Misra
Biographic Data
| ID | 49513 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Misra |
| FAMILY NAME | Misra |
| SIGNATURE | MISRA |
| AFFILIATIONS | San Francisco State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0389-1227 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 35 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Vicarious Racial Discrimination and Mental Health among Adults
The literature on vicarious racial discrimination requires greater clarity and nuance when describing various types of vicarious racial discrimination. Vicarious racial discrimination is prevalent and is related to a range of mental health problems impacting ethno-racial minoritized populations. Potential mediators such as self-esteem and hypervigilance, along with moderators such as social support and service utilization, are important topics of…
The relationship between lifetime trauma exposure and psychosis in a multi-country case-control study in Africa
Background: Exposure to traumatic events is a known risk factor for psychosis. Additionally, psychosis may be a risk factor for exposure to traumatic events. There are little data on the relationship between traumatic events and psychosis in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in large, cross-country samples using the same instrument. Methods: In a case-control study, 21,606 adults were recruited with psychosis (cases) and 21,329 adults without any …
“No data, no problem”? Potential inequities in psychosis among immigrants in the United States
Global research indicates inequities in the incidence, severity, and care of psychosis among immigrants, primarily due to structural and social adversities relative to non-immigrants. However, despite having the world's largest immigrant population, the United States (U.S.) has limited research on this phenomenon. This lack of data obscures potential inequities and presents a missed opportunity to target policies and resources for this population…
Diabetes distress among immigrants of south Asian descent living in New York City
This study uses baseline data from "Diabetes Management Intervention for South Asians" (NCT03333044), which was registered with clinicaltrials.gov on 6/11/2017
The Sociocultural Dynamics of Mental Distress, Migration, and Family Among South Asians in the United States
We explore the dynamics of mental health, family, and migration within the experiences of United States–based South Asian immigrants with severe mental illness (SMI) diagnoses and their family members. We utilized a grounded theory approach to understand emerging unique cultural aspects (i.e., on economic hardship, racial discrimination) that have not been previously identified. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 South Asian patien…
Psychiatric Healthcare Experiences of South Asian Patients with Severe Mental Illness Diagnoses and Their Families in New York City
The partition of India through the lens of historical trauma
South Asian immigrants constitute the world's largest diaspora, with an estimated 25 million people tracing their ancestry to the Indian subcontinent. While recent studies find disproportionately high rates of cardiometabolic diseases and some mental conditions among South Asian immigrants across diverse settings, most research on the root causes of these disparities was conducted with limited engagement with the historical forces that shape the …
Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) related discrimination and mental health in five U.S. Southern cities
Health Implications of Racialized State Violence Against South Asians in the USA
Structural Racism and Inequities in Incidence, Course of Illness, and Treatment of Psychotic Disorders Among Black Americans
Psychotic disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder) are a leading cause of morbidity and premature mortality and an overlooked health inequity in the United States. European data indicate inequities in incidence, severity, and treatment of psychotic disorders, particularly for Black communities, that appear to be primarily attributable to social adversities. The dominant US narrative is that any observed differences are primarily …
Structural Racism and Immigrant Health in the United States
Immigration has been historically and contemporarily racialized in the United States. Although each immigrant group has unique histories, current patterns, and specific experiences, racialized immigrant groups such as Latino, Asian, and Arab immigrants all experience health inequities that are not solely due to nativity or years of residence but also influenced by conditional citizenship and subjective sense of belonging or othering. Critical rac…
Systematic Review of Cultural Aspects of Stigma and Mental Illness among Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups in the United States
Stigma is integral to understanding mental health disparities among racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States. We conducted a systematic review to identify empirical studies on cultural aspects of mental illness stigma (public, structural, affiliative, self) among three racial and ethnic minority groups (Asian Americans, Black Americans, Latinx Americans) from 1990 to 2019, yielding 97 articles. In comparison studies ( N = 25), racia…
Immigrant Communities and Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the many broken fragments of US health care and social service systems, reinforcing extant health and socioeconomic inequities faced by structurally marginalized immigrant communities. Throughout the pandemic, even during the most critical period of rising cases in different epicenters, immigrants continued to work in high-risk-exposure environments while simultaneously having less access to health care and econo…
Stigma, Structural Vulnerability, and “What Matters Most” Among Women Living With HIV in Botswana, 2017
Objectives. To explore whether beneficial health care policies, when implemented in the context of gender inequality, yield unintended structural consequences that stigmatize and ostracize women with HIV from “what matters most” in local culture. Methods. We conducted 46 in-depth interviews and 5 focus groups (38 individuals) with men and women living with and without HIV in Gaborone, Botswana, in 2017. Results. Cultural imperatives to bear child…
Identifying "What Matters Most" to Men in Botswana to Promote Resistance to HIV-Related Stigma
