Christina E Newhill
Biographic Data
| ID | 73172 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christina E Newhill |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christina E |
| FAMILY NAME | Newhill |
| SIGNATURE | NEWHILL C E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pittsburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8536-0325 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 50 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Recipients of Representative Payeeship with Mental Illness
Understanding barriers to mental healthcare access by integrating stigma theory and the theory of planned behavior
The inability to access needed mental healthcare can be a challenge for individuals situated in various social environments and can be understood and predicted via multiple theoretical perspectives. This paper explores access to mental healthcare through the lenses of stigma theory and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) by presenting central tenants of the theories and a brief review of empirical evidence in support of the individual theories. …
Applying Critical Race Theory and Risk and Resilience Theory to the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Social workers are essential stakeholders in the mounting efforts to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline. This article presents a theoretical framework integrating Critical Race Theory and Risk and Resilience Theory as a tool for social workers and other school-based social service providers seeking to create meaningful change to school discipline policies. In this article, we apply the theories to expand the understanding of the school-to-pr…
Risk Factors for Criminal Recidivism Among Persons With Serious Psychiatric Diagnoses
Reducing criminal legal system involvement requires an understanding of the factors that promote repeat offending (i. e., recidivism), and the dissemination of relevant interventions to those most likely to benefit. A growing body of research has established common recidivism risk factors for persons with serious psychiatric disorder diagnoses. However, research to date has not examined the degree to which these risks apply to those with serious …
Trauma, Sleep and Mental Health Problems in Low-Income Young Adults
Low-income young adults are more likely to have exposure to trauma, which increases risk for mental health problems. Although adequate sleep promotes good health, people with histories of trauma are more likely to have sleep problems. The current study explored whether poor sleep mediated the relationship between trauma exposure and mental health. A sample of 143 low-income 18-24-year-old young adults completed depression, anxiety, and trauma exp…
The impact of foster care experiences on marijuana use in young adults
Transitioning to adulthood may be more challenging, and lead to greater negative outcomes, when a youth uses drugs. This study examined the unique effects of foster care experiences on marijuana use in young adults aged 18–25 (N = 185), controlling for mental health, trauma history, and child maltreatment type. Compared to a low-income control sample, foster care alumni were more likely to report trauma exposure, anxiety, and daily marijuana use.…
A Transdiagnostic Comparison of Emotion Dysregulation in Schizophrenia and Cluster B Personality Disorders
Objective: Emotion regulation is central to mental health and may be a transdiagnostic target for promoting functional recovery. Using a brief measure of emotion dysregulation, this study compared individuals with schizophrenia and Cluster B personality disorders with student volunteers on individual items and overall scores. We hypothesized that both clinical groups would evidence significant impairments relative to the student control group, wi…
Perceived Isolation among Family Caregivers of People with Mental Illness
Family members (who are overwhelmingly women) providing caregiving for individuals with mental illness (MI) are known to experience significant burden. Little research, however, has addressed how such burden can affect caregivers' personal time and perceived isolation. Using data from a survey of 1,505 family caregivers of adults with MI, authors examined the extent to which factors related to caregivers, care recipients, caregiving, and treatmen…
Major Depressive Disorder and Cardiovascular Disease in African-American Women
Major depression is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study used the National Survey of American Life (NSAL) to examine the co-occurrence of major depressive disorder (MDD) and CVD in a nationally representative sample of African American women (n = 2,216). Results from a series of logistic regression models indicated high rates of MDD and CVD in the sample, and the African American women with MDD were 1.59 times more likely to…
Cognitive Enhancement Therapy Improves Frontolimbic Regulation of Emotion in Alcohol and/or Cannabis Misusing Schizophrenia
Individuals with schizophrenia who misuse substances are burdened with impairments in emotion regulation. Cognitive enhancement therapy (CET) may address these problems by enhancing prefrontal brain function. A small sample of outpatients with schizophrenia and alcohol and/or cannabis substance use problems participating in an 18-month randomized trial of CET (n = 10) or usual care (n = 4) completed posttreatment functional neuroimaging using an …
Cognitive Enhancement Therapy Improves Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Early Course Schizophrenia
These findings provide preliminary evidence that CET, a psychosocial cognitive remediation intervention, may enhance connectivity between frontal and temporal brain regions implicated in problem-solving and emotion processing in service of cognitive enhancement in schizophrenia
Maternal victimization and child trauma
Latino Acculturation and Perceived Educational Achievement
Considerable attention has been paid to the educational fate of Latino children and youths due to mounting evidence that their educational progress has been stagnant. This study investigates the effect of acculturation on perceived educational achievement among Mexican-American children, employing bidimensional acculturation theory to help explain acculturation patterns as related to both ethnic and mainstream identities. Using a sample of 294 Me…
Racial Disparities in Mental Health Outcomes after Psychiatric Hospital Discharge among Individuals with Severe Mental Illness
Racial disparities in mental health outcomes have been widely documented in non-institutionalized community psychiatric samples, but few studies have specifically examined the effects of race among individuals with the most severe mental illnesses. A sample of 925 individuals hospitalized for severe mental illness were followed for a year after hospital discharge to examine the presence of disparities in mental health outcomes between African Ame…
