Special Populations
Insurance and Financing • Mental Health Services and Policy in the Criminal Justice System • Methods and Evaluation • Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes • Policy, Law, History and Professions • Psychosocial Issues • Special Populations • State Health Policy

Studies focus on approaches to improve access and quality of care for vulnerable populations.

Adolescents AIDS/HIV Children Depression Disabilities

Elderly Multicultural populations Nursing home residents Schizophrenia/other severe mental illness Substance abuse/other comorbidities Work force/employment

Current Projects: A Longitudinal Study of the Quality of Life of Individuals with a Diagnosis of Schizophrenia Discharged from Acute Care Hospitals David Mechanic, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Carol A. Boyer, Ph.D. Stephen E. Hansell, Ph.D. Donna D. McAlpine, Ph.D. Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H. James Walkup, Ph.D. A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of Medication Compliance Therapy in a Sample of Persons with Schizophrenia Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H., Principal Investigator Carol A. Boyer, Ph.D. David Mechanic, Ph.D. Aging and HIV Disease: Health Care, Function, and Quality of Life for Older Persons with HIV Disease Stephen Crystal, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Usha Sambamoorthi, Ph.D. An Evaluation of the Grotta Synagogue Hope (GSH): Outreach to the Elderly Initiative Pearl Beck, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Stephen Crystal, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Appropriateness of Care for Persons with a Severe Mental Illness and HIV/AIDS James Walkup, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Francine Cournos, M.D. Stephen Crystal, Ph.D. Usha Sambamoorthi, Ph.D. James Satriano, Ph.D. Assessing and Improving Quality of Care for Nursing Home Residents with Mental Health Disabilities Stephen Crystal, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H. Susan Reinhard, Ph.D., M.S.N. Usha Sambamoorthi, Ph.D. James Walkup, Ph.D. Barriers to Employment among Persons with Mental Impairments David Mechanic, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Scott Bilder, Ph.D. in progress; M.S. Stephen Crystal, Ph.D. Donna D. McAlpine, Ph.D. James Walkup, Ph.D. Lynn A. Warner, Ph.D. Changing Patterns and Trends in Inpatient Psychiatric Care for Children and Adolescents with Serious Emotional Disorders Kathleen J. Pottick, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Ronald Manderscheid, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Lynn A. Warner, Ph.D. Cooperation between Law Enforcement and Mental Health Systems: Bridging and the Role of the Judge Nancy Wolff, Ph.D., Principal Investigator William Fisher, Ph.D. Coping Strategies among Persons Diagnosed with Severe Mental Illness: Development of an Assessment Tool for Services Research Edward L. Knight, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Philip T. Yanos, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Creating Mental Illnesses Allan V. Horwitz, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Criminologically-informed Mental Health Service Research Program Nancy Wolff, Ph.D., Principal Investigator William Fisher, Ph.D. Bonita Veysey, Ph.D. Cultural Issues in Mental Health Assessment and Provision of Services to Multicultural Populations Peter J. Guarnaccia, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Margarita Alegria, Ph.D. Hector Bird, M.D. Glorisa Canino, Ph.D. Jane E. Miller, Ph.D. Depression, Medical Illness, and Disability James Walkup, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Andrew Leon, Ph.D. Drug Treatment and Caring during Pregnancy in HIV+ Women Stephen Crystal, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Usha Sambamoorthi, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Elizabeth S. McSpiritt Lynn A. Warner, Ph.D. Geriatric Depression and Antidepressant Use Stephen Crystal, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H. Usha Sambamoorthi, Ph.D. Dennis Shea, Ph.D. James Walkup, Ph.D. Geriatric Depression in Primary Care: A New Approach to Detection and Treatment Howard Leventhal, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Melissa Crouch, M.S., Ph.D. in progress Ellen L. Idler, Ph.D. Elaine Leventhal, M.D., Ph.D. Linda Patrick-Miller, Ph.D. Health Care Access, Utilization, and Costs among Medicare Beneficiaries with Psychiatric Conditions Stephen Crystal, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H. Usha