S Galea

Summary

Affiliation: New York Academy of Medicine
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi War-related psychological sequelae among emergency department patients in the former Republic of Yugoslavia
    Brett D Nelson
    Center for International Emergency, Disaster and Refugee Studies, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    BMC Med 2:22. 2004
  2. ncbi Income distribution and risk of fatal drug overdose in New York City neighborhoods
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York 10024, USA
    Drug Alcohol Depend 70:139-48. 2003
  3. ncbi Drug overdose: new insights, innovative surveillance, and promising interventions
    Sandro Galea
    Center of Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY 10029-5283, USA
    J Urban Health 80:186-8. 2003
  4. ncbi Racial/ethnic disparities in overdose mortality trends in New York City, 1990-1998
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, New York 10029 5283, USA
    J Urban Health 80:201-11. 2003
  5. ncbi The epidemiology of post-traumatic stress disorder after disasters
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
    Epidemiol Rev 27:78-91. 2005
  6. ncbi Challenges in understanding disparities in drug use and its consequences
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
    J Urban Health 82:iii5-12. 2005
  7. ncbi A model of underlying socioeconomic vulnerability in human populations: evidence from variability in population health and implications for public health
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216, 5th Avenue, Room 553, New York, NY 10029, USA
    Soc Sci Med 60:2417-30. 2005
  8. ncbi Urban health: evidence, challenges, and directions
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, Columbia University, NY 10029, USA
    Annu Rev Public Health 26:341-65. 2005
  9. ncbi Posttraumatic stress disorder in the general population after mass terrorist incidents: considerations about the nature of exposure
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
    CNS Spectr 10:107-15. 2005
  10. ncbi Reducing disparities in vaccination rates between different racial/ethnic and socioeconomic groups: the potential of community-based multilevel interventions
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10029, USA
    J Ambul Care Manage 28:49-59. 2005

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  1. ncbi War-related psychological sequelae among emergency department patients in the former Republic of Yugoslavia
    Brett D Nelson
    Center for International Emergency, Disaster and Refugee Studies, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    BMC Med 2:22. 2004
    ..We sought to assess the burden of metal health dysfunction among emergency department (ED) patients presenting for care three years post-war in Serbia...
  2. ncbi Income distribution and risk of fatal drug overdose in New York City neighborhoods
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York 10024, USA
    Drug Alcohol Depend 70:139-48. 2003
    ..Disinvestment in social and economic resources in unequal neighborhoods may explain this association. Public health interventions related to overdose risk should pay particular attention to highly unequal neighborhoods...
  3. ncbi Drug overdose: new insights, innovative surveillance, and promising interventions
    Sandro Galea
    Center of Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY 10029-5283, USA
    J Urban Health 80:186-8. 2003
  4. ncbi Racial/ethnic disparities in overdose mortality trends in New York City, 1990-1998
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, New York 10029 5283, USA
    J Urban Health 80:201-11. 2003
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  5. ncbi The epidemiology of post-traumatic stress disorder after disasters
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
    Epidemiol Rev 27:78-91. 2005
  6. ncbi Challenges in understanding disparities in drug use and its consequences
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
    J Urban Health 82:iii5-12. 2005
    ..Each of these challenges is discussed, and suggestions offered for future research that may help overcome them...
  7. ncbi A model of underlying socioeconomic vulnerability in human populations: evidence from variability in population health and implications for public health
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216, 5th Avenue, Room 553, New York, NY 10029, USA
    Soc Sci Med 60:2417-30. 2005
    ....
  8. ncbi Urban health: evidence, challenges, and directions
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, Columbia University, NY 10029, USA
    Annu Rev Public Health 26:341-65. 2005
    ....
  9. ncbi Posttraumatic stress disorder in the general population after mass terrorist incidents: considerations about the nature of exposure
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
    CNS Spectr 10:107-15. 2005
    ..Future research should consider mechanisms through which persons in the general population may be at risk for PTSD after such incidents...