Despite a comprehensive national program of free HIV services, men living with HIV in Botswana participate at lower rates and have worse outcomes than women. Directed content analysis of five focus groups ( n = 38) and 50 in-depth interviews with men and women with known and unknown HIV status in Gaborone, Botswana in 2017 used the "what matters most" (WMM) and "structural vulnerability" frameworks to examine how the most valued cultural aspects …
Psychological impact of anti-Asian stigma due to the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is linked to a rise in stigma and discrimination against Chinese and other Asians, which is likely to have a negative impact on mental health, especially when combined with additional outbreak-related stressors. We discuss the need to consider the potential harms of these anti-Asian sentiments during both the height of the pandemic and longer-term recovery through (a) research-examining how it affects mental health and recov…
Psychometric Validation of a Scale to Assess Culturally-Salient Aspects of HIV Stigma Among Women Living with HIV in Botswana
Botswana's HIV response
This brief report describes key periods in the history of the national public health response to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in Botswana. It reveals the context leading to the development of HIV policies presently in place and current challenges that remain. The report concludes with opportunities for future directions, initiatives, and policy changes to reduce the high rates of HIV
How Early Life Adversities Influence Later Life Family Interactions for Individuals with Schizophrenia in Outpatient Treatment
Determinants of Depression Risk among Three Asian American Subgroups in New York City
Depression risk and determinants differed by Asian American ethnic subgroup. Identifying factors associated with depression risk among these groups is key to targeting limited public health resources for these underserved communities
Determinants of Depression Risk among Three Asian American Subgroups in New York City
Depression risk and determinants differed by Asian American ethnic subgroup. Identifying factors associated with depression risk among these groups is key to targeting limited public health resources for these underserved communities
Immigrant Communities and Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the many broken fragments of US health care and social service systems, reinforcing extant health and socioeconomic inequities faced by structurally marginalized immigrant communities. Throughout the pandemic, even during the most critical period of rising cases in different epicenters, immigrants continued to work in high-risk-exposure environments while simultaneously having less access to health care and econo…
Botswana's HIV response
This brief report describes key periods in the history of the national public health response to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in Botswana. It reveals the context leading to the development of HIV policies presently in place and current challenges that remain. The report concludes with opportunities for future directions, initiatives, and policy changes to reduce the high rates of HIV
Structural Racism and Inequities in Incidence, Course of Illness, and Treatment of Psychotic Disorders Among Black Americans
Psychotic disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder) are a leading cause of morbidity and premature mortality and an overlooked health inequity in the United States. European data indicate inequities in incidence, severity, and treatment of psychotic disorders, particularly for Black communities, that appear to be primarily attributable to social adversities. The dominant US narrative is that any observed differences are primarily …
Stigma, Structural Vulnerability, and “What Matters Most” Among Women Living With HIV in Botswana, 2017
Objectives. To explore whether beneficial health care policies, when implemented in the context of gender inequality, yield unintended structural consequences that stigmatize and ostracize women with HIV from “what matters most” in local culture. Methods. We conducted 46 in-depth interviews and 5 focus groups (38 individuals) with men and women living with and without HIV in Gaborone, Botswana, in 2017. Results. Cultural imperatives to bear child…
Identifying "What Matters Most" to Men in Botswana to Promote Resistance to HIV-Related Stigma
Despite a comprehensive national program of free HIV services, men living with HIV in Botswana participate at lower rates and have worse outcomes than women. Directed content analysis of five focus groups ( n = 38) and 50 in-depth interviews with men and women with known and unknown HIV status in Gaborone, Botswana in 2017 used the "what matters most" (WMM) and "structural vulnerability" frameworks to examine how the most valued cultural aspects …
How Early Life Adversities Influence Later Life Family Interactions for Individuals with Schizophrenia in Outpatient Treatment
Psychiatric Healthcare Experiences of South Asian Patients with Severe Mental Illness Diagnoses and Their Families in New York City
Psychological impact of anti-Asian stigma due to the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is linked to a rise in stigma and discrimination against Chinese and other Asians, which is likely to have a negative impact on mental health, especially when combined with additional outbreak-related stressors. We discuss the need to consider the potential harms of these anti-Asian sentiments during both the height of the pandemic and longer-term recovery through (a) research-examining how it affects mental health and recov…
Psychometric Validation of a Scale to Assess Culturally-Salient Aspects of HIV Stigma Among Women Living with HIV in Botswana
Botswana's HIV response
This brief report describes key periods in the history of the national public health response to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in Botswana. It reveals the context leading to the development of HIV policies presently in place and current challenges that remain. The report concludes with opportunities for future directions, initiatives, and policy changes to reduce the high rates of HIV
How Early Life Adversities Influence Later Life Family Interactions for Individuals with Schizophrenia in Outpatient Treatment
Determinants of Depression Risk among Three Asian American Subgroups in New York City
Depression risk and determinants differed by Asian American ethnic subgroup. Identifying factors associated with depression risk among these groups is key to targeting limited public health resources for these underserved communities
Structural Racism and Immigrant Health in the United States
