W E Adams

Biographic Data

ID20041
NAMEW E Adams
GIVEN NAMESW E
FAMILY NAMEAdams
SIGNATUREADAMS W E
AFFILIATIONSNortheastern University
ORCID0000-0003-2875-1538
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS13
TOTAL CITATIONS15
AUTHOR COUNT13
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1963
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX2

  • Competing allegiance in an unclear role

    Open AccessW E Adams, Ryan Duquette et al.ARTICLESSM - Mental Health2023

    Lack of role clarity is a central challenge to the growth and retention of the peer workforce as peer support specialists (PSS) increasingly work alongside non-peer providers in traditional mental healthcare settings. This study examined role clarity among peer and non-peer workers and identifies areas of consensus and disagreement in understanding the peer role. Qualitative interviews were conducted with PSS (N = 18), non-peer direct care staff …

  • Prevalence and Predictors of Limited Literacy in Public Mental Health Care

    Open AccessAlisa K Lincoln, Mara Eyllon et al.ARTICLECommunity Mental Health Journal2021References: 30

  • Unintended consequences of institutionalizing peer support work in mental healthcare

    Open AccessW E AdamsARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2020Cited by: 12References: 44

  • Meaning and Management of Multiple Medications Among Public Mental Health Service Users

    Open AccessArielle A J Scoglio, W E Adams et al.ARTICLECommunity Mental Health Journal2019References: 33

  • The Double Stigma of Limited Literacy and Mental Illness

    Open AccessAlisa K Lincoln, W E Adams et al.ARTICLESociety and Mental Health2017

    The disadvantaged social position of public mental health service users reflects synergistic relationships among tangible disadvantage and stigma and its consequences. Limited literacy, an important factor in social disadvantage and an additional source of stigma, is virtually absent from the discussion. Employing a mixed-methods, service user–informed design, we explore the meaning and impact of limited literacy in the lives of public mental hea…

  • Harmonizing Beliefs With Realities

    Open AccessMariana T Guzzardo, W E Adams et al.ARTICLESAGE Open2017

    Older Puerto Ricans of the diaspora live with evident health and socioeconomic disparities, heightening their need for support. They also provide a unique transnational case in which to explore the exchange of support. This study aims to understand the informal social support experiences of older Puerto Ricans with disabilities. Data are based on the translated transcripts of 25 interviews with Spanish-speaking, Island-born Puerto Ricans living i…

  • Puerto Rican Victimization and Crime on the Mainland

    Open AccessW E Adams, Irina Todorova et al.ARTICLEHispanic Journal of Behavioral…2015Cited by: 1References: 21

    This study addresses criminal victimization and contact with police among older Puerto Ricans living in Northeastern United States. Framing their experiences within the context of immigration, we assess the role that acculturation and perceived stress play on Puerto Rican crime and victimization. Data from the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study (BPRHS; N = 1,504) were analyzed using multiple logistic regressions. The experience of criminal victimiz…

  • The problem here is that they want to solve everything with pills

    Open AccessW E Adams, Irina Todorova et al.ARTICLESociology of Health & Illness2015Cited by: 2References: 14

    Taking medications are complex symbolic acts, infused with diverse meanings regarding body and identity. This article focuses on the meanings of medications for older Puerto Ricans living on the United States mainland, a population experiencing stark health disparities. We aim to gain an understanding of the way multiple cultural and personal meanings of medications are related to and integrated in identity, and to understand how they are situate…

  • Rediscovering trust

    Open AccessW E AdamsARTICLEPastoral Psychology1984References: 1

  • L'Exode des cerveaux. Travaux de la Conférence de Lausanne

    D B, W E Adams et al.ARTICLERevue Française de Sociologie1969

  • Polynesian Finger Prints

    Open AccessA M O Veale, W E AdamsARTICLEThe Journal of Anthropological…1968

    The finger prints of the Ellice islanders, like those of other Polynesians, show very high whorl percentages, and a corresponding reduction in percentages of loops, the percentage of arches being also very low.Males (45): whorls =72. 04%; loops=27.52%; arches=0.45%.Females (67): whorls=64.87%; loops=33.18%; arches=1.95%.Males and females (112): whorls=67.83%; loops=30.82%; arches=l.35%.These percentages are very similar to those of Maoris of clos…

  • Finger-Prints of the New Zealand Maori

    Open AccessA M O Veale, W E AdamsARTICLEThe Journal of Anthropological…1965

    The data relating to finger-print patterns of 430 Maori males and 236 Maori females are presented. The overall percentage of whorls is very high, and that of loops and arches particularly low :Males: whorls=68.77%; loops=30.77%; arches=0.46% Females: whorls=63.47%; loops=35.89%; arches=0.64%.In the case of pure-blood and near pure-blood Maoris (Tuhoe) the whorl percentages are higher (65 males=77.08% ; 86 females=68.60 %) than in the samples obta…

  • The French in Germany, 1945-1949

    W E Adams, F Roy WillisARTICLEThe Western Political Quarterly1963