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Extended parent-child separations: impact on substance-abusing Hispanic adolescentsMaite P Mena
Center for Family Studies University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
J Spec Pediatr Nurs 13:50-2. 2008
Family mechanisms of structural ecosystems therapy for HIV-seropositive women in drug recoveryVictoria B Mitrani
Center of Excellence for Health Disparities Research El Centro, School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124, USA
Health Psychol 31:591-600. 2012....
Factors related to loss of child custody in HIV+ women in drug abuse recoveryVictoria B Mitrani
University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33126, USA
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 35:320-4. 2009..Mothers who are dually-diagnosed with HIV/ AIDS and drug abuse are particularly burdened and vulnerable to loss of child custody...- Examining family networks of HIV+ women in drug recovery: challenges and opportunitiesVictoria B Mitrani
School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33126, USA
Fam Syst Health 27:267-83. 2009..We conclude with methodological implications for future family based clinical research with HIV+ adults... - Malaise, motivation and motherhood: predictors of engagement in behavioral interventions from a randomized controlled trial for HIV+ women in drug abuse recoveryVictoria B Mitrani
Center of Excellence for Health Disparities Research El Centro, School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, 5030 Brunson Drive, Coral Gables, FL, USA
AIDS Behav 15:396-406. 2011..05) were associated with engagement across the two interventions. Results from this study can be used to inform outreach and engagement approaches for women dually affected by drug abuse and HIV/AIDS... - Structural Ecosystems Therapy for recovering HIV-positive women: child, mother, and parenting outcomesVictoria B Mitrani
Center of Excellence for Health Disparities Research El Centro, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies, Coral Gables, FL 33126, USA
J Fam Psychol 24:746-55. 2010..An adaptation of SET specifically for families with children could further enhance benefits and improve acceptability and cost-effectiveness... - Structural Ecosystems Therapy for HIV+ African-American women and drug abuse relapseDaniel J Feaster
Leonard M Miller School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, FL 33136, USA
Fam Process 49:204-19. 2010..Whereas SET did not specifically address substance abuse, SET indirectly protected at-risk women from relapse through reductions in family hassles... - A randomized controlled trial of Structural Ecosystems Therapy for HIV medication adherence and substance abuse relapse preventionDaniel J Feaster
Center for Family Studies, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Leonard M Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 111:227-34. 2010..Substance abuse in women with HIV/AIDS overshadows other priorities, including health care. Substance abuse may cause women to avoid health care systems and not adhere to their medication regimen... - A multilevel mediation model of stress and coping for women with HIV and their familiesAhnalee M Brincks
Leonard M Miller School of Medicine, Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, 1425 NW 10 Ave, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Fam Process 49:517-29. 2010.... - The efficacy of Structural Ecosystems Therapy for HIV medication adherence with African American womenDaniel J Feaster
Center for Family Studies, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Leonard M Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
J Fam Psychol 24:51-9. 2010..Family hassles were also significantly reduced by SET, though the effect of SET on medication adherence did not appear related to this change in family hassles... - The influence of health locus of control on the patient-provider relationshipAhnalee M Brincks
Center for Family Studies, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Leonard M Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
Psychol Health Med 15:720-8. 2010..Powerful others HLOC demonstrated a positive relationship with trust in physician and chance HLOC had a negative relationship with trust in physician. HIV moderated both of these relationships... - Intimate partner violence, depression, and resource availability among a community sample of Hispanic womenRosa M Gonzalez-Guarda
School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 248153, USA
Issues Ment Health Nurs 30:227-36. 2009..Although most of the relationships among resource availability, IPV, and depression supported the conceptual framework, the importance of incorporating additional cultural, relationship, and social factors are stressed... - Adolescent and parent alliances with therapists in Brief Strategic Family Therapy with drug-using Hispanic adolescentsMichael S Robbins
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Marital Fam Ther 34:316-28. 2008..Clinical implications are discussed... - Relational factors and family treatment engagement among low-income, HIV-positive African American mothersVictoria B Mitrani
