Search Results - "Vega, William A."

Age-Friendly Communities Initiative: Public Health Approach to Promoting Successful Aging by Jeste, Dilip V., M.D, Blazer, Dan G., M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H, Buckwalter, Kathleen C., Ph.D., R.N., F.A.N, Cassidy, Keri-Leigh K., M.D., F.R.C.P.C, Fishman, Len, J.D, Gwyther, Lisa P., M.S.W, L.C.S.W, Levin, Saul M., M.D., M.P.A, Phillipson, Christopher, Ph.D, Rao, Ramesh R., Ph.D, Schmeding, Ellen, M.S., M.F.T, Vega, William A., Ph.D, Avanzino, Julie A., B.A, Glorioso, Danielle K., M.S.W., L.C.S.W, Feather, John, Ph.D

“…Older adults consistently prefer aging in place, which requires a high level of community support and services that are currently lacking. With a rapidly aging…”
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Addressing stigma of depression in Latino primary care patients by Vega, William A., Ph.D, Rodriguez, Michael A., M.D., M.P.H, Ang, Alfonso, Ph.D

“…Abstract Objectives To develop a validated stigma checklist to assist physicians in addressing depression in Latino patients. Method Two hundred low-income,…”
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Perceived Discrimination and Depression among Mexican-Origin Adults in California by Finch, Brian Karl, Kolody, Bohdan, Vega, William A.

“…We contend that perceived discrimination has an independent effect on depression outcomes among adults of Mexican origin. Using a sample of 3,012…”
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The long-term trajectory of depression among Latinos in primary care and its relationship to depression care disparities by Interian, Alejandro, Ph.D, Ang, Alfonso, Ph.D, Gara, Michael A., Ph.D, Rodriguez, Michael A., M.D., M.P.H, Vega, William A., Ph.D

“…Abstract Objective Lower use of medication treatment, poorer doctor–patient communication (DPC) and depression stigma are key contributors to mental healthcare…”
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Identifying and reducing disparities in successful addiction treatment completion: testing the role of Medicaid payment acceptance by Guerrero, Erick G, Garner, Bryan R, Cook, Benjamin, Kong, Yinfei, Vega, William A, Gelberg, Lillian

“…Medicaid has become the largest payer of substance use disorder treatment and may enhance access to quality care and reduce disparities. We tested whether…”
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Do High Mental Demands at Work Protect Cognitive Health in Old Age via Hippocampal Volume? Results From a Community Sample by Rodriguez, Francisca S, Huhn, Sebastian, Vega, William A, Aranda, Maria P, Schroeter, Matthias L, Engel, Christoph, Baber, Ronny, Burkhardt, Ralph, Löffler, Markus, Thiery, Joachim, Villringer, Arno, Luck, Tobias, Riedel-Heller, Steffi G, Witte, A Veronica

“…As higher mental demands at work are associated with lower dementia risk and a key symptom of dementia is hippocampal atrophy, the study aimed at investigating…”
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Clinical calibration of DSM-IV diagnoses in the World Mental Health (WMH) version of the World Health Organization (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview (WMH-CIDI) by Kessler, Ronald C., Abelson, Jamie, Demler, Olga, Escobar, Javier I., Gibbon, Miriam, Guyer, Margaret E., Howes, Mary J., Jin, Robert, Vega, William A., Walters, Ellen E., Wang, Philip, Zaslavsky, Alan, Zheng, Hui

“…An overview is presented of the rationale, design, and analysis plan for the WMH‐CIDI clinical calibration studies. As no clinical gold standard assessment is…”
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Spanish language proficiency among providers and Latino clients' engagement in substance abuse treatment by Guerrero, Erick G, Khachikian, Tenie, Kim, Tina, Kong, Yinfei, Vega, William A

“…Abstract Quality of care, such as provision of services in Spanish, is a common factor believed to improve treatment engagement among Spanish-speaking Latinos…”
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Health and social correlates of dementia in oldest‐old Mexican‐origin populations by Mejia‐Arango, Silvia, Aguila, Emma, López‐Ortega, Mariana, Gutiérrez‐Robledo, Luis Miguel, Vega, William A., Andrade, Flavia C. Drumond, Rote, Sunshine M., Grasso, Stephanie M., Markides, Kyriakos S., Angel, Jacqueline L.