  10. ncbi Reducing disparities in vaccination rates between different racial/ethnic and socioeconomic groups: the potential of community-based multilevel interventions
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10029, USA
    J Ambul Care Manage 28:49-59. 2005
    ..Multilevel community intervention trials recognize and address the multiple competing forces that shape the health of the population in cities and have the potential to increase vaccination rates among minorities and marginalized groups...
  11. ncbi Contextual determinants of drug use risk behavior: a theoretic framework
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, New York 10029 5283, USA
    J Urban Health 80:iii50-8. 2003
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  12. ncbi Cities and population health
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, NY 10029, USA
    Soc Sci Med 60:1017-33. 2005
    ..The framework builds on previous urban health research and incorporates multiple determinants at different levels. It is intended to serve as a model to guide public health research and intervention...
  13. ncbi Drug use, misuse, and the urban environment
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
    Drug Alcohol Rev 24:127-36. 2005
    ..g. collective efficacy, the built environment) may be associated with drug use and misuse, summarize the existing empiric literature that substantiates elements of this framework, and identify potential directions for future research...
  14. ncbi Social determinants and the health of drug users: socioeconomic status, homelessness, and incarceration
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10029 5293, USA
    Public Health Rep 117:S135-45. 2002
    ..This article reviews the evidence on the adverse health consequences of low socioeconomic status, homelessness, and incarceration among drug users...
  15. ncbi Access to resources for substance users in Harlem, New York City: service provider and client perspectives
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York 10029 5293, USA
    Health Educ Behav 29:296-311. 2002
    ..The authors also discuss survey results and how the URC will use these results to develop interventions...
  16. ncbi Drugs and firearm deaths in New York City, 1990-1998
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
    J Urban Health 79:70-86. 2002
    ..These results suggest a complex role of drugs in firearm-related deaths...
  17. ncbi Psychological sequelae of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY 10029 5283, USA
    N Engl J Med 346:982-7. 2002
    ..We assessed the prevalence and correlates of acute post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression among residents of Manhattan five to eight weeks after the attacks...
  18. ncbi Collaboration among community members, local health service providers, and researchers in an urban research center in Harlem, New York
    S Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, Rm 556, New York, NY 10029 5293, USA
    Public Health Rep 116:530-9. 2001
    ..The Center's experience has demonstrated that active communities and responsive researchers can establish partnerships that improve community health...
  19. ncbi Needle exchange programs and experience of violence in an inner city neighborhood
    S Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY 10029 5293, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 28:282-8. 2001
    ..To assess the association between proximity to a needle exchange program (NEP) and experience of violence in an inner city neighborhood...
  20. ncbi Posttraumatic stress disorder in Manhattan, New York City, after the September 11th terrorist attacks
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
    J Urban Health 79:340-53. 2002
    ..These findings can help guide resource planning for future disasters in densely populated urban areas...
  21. ncbi Social capital and violence in the United States, 1974-1993
    Sandro Galea
    Department of Health and Social Behavior, Harvard School of Public Health, 718 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Soc Sci Med 55:1373-83. 2002
    ..More complex analytic models describing the relationship between violence and ecological social determinants need to be considered...
  22. ncbi Prevalence and correlates of previous hepatitis B vaccination and infection among young drug-users in New York City
    S Amesty
    College of Physicians and Surgeons, Center for Family and Community Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
    J Community Health 33:139-48. 2008
    ..We were interested in determining correlates of immunization among younger (<25 years) and older (25 and older) DUs...
  23. ncbi Multilevel community-based intervention to increase access to sterile syringes among injection drug users through pharmacy sales in New York City
    Crystal M Fuller
    Harlem Community and Academic Partnership at the Center for Urban Epidemiological Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
    Am J Public Health 97:117-24. 2007
    ..We developed a community-based participatory research partnership to determine whether a multilevel intervention would increase sterile syringe access through a new policy allowing nonprescription syringe sales in pharmacies...
