Michael T Compton

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Affiliation: George Washington University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Do empathy and psychological mindedness affect police officers' decision to enter crisis intervention team training?
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 62:632-8. 2011
  2. ncbi Which came first, delusions or hallucinations? An exploration of clinical differences among patients with first-episode psychosis based on patterns of emergence of positive symptoms
    Michael T Compton
    The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Washington, DC 20037
    Psychiatry Res 200:702-7. 2012
  3. ncbi Opening doors to recovery: a novel community navigation service for people with serious mental illnesses
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC 20037, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 62:1270-2. 2011
  4. ncbi The "doses" of initial, untreated hallucinations and delusions: a proof-of-concept study of enhanced predictors of first-episode symptomatology and functioning relative to duration of untreated psychosis
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 72:1487-93. 2011
  5. ncbi Development, item analysis, and initial reliability and validity of a multiple-choice knowledge of mental illnesses test for lay samples
    Michael T Compton
    The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Washington, DC 20037, USA
    Psychiatry Res 189:141-8. 2011
  6. ncbi Axis IV psychosocial problems among patients with psychotic or mood disorders with a cannabis use disorder comorbidity
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Am J Addict 20:563-7. 2011
  7. ncbi Patient-level predictors and clinical correlates of duration of untreated psychosis among hospitalized first-episode patients
    Michael T Compton
    Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 49 Jesse Hill Jr Drive, SE, Room 333, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 72:225-32. 2011
  8. ncbi Use of force preferences and perceived effectiveness of actions among Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) police officers and non-CIT officers in an escalating psychiatric crisis involving a subject with schizophrenia
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 49 Jesse Hill Jr Drive, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    Schizophr Bull 37:737-45. 2011
  9. ncbi Mode of onset of psychosis and family involvement in help-seeking as determinants of duration of untreated psychosis
    Michael T Compton
    Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 43:975-82. 2008
  10. ncbi Social functioning in urban, predominantly African American, socially disadvantaged patients with first-episode nonaffective psychosis
    Sandra M Goulding
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA
    Schizophr Res 119:95-100. 2010

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  1. ncbi Do empathy and psychological mindedness affect police officers' decision to enter crisis intervention team training?
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 62:632-8. 2011
    ....
  2. ncbi Which came first, delusions or hallucinations? An exploration of clinical differences among patients with first-episode psychosis based on patterns of emergence of positive symptoms
    Michael T Compton
    The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Washington, DC 20037
    Psychiatry Res 200:702-7. 2012
    ....
  3. ncbi Opening doors to recovery: a novel community navigation service for people with serious mental illnesses
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC 20037, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 62:1270-2. 2011
    ....
  4. ncbi The "doses" of initial, untreated hallucinations and delusions: a proof-of-concept study of enhanced predictors of first-episode symptomatology and functioning relative to duration of untreated psychosis
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 72:1487-93. 2011
    ....
  5. ncbi Development, item analysis, and initial reliability and validity of a multiple-choice knowledge of mental illnesses test for lay samples
    Michael T Compton
    The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Washington, DC 20037, USA
    Psychiatry Res 189:141-8. 2011
    ..This initial report suggests that the MC-KOMIT may be useful in quantifying knowledge of mental illnesses in police officers and other diverse lay samples...
  6. ncbi Axis IV psychosocial problems among patients with psychotic or mood disorders with a cannabis use disorder comorbidity
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Am J Addict 20:563-7. 2011
    ..The results underscore the need for careful screening and treatment of comorbid cannabis abuse/dependence among patients with psychotic or mood disorders given the prominent associated psychosocial impairments in this population...
  7. ncbi Patient-level predictors and clinical correlates of duration of untreated psychosis among hospitalized first-episode patients
    Michael T Compton
    Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 49 Jesse Hill Jr Drive, SE, Room 333, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 72:225-32. 2011
    ..This study examined patient-level predictors of DUP and clinical correlates of both DUP and duration of untreated illness (DUI), both of which have been implicated as prognostic indicators...
  8. ncbi Use of force preferences and perceived effectiveness of actions among Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) police officers and non-CIT officers in an escalating psychiatric crisis involving a subject with schizophrenia
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 49 Jesse Hill Jr Drive, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    Schizophr Bull 37:737-45. 2011
    ..In addition to clinical and programmatic implications, such findings demonstrate a role for clinicians, advocates, and schizophrenia researchers in promoting social justice through partnerships with diverse social sectors...
