Assessing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on nontraditional students' mental health and well-being

SJ Babb, KA Rufino… - Adult education quarterly, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The current study sought to measure how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the mental
health and well-being of college students, particularly nontraditional students. Participants …

[HTML][HTML] The association of smoking and smoking cessation with prevalent and incident symptoms of depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbance in the general …

O Hahad, M Beutel, DA Gilan, M Michal… - Journal of affective …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Smoking is a well-established risk factor for chronic non-communicable
diseases. However, the relationship between cigarette smoking and the risk of developing …

Increased symptom severity in adults and adolescents admitting to an inpatient psychiatric hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic

D Ramirez, KA Rufino, ME Rech, E Poa… - Psychiatry Research, 2022 - Elsevier
While the negative effects of Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) on general mental
health are well-established, less is known about the impact on those with severe mental …

Feasibility and acceptability of group-facilitated prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD in VA residential rehabilitation treatment programs

RK Sripada, JL Rodriguez, TP Wright, JA Hyland… - Behavior Therapy, 2022 - Elsevier
Prolonged Exposure therapy (PE) is a first-line treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD); however, few VA patients receive this treatment. One of the barriers to PE receipt is …

Standardized assessment of depression symptoms in postacute care: A screening threshold approach

D Siconolfi, MO Edelen, TL McMullen… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Depression symptoms have impacts on quality of life, rehabilitation and
treatment adherence, and resource utilization among patients in postacute care (PAC) …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing primary care for patients with major depressive disorder using electronic health records of a US-based healthcare provider

S Larson, A Nemoianu, DF Lawrence, MA Troup… - Journal of affective …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is predominantly managed in primary care.
However, primary care providers (PCPs) may not consistently follow evidence-based …

Comparison of different scoring methods based on latent variable models of the PHQ-9: an individual participant data meta-analysis

F Fischer, B Levis, C Falk, Y Sun… - Psychological …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Background Previous research on the depression scale of the Patient Health Questionnaire
(PHQ-9) has found that different latent factor models have maximized empirical measures of …

Moderating effects of emotion regulation difficulties and resilience on students' mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic

KA Rufino, SJ Babb… - Journal of Adult and …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examined whether emotion regulation difficulties and resilience in college
students moderated changes in mental health over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic …

A false sense of security: Rapid improvement as a red flag for death by suicide.

KA Rufino, H Beyene, E Poa, RJ Boland… - Journal of consulting …, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Postdischarge from inpatient psychiatry is the highest risk period for suicide, thus
better understanding the predictors of death by suicide during this time is critical for …

Screening for depressive symptoms in postbariatric surgery patients using a validated Arabic version of Patient Health Questionnaire

AF Bineid, MA Kofi, YM Albarrak… - Journal of Family and …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of depressive symptoms in obese patients is higher than
nonobese patients. Evidence shows an improvement of depressive symptoms after bariatric …