Deborah Gray
Biographic Data
| ID | 5382531 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Deborah Gray |
| GIVEN NAMES | Deborah |
| FAMILY NAME | Gray |
| SIGNATURE | GRAY D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Massachusetts General Hospital |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A mental health needs assessment of children and adolescents in post-conflict Liberia
Between 1989 and 2004, Liberia experienced a devastating civil war that resulted in widespread trauma with almost no mental health infrastructure to help citizens cope. In 2009, the Liberian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare collaborated with researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital to conduct a rapid needs assessment survey in Liberia with local key informants ( n = 171) to examine the impact of war and post-war events on emotional an…
Mental health and adaptation of young Liberians in post-conflict Liberia
Civil wars have been raging in regions of Africa, bringing tremendous emotional and physical mayhem and destruction to populations and infrastructures. Much attention has been given to descriptions of child soldiers and the war, but little is known about the circumstances of young Liberians in post-conflict situations. This study explores the ways in which young Liberians are surviving in the post-conflict Liberian context. We used qualitative da…
Substance use behaviors of secondary school students in post-conflict Liberia
In this study we sought to determine the prevalence of substance use among students in Monrovia, Liberia, in order to better characterize the extent of the problem and guide future research. We conducted a cross-sectional survey to examine the substance use behaviors of students in 16 secondary schools in greater and central Monrovia, Liberia. The sampling frame included all co-educational secondary schools in central and greater Monrovia. A tota…
Building primary care practitioners’ attitudes and confidence in mental health skills in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina
Our program attempted to integrate community mental health in primary care settings in post-conflict Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The training program underwent an extensive evaluation to determine its impact on the mental health knowledge, confidence in performing medical and psychiatric procedures, skills and attitudes of 93 Bosnian primary care practitioners (PCPs). There was a significant improvement in PCPs confidence in all clusters of …
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Substance use behaviors of secondary school students in post-conflict Liberia
In this study we sought to determine the prevalence of substance use among students in Monrovia, Liberia, in order to better characterize the extent of the problem and guide future research. We conducted a cross-sectional survey to examine the substance use behaviors of students in 16 secondary schools in greater and central Monrovia, Liberia. The sampling frame included all co-educational secondary schools in central and greater Monrovia. A tota…
A mental health needs assessment of children and adolescents in post-conflict Liberia
Between 1989 and 2004, Liberia experienced a devastating civil war that resulted in widespread trauma with almost no mental health infrastructure to help citizens cope. In 2009, the Liberian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare collaborated with researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital to conduct a rapid needs assessment survey in Liberia with local key informants ( n = 171) to examine the impact of war and post-war events on emotional an…
Mental health and adaptation of young Liberians in post-conflict Liberia
Civil wars have been raging in regions of Africa, bringing tremendous emotional and physical mayhem and destruction to populations and infrastructures. Much attention has been given to descriptions of child soldiers and the war, but little is known about the circumstances of young Liberians in post-conflict situations. This study explores the ways in which young Liberians are surviving in the post-conflict Liberian context. We used qualitative da…
The Lecturer's OK
Building primary care practitioners’ attitudes and confidence in mental health skills in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina
Our program attempted to integrate community mental health in primary care settings in post-conflict Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The training program underwent an extensive evaluation to determine its impact on the mental health knowledge, confidence in performing medical and psychiatric procedures, skills and attitudes of 93 Bosnian primary care practitioners (PCPs). There was a significant improvement in PCPs confidence in all clusters of …
Substance use behaviors of secondary school students in post-conflict Liberia
In this study we sought to determine the prevalence of substance use among students in Monrovia, Liberia, in order to better characterize the extent of the problem and guide future research. We conducted a cross-sectional survey to examine the substance use behaviors of students in 16 secondary schools in greater and central Monrovia, Liberia. The sampling frame included all co-educational secondary schools in central and greater Monrovia. A tota…
Mental health and adaptation of young Liberians in post-conflict Liberia
Civil wars have been raging in regions of Africa, bringing tremendous emotional and physical mayhem and destruction to populations and infrastructures. Much attention has been given to descriptions of child soldiers and the war, but little is known about the circumstances of young Liberians in post-conflict situations. This study explores the ways in which young Liberians are surviving in the post-conflict Liberian context. We used qualitative da…
A mental health needs assessment of children and adolescents in post-conflict Liberia
Between 1989 and 2004, Liberia experienced a devastating civil war that resulted in widespread trauma with almost no mental health infrastructure to help citizens cope. In 2009, the Liberian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare collaborated with researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital to conduct a rapid needs assessment survey in Liberia with local key informants ( n = 171) to examine the impact of war and post-war events on emotional an…
Migration, Health and Trauma (4 works) · Health and Conflict Studies (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Political science (2 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 work) · Alcohol (1 work) · Alcohol consumption (1 work)