  9. ncbi Mode of onset of psychosis and family involvement in help-seeking as determinants of duration of untreated psychosis
    Michael T Compton
    Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 43:975-82. 2008
    ..Br J Psychiatry 189:446-452, 2006). The present analysis was conducted in an effort to replicate those findings in a predominantly low-income, urban, African American sample...
  10. ncbi Social functioning in urban, predominantly African American, socially disadvantaged patients with first-episode nonaffective psychosis
    Sandra M Goulding
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA
    Schizophr Res 119:95-100. 2010
    ....
  11. ncbi Knowledge about schizophrenia and social distance toward individuals with schizophrenia: a survey among predominantly low-income, urban, African American community members
    Michelle L Esterberg
    Emory University, Department of Psychology, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    J Psychiatr Pract 14:86-93. 2008
    ..Further research involving specific racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic groups is needed to better understand the complex associations underlying knowledge about schizophrenia and stigma...
  12. ncbi Social distance and stigma toward individuals with schizophrenia: findings in an urban, African-American community sample
    Beth Broussard
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC 20037, USA
    J Nerv Ment Dis 200:935-40. 2012
    ..The results suggest special considerations when working with disenfranchised populations, especially family members of individuals with mental illnesses, in treatment settings...
  13. ncbi Unemployment among patients with newly diagnosed first-episode psychosis: prevalence and clinical correlates in a U.S. sample
    Claire E Ramsay
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 47:797-803. 2012
    ..This analysis documented the prevalence of unemployment and examined previously reported clinical correlates of unemployment in patients with first-episode psychosis hospitalized in an urban, public-sector setting in the southeastern US...
  14. ncbi Association of pre-onset cannabis, alcohol, and tobacco use with age at onset of prodrome and age at onset of psychosis in first-episode patients
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 166:1251-7. 2009
    ..Effects of the progression of frequency of use were examined through time-dependent covariates in survival analyses...
  15. ncbi Associations between past alcohol, cannabis, and cocaine use and current schizotypy among first-degree relatives of patients with schizophrenia and non-psychiatric controls
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, 30303, GA, USA
    Psychiatr Q 80:143-54. 2009
    ..More frequent/heavier use of alcohol in the 25-29 age-range, and cannabis in early adulthood, were associated with more schizotypy. The use of addictive substances, particularly cannabis, is related to schizotypy in complex ways...
  16. ncbi Associations between schizotypal features and indicators of neurological and morphological abnormalities
    Annie M Bollini
    Emory University School of Medicine, USA
    Schizophr Res 92:32-40. 2007
    ..Additionally, associations between MPA scores and schizotypy were explored in these two groups...
  17. ncbi Health services determinants of the duration of untreated psychosis among African-American first-episode patients
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 60:1489-94. 2009
    ....
  18. ncbi An examination of the factorial structure of the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire-Brief (SPQ-B) among undergraduate students
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
    Schizophr Res 115:286-9. 2009
    ..However, several of the items may index more than one of the hypothesized factors, so the item-factor separation is not sharp. Thus, more research is needed on the factorial validity of the increasingly used SPQ-B subscales...
  19. ncbi Pre-illness cannabis use and the early course of nonaffective psychotic disorders: associations with premorbid functioning, the prodrome, and mode of onset of psychosis
    Michael T Compton
    Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 49 Jesse Hill Jr Drive, S E, Room 333, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA
    Schizophr Res 126:71-6. 2011
    ....
  20. ncbi Determinants of health plan membership among patients in routine U.S. psychiatric practice
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Community Ment Health J 42:197-204. 2006
    ....
  21. ncbi Frontal release signs among patients with schizophrenia, their first-degree biological relatives, and non-psychiatric controls
    Megan K Gabalda
    Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    Schizophr Res 106:275-80. 2008
    ....
  22. ncbi The psychosis continuum and categorical versus dimensional diagnostic approaches
    Michelle L Esterberg
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    Curr Psychiatry Rep 11:179-84. 2009
    ..In doing so, it is emphasized that the categorical approach is beneficial primarily in terms of reliability, whereas the dimensional approach would enhance validity...
