Ataques de Nervios and Somatic Complaints Among Island and Mainland Puerto Rican Children
Previous research has documented the association between the Latino cultural idiom of distress, ataques de nervios (i.e., “attacks of nerves”), and unexplained neurological symptoms among adults. However, the associations between ataques and somatic complaints in children have not been sufficiently explored.
Perceived discrimination and antisocial behaviors in Puerto Rican Children
This study examined whether perceived discrimination was related to antisocial behaviors (ASB) in a probability sample of Puerto Rican children living in the South Bronx, New York and the San Juan Metropolitan area of Puerto Rico (N = 1,271).
Prevalence of transmitted HIV drug resistance in Botswana: Lessons learned from the HIVDR-threshold survey conducted among women presenting for routine antenatal care as part of the 2007 national sentinel survey
The emergence and spread of transmitted drug resistance (TDR) poses a major threat to the success of the rapidly expanding antiretroviral treatment (ART) programs in resource-limited countries.
Patterns and correlates of tic disorder diagnoses in privately and publicly insured youth
Objective This study examined the prevalence and demographic and clinical correlates of children diagnosed with Tourette disorder, chronic motor or vocal tic disorder, and other tic disorders in public and private insurance plans over the course of a 1-year period.
Parental eligibility and enrollment in state children’s health insurance program: The roles of parental health, employment, and family structure
We examined eligibility and enrollment among parents of children in New Jersey’s State Children’s Health Insurance Program following expansion of parental eligibility for NJ FamilyCare coverage. Data were from the 2003 NJ FamilyCare Family Health Survey (n=416 families). Parental eligibility was higher in households without a full-time employedparent(oddsratio [OR]=5.50; 95% confidence interval [CI]=2.72, 11.14) and lower among single parents (OR=0.38; 95% CI=0.23, 0.61). Enrollment was higher among single parents (OR=2.24; 95% CI=1.17, 4.31). Roughly one third of eligible parents did not enroll, suggesting the need to increase awareness of parental eligibility and reduce barriers to enrollment.
Association of frontal and posterior cortical gray matter volume with time to alcohol relapse: A prospective study
Objective: Alcoholism is associated with gray matter volume deficits in frontal and other brain regions. Whether persistent brain volume deficits in abstinence are predictive of subsequent time to alcohol relapse has not been established. The authors measured gray matter volumes in healthy volunteers and in a sample of treatment-engaged, alcohol-dependent patients after 1 month of abstinence and assessed whether smaller frontal gray matter volume was predictive of subsequent alcohol relapse outcomes.
Bipolar medication use and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among patients with HIV-AIDS and bipolar disorder
Objective: The study examined relationships between adherence to bipolar medication and to antiretroviral therapy, measured by medication fills, among patients with diagnoses of bipolar disorder and HIV infection. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted of Medicaid claims data (2001-2004) from eight states, focusing on antiretroviral adherence. The unit of analysis was person-month (N=53,971). The average observation period for the 1,687 patients was 32 months.
Core Elements of U.S. Nurse Practice Acts and Incorporation of Nursing Diagnosis Language
Purpose: This paper describes the core elements of U.S. nurse practice acts and provides an update of Lavin, Meyer, and Carlson (1999) Review of the Use of Nursing Diagnosis in U.S. Nurse Practice Acts. Methods: Nurse practice acts from all states and the District of Columbia were collected and analyzed using qualitative content analysis with the software NVivo8. Findings: Major themes identified were nursing “care,” nursing process, supervision/delegation, executing the medical regimen, health maintenance/prevention, and teaching nursing.
Quantitative literacy across the curriculum: Integrating skills from english composition, mathematics, and the substantive disciplines
Quantitative literacy is an important profi ciency that pertains to “word problems” from science, history, and other fi elds. Unfortunately, teaching how to solve such problems often is relegated to math courses alone. This article examines how quantitative literacy also involves concepts and skills from English composition and the substantive disciplines. The author outlines a systematic approach to writing the answers to word problems-a fundamental skill that applies to ongoing education, everyday life, and the workplace.
Prevalence of diagnosed HIV disease among medicaid beneficiaries with schizophrenia in U.S. metropolitan areas
Numerous reports suggest HIV may be elevated among those with severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia or bipolar illness, but this has been studied in only a limited number of sites. Medicaid claim’s files from 2002 to 2003 were examined for metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) in 8 states, focusing on schizophrenia. Across 102 MSAs, 1.81% of beneficiaries with schizophrenia had received diagnoses of HIV/AIDS. MSA rates ranged widely, from 5.2% in Newark, NJ, to no cases in 16 of the MSAs.
Association of trauma-related disorders and dissociation with four idioms of distress among Latino psychiatric outpatients
Past research on idioms of distress among U. S. Latinos has revealed that ataque de nervios and altered perceptions, such as hearing and seeing things when alone, are independent markers of higher morbidity and mental health utilization despite having no one-to-one relationships with any single psychiatric diagnosis.
Ataque de nervios as a marker of social and psychiatric vulnerability: Results from the NLAAS
Background: This article presents the fi rst epidemiological portrait of ataques de nervios among Latinos in the mainland United States. Much of the previous literature has focused on Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico and New York City.
Adaptation of a Motivational Interviewing Intervention to Improve Antidepressant Adherence Among Latinos
Poor antidepressant adherence is a significant issue in depression treatment that adversely affects treatment outcomes. Although being a common problem, it tends to be more common among Latinos.
Development of a Measure of “Acculturation” for Ethnic Fijians: MethodologiC and Conceptual Considerations for Application to Eating Disorders Research
Acculturation has been examined as a risk factor for eating disorders, but interpretation of findings has been limited by inconsistent operationalization of this construct across studies.
Ataques de nervios and their psychiatric correlates in puerto rican children from two different contexts
Among Latino adults and children, ataques de nervios has been associated with an array of psychiatric disorders. Using data from a probability sample of Puerto Rican children, aged 5 to 13 years (N = 2491), we assessed the lifetime prevalence and psychiatric correlates of ataques in youth residing in the South Bronx, New York and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Religiosity and spiritual engagement in two American Indian populations
Social scientific investigation into the religiospiritual characteristics of American Indians rarely includes analysis of quantitative data. After reviewing information from ethnographic and autobiographical sources, we present analyses of data from a large, population-based sample of two tribes (n = 3,084).
HIV patients with psychiatric disorders are less likely to discontinue HAART
OBJECTIVE: We examined whether having a psychiatric disorder among HIV-infected individuals is associated with differential rates of discontinuation of HAART and whether the number of mental health visits impact these rates.
What do prospective research participants want to know? What do they assume they know already?
Using a framework based on conversational pragmatics, data were collected on spontaneous information requests by people who were invited to participate in a simple research study.
Psychiatric diagnosis and antiretroviral adherence among adolescent medicaid beneficiaries diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Research on adults with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) has suggested that psychiatric and substance abuse comorbidities are prevalent in this population, and that these may sometimes be associated with use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and adherence.
Significance of endorsement of psychotic symptoms by US latinos
In US regional studies, Latinos frequently endorse psychotic symptoms associated with impairment and mental health service use, yet do not meet criteria for psychotic disorder. Using a nationally representative Latino sample (N = 2554), we examined the prevalence of psychotic symptoms, their relationship to psychotic disorder, their correlates, and their relationship to mental health outcomes.