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| Roberto Lewis-FernandezSummaryAffiliation: Columbia University Country: USA Publications
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Association of trauma-related disorders and dissociation with four idioms of distress among Latino psychiatric outpatientsRoberto Lewis-Fernandez
New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032, USA
Cult Med Psychiatry 34:219-43. 2010....
Dissociation, childhood trauma, and ataque de nervios among Puerto Rican psychiatric outpatientsRoberto Lewis-Fernandez
Anxiety Disorders Clinic, New York State Psychiatric Institute, NY 10032, USA
Am J Psychiatry 159:1603-5. 2002..This study examined the relationships of dissociation and childhood trauma with ataque de nervios...- Culture and the anxiety disorders: recommendations for DSM-VRoberto Lewis-Fernandez
Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York 10032, USA
Depress Anxiety 27:212-29. 2010..This review canvases the mental health literature for evidence of cross-cultural limitations in DSM-IV-TR anxiety disorder criteria... - The cultural formulation: a method for assessing cultural factors affecting the clinical encounterRoberto Lewis-Fernandez
Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Psychiatr Q 73:271-95. 2002..We present a brief historical overview of the model and use a case scenario to illustrate each of its components and the substantial effect on illness course and treatment outcome of implementing the model in clinical practice... 
Significance of endorsement of psychotic symptoms by US LatinosRoberto Lewis-Fernandez
Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 197:337-47. 2009..Endorsed psychotic symptoms in Latinos may constitute a clinically significant marker of general psychiatric vulnerability rather than a sign of psychotic disorder...- Elevated rates of current PTSD among Hispanic veterans in the NVVRS: true prevalence or methodological artifact?Roberto Lewis-Fernandez
Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA
J Trauma Stress 21:123-32. 2008..These tests suggest that greater Hispanic expressiveness does not account for the Hispanic elevation in current PTSD in the NVVRS SCID-diagnosed subsample... - Depression in US Hispanics: diagnostic and management considerations in family practiceRoberto Lewis-Fernandez
Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, USA
J Am Board Fam Pract 18:282-96. 2005.... - Psychotic symptoms in an urban general medicine practiceMark Olfson
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York 10032, USA
Am J Psychiatry 159:1412-9. 2002.... - Long-term course of probable PTSD after the 9/11 attacks: a study in urban primary careYuval Neria
New York State Psychiatric Institute, and College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032, USA
J Trauma Stress 23:474-82. 2010..Findings highlight the importance of ongoing evaluation of mental health needs in primary care settings in the aftermath of disasters... - Comparative phenomenology of ataques de nervios, panic attacks, and panic disorderRoberto Lewis-Fernandez
New York State Psychiatric Institute, Unit 69, NY 10032, USA
Cult Med Psychiatry 26:199-223. 2002..This confirms previous findings that ataque is a more inclusive construct than panic disorder. The importance of these findings for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of persons with ataques is discussed... - Symptom patterns associated with chronic PTSD in male veterans: new findings from the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment StudyRandall D Marshall
Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 194:275-8. 2006..We conclude that certain symptom profiles may predict enduring pathological responses to trauma and therefore provide targets for intervention efforts... - War-related posttraumatic stress disorder in Black, Hispanic, and majority White Vietnam veterans: the roles of exposure and vulnerabilityBruce P Dohrenwend
Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA
J Trauma Stress 21:133-41. 2008..The PTSD elevation in Hispanics versus Blacks is accounted for mainly by Hispanics' younger age... - Use of psychotropic medications for patients with office visits who receive a diagnosis of panic disorderCarlos Blanco
Departments of Psychiatry, Columbia University New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York 10032, USA
Med Care 42:1242-6. 2004..We sought to examine trends in the medication management of panic disorder from a nationally representative sample of visits to psychiatrists and primary care physicians in office-based practice... - Dissociative disorders in DSM-5David Spiegel
Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA
Depress Anxiety 28:E17-45. 2011..The periodic revision of the DSM provides an opportunity to revisit the assumptions underlying specific diagnoses and the empirical support, or lack of it, for the defining diagnostic criteria... - Positive tertiary appraisals and posttraumatic stress disorder in U.S. male veterans of the war in Vietnam: the roles of positive affirmation, positive reformulation, and defensive denialBruce P Dohrenwend
Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 72:417-33. 2004..The possibility that mainly positive tertiary appraisals also contribute to successful postwar adaptation is discussed... - Citalopram treatment of social anxiety disorder with comorbid major depressionFranklin R Schneier
Anxiety Disorders Clinic, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York 10032, USA
Depress Anxiety 17:191-6. 2003..The overlap of social anxiety disorder with atypical features of depression may primarily be due to the shared feature of rejection sensitivity... - A controlled trial of paroxetine for chronic PTSD, dissociation, and interpersonal problems in mostly minority adultsRandall D Marshall
New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York 10032, USA
Depress Anxiety 24:77-84. 2007..Paroxetine was well tolerated and superior to placebo in ameliorating the symptoms of chronic PTSD, associated features of PTSD, dissociative symptoms, and interpersonal problems in the first trial conducted primarily in minority adults... - Duloxetine in the treatment of major depressive disorder: comparisons of safety and efficacy in U.S. Hispanic and majority Caucasian patientsRoberto Lewis-Fernandez
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 67:1379-90. 2006..To evaluate new pharmacotherapies for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in Hispanic Americans, the largest ethnic minority group in the United States... - Collaborative planning approach to inform the implementation of a healthcare manager intervention for Hispanics with serious mental illness: a study protocolLeopoldo J Cabassa
