Publications by authors named "L B Weinstock"
Depression is a prevalent mental health condition in the United States and a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. The treatment guidelines for depression recommends either psychotherapy, such as behavioral activation (BA), or a second-generation antidepressant as a first-line treatment for adult patients with depression. However, many individuals with depression do not experience improvement from first-line treatments or choose not to engage in them due to stigma, cost, difficulty with access, and/or side effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMast Cell Activation Syndrome and the Triad of MCAS, POTS, and Hypermobile EDS.
Am J Gastroenterol
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) exiting the criminal justice system struggle more with accessing mental health services compared to those without such a background, prompting the exploration of peer navigation interventions.
- A qualitative study involving interviews and focus groups with peer navigators and those with SMI revealed that participants found peer navigation services to be both feasible and acceptable for helping with community reentry.
- Key themes included the role of peers in overcoming care barriers, the positive impact of shared identities in reducing stigma, and essential skills for peer navigators, such as empathy and active listening, along with recommendations for program implementation.
Incarceration represents an opportune moment to improve self-management of anger and aggression. A hatha yoga-based intervention (YBI) could serve as a useful adjunctive intervention for anger within prisons. We enrolled 40 people with elevated levels of anger who were incarcerated (20 in a women's facility, and 20 in a men's facility) in a 10-week pilot randomized controlled trial of a YBI versus.
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