Sambamoorthi, Ph.D. James Walkup, Ph.D. Lynn A. Warner, Ph.D. Health Care Data for Community Planning for HIV-related Services in New Jersey Stephen Crystal, Ph.D., Principal Investigator James Walkup, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Usha Sambamoorthi, Ph.D. Health Care Use Patterns among Drug Users with HIV/AIDS Stephen Crystal, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Usha Sambamoorthi, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Health, Public Health, and Correctional Care in New Jersey Jails Nancy Wolff, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Bonita Veysey, Ph.D. Identifying Service Innovations to Improve Medication Adherence among Persons with Schizophrenia Carol A. Boyer, Ph.D., Principal Investigator David Mechanic, Ph.D. Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H. Integration of Mental Health Services Data for Policy Research, Planning and Improving Care Carol A. Boyer, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Scott Bilder, Ph.D. in progress; M.S. Diane M. Davis, B.A. Bernice A. Pescosolido, Ph.D. Interaction of Social and Genetic Factors in Depression and Alcohol Use Allan V. Horwitz, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Diane M. Davis, B.A. Mark Schmitz, Ph.D. Tami M. Videon, M.A., Ph.D. Long-term Care Consumer Satisfaction Survey Stephen Crystal, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Timothy J. Lowe Judith A. Lucas, Ed.D., R.N, C.S. Joanne P. Robinson, Ph.D., R.N., C.S. Major Mental Disorders and HIV Disease: Health Services Use Stephen Crystal, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Francine Cournos, M.D. Donald R. Hoover, Ph.D., M.P.H. Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H. Usha Sambamoorthi, Ph.D. James Satriano, Ph.D. James Walkup, Ph.D. Lynn A. Warner, Ph.D. Mental Health Care Utilization and Costs for Medicaid Beneficiaries with Schizophrenia Stephen Crystal, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Usha Sambamoorthi, Ph.D. James Walkup, Ph.D. Philip T. Yanos, Ph.D. Negative and Supportive Social Interactions and Quality of Life among Persons Diagnosed with Severe Mental Illness Allan V. Horwitz, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Sarah Rosenfield, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Philip T. Yanos, Ph.D. Nursing Home Quality: Residents with Mental Disorders Nicholas G. Castle, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Stephen Crystal, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Vincent Mor, Ph.D. Patterns of Service Utilization among Substance Abusing Persons with Mental Illness Lynn A. Warner, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Stephen E. Hansell, Ph.D. Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H. Processes, Pathways, and Perceptions: Identifying and Treating ADHD in Children Mark Schmitz, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Projecting the Consequences of Better Health for Older Adults Relations between Poverty History and the Nutritional and Physical Health of Children Jane E. Miller, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Religion, Aging, and Adaptation to Open-heart Surgery Richard J. Contrada, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Ellen L. Idler, Ph.D. State Pharmacy Assistance Programs: Comparing Four States' Approaches to Addressing Drug Costs for the Elderly Stephen Crystal, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Joel C. Cantor, Sc.D. Susan Reinhard, Ph.D., M.S.N. Mina R. Silberberg, Ph.D. State Survey of Residential Facilities for Adults with Severe Mental Illness: Changing Patterns of Psychiatric Care David Mechanic, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Donna D. McAlpine, Ph.D. Symptom and Emotion Stimuli to Health Action in the Elderly Elaine Leventhal, M.D., Ph.D., Principal Investigator Howard Leventhal, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Edith Burns, M.D. Pablo A. Mora, Ph.D. Linda Patrick-Miller, Ph.D. Time Spent on Health and Health Care by Patients and Informal Caregivers Transition to Managed Care for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Children and Adolescents: Effects on Service Delivery and Client Outcomes Philip T. Yanos, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Stephen E. Hansell, Ph.D. Shula Minsky, Ed.D. Mark Rosato, M.D. Gary Rosenthal, M.D. Unmet Need for Mental Health Services: Validity of DSM-IV Diagnostic Criteria and Re-analysis of Epidemiological Prevalence Estimates Jerome C. Wakefield, Ph.D., D.S.W., Principal Investigator Mark Schmitz, Ph.D.