“…Introduction Substantial gaps in research remain across oldest‐old ethnic populations while the burden of dementia increases exponentially with age among…”
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Isolating Socioenvironmental Correlates of Race/Ethnicity: A Promising Strategy to Understand and Address Health Disparities by Escobar, Javier I, Vega, William A, Lopez Jaramillo, Carlos

“…Escobar et al discuss the study by Jester et al on the isolation of socioenvironmental correlates of race/ethnicity which is a promising strategy to understand…”
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The Temporal Relationship Between Medicaid Payment Acceptance and the Implementation of Medication-Assisted Drug Treatment by Guerrero, Erick G, Garner, Bryan R, Cook, Benjamin, Kong, Yinfei, Vega, William A

“…Objective: To examine the temporal relationship of Medicaid funding on the implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs) in outpatient substance use…”
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The epidemiology of major depression and ethnicity in the United States by González, Hector M, Tarraf, Wassim, Whitfield, Keith E, Vega, William A

“…Abstract Objectives To determine the prevalence, age of onset, severity, associated disability, and treatment of major depression among United States ethnic…”
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Disparities in Latino substance use, service use, and treatment: Implications for culturally and evidence-based interventions under health care reform by Guerrero, Erick G, Marsh, Jeanne C, Khachikian, Tenie, Amaro, Hortensia, Vega, William A

“…Abstract Background The goal of this systematic literature review was to enhance understanding of substance use, service use, and treatment among Latino…”
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Toward Reducing the Duration of Untreated Psychosis in a Latinx Community by López, Steven Regeser, Kopelowicz, Alex, Ullman, Jodie, Mayer, Doe, Santos, Maria Magdalena, Kratzer, Maya, Vega, William A., Barrio, Concepcion, Calderon, Vanessa

“…Objective: To carry out and evaluate a communications campaign (La CLAve) to reduce the duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) in a U.S. Latinx community…”
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Health Disparities in the Latino Population by Vega, William A., Rodriguez, Michael A., Gruskin, Elisabeth

“…In this review, the authors provide an approach to the study of health disparities in the US Latino population and evaluate the evidence, using mortality rates…”
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Affordable Housing: A Key Lever to Community Health for Older Americans by Vega, William A, Wallace, Steven P

“…A key lever to promote healthy aging in communities is affordable housing, especially for older adults who have limited incomes. As housing supply and quality…”
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Growing Economic Inequality Sustains Health Disparities by Vega, William A, Sribney, William M

“…A logical extension of this critique is that the production ofhealth equity involves accounting for the direct effects of economic inequality on opportunity…”
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Older Adult Frequent 9-1-1 Callers for Emergency Medical Services in a Large Metropolitan City: Individual- and System-Level Considerations by Martínez, Beatrice, Aranda, María P, Sanko, Stephen, Aguilar, Iris, Vega, William A

“…High utilizers of 9-1-1 place a substantial burden on emergency medical services (EMS). Results of a retrospective review of records data of the City of Los…”
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Dementia Risk Among Individuals With Low Education by Rodriguez, Francisca S., Aranda, María P., Lloyd, Donald A., Vega, William A.

“…As higher dementia prevalence in ethnic minority groups could be attributed to low education, we studied individuals with low education and explored potential…”
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From Documenting to Eliminating Disparities in Mental Health Care for Latinos by López, Steven R, Barrio, Concepcion, Kopelowicz, Alex, Vega, William A

“…The U.S. Surgeon General's report Mental Health: Culture, Race and Ethnicity-A Supplement to Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General ( U.S. Department…”
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