  24. ncbi The urban built environment and overdose mortality in New York City neighborhoods
    C Hembree
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029 5293, USA
    Health Place 11:147-56. 2005
    ....
  25. ncbi Adverse reactions associated with studying persons recently exposed to mass urban disaster
    Joseph A Boscarino
    Division of Health and Science Policy, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY 10029-5293, USA
    J Nerv Ment Dis 192:515-24. 2004
    ..We suggest that, with the proper safeguards, research with persons exposed to a resent mass urban disaster generally can be conducted safely and effectively...
  26. ncbi Job loss, unemployment, work stress, job satisfaction, and the persistence of posttraumatic stress disorder one year after the September 11 attacks
    Arijit Nandi
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY 10029-5283, USA
    J Occup Environ Med 46:1057-64. 2004
    ..02). High levels of perceived work stress predicted PTSD persistence among persons employed at follow-up (P = 0.02). Persons unemployed in the aftermath of a disaster may be at risk for poor mental health in the long-term...
  27. ncbi What predicts psychological resilience after disaster? The role of demographics, resources, and life stress
    George A Bonanno
    Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
    J Consult Clin Psychol 75:671-82. 2007
    ..Implications for future research and intervention are discussed...
  28. ncbi Television watching and the risk of incident probable posttraumatic stress disorder: a prospective evaluation
    Kyle T Bernstein
    Department of Emergency Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA
    J Nerv Ment Dis 195:41-7. 2007
    ..4-fold increased risk of new-onset probable PTSD (p=0.004). Exposure to television coverage of the September 11 anniversary was associated with new-onset probable PTSD among a cohort of New Yorkers with no probable PTSD at baseline...
  29. ncbi Social and psychological resources and health outcomes after the World Trade Center disaster
    Richard E Adams
    Division of Health and Science Policy, The New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029-5293, USA
    Soc Sci Med 62:176-88. 2006
    ..We discuss these findings relative to community disasters in industrialized and developing countries...
  30. ncbi Health status among emergency department patients approximately one year after consecutive disasters in New York City
    William George Fernandez
    Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 12:958-64. 2005
    ....
  31. ncbi Alcohol drinking problems among New York City residents after the September 11 terrorist attacks
    D Vlahov
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, NY 10029, USA
    Subst Use Misuse 41:1295-311. 2006
    ..4% in nondrinkers), and depression (23.5% vs 5.6% vs. 4.9%, respectively) after September 11. After a disaster, a link between drinking problems and posttraumatic stress disorder or depression should be assessed...
  32. ncbi The epidemiology of nonspecific psychological distress in New York City, 2002 and 2003
    Katharine H McVeigh
    Bureau of Epidemiology Services, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 125 Worth Street, Rm 315, CN 6, New York, NY, 10013, USA
    J Urban Health 83:394-405. 2006
    ..The excess prevalence of NPD may be associated with substantial economic and societal burden. Research to understand the etiology of this high prevalence and interventions to promote mental health in NYC are indicated...
  33. ncbi Explaining the relationship between race/ethnicity and pharmacy purchased syringes among injection drug users in New York City
    Crystal M Fuller
    Center for Infectious Disease Epidemiologic Research, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY 10032, USA
    Ethn Dis 14:589-96. 2004
    ..Educational efforts should be enhanced to reach those who continue to perceive barriers to ESAP...
  34. ncbi The behavioral consequences of terrorism: a meta-analysis
    Charles DiMaggio
    Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 13:559-66. 2006
    ..The review indicates that these associations are consistent across study types and environments and represent important variables to consider when developing triage, outreach, and treatment programs...
  35. ncbi Health care utilization among young adult injection drug users in Harlem, New York
    A Cronquist
    Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
    J Subst Abuse 13:17-27. 2001
    ..Young adult IDUs may benefit from increased efforts to help them arrange and maintain health insurance coverage, potentially at NEPs. NEPs may be connecting young IDUs with health insurance to medical care through referrals...
