- April 15, 2024
Yale Study Finds Association Between Eczema and Eating Disorders
- February 28, 2024
Early retirement impacts mental health of blue-collar women more than white-collar peers
- February 05, 2024
YSPH Researcher studies climate change’s negative effects on mental health
- January 29, 2024Source: Axios
Mental health and addiction care falls short because it's not profitable
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
- 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 23; 2024 Apr 23. PMID: 38663793.
- 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 Apr 1; 2024 Apr 1. PMID: 38561918.
- 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.
- Problem Opioid Use Among US Military Veterans: Prevalence, Correlates, and Psychiatric Characteristics.Na PJ, Petrakis IL, Krystal JH, Pietrzak RH. J Addict Med. 2024 Mar 18; 2024 Mar 18. PMID: 38498625.
- 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.
- Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in a longitudinal study of Hurricane Katrina survivors.Zacher M, Raker EJ, Meadows MC, Ramírez S, Woods T, Lowe SR. SSM Ment Health. 2023 Dec; 2023 Feb 20. PMID: 36844796.
- Prevalence and factors associated with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms among home isolated COVID-19 patients in Western Nepal.Adhikari B, Poudel L, Thapa TB, Neupane D, Maharjan P, Hagaman A, Bhandari N, Katuwal N, Shrestha B, Maharjan R, Shrestha S, Shrestha A, Tamrakar D, Rajbhandari B, Shahi BB, Shrestha R, Karmacharya BM, Shrestha A. Dialogues Health. 2023 Dec; 2022 Dec 5. PMID: 36624774.
- "It's starting to weigh on me": Exploring the Experiences and Support Needs of Harm Reduction Staff in Connecticut using the Social-Ecological Model.Hill K, Dunham K, Grau LE, Heimer R. Harm Reduct J. 2023 Nov 14; 2023 Nov 14. PMID: 37964261.
- Vicarious Racism, Direct Racism, and Mental Health Among Racialized Minority Healthcare Workers.Hennein R, Tiako MJN, Bonumwezi J, Tineo P, Boatright D, Crusto C, Lowe SR. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023 Nov 7; 2023 Nov 7. PMID: 37935947.
- Barriers to mental health service use among people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.Manning RB, Cipollina R, Lowe SR, Bogart KR, Ostrove JM, Adler JM, Nario-Redmond MR, Wang K. Rehabil Psychol. 2023 Nov; 2023 Jul 20. PMID: 37470994.
- Almajiri health; a scoping review on disease, health literacy and space for participatory research.Muhammad MI, Abdulsalam AH, Petit-Clair F, Acquaye A, Nobles A, Fleischer B, Konkwo C, Ransome Y, Paintsil E. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023; 2023 Oct 11. PMID: 37819921.
- Engagement With Mental Health Services Among Survivors of Firearm Injury.Magee LA, Ortiz D, Adams ZW, Marriott BR, Beverly AW, Beverly B, Aalsma MC, Wiehe SE, Ranney ML. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Oct 2; 2023 Oct 2. PMID: 37902754.
- Experiences of stigma, mental health, and coping strategies in Lebanon among Lebanese and displaced Syrian men who have sex with men: A qualitative study.Abboud S, Seal DW, Pachankis JE, Khoshnood K, Khouri D, Fouad FM, Heimer R. Soc Sci Med. 2023 Oct; 2023 Sep 13. PMID: 37742387.
- Guided LGBTQ-affirmative internet cognitive-behavioral therapy for sexual minority youth's mental health: A randomized controlled trial of a minority stress treatment approach.Pachankis JE, Soulliard ZA, Layland EK, Behari K, Seager van Dyk I, Eisenstadt BE, Chiaramonte D, Ljótsson B, Särnholm J, Bjureberg J. Behav Res Ther. 2023 Oct; 2023 Sep 9. PMID: 37716019.
- Adolescent Providers' Experiences of Harassment Related to Delivering Gender-Affirming Care.Hughes LD, Gamarel KE, Restar AJ, Sequeira GM, Dowshen N, Regan K, Kidd KM. J Adolesc Health. 2023 Oct; 2023 Aug 15. PMID: 37589604.
- Recent Economic Intimate Partner Violence and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Sample of U.S. Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence.Willie TC, Alexander KA, Sharpless L, Zemlak JL, Smith MV, Kershaw TS. J Interpers Violence. 2023 Oct; 2023 Jun 30. PMID: 37387530.
- Associations of Discrimination, Low Social Support, and Limited English Proficiency with Depression in South Asian Immigrants.Roy S, Hassan S, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Desai MM. J Immigr Minor Health. 2023 Oct; 2023 Mar 20. PMID: 36940078.
- Impact of Marital Stress on 1-Year Health Outcomes Among Young Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction.Zhu C, Dreyer RP, Li F, Spatz ES, Caraballo-Cordovez C, Mahajan S, Raparelli V, Leifheit EC, Lu Y, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA, D'Onofrio G, Pilote L, Lichtman JH. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Sep 5; 2023 Aug 17. PMID: 37589125.
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.