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Widowhood stigma as a fundamental cause of poor mental, sexual, and reproductive health outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa: A conceptual framework

SSM - Mental Health
Background: Widows in sub-Saharan Africa experience stigma linked to their social identity of widowhood. Despite the known significant impacts of stigma on health and wellbeing, widowhood stigma is less conceptualized and studied and its effects on ...
Jackline A. Odhiambo, Louisa N. Ndunyu, Erick O. Nyambedha, Ushma Upadhyay, Janet M. Turan, Elizabeth Bukusi, Nicodemus O. Agumba, Craig R. Cohen, Sheri D. Weiser   +8 more
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Tuberculosis stigma as a social determinant of health: a systematic mapping review of research in low incidence countries

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017
Tuberculosis (TB)-related stigma is an important social determinant of health. Research generally highlights how stigma can have a considerable impact on individuals and communities, including delays in seeking health care and adherence to treatment ...
G.M. Craig, A. Daftary, N. Engel, S. O’Driscoll, A. Ioannaki   +4 more
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Delivering a family‐based child mental health promotion program among two resettled refugee communities during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Lessons learned in a hybrid type II implementation‐effectiveness randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Resettled refugee families face elevated mental health risks, compounded by structural and cultural barriers. The Family Strengthening Intervention for Resettlement (FSIR), co‐developed with resettled refugee communities, aims to improve family functioning and child mental health.
Euijin Jung, Candace Black, Matias Placencio‐Castro, Lila Chamlagai, Rilwan Osman, Morgan Hoffman, William Beardslee, Theresa S. Betancourt   +7 more
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Who puts the “support” in supportive housing? The relationship between housing staff support and resident experiences, and the potential moderating role of self‐determination

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The provision of residential and community‐based services for individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) has become increasingly important following the deinstitutionalization movement. Much of the existing research on supportive housing focuses on housing outcomes rather than exploring how the program helps its residents thrive in the ...
Kenna E. Dickard, Greg Townley
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Participation for mental health service development in China: Conditions, challenges, facilitators, and outcomes

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study analyzes a participatory project to develop peer support services for people with serious mental illnesses (SMIs) in China. Drawing on interviews with psychiatrists, social workers, service users, and a family caregiver, it examines the conditions, challenges, facilitators, and outcomes of participation in a paternalistic context ...
Zhiying Ma, Yu Fan, Xiyuan Chen, Lindsay Sheehan, Sang Qin, Aoxuan Cao, Liang Zhou   +6 more
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Neighborhood social environments and mental health among youth and adults in public housing

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Neighborhoods influence health in part through social processes. However, little is known about how multiple neighborhood social processes co‐occur, or about within (vs. between) neighborhood variation in social processes and health. This study asked how residents of a large public housing development describe their neighborhood and used ...
Jane Leer, Lindsay Lanteri, Rebekah Levine Coley, Samantha Teixeira   +3 more
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Mediating role of social support between stigma and social alienation in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Psychology
BackgroundStigma is a prevalent issue with well-documented negative consequences, including its association with social alienation. However, this relationship—and the mechanisms underlying it—remain underexplored in individuals with inflammatory bowel ...
Guili Xia, Guili Xia, Guili Xia, Mei-juan Huang, Qing Chen, Yao Pu, Ling Dong, Yiting Zeng, Ling Wang, Yi-ping Chen   +9 more
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Mental health service use among Filipino American and Korean American young adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite the heightened mental health challenges amid rising Anti‐Asian sentiment, Asian Americans have significantly underutilized mental health services, a trend that persisted even before the COVID‐19 pandemic. Although considerable efforts have been made to understand how various factors are related to mental health service use in this ...
Michael Park, Eunseok Jeong, Nari Yoo, Yoonsun Choi, Leopoldo J. Cabassa, Miwa Yasui, David Takeuchi   +6 more
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Associations between inclusive community coalition leadership and use of evidence‐based practices

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Community coalitions have the potential to elicit diverse participants' perspectives on complex issues and generate shared commitment to adaptive strategies. Ideally, these approaches have been found effective elsewhere. Despite evidence that leadership plays a generally important role in coalitions, there have been limited prior findings ...
Rebecca Wells, Nalini Ranjit, Louis D. Brown, Sarah M. Chilenski, Yvonne Mary Gaddy   +4 more
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Experience and impact of stigma in people with chronic hepatitis B: a qualitative study in Asia, Europe, and the United States

BMC Public Health
Background People with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) commonly experience social and self-stigma. This study sought to understand the impacts of CHB-related stigma and a functional cure on stigma. Methods Adults with CHB with a wide range of age and education
Mondher Toumi, Jack Wallace, Chari Cohen, Chris Marshall, Helen Kitchen, Jake Macey, Hannah Pegram, Ashley F. Slagle, Robert G. Gish, Qin Ning, Hiroshi Yatsuhashi, Markus Cornberg, Maurizia Brunetto, Florian van Bömmel, Qing Xie, Dee Lee, Noriyuki Habuka, Urbano Sbarigia, Maria Beumont-Mauviel, Angelina Villasis Keever, Yasushi Takahashi, Yiwei Lu, Ao Liu, Qiaoqiao Chen, Tetsuro Ito, Olaf Radunz, Anna Puggina, Gudrun Hilgard, Eric K.H. Chan, Su Wang   +29 more
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