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami School of Medicine, USA
Fam Process 42:31-45. 2003..003) and mother's desire for involvement with family (p < .018) were differentially related to family treatment engagement in low- versus high-support families. Implications for clinical practice and future research are discussed... - The effect of a family therapy and technology-based intervention on caregiver depressionCarl Eisdorfer
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1695 N W 9th Avenue, Suite 3204, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Gerontologist 43:521-31. 2003.... - Structural ecosystems therapy for HIV-seropositive African American women: effects on psychological distress, family hassles, and family supportJose Szapocznik
Center for Family Studies, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 72:288-303. 2004..Implications for further intervention development are discussed... - Addressing immigration-related separations in Hispanic families with a behavior-problem adolescentVictoria B Mitrani
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Am J Orthopsychiatry 74:219-29. 2004..Interactional and cognitive/affective features are presented, and guidelines for building therapeutic alliances, identifying core family processes/themes, and transforming interactions are offered... - Adapting the structural family systems rating to assess the patterns of interaction in families of dementia caregiversVictoria B Mitrani
Center for Family Studies, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1425 N W 10th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Gerontologist 45:445-55. 2005..This article presents the development of the SFSR-Dementia Caregiver adaptation (SFSR-DC) and examines relationships between specific family-interaction patterns and caregiver distress... - The role of family functioning in the stress process of dementia caregivers: a structural family frameworkVictoria B Mitrani
Center for Family Studies, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1425 NW 10th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Gerontologist 46:97-105. 2006..We theorized family functioning to partially mediate the relationship between objective burden and distress and to significantly account for the prediction of distress beyond well-recognized predictors... - Differences in family functioning in grandparent and parent-headed households in a clinical sample of drug-using African American adolescentsMichael S Robbins
Center for Family Studies, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Studies, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol 12:84-100. 2006..Primary caregivers in grandparent-headed households reported less monitoring and supervision of peers and less within-family conflict. Implications for treatment are discussed... - The efficacy of structural ecosystems therapy with drug-abusing/dependent African American and Hispanic American adolescentsMichael S Robbins
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Center for Family Studies, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
J Fam Psychol 22:51-61. 2008..However, these improvements were limited to Hispanic adolescents. The study demonstrates the importance of investigating changes in adolescent drug use as a result of treatment condition across more than 1 racial/ethnic group... - HIV risks, substance abuse, and intimate partner violence among Hispanic women and their intimate partnersRosa M Gonzalez-Guarda
University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care 19:252-66. 2008..Results from this study support the importance of targeting HIV, substance abuse, and IPV prevention among Hispanics within one integrated framework... - Increasing minority research participation through community organization outreachRoger A Alvarez
Nova Southeastern University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Davie, Florida, USA
West J Nurs Res 28:541-60; discussion 561-3. 2006..This model can be adopted and adapted by nurses and other health researchers to enhance engagement of minority populations... - Stress processes in HIV-positive African American mothers: moderating effects of drug abuse historyMyron J Burns
Department of Psychology, Nevada State College, Henderson, NV 89002, USA
Anxiety Stress Coping 21:95-116. 2008..Furthermore, the effect of avoidant coping on psychological distress was stronger for mothers with a history of drug diagnosis. The implications of these findings for targeting interventions are discussed...
Research Grants
- FAMILY RISK & PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR DEMENTIA CAREGIVERSVICTORIA MITRANI; Fiscal Year: 2004DESCRIPTION (adapted from the application): The objective of this MRSDAA is for Dr. Victoria Mitrani, an Hispanic woman, to develop a career as an independent behavioral scientist in dementia caregiving research with aging families...
- Family Therapy Mechanisms in HIV+ Women in Drug RecoveryVICTORIA MITRANI; Fiscal Year: 2007..Understanding these mechanisms will facilitate the development of the next generation of family-based interventions for HIV+ women in drug recovery. This will be the first R01 award for this investigator. ..