Publications by authors named "A R Horwitz"
Background: The mental health crisis among college students intensified amid the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting an urgent need for innovative solutions to support them. Previous efforts to address mental health concerns have been constrained, often due to the underuse or shortage of services. Mobile health (mHealth) technology holds significant potential for providing resilience-building support and enhancing access to mental health care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAttention control in the peripartum period: a longitudinal study.
Arch Womens Ment Health
November 2024
Purpose: Given research inconsistency, this study aimed to assess whether attention control changes from pregnancy to postpartum, focusing on the moderating role of maternal objective and subjective sleep. Our second objective was to evaluate attention control's role in predicting psychological outcomes in peripartum women.
Method: A cohort of 224 pregnant women completed the Antisaccade task, a measure of attention control, during the third trimester and again four months post-delivery.
Article Synopsis
- - Trauma can lead to mental health issues like PTSD, depression, and anxiety, creating a need for new treatments that address both barriers to care and the biological aspects of these conditions.
- - A clinical trial tested the effects of a 4-week morning light treatment on individuals with traumatic stress, using different durations (15, 30, or 60 minutes) to see its impact on the brain and emotional symptoms.
- - Results showed a decrease in right amygdala reactivity for those in the 30 and 60 min groups, and all participants experienced reduced clinical symptoms, particularly those in the 60 min group, indicating that morning light treatment may be a promising option for addressing traumatic stress.
Background: Incorporating an occupation-based assessment along with or in place of an assessment of body functions and structures is not performed routinely in hand therapy practice.
Purpose: (a) Explore correlations between body functions, activities and participation (A&P), and quality of life (QOL); (b) assess the extent to which personal factors and body functions contribute to variations in A&P and QOL; (c) compare the QOL of individuals with and without hand impairment (HI).
Study Design: Cross-sectional.
Importance: There is a substantial gap between demand for and availability of mental health services. Digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) are promising tools for bridging this gap, yet little is known about their comparative effectiveness.
Objective: To assess whether patients randomized to a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based or mindfulness-based DMHI had greater improvements in mental health symptoms than patients randomized to the enhanced personalized feedback (EPF)-only DMHI.