  23. ncbi Family strengths: a potential determinant of the duration of untreated psychosis among hospitalized African-American first-episode patients
    Sandra M Goulding
    Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA
    Early Interv Psychiatry 2:162-8. 2008
    ..In this study, it was hypothesized that family strengths would be inversely correlated with DUI and DUP; and families of patients with a short DUI/DUP would have greater family strengths than those of patients with a long DUI/DUP...
  24. ncbi Stigma and treatment delay in first-episode psychosis: a grounded theory study
    Lauren Franz
    Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Early Interv Psychiatry 4:47-56. 2010
    ..A longer duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) is associated with greater morbidity in the early course of schizophrenia. This formative, hypothesis-generating study explored the effects of stigma, as perceived by family members, on DUP...
  25. ncbi Causes of schizophrenia reported by urban African American lay community members
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Compr Psychiatry 49:87-93. 2008
    ..Beliefs about debunked personality, societal, family, and esoteric causes in this nonclinical sample indicate the need for improved psychoeducation of the community at large...
  26. ncbi A statewide Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) initiative: evolution of the Georgia CIT program
    Janet R Oliva
    Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Atlanta, GA, USA
    J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 36:38-46. 2008
    ..s...
  27. ncbi Neurological soft signs and minor physical anomalies in patients with schizophrenia and related disorders, their first-degree biological relatives, and non-psychiatric controls
    Michael T Compton
    Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 49 Jesse Hill Jr Drive, S E, Room 333, Atlanta, GA 30303, United States
    Schizophr Res 94:64-73. 2007
    ....
  28. ncbi No association between psychometrically-determined schizotypy and olfactory identification ability in first-degree relatives of patients with schizophrenia and non-psychiatric controls
    Michael T Compton
    Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
    Schizophr Res 100:216-23. 2008
    ..Schizophr. Res. 26, 191-197), it was hypothesized that positive and negative schizotypy would be associated with poorer olfactory identification ability, at least among male participants...
  29. ncbi Life and treatment goals of individuals hospitalized for first-episode nonaffective psychosis
    Claire E Ramsay
    Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
    Psychiatry Res 189:344-8. 2011
    ..Integration of these paradigms would likely promote recovery-oriented tailoring of early psychosocial interventions, such as supported employment and supported education, for first-episode psychosis...
  30. ncbi Development and initial reliability and validity of four self-report measures used in research on interactions between police officers and individuals with mental illnesses
    Beth Broussard
    The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Washington, DC 20037, USA
    Psychiatry Res 189:458-62. 2011
    ..Further testing and the development of additional reliable and valid instruments focused on attitudinal and behavioral domains among officers who have frequent interactions with individuals with mental illnesses would be of great value...
  31. ncbi The period of untreated psychosis before treatment initiation: a qualitative study of family members' perspectives
    Erin Bergner
    Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Compr Psychiatry 49:530-6. 2008
    ..This study used a qualitative research methodology to explore common themes pertaining to the period of untreated psychosis before treatment initiation in hospitalized, urban, African American, first-episode psychosis patients...
  32. ncbi The impact of psychoticism on perceived hassles, depression, hostility, and hopelessness in non-psychiatric African Americans
    Michael T Compton
    Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 49 Jesse Hill Jr Drive, S E, Room 333, Atlanta, GA 30303, United States
    Psychiatry Res 159:215-25. 2008
    ..Additional research is needed to further characterize the detrimental effects of psychoticism or self-reported psychotic symptoms in the general, non-psychiatric population...
  33. ncbi Lower negative symptom scores among cannabis-dependent patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders: preliminary evidence from an African American first-episode sample
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, USA
    Schizophr Res 71:61-4. 2004
    ..Additional research is needed on the correlates of substance abuse among first-episode patients, including socially disadvantaged African American patients...
  34. ncbi Associations between multiple dimensions of schizotypy and sociodemographic variables in a nonpsychiatric sample of young adults
    Sandra M Goulding
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA
    J Nerv Ment Dis 197:786-9. 2009
    ..Furthermore, differences across studies could be driven by race/ethnicity and cultural factors that may affect the reporting of unusual or distorted perceptions...
  35. ncbi Family-level predictors and correlates of the duration of untreated psychosis in African American first-episode patients
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA
    Schizophr Res 115:338-45. 2009
    ....
