Category: Research Publications

In this study, 162 racially and ethnically diverse pregnant women were assigned to an 8-week mindfulness intervention (MIND) or treatment as usual (TAU). Symptoms of depression were measured at baseline, post-intervention, and 1-, 2-, 3-4, 5-, 6- and 8 years from baseline. Before the intervention, there were no differences in...

This work examined the interaction between the immune system and behaviors such as arousal and anxiety-like behavior and found individual differences in immune response that influenced changes in the behaviors.

Eco-concern, the distress experienced relating to climate change, is associated with mental health, yet no study has examined disordered eating related to eco-concern. This study developed and validated a 10-item scale assessing Eating-Related Eco-Concern (EREC).

Alterations in the white matter connections or network of the brain are schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders. We found that the white matter network of the brain is established early in childhood, suggesting that the alterations observed in psychiatric illness may arise very early in life.

The 1 month prevalence of pathological dissociation (PD) was examined in a large (N=6644) representative sample of the U.S. general population. Pathological dissociation (as measured by the DES-T) was present in 4.1% and associated with poor medical and mental health, increased suicide attempts and psychiatric hospitalizations compared with non-PD subjects.

This multi-stakeholder qualitative study seeks to clarify the most pressing social needs of cancer caregivers. Results from this study informed the development of a multidimensional social support intervention to improve the quality of life and coping self-efficacy of rural dwelling cancer caregivers.

We provide data to inform recommendations for providing culturally sensitive behavior therapy, including explicitly acknowledging and eliciting topics of race, ethnicity, and culture during sessions and supervision and ongoing training and supervision.

Pregnancy hormones triggered depression symptoms in women with a history of postpartum depression, but not in women who had never experienced depression. Hormones decreased activity in brain areas that respond to rewards, though these effects occurred in all women, whether they became depressed or not.

Although prior work has looked at how the brain responds to threats after trauma, very little research has looked at brain regions that process visual information about potential threats. In our recent manuscript in Translational Psychiatry, we leveraged the largest dataset of recent trauma survivors and 8 separate types of...

This trainee-led study used a large health registry to evaluate differences in quality of life and healthcare satisfaction among advanced cancer patients with and without minor children. Patients with minor children reported lower quality of life, higher mental distress, and lower satisfaction with their healthcare.