Psychosocial Issues
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 identifying the risk factors for illness and the components of effective approaches and interventions for quality of care.

Adherence Behaviorial risk factors Cultural issues Health behavior Health care utilization

Self-assessment of health Social construction of mental illness Social risk factors Stigma Trust in health care

Current Projects: A Longitudinal Study of Influenza Vaccine Decisions Gretchen Chapman, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Iris Udasin, M.D., Principal Investigator Susan Anestari, M.S. Elliot Coups, M.S. Peter J. Guarnaccia, Ph.D. Howard Leventhal, Ph.D. Richard Piech, M.D. 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. 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. Cancer Genetics Education for Health Care Professionals Marvin Schwalb, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Howard Leventhal, 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. 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 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. Estimating Patients Time for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis 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 Use Patterns among Drug Users with HIV/AIDS Stephen Crystal, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Usha Sambamoorthi, Ph.D., Principal Investigator 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. 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. 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. Non-Recreational Physical Activity and Mortality 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. Post-treatment Distress among Patients with Breast Cancer Howard Leventhal, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Susan Goodin, Pharm.D. Carolyn Rabin, M.S. 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. Smoking Cessation Counseling during Physical Examination Omowunmi Y. Osinubi, M.D., Principal Investigator Kitaw Demissie, M.D., Ph.D. Howard Leventhal, Ph.D. Joyce F. Schneiderman, M.D. Smoking Cessation for Women at Risk for Cervical Cancer Howard Leventhal, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Suzanne Miller, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Michael Diefenbach, 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. The Long-term Mental Health Impact of Parental Abuse and Neglect Allan V. Horwitz, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Cathy S. Widom, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Julie McLaughlin, Ph.D. in progress Helene White, Ph.D. 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.