Immigration has been historically and contemporarily racialized in the United States. Although each immigrant group has unique histories, current patterns, and specific experiences, racialized immigrant groups such as Latino, Asian, and Arab immigrants all experience health inequities that are not solely due to nativity or years of residence but also influenced by conditional citizenship and subjective sense of belonging or othering. Critical rac…
Systematic Review of Cultural Aspects of Stigma and Mental Illness among Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups in the United States
Stigma is integral to understanding mental health disparities among racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States. We conducted a systematic review to identify empirical studies on cultural aspects of mental illness stigma (public, structural, affiliative, self) among three racial and ethnic minority groups (Asian Americans, Black Americans, Latinx Americans) from 1990 to 2019, yielding 97 articles. In comparison studies ( N = 25), racia…
Immigrant Communities and Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the many broken fragments of US health care and social service systems, reinforcing extant health and socioeconomic inequities faced by structurally marginalized immigrant communities. Throughout the pandemic, even during the most critical period of rising cases in different epicenters, immigrants continued to work in high-risk-exposure environments while simultaneously having less access to health care and econo…
Stigma, Structural Vulnerability, and “What Matters Most” Among Women Living With HIV in Botswana, 2017
Objectives. To explore whether beneficial health care policies, when implemented in the context of gender inequality, yield unintended structural consequences that stigmatize and ostracize women with HIV from “what matters most” in local culture. Methods. We conducted 46 in-depth interviews and 5 focus groups (38 individuals) with men and women living with and without HIV in Gaborone, Botswana, in 2017. Results. Cultural imperatives to bear child…
Identifying "What Matters Most" to Men in Botswana to Promote Resistance to HIV-Related Stigma
Despite a comprehensive national program of free HIV services, men living with HIV in Botswana participate at lower rates and have worse outcomes than women. Directed content analysis of five focus groups ( n = 38) and 50 in-depth interviews with men and women with known and unknown HIV status in Gaborone, Botswana in 2017 used the "what matters most" (WMM) and "structural vulnerability" frameworks to examine how the most valued cultural aspects …
Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) related discrimination and mental health in five U.S. Southern cities
Health Implications of Racialized State Violence Against South Asians in the USA
Structural Racism and Inequities in Incidence, Course of Illness, and Treatment of Psychotic Disorders Among Black Americans
Psychotic disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder) are a leading cause of morbidity and premature mortality and an overlooked health inequity in the United States. European data indicate inequities in incidence, severity, and treatment of psychotic disorders, particularly for Black communities, that appear to be primarily attributable to social adversities. The dominant US narrative is that any observed differences are primarily …
The partition of India through the lens of historical trauma
South Asian immigrants constitute the world's largest diaspora, with an estimated 25 million people tracing their ancestry to the Indian subcontinent. While recent studies find disproportionately high rates of cardiometabolic diseases and some mental conditions among South Asian immigrants across diverse settings, most research on the root causes of these disparities was conducted with limited engagement with the historical forces that shape the …
Psychiatric Healthcare Experiences of South Asian Patients with Severe Mental Illness Diagnoses and Their Families in New York City
The relationship between lifetime trauma exposure and psychosis in a multi-country case-control study in Africa
Background: Exposure to traumatic events is a known risk factor for psychosis. Additionally, psychosis may be a risk factor for exposure to traumatic events. There are little data on the relationship between traumatic events and psychosis in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in large, cross-country samples using the same instrument. Methods: In a case-control study, 21,606 adults were recruited with psychosis (cases) and 21,329 adults without any …
“No data, no problem”? Potential inequities in psychosis among immigrants in the United States
Global research indicates inequities in the incidence, severity, and care of psychosis among immigrants, primarily due to structural and social adversities relative to non-immigrants. However, despite having the world's largest immigrant population, the United States (U.S.) has limited research on this phenomenon. This lack of data obscures potential inequities and presents a missed opportunity to target policies and resources for this population…
Diabetes distress among immigrants of south Asian descent living in New York City
This study uses baseline data from "Diabetes Management Intervention for South Asians" (NCT03333044), which was registered with clinicaltrials.gov on 6/11/2017
The Sociocultural Dynamics of Mental Distress, Migration, and Family Among South Asians in the United States
We explore the dynamics of mental health, family, and migration within the experiences of United States–based South Asian immigrants with severe mental illness (SMI) diagnoses and their family members. We utilized a grounded theory approach to understand emerging unique cultural aspects (i.e., on economic hardship, racial discrimination) that have not been previously identified. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 South Asian patien…
Vicarious Racial Discrimination and Mental Health among Adults
The literature on vicarious racial discrimination requires greater clarity and nuance when describing various types of vicarious racial discrimination. Vicarious racial discrimination is prevalent and is related to a range of mental health problems impacting ethno-racial minoritized populations. Potential mediators such as self-esteem and hypervigilance, along with moderators such as social support and service utilization, are important topics of…
Medicine (15 works) · Psychiatry (13 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (9 works) · Political science (9 works) · Mental health (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Geography (7 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (7 works) · Immigration (6 works)