Samuel J Pullen

Biographic Data

ID181985
NAMESamuel J Pullen
GIVEN NAMESSamuel J
FAMILY NAMEPullen
SIGNATUREPULLEN S J
AFFILIATIONSSaint Luke's Health System
ORCID0000-0002-6215-5513
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS7
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX2

  • The effectiveness of training rural mental health clinicians to treat disruptive behavior disorders

    Samuel J Pullen, Lindsay Horgan et al.ARTICLERural Mental Health2021

  • Closing the mental health treatment gap through the collaboration of traditional and Western medicine in Liberia

    Augusta R Herman, Samuel J Pullen et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Culture…2018Cited by: 2References: 2

    Liberians have experienced significant psychological trauma following fourteen years of violent civil war and the 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic, but there are only two psychiatrists for the entire population. However, many traditional healers commonly treat mental health-related illnesses throughout the country. This paper examines the potential for collaboration between traditional and Western medicine to close the mental health treatment gap in Libe…

  • A qualitative investigation of the perceived role of peers in influencing substance use among youth in Monrovia, Liberia

    Brittany C L Lange, Samuel J Pullen et al.ARTICLEVulnerable Children and Youth…2018Cited by: 2References: 2

    Substance use and abuse has become an issue for adolescents globally. While multiple factors contribute to substance use, peer influence is particularly important. As such, this study aimed to examine students’ beliefs related to substance use, including the role peers have on substance use behaviors in Monrovia, Liberia. Nine focus groups were conducted with a total of 72 public school students in Monrovia. All focus groups were recorded, transc…

  • Contributing Risk Factors for Substance Use Among Youth in Postconflict Liberia

    Open AccessLiana J Petruzzi, Liana Petruzzi et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2018Cited by: 3References: 45

    Substance use is prevalent among youth in postconflict African countries and is associated with a number of public health problems such as poverty, child homelessness, and school truancy. This qualitative study explores the risk factors associated with substance use among Liberian youth from the perspective of public-school students. Nine focus groups were conducted with 72 Liberian public-school students (35 female, 37 male). Multiple risk facto…

  • The impact of transactional sex with teachers on public school students in Monrovia, Liberia – a brief report

    Lindsey Parnarouskis, Anne Stevenson et al.ARTICLEVulnerable Children and Youth…2017References: 3

    Access to education has been shown to strongly influence adolescent health across the world, and strong relationships with teachers has been found to lead to better academic and psychosocial outcomes for students. In many low-income countries where adolescents have less access to education and are more likely to experience poor health outcomes, risky sexual behaviors can exacerbate these challenges by increasing the risk of unintended pregnancy a…