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The value of pseudoneurological symptoms for assessing psychopathology in primary careAlejandro Interian
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-5635, USA
Psychosom Med 66:141-6. 2004..Furthermore, PNS should be evaluated with samples more representative of US primary care populations, as well as samples that include adequate representation from other ethnic backgrounds (eg, African-American, Asian, etc.)...
The use of a mentoring-based conference as a research career stimulation strategyAlejandro Interian
Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 675 Hoes Lane, D351, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
Acad Med 84:1389-94. 2009..The group developed a cost-effective program to stimulate the entry of new investigators into the field and to provide mentoring with a focus on Latino mental health issues...- Somatic complaints in primary care: further examining the validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-15)Alejandro Interian
Department of Psychiatry, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 671 Hoes Lane D306, Piscataway, NJ 08854 5635, USA
Psychosomatics 47:392-8. 2006..Also, the PHQ-15 appears to measure medically unexplained symptoms, psychiatric distress, and physical functioning. Further study is recommended to better evaluate ethnic variations and other types of validity for the PHQ-15... - A qualitative analysis of the perception of stigma among Latinos receiving antidepressantsAlejandro Interian
Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 08854 5635, USA
Psychiatr Serv 58:1591-4. 2007..This study sought to describe the role of stigma in antidepressant adherence among Latinos... - Stigma and depression treatment utilization among Latinos: utility of four stigma measuresAlejandro Interian
Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 671 Hoes Ln, D306, Piscataway, NJ 08854 5635, USA
Psychiatr Serv 61:373-9. 2010..The study evaluated the scale for Perceived Discrimination Devaluation (PDD), the Stigma Concerns About Mental Health Care (SCMHC) scale, the Latino Scale for Antidepressant Stigma (LSAS), and the Social Distance (SD) scale... - The relationship between ataque de nervios and unexplained neurological symptoms: a preliminary analysisAlejandro Interian
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, UMDNJ, 675 Hoes Lane, D306, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 193:32-9. 2005..A diagnosis of panic disorder also appears to interact with cultural factors... - Effectiveness of a time-limited cognitive behavior therapy type intervention among primary care patients with medically unexplained symptomsJavier I Escobar
Department of Psychiatry, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 08854 5635, USA
Ann Fam Med 5:328-35. 2007..Patients seeking care for medically unexplained physical symptoms pose a major challenge at primary care sites, and there are very few well-accepted and properly evaluated interventions to manage such patients... - Whether medically unexplained or not, three or more concurrent somatic symptoms predict psychopathology and service use in community populationsJavier I Escobar
Department of Psychiatry, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
J Psychosom Res 69:1-8. 2010..To examine the frequency of somatic symptoms in a community population of various ethnic backgrounds and to identify correlates of these symptoms such as psychopathology, use of services, and personal distress... - The long-term trajectory of depression among Latinos in primary care and its relationship to depression care disparitiesAlejandro Interian
Department of Psychiatry, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Lyons, NJ 08854, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 33:94-101. 2011..The current study investigated the relationship between these key variables and the long-term trajectory of depression in primary care among Latinos... - Idiopathic physical symptoms: a common manifestation of psychiatric disorders in primary careJavier I Escobar
Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 08854-5635, USA
CNS Spectr 11:201-10. 2006.... - Adaptation of a motivational interviewing intervention to improve antidepressant adherence among LatinosAlejandro Interian
Department of Psychiatry, UMDNJ, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 08854 5635, USA
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol 16:215-25. 2010..The intervention remained grounded in MI principles, but was contextualized for this Latino group... 
Readjustment stressors and early mental health treatment seeking by returning National Guard soldiers with PTSDAlejandro Interian
Department of Psychiatry, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 671 Hoes Lane, D306, Piscataway, NJ 08854 5635, USA
Psychiatr Serv 63:855-61. 2012..The study examined rates of readjustment stressors (marital, family, and employment) and their relationship to early mental health treatment seeking among returning National Guard soldiers with PTSD...
Research Grants
- Antidepressant Adherence Among HispanicsAlejandro Interian; Fiscal Year: 2007..If promising, the preliminary data generated will be used to seek R01 funding for a Phase II clinical trial. ..