  36. ncbi Acceptance and completion of hepatitis B vaccination among drug users in New York City
    D C Ompad
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York 10029 5283, USA
    Commun Dis Public Health 7:294-300. 2004
    ..HBV vaccination acceptance among drug users seems likely in programmes that are convenient and offer remuneration; however, extended efforts are needed to improve series completion...
  37. ncbi Awareness and perceptions of a communitywide mental health program in New York city after September 11
    Sasha Rudenstine
    Center for Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York City, New York, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 54:1404-6. 2003
    ..The results of the study suggest that although awareness of this public mental health services was low, Project Liberty was well received among the people who may be most likely to need its services...
  38. ncbi An overview of 9/11 experiences and respiratory and mental health conditions among World Trade Center Health Registry enrollees
    Mark Farfel
    New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA
    J Urban Health 85:880-909. 2008
    ....
  39. ncbi Science for the community: assessing mental health after 9/11
    Randall D Marshall
    New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 65:37-43. 2004
    ..Future directions for postdisaster survey research are briefly discussed...
  40. ncbi Effects of race, neighborhood, and social network on age at initiation of injection drug use
    Crystal M Fuller
    Center for Infectious Disease Epidemiologic Research, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 W 168th St, 4th Floor, Room R422, New York, NY 10032, USA
    Am J Public Health 95:689-95. 2005
    ..We investigated individual- and neighborhood-level factors associated with adolescent initiation of injection drug use...
  41. ncbi Relationship of self-reported asthma severity and urgent health care utilization to psychological sequelae of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center among New York City area residents
    Joanne Fagan
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York City, NY 10029-5283, USA
    Psychosom Med 65:993-6. 2003
    ..CONCLUSIONS: PTSD related to the September 11 terrorist attacks contributed to symptom severity and the utilization of urgent health care services among asthmatics in the NYC metropolitan area...
  42. ncbi The built environment and alcohol consumption in urban neighborhoods
    Kyle T Bernstein
    Department of Emergency Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY 10013, USA
    Drug Alcohol Depend 91:244-52. 2007
    ..To examine the relations between characteristics of the neighborhood built environment and recent alcohol use...
  43. ncbi Alcohol use, mental health status and psychological well-being 2 years after the World Trade Center attacks in New York City
    Richard E Adams
    Division of Health Policy, The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
    Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 32:203-24. 2006
    ..We discuss reasons for these results and the negative consequences that heavy alcohol use may have on the postdisaster recovery process...
  44. ncbi Cities and health: history, approaches, and key questions
    David Vlahov
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
    Acad Med 79:1133-8. 2004
    ....
  45. ncbi Variability and vulnerability at the ecological level: implications for understanding the social determinants of health
    Adam Karpati
    Department of Population and International Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass, USA
    Am J Public Health 92:1768-72. 2002
    ..We examined variability in disease rates to gain understanding of the complex interactions between contextual socioeconomic factors and health...
  46. ncbi Project VIVA: a multilevel community-based intervention to increase influenza vaccination rates among hard-to-reach populations in New York City
    Micaela H Coady
    Center for Urban Epidemiological Studies at the New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
    Am J Public Health 98:1314-21. 2008
    ..We sought to determine whether the work of a community-based participatory research partnership increased interest in influenza vaccination among hard-to-reach individuals in urban settings...
  47. ncbi Gender differences in sexual behaviors, sexual partnerships, and HIV among drug users in New York City
    Judith Absalon
    Department of Epidemiology, Center for Infectious Disease Epidemiologic Research, CIDER, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
    AIDS Behav 10:707-15. 2006
    ..IDU was not associated with HIV. Prospective studies are needed to determine how gender-specific sexual behaviors/partnerships among drug users affect HIV acquisition...
  48. ncbi Modification of the association between serotonin transporter genotype and risk of posttraumatic stress disorder in adults by county-level social environment
    Karestan C Koenen
    Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 169:704-11. 2009
    ..These results suggest that social environment modifies the effect of 5-HTTLPR genotype on PTSD risk...
