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Tieu L, Walton QL, Sherbourne CD, Miranda JM, Wells KB, Tang L, Williams P, Anderson GL, Booker-Vaughns J, Pulido E, Carr T, Heller SM, Bromley E. Life Events, Barriers to Care, and Outcomes Among Minority Women Experiencing Depression: A Longitudinal, Mixed-Method Examination. J Nerv Ment Dis 2022; 210:596-606. [PMID: 35184128 PMCID: PMC9338920 DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000001496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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ABSTRACT The long-term course of depression is not well-understood among minority women. We assessed depression trajectory, barriers to depression care, and life difficulties among minority women accessing health and social service programs as part of the Community Partners in Care study. Data include surveys ( N = 339) and interviews ( n = 58) administered at 3-year follow-up with African American and Latina women with improved versus persistent depression. The majority of the sample reported persistent depression (224/339, 66.1%), ≥1 barrier to mental health care (226/339, 72.4%), and multiple life difficulties (mean, 2.7; SD, 2.3). Many barriers to care ( i.e. , related to stigma and care experience, finances, and logistics) and life difficulties ( i.e. , related to finances, trauma, and relationships) were more common among individuals reporting persistent depression. Results suggest the importance of past experiences with depression treatment, ongoing barriers to care, and negative life events as contributors to inequities in depression outcomes experienced by minority women.
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- Lina Tieu
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, 650 Charles Young Drive South, A2-125 CHS, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, 3511 Cullen Blvd Room 110HA, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, 650 Charles Young Drive South, A2-125 CHS, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 760 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, 10920 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, 650 Charles Young Drive South, A2-125 CHS, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- RAND Corporation, 1776 Main St, Santa Monica, CA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 760 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, 10920 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 760 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, 10920 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine: Community Engagement, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science,1731 E. 120th St, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Asian Americans for Community Involvement, 2400 Moorpark Ave, San Jose, CA, USA
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine: Community Engagement, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science,1731 E. 120th St, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 N.W. Pacific St, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Autism Discovery Institute, Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego, 3020 Children’s Way, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles, 375 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 760 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, 10920 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Beaulieu-Prévost D, Cormier M, Heller SM, Nelson-Gal D, McRae K. Welcome to Wonderland? A Population Study of Intimate Experiences and Safe Sex at a Transformational Mass Gathering (Burning Man). Arch Sex Behav 2019; 48:2055-2073. [PMID: 31325119 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-019-01509-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2016] [Revised: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Transformational festivals are socially immersive artistic mass gatherings that are said to promote a strong feeling of belonging and experiences of personal transformation. The purposes of the present study were (1) to investigate the social and intimate experiences of Burning Man participants and (2) to study the factors predicting safe sex practices in the context of that transformational festival. The study was based on data from two consecutive cycles (2013 and 2014) of the yearly post-event online survey done in collaboration with the Burning Man Project. Participants consisted of people who attended the event (N = 19,512). The results were weighted based on the sociodemographic characteristics of the population. A typology of social and intimate experiences was created using a k-means cluster analysis. Predictors of having had unprotected sex with someone met during the event were identified using a nested logistic regression. Five profiles of social and intimate experiences were identified. Profiles with high levels of emotionally and physically intimate experiences were associated with a strong feeling of belonging and a high proportion of personal transformation. Predictive analyses showed that unprotected sex was mainly predicted by variables associated with one of three factors: (1) a lower lever of preparation and practice in using protection, (2) sex education and/or subcultures, and (3) the perceived costs and benefits associated with protection. The results also indirectly suggest a positive effect of the event on safe sex. Implications in terms of public health intervention are discussed.
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- Dominic Beaulieu-Prévost
- Département de sexologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, QC, H3C 3P8, Canada.
- Département de psychologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
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- Département de sexologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, QC, H3C 3P8, Canada
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- Department of Anthropology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA
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Anderson GL, Heller SM, Pulido E, Williams P, Orduna A, Bromley E, Booker-Vaughns J. Growing a Community-Academic Partnership: Lessons Learned in Forming a Qualitative Interview Team for the Community Partners in Care Study. Ethn Dis 2018; 28:365-370. [PMID: 30202189 DOI: 10.18865/ed.28.s2.365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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By engaging, partnering, and building trust with community members, research on vulnerable populations may offer opportunities to improve population health in communities that suffer from health disparities. While the literature on participatory and partnered approaches offers techniques and strategies for forming community-academic partnerships, less information is available about how partnerships can grow and evolve over time. In this article, we describe the expansion of a long-standing partnership that uses principles of community partnered participatory research (CPPR), a variant of community-based participatory research (CBPR). We outline the preparation and executive phases of conducting qualitative interviewing with highly vulnerable study participants who have already been participants in a longitudinal survey. We describe the challenges and concerns at each phase of the research and summarize some lessons learned. To grow and evolve, the partnership must constantly be reaffirmed in the experiences of new members.
