Nancy Wolff

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..A lack of release planning was noted for the other chronic conditions. Release planning for particular chronic problems is most common and complete in facilities with special treatment programs, such as a mental health unit...

..These results suggest that the best way to improve relations between hospitals and their host communities is for hospitals to behave like "good" neighbors...

..These results are preliminary but suggest that providers condition their advocacy behavior in response to their experiences with and perceptions of managed care plans...

..A community impact model was used to estimate how consolidation of all long-term inpatient care at one state mental hospital affected the town in which the hospital was located...

..Four methodological choices may bias cost estimates: study perspective, definition of the opportunity cost of resources, cost allocation rules, and measurement of service units...

..We describe behavioral health diagnoses and community release patterns among adult male and female inmates in New Jersey prisons and assess their implications for correctional health care and community reentry...

..Overall, both males and females with mental disorder are disproportionately represented among victims of physical violence inside prison...

..This study examined whether women with behavioral health needs are more likely to receive treatment for these problems in prison or in the community and to what extent prison disrupts or establishes involvement in treatment for these women...

..Evidence-based interventions are needed to monitor weight and obesity during incarceration and to teach weight management skills as part of an integrated psychiatric and medical program...

..Without modification of federal and state policies, the ability of reentry services to foster behavioral health and community reintegration is limited...

..The path to a better outcome lies in the responsible management of the right risks. Lessons from the United Kingdom experience can be usefully applied to mental health issues in many industrial democracies...

..This study estimated the rates of sexual victimization among prison inmates with and without a mental disorder...

..This study explored criminal thinking styles and feelings of aggression and hopelessness among male and female inmates who reported mental disorders and those who did not...

..The significance of the findings for practice are discussed along with recommendations to improve the health and welfare of people inside prison...

..Inmate perceptions of safety varied between facilities. Variation in perceptions of safety among harmful situations and between facilities provides useful information about inmate safety and ways to improve it (n = 104)...

..Emotional reactions to assaults were experienced by virtually all victims. Context information is vital in the development and implementation of prevention and therapeutic interventions...

..Facts about victimization inside prison will become more certain when the methodology becomes more standardized and consistent with definitions of victimization...

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..While a vast literature demonstrates this connection, the cost and financial burden of informal caregiving has received considerably less research attention, especially as it-pertains to bipolar disorder...

..The results of this study suggest that clients selected by mental health courts are shaped by the formal and informal selection criteria, as well as by the local treatment system...

..The average total costs associated with the IACT and Control conditions were significantly less than the average total costs for the ACTO condition...

..This study examined the traumatic and stressful event exposure history and psychiatric health characteristics of soon-to-be released female inmates who self-referred to specialty posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment...

..The third part recommends an investment strategy and a set of operational changes that might minimize the loss and maximize the return on the public's investment dollar in mental health...

..The poly-problems of these clients suggest the need for an integrated and comprehensive approach, which is challenged by the fragmented and diverse ideologies of the behavioral health, criminal justice, and social service systems...

..Trauma exposure was found to be strongly associated with a wide range of behavioral problems and clinical symptoms. Given the sheer numbers of incarcerated men and the strength of these associations, targeted intervention is critical...

..At higher drug prices, expenditures for essential preventive interventions, such as those aimed at hypertension and hypercholesterolemia, buy less health for the elderly. The magnitude of this effect, however, is unknown...

..This study examined rates, patterns, offenses, and sociodemographic correlates of arrest in a large cohort of mental health service recipients...

..Cluster analysis is a promising method for identifying subgroups of caregivers with different stress and coping profiles associated with different health-related outcomes...

..This study examined the prevalence of drug arrests in a cohort of persons receiving services from a state mental health agency who were followed for roughly ten years...

..Results suggest that caregivers' perceptions of stigma may negatively affect their mental health by reducing their coping effectiveness...

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..The model is designed to generate new questions for research that address both individual and community level issues...

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..The center will be situated at Rutgers University (RU) and co-directed by Drs. Nancy Wolff (RU) and William Fisher (University of Massachusetts Medical School, UMMS)...

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