  49. ncbi Patterns and predictors of trajectories of depression after an urban disaster
    Arijit Nandi
    Center for Population and Development Studies, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
    Ann Epidemiol 19:761-70. 2009
    ..To identify and understand the patterns and predictors of depressive symptom trajectories over time after mass traumatic events...
  50. ncbi Epidemiologic heterogeneity of common mood and anxiety disorders over the lifecourse in the general population: a systematic review
    Arijit Nandi
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, USA
    BMC Psychiatry 9:31. 2009
    ..The objective of this study was to systematically review the epidemiologic evidence for potential patterns of heterogeneity of common mood and anxiety disorders over the lifecourse in the general population...
  51. ncbi Genetic and environmental influences on psychiatric comorbidity: a systematic review
    M Cerda
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY, 10029, USA
    J Affect Disord 126:14-38. 2010
    ....
  52. ncbi Determinants of influenza vaccination in hard-to-reach urban populations
    W K Bryant
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
    Prev Med 43:60-70. 2006
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Participants who are unconnected to health or social services or government health insurance are less likely to have been vaccinated in the past although these persons are willing to receive vaccine if it were available...
  53. ncbi Bayesian hierarchical spatial modeling of substance abuse patterns following a mass trauma: the role of time and place
    Charlie DiMaggio
    Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, New York, New York, USA
    Subst Use Misuse 44:1725-43. 2009
    ..These methods hold promise for the characterization of disease risk where spatial patterning of exposures and outcomes may matter...
  54. ncbi Hispanic ethnicity and post-traumatic stress disorder after a disaster: evidence from a general population survey after September 11, 2001
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
    Ann Epidemiol 14:520-31. 2004
    ..CONCLUSION: Socio-economic position, event exposures, social support, and peri-event emotional reactions may help explain differences in PTSD risk after disaster between Hispanic subgroups and non-Hispanics...
  55. ncbi Association of sex, hygiene and drug equipment sharing with hepatitis C virus infection among non-injecting drug users in New York City
    Chanelle J Howe
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
    Drug Alcohol Depend 79:389-95. 2005
    ..While no evidence was found for HCV transmission through NIDU equipment sharing or sexual risk behavior, further research is still warranted...
  56. ncbi Interpersonal discrimination and the health of illicit drug users
    Michael Young
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
    Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 31:371-91. 2005
    ..Discrimination may contribute to poor mental and physical health in this marginalized population, potentially complicating the provision of substance abuse treatment...
  57. ncbi Gender, social support, and posttraumatic stress in postwar Kosovo
    Jennifer Ahern
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
    J Nerv Ment Dis 192:762-70. 2004
    ..Interventions targeting social support may be important public health efforts in the postwar context...
  58. ncbi Substance use and misuse in the aftermath of terrorism. A Bayesian meta-analysis
    Charles DiMaggio
    Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY 10032, USA
    Addiction 104:894-904. 2009
    ..To conduct a comprehensive analysis of the conflicting evidence on substance use and misuse following mass traumas such as terrorist incidents...
  59. ncbi Urban built environment and depression: a multilevel analysis
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
    J Epidemiol Community Health 59:822-7. 2005
    ..To assess the relations between characteristics of the neighbourhood internal and external built environment and past six month and lifetime depression...
  60. ncbi Probable cigarette dependence, PTSD, and depression after an urban disaster: results from a population survey of New York City residents 4 months after September 11, 2001
    Arijit Nandi
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, USA
    Psychiatry 68:299-310. 2005
    ..3% vs. 13.3%, p = 0.027). This study showed the co-occurrence of probable cigarette dependence with increased cigarette use and the co-occurrence of probable cigarette dependence with probable PTSD and depression after September 11...
  61. ncbi Hepatitis C incidence--a comparison between injection and noninjection drug users in New York City
    Crystal M Fuller
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029, USA
    J Urban Health 81:20-4. 2004
    ..Preventing or at least delaying transition into injection could increase opportunity to intervene. Identifying risk factors for transition into injection could inform early prevention to reduce onset of injection and risk of HCV...