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- Gera L Anderson
- California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice, Stockton, CA
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- UCLA Center for Health Services and Society, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Community Engagement, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science; Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute, Carpinteria, CA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Community Engagement, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science; Los Angeles, CA
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Khodyakov D, Sharif MZ, Jones F, Heller SM, Pulido E, Wells KB, Bromley E. Whole Person Care in Under-resourced Communities: Stakeholder Priorities at Long-Term Follow-Up in Community Partners in Care. Ethn Dis 2018; 28:371-380. [PMID: 30202190 DOI: 10.18865/ed.28.s2.371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objective Depressed individuals may require help from different agencies to address health and social needs, but how such coordination occurs in under-resourced communities is poorly understood. This study sought to identify priorities of Latino and African American depressed clients, explore whether service providers understand client priorities, and describe how providers address them. Methods Between October 2014 and February 2015, we interviewed 104 clients stratified by depression history and 50 representatives of different programs in health and social community agencies who participated in Community Partners in Care, a cluster-randomized trial of coalition-building approaches to delivering depression quality improvement programs. Clients were queried about their most pressing needs; program representatives identified their clients' needs and explained how they addressed them. Results Physical and mental health were clients' top priorities, followed by housing, caring for and building relationships with others, and employment. While persistently depressed clients prioritized mental health, those with improved depression prioritized relationships with others. Program representatives identified housing, employment, mental health, and improving relationships with others as clients' top priorities. Needs assessment, client-centered services, and linkages to other agencies were main strategies used to address client needs. Conclusion Depressed clients have multiple health and social needs, and program representatives in under-resourced communities understand the complexity of clients' needs. Agencies rely on needs assessment and referrals to meet their clients' needs, which enhances the importance of agency partnership in "whole person" initiatives. Our results illustrate agency capacity to adopt integrated care models that will address clients' multiple needs through multi-sector collaboration and describe potential strategies to help reach the goal of whole person care.
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- Healthy African American Families II, Los Angeles, CA
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- Center for Health Services and Society, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Center for Health Services and Society, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences; RAND Corporation; University of California, Los Angeles School of Public Health
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- Center for Health Services and Society, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences; Desert Pacific MIRECC Health Services Unit, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA
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Snyder SA, Heller SM, Lumian DS, McRae K. Regulation of positive and negative emotion: effects of sociocultural context. Front Psychol 2013; 4:259. [PMID: 23840191 PMCID: PMC3700390 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2012] [Accepted: 04/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Previous research has demonstrated that the use of emotion regulation strategies can vary by sociocultural context. In a previous study, we reported changes in the use of two different emotion regulation strategies at an annual alternative cultural event, Burning Man (McRae et al., 2011). In this sociocultural context, as compared to typically at home, participants reported less use of expressive suppression (a strategy generally associated with maladaptive outcomes), and greater use of cognitive reappraisal (a strategy generally associated with adaptive outcomes). What remained unclear was whether these changes in self-reported emotion regulation strategy use were characterized by changes in the regulation of positive emotion, negative emotion, or both. We addressed this issue in the current study by asking Burning Man participants separate questions about positive and negative emotion. Using multiple datasets, we replicated our previous findings, and found that the decreased use of suppression is primarily driven by reports of decreased suppression of positive emotion at Burning Man. By contrast, the increased use of reappraisal is not characterized by differential reappraisal of positive and negative emotion at Burning Man. Moreover, we observed novel individual differences in the magnitude of these effects. The contextual changes in self-reported suppression that we observe are strongest for men and younger participants. For those who had previously attended Burning Man, we observed lower levels of self-reported suppression in both sociocultural contexts: Burning Man and typically at home. These findings have implications for understanding the ways in which certain sociocultural contexts may decrease suppression, and possibly minimize its associated maladaptive effects.
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- Sara A Snyder
- Department of Clinical and Counseling Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University New York, NY, USA ; Department of Psychology, University of Denver Denver, CO, USA
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