  36. ncbi Causes of schizophrenia reported by family members of urban African American hospitalized patients with schizophrenia
    Michelle L Esterberg
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    Compr Psychiatry 47:221-6. 2006
    ..These results provide insight into the etiologic beliefs of a sample of African American family members. Further research is needed to assess the potential influence of these beliefs on treatment seeking on the part of the family...
  37. ncbi The impact of a family history of psychosis on age-at-onset and positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia: a meta-analysis
    Michelle L Esterberg
    Emory University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology, 36 Eagle Row, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
    Schizophr Res 120:121-30. 2010
    ..Implications of the current findings, limitations of the review, and directions for future research are highlighted...
  38. ncbi A comprehensive review of extant research on Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) programs
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 36:47-55. 2008
    ....
  39. ncbi Factors related to knowledge retention after crisis intervention team training for police officers
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 49 Jesse Hill Jr Dr, S E, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 59:1049-51. 2008
    ..This study also examined whether sociodemographic and work-related characteristics would predict knowledge retention...
  40. ncbi An exploration of the factor structure and development of potentially useful subscales of etiological beliefs about schizophrenia in a general population sample
    Sandra M Goulding
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 49 Jesse Hill Jr Drive, S E, Room 333, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 44:925-33. 2009
    ....
  41. ncbi Preliminary evidence of effects of crisis intervention team training on self-efficacy and social distance
    Masuma Bahora
    Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    Adm Policy Ment Health 35:159-67. 2008
    ....
  42. ncbi Budget impact and sustainability of medical care management for persons with serious mental illnesses
    Benjamin G Druss
    Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 168:1171-8. 2011
    ..The authors assessed the 2-year outcomes, costs, and financial sustainability of a medical care management intervention for community mental health settings...
  43. ncbi A descriptive study of pathways to care among hospitalized urban African American first-episode schizophrenia-spectrum patients
    Michael T Compton
    Dept. of Psychiatry, Emory University School of Medicine, Grady Memorial Hospital, Box 26238, 80 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, S.E, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 41:566-73. 2006
    ..Such investigations may provide insights into service enhancements that can promote early detection and intervention, thus improving illness outcomes...
  44. ncbi Associations between olfactory identification and verbal memory in patients with schizophrenia, first-degree relatives, and non-psychiatric controls
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Schizophr Res 86:154-66. 2006
    ....
  45. ncbi Assessing knowledge of schizophrenia: development and psychometric properties of a brief, multiple-choice knowledge test for use across various samples
    Michael T Compton
    Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA
    Psychiatry Res 151:87-95. 2007
    ....
  46. ncbi Characteristics of the retrospectively assessed prodromal period in hospitalized patients with first-episode nonaffective psychosis: findings from a socially disadvantaged, low-income, predominantly African American population
    Michael T Compton
    Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 49 Jesse Hill Jr Drive, SE, Room 333, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 71:1279-85. 2010
    ..This study describes the prodromal period of 109 hospitalized first-episode patients from an urban, socially disadvantaged, predominantly African American population...
  47. ncbi Facial measurement differences between patients with schizophrenia and non-psychiatric controls
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 101 Woodruff Circle, Suite 4000, Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
    Schizophr Res 93:245-52. 2007
    ..differ from controls in terms of a number of specific facial measurements?, and (2) Does cluster analysis based on these facial measurements reveal distinct facial morphologies that significantly discriminate patients from controls?..
  48. ncbi Beliefs about causes of schizophrenia among urban African American community members
    Beth Broussard
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 49 Jesse Hill Jr Drive, S E, Room 333, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    Psychiatr Q 81:349-62. 2010
    ..Although this study suggests potential determinants of causal beliefs held by community members, further research examining the public's conception of causation would enhance interpretation of studies on such beliefs...
  49. ncbi Premorbid functioning of patients with first-episode nonaffective psychosis: a comparison of deterioration in academic and social performance, and clinical correlates of Premorbid Adjustment Scale scores
    Ralph C Monte
    Argosy University Atlanta, Department of Clinical Psychology, Atlanta, Georgia 30328, USA
    Schizophr Res 104:206-13. 2008
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  50. ncbi Lack of support for the inability to taste phenylthiocarbamide as an endophenotypic marker in patients with schizophrenia and their first-degree relatives
    Michael T Compton
    Emory University School of Medicine, 49 Jesse Hill Jr Drive, S E, Room 333, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    Schizophr Res 95:65-9. 2007
    ..Associations between PTC-tasting status and olfactory identification scores also were examined...