  62. ncbi Gender disparities in posttraumatic stress disorder after mass trauma
    Jennifer Stuber
    The Division of Health and Science Policy, The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, USA
    Gend Med 3:54-67. 2006
    ..Using peri-event panic symptomatology after a traumatic event to determine the risk of posttraumatic symptoms may suggest avenues for intervention that can decrease the burden of PTSD in women...
  63. ncbi Home foreclosure and risk of psychiatric morbidity during the recent financial crisis
    K A McLaughlin
    Division of General Pediatrics, Children s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Psychol Med 42:1441-8. 2012
    ..We examined the effects of foreclosure on psychiatric symptomatology in a prospective, population-based community survey...
  64. ncbi Firearm suicide in New York City in the 1990s
    T M Piper
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
    Inj Prev 12:41-5. 2006
    ..Innovative, local population based interventions that target non-firearm related suicide may contribute to lower suicide mortality overall in urban areas...
  65. ncbi Trends in mental illness and suicidality after Hurricane Katrina
    R C Kessler
    Department of Healthcare Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Mol Psychiatry 13:374-84. 2008
    ..Outcomes were only weakly related to socio-demographic variables, meaning that high prevalence of hurricane-related mental illness remains widely distributed in the population nearly 2 years after the hurricane...
  66. ncbi Beyond urban penalty and urban sprawl: back to living conditions as the focus of urban health
    Nicholas Freudenberg
    Program in Urban Public Health, Hunter College, City University of New York, 425 East 25th Street, New York, New York 10010, USA
    J Community Health 30:1-11. 2005
    ..The model is illustrated with two examples from current urban public health practice...
  67. ncbi Antidepressant use in elderly suicide victims in New York city: an analysis of 255 cases
    Robert C Abrams
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, N Y 10021, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 70:312-7. 2009
    ..We examined postmortem evidence of antidepressant, analgesic, and anxiolytic-hypnotic drugs in suicide victims aged 65 years and older...
  68. ncbi Racial differences in discrimination experiences and responses among minority substance users
    Thomas Minior
    Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
    Ethn Dis 13:521-7. 2003
    ..These differences may help explain racial and ethnic differences in health among marginalized populations, and identify avenues for effective, targeted intervention...
  69. ncbi Psychological resilience after disaster: New York City in the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attack
    George A Bonanno
    Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
    Psychol Sci 17:181-6. 2006
    ..1% of the sample. Resilience was less prevalent among more highly exposed individuals, but the frequency of resilience never fell below one third even among the exposure groups with the most dramatic elevations in PTSD...
  70. ncbi Television images and psychological symptoms after the September 11 terrorist attacks
    Jennifer Ahern
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, Room 556, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10029-5283, USA
    Psychiatry 65:289-300. 2002
    ..Specific disaster-related television images were associated with PTSD and depression among persons who were directly exposed to a disaster. Future research should address causal directionality of this association...
  71. ncbi Trajectory and socioeconomic predictors of depression in a prospective study of residents of New York City
    John R Beard
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York City, NY, USA
    Ann Epidemiol 18:235-43. 2008
    ..We monitored symptoms of depression and assessed the factors associated with changing symptoms of depression in a population-based cohort over a 30 month period...
  72. ncbi Social factors associated with AIDS and SARS
    Don C Des Jarlais
    Beth Israel Medical Center, 160 Water Street, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10038, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 11:1767-9. 2005
    ..We conducted a survey of 928 New York City area residents to assess knowledge and worry about AIDS and SARS. Specific sociodemographic groups of persons were more likely to be less informed and more worried about contracting the diseases...
  73. ncbi Predictors of influenza vaccination in an urban community during a national shortage
    Erica Phillips-Caesar
    Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA
    J Health Care Poor Underserved 19:611-24. 2008
    ..Such groups are less likely to be vaccinated when vaccines are scarce...
