Sean M Mitchell
Biographic Data
| ID | 4596347 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sean M Mitchell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sean M |
| FAMILY NAME | Mitchell |
| SIGNATURE | MITCHELL S M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Texas Tech University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3729-7368 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Psychiatric symptoms and criminogenic risk in people with mental illness
OBJECTIVE: Because approximately 50% of psychiatric patients present with current or past criminal legal involvement, we aimed to compare factors associated with criminal legal involvement across three inpatient psychiatric groups: patients with mental illness with legal involvement, patients with mental illness without legal involvement, and patients found not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI). HYPOTHESES: We hypothesized that participants in …
Using MMPI-3-Derived Thwarted Belongingness and Perceived Burdensomeness Scales to Predict Suicide Ideation Among College Students with Elevated Depressive Symptoms
The interpersonal theory of suicide (ITS) conceptualizes thwarted belongingness (TB) and perceived burdensomeness (PB) as sufficient and proximal suicide ideation (SI) risk factors. The Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire (INQ) is used to assess TB and PB; however, it does not capture all aspects of these constructs. The MMPI-3 M3-TB and M3-PB proxy scales may measure additional facets. In this study, college students (N = 139) screened for elevate…
Examining perceived public stigma of nonsuicidal self-injury
Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is highly stigmatized and increasingly prevalent among young adults. Perceived public NSSI stigma may hamper help-seeking, decrease social support, and impede development of effective public health interventions to address NSSI. Research has been limited, however, by the lack of validated measures of perceived public NSSI stigma, which may be less prone to social desirability biases than other self-report measures o…
Between Urges and Actions
Perceptions of grief reactions in family members of incarcerated individuals
We examined perceptions of individuals grieving the loss of a family member to incarceration. Participants ( N = 1095) were randomized to a vignette that varied by race-ethnicity, crime type, and grief trajectory to assess their perceptions. Results indicated: (1) participants perceived prolonged grief as less appropriate than resilience; (2) Black family members grieving someone who committed a violent crime as more appropriate compared to White…
Screening Utility of the PHQ-2 and PHQ-9 for Depression in College Students
We investigated the validity and screening effectiveness of the PHQ-2 and PHQ-9 scores in 229 college students in a cross-sectional design. PHQ associations with Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-3 internalizing scales suggest PHQ scores are effective screening tools for college students and may aid in effective triage and service needs
The moderating role of pessimism in the association between retrospective relational peer victimization, interpersonal risk factors, and suicide ideation
Peer victimization (PV) is a serious concern for youth and is associated with subsequent suicide ideation in young adulthood. The interpersonal theory of suicide may provide a framework for understanding suicide ideation in this population. Specifically, thwarted belongingness (TB) and perceived burdensomeness (PB) have been significantly associated with suicide ideation among young adults with a history of peer victimization. Additionally, the p…
Interpersonal Risk Factors, Sexual and Gender Minority Status, and Suicidal Ideation
Brief Motivational Intervention for Substance Use may Decrease Violence Among Heavy Alcohol Users in a Jail Diversion Program
Rates of harmful alcohol use are high among justice-involved individuals and may contribute to violent recidivism. Robust treatments for alcohol-related violence in criminal justice systems are thus a public health priority. In this analysis of existing randomized controlled trial data ( N = 105), we examined the impact of a brief motivational intervention (BMI) for harmful substance use on violent recidivism among individuals in a pretrial jail …
A comparison of criminogenic risk factors and psychiatric symptomatology between psychiatric inpatients with and without criminal justice involvement
OBJECTIVE: Research suggests distinct criminal risk factors, not mental illness, are more strongly associated with most criminal behaviors. This notion has been supported among inpatient persons with mental illness (PMI) when examining antisocial cognitions; however, other key criminogenic risk factors (the Big Four and Central Eight risk factors) have not been examined among psychiatric inpatient PMI. HYPOTHESES: We hypothesized that criminal ju…
Do criminal associates impact psychiatric inpatients’ social support and interpersonal needs
Suicide risk is elevated among psychiatric inpatients; however, research has not examined moderators of the associations between perceived social support and thwarted belongingness (TB) and perceived burdensomeness (PB), such as involvement with criminal associates. Adult psychiatric inpatients ( N = 142) completed assessments. Perceived social support was negatively associated with TB and PB; however, associates' criminal involvement did not mod…
Valued living, life fulfillment, and suicide ideation among psychiatric inpatients
Screening Utility of the PHQ-2 and PHQ-9 for Depression in College Students