New York State Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA
Implement Sci 6:80. 2011.... - The cross-cultural validity of posttraumatic stress disorder: implications for DSM-5Devon E Hinton
Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Depress Anxiety 28:783-801. 2011..This review examines various types of cross-cultural validity of the PTSD criteria as defined in DSM-IV-TR, and presents options and preliminary recommendations to be considered for DSM-5... - National trends in ethnic disparities in mental health careCarlos Blanco
Departments of Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032, USA
Med Care 45:1012-9. 2007..To compare trends in office-based treatment of mental disorders between Hispanics and non-Hispanics... - Research issues for improving treatment of U.S. Hispanics with persistent mental disordersWilliam Armando Vega
Department of Psychiatry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
Psychiatr Serv 58:385-94. 2007.... - Assessment of a disease screener by hierarchical all-subset selection using area under the receiver operating characteristic curvesYuanjia Wang
Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
Stat Med 30:1751-60. 2011..We use the procedure to construct a psychosis screening test to be used at a primary care clinic that will optimally screen low-income, Latino psychotic patients for further specialty referral... - Methodological challenges in psychiatric treatment adherence researchDawn Velligan
Department of Psychiatry, Mail Stop 7797, The University of Texas Health Science Center, 7704 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229 3900, USA
Clin Schizophr Relat Psychoses 4:74-91. 2010..Finally, the panel identified a broad range of intervention approaches, and conditions under which these interventions are likely to be most effective at reducing barriers to adherence and reinforcing adherence behavior... - Racial differences in visit duration of outpatient psychiatric visitsMark Olfson
Department of Psychiatry, Division of Epidemiology, New York State Psychiatric Institute Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 66:214-21. 2009..Substantial racial disparities exist in the delivery of some health care services. Whether racial disparities exist in the duration of office visits to psychiatrists is not known... - Toward an adaptation of interpersonal psychotherapy for Hispanic patients with DSM-IV major depressive disorderJohn C Markowitz
New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 70:214-22. 2009..The literature on cultural competence in treating Hispanic patients provides few details of psychotherapeutic adaptations... - Culture and psychiatric symptoms in Puerto Rican children: longitudinal results from one ethnic group in two contextsCristiane S Duarte
Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University NY State Psychiatric Institute, USA
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 49:563-72. 2008.... - Prediction-based structured variable selection through the receiver operating characteristic curvesYuanjia Wang
Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
Biometrics 67:896-905. 2011..Finally we apply developed methods to design a structured screener to be used in primary care clinics to refer potentially psychotic patients for further specialty diagnostics and treatment... - Dissociative disorders in DSM-5David Spiegel
Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA
Depress Anxiety 28:824-52. 2011..The periodic revision of the DSM provides an opportunity to revisit the assumptions underlying specific diagnoses and the empirical support, or lack of it, for the defining diagnostic criteria... - Racial and ethnic differences in diabetes mellitus among people with and without psychiatric disorders: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related ConditionsLeopoldo J Cabassa
New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 33:107-15. 2011..This study examined racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in a nationally representative sample of adults with and without common psychiatric disorders... - Dissociative disorders in DSM-5David Spiegel
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94304 5718, USA
Annu Rev Clin Psychol 9:299-326. 2013..Conversion disorder (functional neurological symptom disorder) will likely remain with the somatic symptom disorders, despite considerable dissociative comorbidity... - Seasonality effects on schizophrenic births in multiplex families in a tropical islandJOSE R CARRION-BARALT
Department of Psychiatry, Box 1230, Mt Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
Psychiatry Res 142:93-7. 2006.... - Health and wellness photovoice project: engaging consumers with serious mental illness in health care interventionsLeopoldo J Cabassa
1Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
Qual Health Res 23:618-30. 2013..In this article, we show how photovoice can generate valuable community knowledge to inform the translation of health care interventions in supportive housing agencies... - Shared decision-making in the primary care treatment of late-life major depression: a needed new intervention?Patrick J Raue
Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 25:1101-11. 2010.... - Lifestyle interventions for adults with serious mental illness: a systematic literature reviewLeopoldo J Cabassa
Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
Psychiatr Serv 61:774-82. 2010....
Research Grants
- Improving Hispanic Retention in Antidepressant TherapyRoberto Lewis Fernandez; Fiscal Year: 2003..This pilot data will allow us to apply for an R01 to further study this intervention and model in a controlled clinical trial. ..
- Culturally Congruent Program of MDD Care for HispanicsRoberto Lewis Fernandez; Fiscal Year: 2007..If successful, CCP-MDD could then be tested against usual care in a larger randomized, controlled trial. ..
- Motivational Antidepressant Therapy for HispanicsRoberto Lewis Fernandez; Fiscal Year: 2007..If MADT is found to be more efficacious than standard ADT in this stage II trial, the mixed- method data will allow us to further develop MADT for a stage III effectiveness trial in community settings. ..
- Motivational Antidepressant Therapy for HispanicsRoberto Lewis Fernandez; Fiscal Year: 2009..If MADT is found to be more efficacious than standard ADT in this stage II trial, the mixed- method data will allow us to further develop MADT for a stage III effectiveness trial in community settings. ..
- Motivational Antidepressant Therapy for HispanicsRoberto Lewis Fernandez; Fiscal Year: 2010..If MADT is found to be more efficacious than standard ADT in this stage II trial, the mixed- method data will allow us to further develop MADT for a stage III effectiveness trial in community settings. ..