  74. ncbi Identifying injection drug users at risk of nonfatal overdose
    Phillip O Coffin
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 14:616-23. 2007
    ..The authors evaluated associations between individual-level risk factors and experiencing an overdose in the past six months to determine which characteristics and behaviors may be most predictive of overdose...
  75. ncbi Misdemeanor policing, physical disorder, and gun-related homicide: a spatial analytic test of "broken-windows" theory
    Magdalena Cerda
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York City, NY 10029, USA
    Epidemiology 20:533-41. 2009
    ..It has been hypothesized that "broken-windows" policing is associated with lower homicide rates and that physical disorder may mediate this association. However, the empiric evidence is limited and conflicting...
  76. ncbi Utilization of mental health services following the September 11th terrorist attacks in Manhattan, New York City
    Joseph A Boscarino
    Division of Health and Science Policy, Room 552, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10029 5283, USA
    Int J Emerg Ment Health 4:143-55. 2002
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  77. ncbi Distribution of influenza vaccine to high-risk groups
    Danielle C Ompad
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
    Epidemiol Rev 28:54-70. 2006
    ..Few studies targeted individuals outside of the health-care and social services sectors. Given the growing disparities in health and health-care access, understanding the way in which interventions can remedy disparities is crucial...
  78. ncbi Longitudinal population-based studies of affective disorders: where to from here?
    John R Beard
    New York Academy of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
    BMC Psychiatry 8:83. 2008
    ..While studies of this type are becoming increasingly prevalent, there has been little discussion about the limitations of the methods commonly used...
  79. ncbi Sampling and recruitment in multilevel studies among marginalized urban populations: the IMPACT studies
    Danielle C Ompad
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029 5283, USA
    J Urban Health 85:268-80. 2008
    ..quot; We describe the organization and rationale for the IMPACT Studies in New York City as a case illustration on how such issues may be addressed...
  80. ncbi Ecstasy use among Hispanic and black substance users in New York City
    Danielle C Ompad
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
    Subst Use Misuse 40:1399-407. 2005
    ..These findings are limited to persons who use other drugs, but suggest that further investigation of ecstasy use in minority populations is warranted...
  81. ncbi Urban health: a new discipline
    David Vlahov
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York City, NY 10029, USA
    Lancet 362:1091-2. 2003
  82. ncbi Trends of probable post-traumatic stress disorder in New York City after the September 11 terrorist attacks
    Sandro Galea
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY 10029 5283, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 158:514-24. 2003
    ..The psychological consequences of a large-scale disaster in a densely populated urban area may extend beyond persons directly affected by the disaster to persons in the general population...
  83. ncbi Updating the infection risk reduction hierarchy: preventing transition into injection
    David Vlahov
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029, USA
    J Urban Health 81:14-9. 2004
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  84. ncbi Rapid vaccine distribution in nontraditional settings: lessons learned from project VIVA
    Micaela H Coady
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
    J Community Health Nurs 24:79-85. 2007
    ..In conclusion, this project may be replicated in other communities and utilized for annual vaccination campaigns and in the event of a pandemic...
  85. ncbi Strategies for improving influenza immunization rates among hard-to-reach populations
    David Vlahov
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029, USA
    J Urban Health 84:615-31. 2007
    ..The planning process for an influenza pandemic should include community engagement and extension of strategies beyond traditional providers to involve community-based organizations addressing HTR populations...
  86. ncbi Investigating the effect of social changes on age-specific gun-related homicide rates in New York City during the 1990s
    Magdalena Cerda
    New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10029, USA
    Am J Public Health 100:1107-15. 2010
    ..We assessed whether New York City's gun-related homicide rates in the 1990s were associated with a range of social determinants of homicide rates...