We investigated the validity and screening effectiveness of the PHQ-2 and PHQ-9 scores in 229 college students in a cross-sectional design. PHQ associations with Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-3 internalizing scales suggest PHQ scores are effective screening tools for college students and may aid in effective triage and service needs
Interpersonal Risk Factors, Sexual and Gender Minority Status, and Suicidal Ideation
Valued living, life fulfillment, and suicide ideation among psychiatric inpatients
Do criminal associates impact psychiatric inpatients’ social support and interpersonal needs
Suicide risk is elevated among psychiatric inpatients; however, research has not examined moderators of the associations between perceived social support and thwarted belongingness (TB) and perceived burdensomeness (PB), such as involvement with criminal associates. Adult psychiatric inpatients ( N = 142) completed assessments. Perceived social support was negatively associated with TB and PB; however, associates' criminal involvement did not mod…
A comparison of criminogenic risk factors and psychiatric symptomatology between psychiatric inpatients with and without criminal justice involvement
OBJECTIVE: Research suggests distinct criminal risk factors, not mental illness, are more strongly associated with most criminal behaviors. This notion has been supported among inpatient persons with mental illness (PMI) when examining antisocial cognitions; however, other key criminogenic risk factors (the Big Four and Central Eight risk factors) have not been examined among psychiatric inpatient PMI. HYPOTHESES: We hypothesized that criminal ju…
Brief Motivational Intervention for Substance Use may Decrease Violence Among Heavy Alcohol Users in a Jail Diversion Program
Rates of harmful alcohol use are high among justice-involved individuals and may contribute to violent recidivism. Robust treatments for alcohol-related violence in criminal justice systems are thus a public health priority. In this analysis of existing randomized controlled trial data ( N = 105), we examined the impact of a brief motivational intervention (BMI) for harmful substance use on violent recidivism among individuals in a pretrial jail …
Screening Utility of the PHQ-2 and PHQ-9 for Depression in College Students
We investigated the validity and screening effectiveness of the PHQ-2 and PHQ-9 scores in 229 college students in a cross-sectional design. PHQ associations with Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-3 internalizing scales suggest PHQ scores are effective screening tools for college students and may aid in effective triage and service needs
The moderating role of pessimism in the association between retrospective relational peer victimization, interpersonal risk factors, and suicide ideation
Peer victimization (PV) is a serious concern for youth and is associated with subsequent suicide ideation in young adulthood. The interpersonal theory of suicide may provide a framework for understanding suicide ideation in this population. Specifically, thwarted belongingness (TB) and perceived burdensomeness (PB) have been significantly associated with suicide ideation among young adults with a history of peer victimization. Additionally, the p…
Interpersonal Risk Factors, Sexual and Gender Minority Status, and Suicidal Ideation
Perceptions of grief reactions in family members of incarcerated individuals
We examined perceptions of individuals grieving the loss of a family member to incarceration. Participants ( N = 1095) were randomized to a vignette that varied by race-ethnicity, crime type, and grief trajectory to assess their perceptions. Results indicated: (1) participants perceived prolonged grief as less appropriate than resilience; (2) Black family members grieving someone who committed a violent crime as more appropriate compared to White…
Using MMPI-3-Derived Thwarted Belongingness and Perceived Burdensomeness Scales to Predict Suicide Ideation Among College Students with Elevated Depressive Symptoms
The interpersonal theory of suicide (ITS) conceptualizes thwarted belongingness (TB) and perceived burdensomeness (PB) as sufficient and proximal suicide ideation (SI) risk factors. The Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire (INQ) is used to assess TB and PB; however, it does not capture all aspects of these constructs. The MMPI-3 M3-TB and M3-PB proxy scales may measure additional facets. In this study, college students (N = 139) screened for elevate…
Examining perceived public stigma of nonsuicidal self-injury
Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is highly stigmatized and increasingly prevalent among young adults. Perceived public NSSI stigma may hamper help-seeking, decrease social support, and impede development of effective public health interventions to address NSSI. Research has been limited, however, by the lack of validated measures of perceived public NSSI stigma, which may be less prone to social desirability biases than other self-report measures o…
Between Urges and Actions
Psychiatric symptoms and criminogenic risk in people with mental illness
OBJECTIVE: Because approximately 50% of psychiatric patients present with current or past criminal legal involvement, we aimed to compare factors associated with criminal legal involvement across three inpatient psychiatric groups: patients with mental illness with legal involvement, patients with mental illness without legal involvement, and patients found not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI). HYPOTHESES: We hypothesized that participants in …
Clinical Psychology (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Poison control (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (7 works) · Suicide prevention (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (5 works)