Chronic stress, structural exposures and neurobiological mechanisms: A stimulation, discrepancy and deprivation model of psychosis

T Vargas, RE Conley, VA Mittal - International review of neurobiology, 2020 - Elsevier
Chronic stress exposure has been established as a key vulnerability factor for developing
psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia. A structural, or systems level perspective, has …

[HTML][HTML] Disentangling the complexities of modelling when high social capital contributes to indicating good health

C Quintal, LM Ramos, P Torres - Social Science & Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
The association between social capital and health is under continuous research. Based both
on theoretical frameworks and previous empirical studies, the magnitude and sign of this …

[HTML][HTML] Adaptation of the personal social capital brief scale for the measurement of the offline and online social capital in Italy

E Menardo, R Cubelli, G Balboni - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Social Capital refers to the resources associated with durable and trustworthy social
connections. Social Capital can be developed through offline and online relationships. It can …

Income Loss and Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States—Investigating the Moderating Role of Race and Metro-Level Co-ethnic Density

Y Huang - Journal of Urban Health, 2024 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted individuals' financial well-being and
mental health. This study investigates the relationship between income loss and mental …

[HTML][HTML] Ethnic density, social support, and loneliness among Chinese immigrants in Philadelphia

M Tseng, E Walton, E Handorf, CY Fang - Wellbeing, space and society, 2021 - Elsevier
Living in more 'ethnically dense'areas is thought to promote health, possibly by facilitating
social support and a sense of belonging. Because of kin networks and cultural obligations …

[HTML][HTML] Neighborhood social organization exposures and racial/ethnic disparities in hypertension risk in Los Angeles

G Sharp, RM Carpiano - PLoS One, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Despite a growing evidence base documenting associations between neighborhood
characteristics and the risk of developing high blood pressure, little work has established the …

Differentiating distinct and converging neural correlates of types of systemic environmental exposures

TG Vargas, KSF Damme, VA Mittal - Human Brain Mapping, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Systemic environmental disadvantage relates to a host of health and functional outcomes.
Specific structural factors have seldom been linked to neural structure, however, clouding …

Differentiating kinds of systemic stressors with relation to psychotic-like experiences in late childhood and early adolescence: the stimulation, discrepancy, and …

T Vargas, KSF Damme, KJ Osborne… - Clinical Psychological …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Conceptualizations that distinguish systems-level stress exposures are lacking; the
stimulation (lack of safety and high attentional demands), discrepancy (social exclusion and …

[HTML][HTML] The Mediation Effect of Perceived Attitudes toward Medical Service on the Association between Public Satisfaction with the Overall Medical Service and Self …

W Zheng, Y Liang, WS Lee, Y Ko - International Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to examine the association between public satisfaction with the overall
medical service and individuals' self-rated health among 18,852 Chinese adults aged 16–60 …

Systemic Environmental Factors, Neural Correlates and Psychosis Vulnerability

TG Vargas - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Relative to individual level exposures (such as childhood trauma, life events, and bullying
exposure), contextual or systems level environmental factors have received relatively less …