  87. ncbi Defining neighborhood boundaries for urban health research
    Linda Weiss
    Office of Special Populations, New York, New York 10029, USA
    Am J Prev Med 32:S154-9. 2007
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  88. ncbi Access to influenza vaccine in East Harlem and the Bronx during a national vaccine shortage
    Danielle C Ompad
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10029, USA
    J Community Health 32:195-202. 2007
    ..This study highlights the challenges of meeting the preventive health care needs of hard-to-reach populations in times of public health crisis...
  89. ncbi Neighborhood characteristics and change in depressive symptoms among older residents of New York City
    John R Beard
    Center for Urban Epidemiological Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10029 5202, USA
    Am J Public Health 99:1308-14. 2009
    ..We investigated the relationship between the depressive symptoms of older adults over time and the characteristics of the neighborhoods in which they live...
  90. ncbi Development of a "survival" guide for substance users in Harlem, New York City
    Stephanie H Factor
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York 10029 5293, USA
    Health Educ Behav 29:312-25. 2002
    ..Substance users continue to shape the guide through ongoing art workshops. Dissemination and evaluation of the guide will continue to involve substance users, community service providers, and academics...
  91. ncbi Increased use of cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana among Manhattan, New York, residents after the September 11th terrorist attacks
    David Vlahov
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY 10029 5283, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 155:988-96. 2002
    ..Increase in use of different substances may be associated with the presence of different comorbid psychiatric conditions...
  92. ncbi Estimating co-occurring behavioral trajectories within a neighborhood context: a case study of multivariate transition models for clustered data
    Magdalena Cerda
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 168:1190-203. 2008
    ..These models can prove instrumental in answering the persistent questions about possible sequential relations among problem behaviors...
  93. ncbi Household density among undocumented Mexican immigrants in New York City
    Katherine Standish
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029, USA
    J Immigr Minor Health 12:310-8. 2010
    ..High household density increases exposure to communicable diseases, psychological distress in adults, and poor long-term health in children. High residential density, which may be a mediator of poor health, is common among immigrants...
  94. ncbi The role of neighborhood environment and risk of intimate partner femicide in a large urban area
    Victoria Frye
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10029, USA
    Am J Public Health 98:1473-9. 2008
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  95. ncbi Correlates of illicit methadone use in New York City: a cross-sectional study
    Danielle C Ompad
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, USA
    BMC Public Health 8:375. 2008
    ..We assessed the prevalence and examined correlates of lifetime and recent illicit methadone use in New York City (NYC)...
  96. ncbi Social determinants of the health of urban populations: methodologic considerations
    Danielle C Ompad
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, USA
    J Urban Health 84:i42-53. 2007
    ..However, our focus will be on some of the more vulnerable urban populations who are most profoundly affected by SDH...
  97. ncbi Urban as a determinant of health
    David Vlahov
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
    J Urban Health 84:i16-26. 2007
    ..Ameliorating the immediate living conditions in the cities in which people live offers the greatest promise for reducing morbidity, mortality, and disparities in health and for improving quality of life and well being...
  98. ncbi The urban environment and sexual risk behavior among men who have sex with men
    Victoria Frye
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10029, USA
    J Urban Health 83:308-24. 2006
    ..Conceptualizing sexual risk among MSM to include social and physical environmental characteristics provides a basis for generating novel and holistic disease prevention and health promotion interventions...
  99. ncbi Posttraumatic stress reactions in new York City children after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks
    Gerry Fairbrother
    Division of Health and Science Policy, The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
    Ambul Pediatr 3:304-11. 2003
    ..To assess the prevalence of posttraumatic stress reactions (PTSR) in New York City (NYC) children following the September 11, 2001, attacks and determine the key predictors of PTSR...
  100. ncbi Toward an urban health advantage
    David Vlahov
    Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, NY, USA
    J Public Health Manag Pract 11:256-8. 2005
  101. ncbi Was there unmet mental health need after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks?
    Jennifer Stuber
    The Division of Health and Science Policy, The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 41:230-40. 2006
    ..Correlates of help seeking from professionals for mental health problems after the attacks and barriers to care were also assessed...