  51. ncbi Prevalence and psychosocial correlates of prior incarcerations in an urban, predominantly African-American sample of hospitalized patients with first-episode psychosis
    Claire E Ramsay
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
    J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 39:57-64. 2011
    ....
  52. ncbi Characteristics of patients referred to psychiatric emergency services by crisis intervention team police officers
    Beth Broussard
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    Community Ment Health J 46:579-84. 2010
    ....
  53. ncbi Prevalence and correlates of school drop-out prior to initial treatment of nonaffective psychosis: further evidence suggesting a need for supported education
    Sandra M Goulding
    Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 49 Jesse Hill Jr Drive, S E, Room 333, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    Schizophr Res 116:228-33. 2010
    ....
  54. ncbi Beliefs about causes of schizophrenia among police officers before and after crisis intervention team training
    Berivan Demir
    Department of Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Community Ment Health J 45:385-92. 2009
    ..Findings indicate a need for further research in this area, and suggest that some characteristics of officers may be associated with an increased capacity for knowledge/attitudinal change during CIT training...
  55. ncbi Incorporating community mental health into local bioterrorism response planning: experiences from the DeKalb County Board of Health
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Grady Memorial Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, 80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive S E, Box 26238, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    Community Ment Health J 41:647-63. 2005
    ..Various viewpoints of key participating agencies are presented. Recommendations are provided for other localities and stakeholders who plan to incorporate a community mental health component into local disaster response plans...
  56. ncbi Mental health concerns among Canadian physicians: results from the 2007-2008 Canadian Physician Health Study
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Compr Psychiatry 52:542-7. 2011
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  57. ncbi Correlates of recovery of social functioning in types I and II bipolar disorder patients
    Aliza P Wingo
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Psychiatry Res 177:131-4. 2010
    ..I), co-morbid psychiatric illness, and executive functioning status. The findings are consistent with deleterious effects of even residual depressive symptoms in BPD patients...
  58. ncbi Brief reports: crisis intervention team training: changes in knowledge, attitudes, and stigma related to schizophrenia
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 57:1199-202. 2006
    ..This study determined changes in knowledge, attitudes, and social distance related to schizophrenia among police officers after CIT training...
  59. ncbi Clinical correlates of maltreatment and traumatic experiences in childhood and adolescence among predominantly African American, socially disadvantaged, hospitalized, first-episode psychosis patients
    Claire E Ramsay
    Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Psychiatry Res 188:343-9. 2011
    ..These results provide insights into the relations among childhood traumatic events, substance use, and clinical features of first-episode psychosis, creating hypotheses for future research...
  60. ncbi Incorporating the prevention paradigm into administrative psychiatry
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Psychiatr Clin North Am 31:73-84. 2008
    ..Specifically, a prevention orientation is relevant to administrative psychiatry in the domains of service delivery, education and training, research, and community consultation and advocacy...
  61. ncbi Stress and depressive symptoms/dysphoria among US medical students: results from a large, nationally representative survey
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA
    J Nerv Ment Dis 196:891-7. 2008
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  62. ncbi Physical manifestations of neurodevelopmental disruption: are minor physical anomalies part of the syndrome of schizophrenia?
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 49 Jesse Hill Jr Drive, SE, Room No 333, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    Schizophr Bull 35:425-36. 2009
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  63. ncbi The associations between substance use disorders, schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, and Axis IV psychosocial problems
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 40:939-46. 2005
    ..This was accomplished using a large dataset of patients who are representative of individuals in routine US psychiatric practice...
  64. ncbi Treatment delay in first-episode nonaffective psychosis: a pilot study with African American family members and the theory of planned behavior
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Compr Psychiatry 46:291-5. 2005
    ..Findings from this pilot study indicate that some health behavior theory constructs, including PBC, may be useful in future early intervention efforts...
