Nancy Amodei
Biographic Data
| ID | 5508958 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nancy Amodei |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nancy |
| FAMILY NAME | Amodei |
| SIGNATURE | AMODEI N |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6733-6436 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Real World Implementation of an Adapted ACT Model with Minority and Non-minority Homeless Men
Interview versus Self-Answer Methods of Assessing Health and Emotional Functioning in Primary Care Patients
The present study examined differences in health and emotional functioning when two different methods of gathering self-report data were used. Of 80 primary care patients who did not meet screening criteria for a psychiatric diagnosis, 44 were randomly assigned to have an interviewer read assessment items and record the participants' responses, and 36 were randomly assigned to have an interviewer read the items and have participants record their …
Psychometric Assessment of Measures of Psychological Symptoms, Functional Status, Life Events, and Context for Low Income Hispanic Patients in a Primary Care Setting
This study assessed the psychometric properties of a set of nine commonly used lists in an English-speaking Hispanic sample taken from a primary care setting. Those were the General Health Questionnaire-12, the Anxiety, Depression, and Somatization scales from the SCL-90, the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36, the Holmes and Rahe Family Life Changes, abbreviated versions of the Daily Hassles and Uplifts, the Herth Hope Index, Duke Social Suppo…
Psychologists’ contribution to the prevention of youth violence
Psychologists began their scientific study of violence and aggression during the first half of last century. Since then, much psychological knowledge has been assembled regarding the causes of violence as well as its prevention. This paper will provide an overview of the contribution of psychology to our present understanding of the causes of youth violence as well the contribution of this discipline to the development of effective prevention str…
Training Mental Health Professionals on Ethical Issues and HIV/Aids
HIV/Aids mental health training for health care providers
Three models of continuing education--full-day, half-day, and brief workshop--for health providers treating patients with HIV/AIDS were compared on measures of effectiveness with regard to knowledge, attitude, and practice outcomes. Analyses of pre- and postintervention data from two years of training events suggest consistent, modest, program effects in the full-day and half-day approaches, specifically in the area of knowledge enhancement
Stress in Families of HIV-Positive Children Living in South Texas
The purpose was to conduct a pilot study of the extent of stress and differences in sources of stress experienced by HIV+ and HIV- caregivers of HIV+ children living in South Texas. 13 infected and 9 uninfected caregivers each completed the Questionnaire on Resources and Stress for their preschool-aged HIV+ child. Both HIV+ and HIV- caregivers experienced clinically significant stress. HIV+ caregivers reported that relative to the HIV- group, the…
Psychologists’ contribution to the prevention of youth violence
Psychologists began their scientific study of violence and aggression during the first half of last century. Since then, much psychological knowledge has been assembled regarding the causes of violence as well as its prevention. This paper will provide an overview of the contribution of psychology to our present understanding of the causes of youth violence as well the contribution of this discipline to the development of effective prevention str…
Stress in Families of HIV-Positive Children Living in South Texas
The purpose was to conduct a pilot study of the extent of stress and differences in sources of stress experienced by HIV+ and HIV- caregivers of HIV+ children living in South Texas. 13 infected and 9 uninfected caregivers each completed the Questionnaire on Resources and Stress for their preschool-aged HIV+ child. Both HIV+ and HIV- caregivers experienced clinically significant stress. HIV+ caregivers reported that relative to the HIV- group, the…
HIV/Aids mental health training for health care providers
Three models of continuing education--full-day, half-day, and brief workshop--for health providers treating patients with HIV/AIDS were compared on measures of effectiveness with regard to knowledge, attitude, and practice outcomes. Analyses of pre- and postintervention data from two years of training events suggest consistent, modest, program effects in the full-day and half-day approaches, specifically in the area of knowledge enhancement
Training Mental Health Professionals on Ethical Issues and HIV/Aids
Psychometric Assessment of Measures of Psychological Symptoms, Functional Status, Life Events, and Context for Low Income Hispanic Patients in a Primary Care Setting
This study assessed the psychometric properties of a set of nine commonly used lists in an English-speaking Hispanic sample taken from a primary care setting. Those were the General Health Questionnaire-12, the Anxiety, Depression, and Somatization scales from the SCL-90, the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36, the Holmes and Rahe Family Life Changes, abbreviated versions of the Daily Hassles and Uplifts, the Herth Hope Index, Duke Social Suppo…
Psychologists’ contribution to the prevention of youth violence
Psychologists began their scientific study of violence and aggression during the first half of last century. Since then, much psychological knowledge has been assembled regarding the causes of violence as well as its prevention. This paper will provide an overview of the contribution of psychology to our present understanding of the causes of youth violence as well the contribution of this discipline to the development of effective prevention str…
Interview versus Self-Answer Methods of Assessing Health and Emotional Functioning in Primary Care Patients
The present study examined differences in health and emotional functioning when two different methods of gathering self-report data were used. Of 80 primary care patients who did not meet screening criteria for a psychiatric diagnosis, 44 were randomly assigned to have an interviewer read assessment items and record the participants' responses, and 36 were randomly assigned to have an interviewer read the items and have participants record their …
Real World Implementation of an Adapted ACT Model with Minority and Non-minority Homeless Men
Psychiatry (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Mental health (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)