Publications by authors named "Molly Sawdy"
Objectives: Black and Hispanic/Latinx individuals experience a greater burden of mental health symptoms as compared to White individuals in the general population. Examination of ethnoracial disparities and mechanisms explaining these disparities among veterans is still in its nascence. The current study examined perceived everyday discrimination and income as parallel mediators of the association between race/ethnicity and PTSD, depression, and general anxiety symptoms in a sample of White, Black, and Hispanic/Latinx veterans stratified by gender.
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- The study evaluated a computerized Relational Agent designed to deliver alcohol screening, brief interventions, and referrals, comparing its effectiveness with standard treatment practices in primary care for veterans.
- 178 veterans participated, with some receiving standard care (TAU) and others receiving the Relational Agent along with TAU, assessed at baseline and 3 months later.
- While both groups reduced drinking, those using the Relational Agent showed greater improvements in addressing negative alcohol consequences and had higher rates of receiving brief interventions and referrals to specialized care.