Ijeoma Achara‐Abrahams
Biographic Data
| ID | 5417604 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ijeoma Achara‐Abrahams |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ijeoma |
| FAMILY NAME | Achara‐Abrahams |
| SIGNATURE | ABRAHAMS I A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Behavioral Health |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Converting Partial Hospitals to Community Integrated Recovery Centers
Oppression and empowerment: Perceptions of violence among urban youth
Youth violence in the United States has emerged as a major concern for communities, policymakers and community researchers. This paper reports on the efforts of a child mental health clinic to build a community consensus around addressing violence that affects youth and all members of the community. We describe and give case examples regarding our approach to acquiring the perspectives of the community, particularly that of youth, discuss key the…
Co-Occurring Alcohol, Drug, and Other Psychiatric Disorders Among Mexican-Origin People in the United States
We examined co-occurrence of (comorbid) alcohol, drug, and non–substance use psychiatric disorders in a population sample of Mexican-origin adults from rural and urban areas of central California. Co-occurring lifetime rates of alcohol or other drug disorders with non–substance use psychiatric disorders, or both, were 8.3% for men and 5.5% for women and were 12.3% for the US born and 3.5% for immigrants. Alcohol abuse or dependence with co-occurr…
Co-Occurring Alcohol, Drug, and Other Psychiatric Disorders Among Mexican-Origin People in the United States
We examined co-occurrence of (comorbid) alcohol, drug, and non–substance use psychiatric disorders in a population sample of Mexican-origin adults from rural and urban areas of central California. Co-occurring lifetime rates of alcohol or other drug disorders with non–substance use psychiatric disorders, or both, were 8.3% for men and 5.5% for women and were 12.3% for the US born and 3.5% for immigrants. Alcohol abuse or dependence with co-occurr…
Oppression and empowerment: Perceptions of violence among urban youth
Youth violence in the United States has emerged as a major concern for communities, policymakers and community researchers. This paper reports on the efforts of a child mental health clinic to build a community consensus around addressing violence that affects youth and all members of the community. We describe and give case examples regarding our approach to acquiring the perspectives of the community, particularly that of youth, discuss key the…
Co-Occurring Alcohol, Drug, and Other Psychiatric Disorders Among Mexican-Origin People in the United States
We examined co-occurrence of (comorbid) alcohol, drug, and non–substance use psychiatric disorders in a population sample of Mexican-origin adults from rural and urban areas of central California. Co-occurring lifetime rates of alcohol or other drug disorders with non–substance use psychiatric disorders, or both, were 8.3% for men and 5.5% for women and were 12.3% for the US born and 3.5% for immigrants. Alcohol abuse or dependence with co-occurr…
Oppression and empowerment: Perceptions of violence among urban youth
Youth violence in the United States has emerged as a major concern for communities, policymakers and community researchers. This paper reports on the efforts of a child mental health clinic to build a community consensus around addressing violence that affects youth and all members of the community. We describe and give case examples regarding our approach to acquiring the perspectives of the community, particularly that of youth, discuss key the…
Converting Partial Hospitals to Community Integrated Recovery Centers
Medicine (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Mental health (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Acculturation (1 works) · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (1 works)