Search Results - "Ralston, Allura L."

Peer coach support in internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for college students with social anxiety disorder: efficacy and acceptability by Bautista, Chandra L., Ralston, Allura L., Brock, Rebecca L., Hope, Debra A.

“…Social anxiety disorder is common among emerging adults and is associated with serious functional impairment. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is an…”
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Fulfilling the promise of mental health technology to reduce public health disparities: Review and research agenda by Ralston, Allura L., Andrews, Arthur R., Hope, Debra A.

“…Despite significant promise, the full impact of mental health technologies has yet to be realized. With overall mental health service utilization still below…”
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Systems of cissexism and the daily production of stress for transgender and gender diverse people by Puckett, Jae A, Aboussouan, Alix B, Ralston, Allura L, Mustanski, Brian, Newcomb, Michael E

“…Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people encounter a range of minority stressors (e.g., harassment, victimization, misgendering) that impact many areas of…”
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A Systematic Review of Recommendations for Behavioral Health Services for Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults: The Three-Legged Stool of Evidence-Based Practice Is Unbalanced by Holt, Natalie R., Ralston, Allura L., Hope, Debra A., Mocarski, Richard, Woodruff, Nathan

“…There is a growing literature of clinical recommendations for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) affirming behavioral health care, yet it is unknown to what…”
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Transgender and Gender Diverse Clients' Experiences in Therapy: Responses to Sociopolitical Events and Helpful and Unhelpful Experiences by Puckett, Jae A., Kimball, Devon, Glozier, W. Kalei, Wertz, Megan, Dunn, Terra, Lash, Brenna R., Ralston, Allura L., Holt, Natalie R., Huit, T. Zachary, Volk, Sage A., Hope, Debra, Mocarski, Richard, DuBois, L. Zachary

“…We examined transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people's reports of their therapy experiences over the course of a year. We explored how participants'…”
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Perceived Barriers and Preliminary PTSD Outcomes in an Open Pilot Trial of Written Exposure Therapy With Latinx Immigrants by Andrews, Arthur R., Acosta, Laura M., Acosta Canchila, M. Natalia, Haws, James K., Holland, Kathryn J., Holt, Natalie R., Ralston, Allura L.

“…•The study used a mixed-methods approach to evaluate symptom improvement and acceptability of Written Exposure Therapy.•Written Exposure Therapy appeared to…”
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Psychometric Evaluation of the Transgender Congruence Scale by Huit, T. Zachary, Ralston, Allura L., Haws, J. Kyle, Holt, Natalie R., Hope, Debra A., Puckett, Jae A., Mocarski, Richard A., Woodruff, Nathan

“…Introduction Despite increased attention to transgender and gender diverse (TGD) issues in psychological literature during the past decade, gaps remain for…”
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Transgender and gender diverse adults' self-reported mental health diagnoses, engagement in mental health services, and perceptions of therapists by Puckett, Jae A., Holt, Natalie R., Lash, Brenna, Zachary Huit, T., Ralston, Allura L., Hope, Debra A., Mocarski, Richard, Zachary DuBois, L.

“…Objective: Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people face various challenges when seeking therapy. Given this, we wanted to understand more about TGD…”
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Transgender and Gender Diverse Community Perspectives on Barriers and Benefits of the Psychosocial Assessment for Gender-Affirming Medical Care by Holt, Natalie R, Obasi, Sharon N, Nisley, Colton, LeBlanc-Ralston, Allura L, Lash, Brenna, Huit, T Zachary, Hope, Debra A, Woodruff, Nathan, Mocarski, Richard

“…Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals often must undergo a psychosocial assessment and receive a letter of support from a mental health care…”
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Mental Health and Marginalization Stress in Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults: Differences Between Urban and Non-Urban Experiences by Ralston, Allura L., Holt, Natalie R., Andrews, Arthur R., Huit, T. Zachary, Puckett, Jae A., Woodruff, Nathan, Mocarski, Richard, Hope, Debra A.

“…Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals face high rates of psychological distress, including depression, anxiety, and suicide risk. Further, TGD…”
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Tele-Mental Health With Marginalized Communities in Rural Locales: Trainee and Supervisor Perspectives by Ralston, Allura L, Holt, Natalie R, Hope, Debra A

“…The provision of mental health care via technology has been used successfully for several years with rural communities. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, led to…”
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A Distinction Without a Difference? A Multi-Method Approach to Understanding PTSD and Depression Symptom Overlap Among Disaster-Exposed Adolescents by Haws, James Kyle, Laifer, Lauren M, Acosta, Laura M, Ralston, Allura L, Ruggiero, Kenneth J, Davidson, Tatiana M, Andrews, Arthur R

“…Among adolescents exposed to trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) commonly co-occur. Despite the prevalence of…”
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Is Our Research Inclusive? Experiences in Psychological Research for Participants Identifying as Transgender and Gender Diverse by Ralston, Allura L

“…Research practices have historically excluded transgender and gender diverse communities by unnecessarily excluding them from research or have not been…”
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