioeconomic
status (SES) on physical and mental health, there are a few reports on poor mental health of …