COVID-19 and catatonia: Prevalence, challenges, pathophysiology, and treatment.

Background: Emerging literature supports the association between acute COVID-19 infection and neuropsychiatric complications. This article reviews the evidence for catatonia as a potential neuropsychiatric sequela of COVID-19 infection.

Methods: PubMed was searched using the terms catatonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, and COVID-19.

Positive Indian Parenting: A Unique Collaborative Study in the Age of COVID-19.

Positive Indian Parenting (PIP) is a culturally based training developed by the National Indian Child Welfare Association in the mid-1980s that has been widely used across Indian Country. However, quantitative studies on its efficacy have not been conducted. This manuscript reports on the study design and development of an ongoing pilot study evaluating PIP and related adaptations that occurred within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Causal Pathways Between Severe Mental Illness and Behaviors Related to HIV: Patient Perspectives.

The purpose of this study was to identify causal pathways between HIV infection and severe mental illness. Data were collected through open-ended, semi-structured interviews. An integrated approach to the analysis, using inductive and deductive coding, was used to identify patterns among respondents.

Bipolar Disorder, Genetic Risk, and Reproductive Decision-Making: A Qualitative Study of Social Media Discussion Boards.

In this study, we present views on bipolar disorder and reproductive decision-making through an analysis of posts on Reddit™, a major Internet discussion forum. Prior research has shown that the Internet is a useful source of data on sensitive topics. This study used qualitative textual analysis to analyze posts on Reddit™ bipolar discussion boards that dealt with genetics and related topics.

Clinical Outcomes Associated With Sickle Cell Trait: A Systematic Review.

Background: Although sickle cell trait (SCT) is largely a benign carrier state, it may increase risk for certain clinical outcomes.

Purpose: To evaluate associations between SCT and clinical outcomes in children and adults.

Data Sources: English-language searches of PubMed, CINAHL, the Cochrane Library, Current Contents Connect, Scopus, and Embase (1 January 1970 to 30 June 2018) and bibliographies of review articles.

Exploring pathways to trust: a tribal perspective on data sharing.

The data-sharing policies of the National Institutes of Health aim to maximize public benefit derived from genetic studies by increasing research efficiency and use of a pooled data resource for future studies. Although broad access to data may lead to benefits for populations underrepresented in genetic studies, such as indigenous groups, tribes have ownership interest in their data. The Northwest-Alaska Pharmacogenetic Research Network, a partnership involving tribal organizations and universities conducting basic and translational pharmacogenetic research, convened a meeting to discuss the collection, management, and secondary use of research data, and of the processes surrounding access to data stored in federal repositories.

Evaluating community-based participatory research to improve community-partnered science and community health.

Background: Since 2007, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Policy Research Center (PRC) has partnered with the Universities of New Mexico and Washington to study the science of community-based participatory research (CBPR). Our goal is to identify facilitators and barriers to effective community-academic partnerships in American Indian and other communities, which face health disparities.

Objectives: We have described herein the scientific design of our National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study (2009-2013) and lessons learned by having a strong community partner leading the research efforts.

Depression, diabetes, and glycemic control in an American Indian community.

Objective: American Indians have a high prevalence of diabetes and its complications, and so it may be clinically important to identify psychiatric risk factors for the development of diabetes and its complications in this population. The objectives of this cross-sectional study were (1) to determine whether depression and diabetes are associated in the Pima Indians and (2) to determine if depression is associated with variables indicating risk for development of diabetes or diabetic complications.

Method: Adults (aged >or= 18 years) who attended research examinations in the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona from July 2003 through January 2007 were included.