  65. ncbi Incorporating Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) knowledge and skills into the daily work of police officers: a focus group study
    Sonya Hanafi
    Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Community Ment Health J 44:427-32. 2008
    ..Results highlight the potential for collaboration between law enforcement (and other public safety/criminal justice professions) and the mental health professions in the expanding CIT collaborative model...
  66. ncbi Associations among perceptual anomalies, social anxiety, and paranoia in a college student sample
    Erin B Tone
    Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, P O Box 5010, Atlanta, GA 30302 5010, USA
    Psychiatry Res 188:258-63. 2011
    ..Our findings suggest that perceptual aberration and anxiety may contribute to normal-range paranoid ideation in an additive rather than an interactive manner...
  67. ncbi Distance delivery of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression: project UPLIFT
    Nancy J Thompson
    Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Epilepsy Behav 19:247-54. 2010
    ..Findings indicate that distance delivery of group MBCT can be effective in reducing symptoms of depression in people with epilepsy. Directions for future research are proposed...
  68. ncbi Determinants of inpatient psychiatric length of stay in an urban county hospital
    Michael T Compton
    Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Psychiatr Q 77:173-88. 2006
    ..Findings indicate that a substantial portion of the variance in LOS in this setting can be predicted from basic sociodemographic and clinical factors available in hospital medical charts...
  69. ncbi Early signs, diagnosis and therapeutics of the prodromal phase of schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders
    Molly K Larson
    Emory University, Department of Psychology, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Expert Rev Neurother 10:1347-59. 2010
    ..Findings support further research for the establishment of best-practice standards...
  70. ncbi Crisis intervention team training and special weapons and tactics callouts in an urban police department
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 49 Jesse Hill Jr Dr, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 60:831-3. 2009
    ..This study tested a hypothesized inverse correlation between the number of crisis intervention team (CIT) officers and the number of Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) callouts in an urban police department...
  71. ncbi Characteristics associated with involuntary versus voluntary legal status at admission and discharge among psychiatric inpatients
    Jason Craw
    Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 41:981-8. 2006
    ..Studying legal status (and the process of legal status conversion from involuntary to voluntary) and its correlates is an important topic for further research...
  72. ncbi Race-ethnicity as a predictor of attitudes toward mental health treatment seeking
    Ruth S Shim
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 60:1336-41. 2009
    ..Attitudes and beliefs about mental health treatment were examined to determine whether they contribute to these disparities...
  73. ncbi Confirmation of a four-factor structure of the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire among undergraduate students
    Michael T Compton
    Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
    Schizophr Res 111:46-52. 2009
    ..This study determined the best-fitting factor structure from among five models that have been proposed in the literature, as well as five additional hierarchically related models...
  74. ncbi Alcohol and cannabis use in Urban, African American, first-episode schizophrenia-spectrum patients: associations with positive and negative symptoms
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 68:1939-45. 2007
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  75. ncbi A randomized trial of medical care management for community mental health settings: the Primary Care Access, Referral, and Evaluation (PCARE) study
    Benjamin G Druss
    Department of Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd, NE, Rm 606, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 167:151-9. 2010
    ..The authors tested a population-based medical care management intervention designed to improve primary medical care in community mental health settings...
  76. ncbi Dermatoglyphic indices and minor physical anomalies in patients with schizophrenia and related disorders, their first-degree biological relatives, and non psychiatric controls
    Megan Key Gabalda
    Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
    Psychiatry Res 178:255-9. 2010
    ..Several correlations among dermatoglyphic indices and MPAs were found in this exploratory analysis, particularly among relatives and controls. Implications for future research are discussed...
  77. ncbi Cigarette smoking and overweight/obesity among individuals with serious mental illnesses: a preventive perspective
    Michael T Compton
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, 30303 GA, USA
    Harv Rev Psychiatry 14:212-22. 2006
    ..The literature on the prevalence, etiology, prevention, and treatment of these two risk factors, in the context of serious mental illnesses, are reviewed following a preventive approach...
  78. ncbi Longitudinal changes in cortisol secretion and conversion to psychosis in at-risk youth
    Elaine F Walker
    Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    J Abnorm Psychol 119:401-8. 2010
    ..Future research with larger samples is needed to confirm and extend these results...
  79. ncbi Key features of a unique community psychiatry fellowship: the emory university fellowship in community psychiatry/public health
    Raymond J Kotwicki
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Community Ment Health J 46:403-8. 2010
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