Christina P C Borba

Summary

Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi A qualitative study examining the perceived barriers and facilitators to medical healthcare services among women with a serious mental illness
    Christina P C Borba
    Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Womens Health Issues 22:e217-24. 2012
  2. ncbi A day in the life of women with a serious mental illness: a qualitative investigation
    Christina P C Borba
    Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Womens Health Issues 21:286-92. 2011
  3. ncbi Placebo-controlled pilot study of ramelteon for adiposity and lipids in patients with schizophrenia
    Christina P C Borba
    Schizophrenia Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
    J Clin Psychopharmacol 31:653-8. 2011
  4. ncbi Effects of modafinil on weight, glucose and lipid metabolism in clozapine-treated patients with schizophrenia
    David C Henderson
    Massachusetts General Hospital Schizophrenia Program, 25 Staniford Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Schizophr Res 130:53-6. 2011
  5. ncbi Waist circumference is the best anthropometric predictor for insulin resistance in nondiabetic patients with schizophrenia treated with clozapine but not olanzapine
    David C Henderson
    Schizophrenia Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    J Psychiatr Pract 15:251-61. 2009
  6. ncbi Correlates of support for living donation among African American adults
    Dana H Z Robinson
    Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Prog Transplant 19:244-51. 2009
  7. ncbi Capacity building in global mental health: professional training
    Gregory L Fricchione
    Harvard Medical School and Pierce Global Division, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114, USA
    Harv Rev Psychiatry 20:47-57. 2012

Detail Information

Publications7

  1. ncbi A qualitative study examining the perceived barriers and facilitators to medical healthcare services among women with a serious mental illness
    Christina P C Borba
    Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Womens Health Issues 22:e217-24. 2012
    ..This qualitative study investigates the barriers and facilitators to accessing and utilizing healthcare services among women with a serious mental illness (SMI)...
  2. ncbi A day in the life of women with a serious mental illness: a qualitative investigation
    Christina P C Borba
    Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Womens Health Issues 21:286-92. 2011
    ..This qualitative study of women with an SMI describes and interprets women's experiences and provides a new understanding about the nature and needs of these women...
  3. ncbi Placebo-controlled pilot study of ramelteon for adiposity and lipids in patients with schizophrenia
    Christina P C Borba
    Schizophrenia Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
    J Clin Psychopharmacol 31:653-8. 2011
    ..We now report a randomized placebo-controlled pilot study to examine the effects of ramelteon on obesity and metabolic disturbances among subjects with schizophrenia...
  4. ncbi Effects of modafinil on weight, glucose and lipid metabolism in clozapine-treated patients with schizophrenia
    David C Henderson
    Massachusetts General Hospital Schizophrenia Program, 25 Staniford Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Schizophr Res 130:53-6. 2011
    ..Modafinil has been proposed as a treatment for clozapine-induced sedation and metabolic abnormalities...
  5. ncbi Waist circumference is the best anthropometric predictor for insulin resistance in nondiabetic patients with schizophrenia treated with clozapine but not olanzapine
    David C Henderson
    Schizophrenia Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    J Psychiatr Pract 15:251-61. 2009
    ....
  6. ncbi Correlates of support for living donation among African American adults
    Dana H Z Robinson
    Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Prog Transplant 19:244-51. 2009
    ..Examination of barriers to living donation can lead to effective strategies to educate dialysis patients and their families about this alternative...
  7. ncbi Capacity building in global mental health: professional training
    Gregory L Fricchione
    Harvard Medical School and Pierce Global Division, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114, USA
    Harv Rev Psychiatry 20:47-57. 2012
    ..In sum, this article discusses human capacity building in global mental health, provides recommendations for training, and offers examples of recent initiatives...