Asian adolescent and young adult adoptees' psychological well-being
Rehabilitation Contexts
Psychosocial rehabilitation involves a gamut of activities that need to be personalized to suit an individual's needs. The context in which rehabilitation occurs greatly influences the range and availability of rehabilitation services and their utilization. This study attempts to highlight the contextual factors, with specific reference to globalization and development, the scope of rehabilitation, and the continuum of rehabilitation services tha…
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Emotion Dysregulation Measure
Individuals suffering from personality disorders, particularly borderline personality disorder, often evidence substantial problems in regulating and managing their emotions. The development of psychometrically sound measures that can be used in routine clinical settings to assess difficulties with emotional regulation is urgently needed. The newly developed brief General Emotion Dysregulation Measure (GEDM) has shown good reliability and validit…
Racial Differences Between African and White Americans in the Presentation of Borderline Personality Disorder
Adjustment of international adoptees
Initial Development of a Measure of Emotional Dysregulation for Individuals With Cluster B Personality Disorders
Individuals with DSM-IV Cluster B personality disorders are at particular risk of violence toward self or others. Emotional dysregulation is likely to be a factor in such incidents and is a central issue addressed in therapies with personality-disordered individuals. This article reports findings from a study that developed an original 18-item measure of emotional dysregulation and administered the scale to 100 participants diagnosed with Cluster…
Client violence toward children and youth services social workers
Assessing Danger to Others in Clinical Social Work Practice
I present an in-depth review and critique of the literature on defining and predicting dangerousness to others, the genesis of the association of dangerousness and mental illness, and correlates of violent behavior as it relates to clinical social work practice. Using the empirical evidence to inform clinical decision making, a model is presented for use in the clinical assessment of clients at risk for violent behavior
Parricide
The role of culture in the development of paranoid symptomatology
The impact and role of cultural factors in the development of paranoid symptomatology are explored and illustrated by clinical vignettes. General principles of intervention, with emphasis on cultural sensitivity, are discussed and suggestions for improving mental health services to a multicultural clientele are proposed
Client violence toward children and youth services social workers
Adjustment of international adoptees
Latino Acculturation and Perceived Educational Achievement
Considerable attention has been paid to the educational fate of Latino children and youths due to mounting evidence that their educational progress has been stagnant. This study investigates the effect of acculturation on perceived educational achievement among Mexican-American children, employing bidimensional acculturation theory to help explain acculturation patterns as related to both ethnic and mainstream identities. Using a sample of 294 Me…
Racial Disparities in Mental Health Outcomes after Psychiatric Hospital Discharge among Individuals with Severe Mental Illness
Racial disparities in mental health outcomes have been widely documented in non-institutionalized community psychiatric samples, but few studies have specifically examined the effects of race among individuals with the most severe mental illnesses. A sample of 925 individuals hospitalized for severe mental illness were followed for a year after hospital discharge to examine the presence of disparities in mental health outcomes between African Ame…
Asian adolescent and young adult adoptees' psychological well-being
Initial Development of a Measure of Emotional Dysregulation for Individuals With Cluster B Personality Disorders
Individuals with DSM-IV Cluster B personality disorders are at particular risk of violence toward self or others. Emotional dysregulation is likely to be a factor in such incidents and is a central issue addressed in therapies with personality-disordered individuals. This article reports findings from a study that developed an original 18-item measure of emotional dysregulation and administered the scale to 100 participants diagnosed with Cluster…
Parricide
Perceived Isolation among Family Caregivers of People with Mental Illness
Family members (who are overwhelmingly women) providing caregiving for individuals with mental illness (MI) are known to experience significant burden. Little research, however, has addressed how such burden can affect caregivers' personal time and perceived isolation. Using data from a survey of 1,505 family caregivers of adults with MI, authors examined the extent to which factors related to caregivers, care recipients, caregiving, and treatmen…
Cognitive Enhancement Therapy Improves Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Early Course Schizophrenia
These findings provide preliminary evidence that CET, a psychosocial cognitive remediation intervention, may enhance connectivity between frontal and temporal brain regions implicated in problem-solving and emotion processing in service of cognitive enhancement in schizophrenia
Maternal victimization and child trauma
Rehabilitation Contexts
Psychosocial rehabilitation involves a gamut of activities that need to be personalized to suit an individual's needs. The context in which rehabilitation occurs greatly influences the range and availability of rehabilitation services and their utilization. This study attempts to highlight the contextual factors, with specific reference to globalization and development, the scope of rehabilitation, and the continuum of rehabilitation services tha…
Racial Differences Between African and White Americans in the Presentation of Borderline Personality Disorder
Assessing Danger to Others in Clinical Social Work Practice
I present an in-depth review and critique of the literature on defining and predicting dangerousness to others, the genesis of the association of dangerousness and mental illness, and correlates of violent behavior as it relates to clinical social work practice. Using the empirical evidence to inform clinical decision making, a model is presented for use in the clinical assessment of clients at risk for violent behavior
The role of culture in the development of paranoid symptomatology
The impact and role of cultural factors in the development of paranoid symptomatology are explored and illustrated by clinical vignettes. General principles of intervention, with emphasis on cultural sensitivity, are discussed and suggestions for improving mental health services to a multicultural clientele are proposed
Parricide
Assessing Danger to Others in Clinical Social Work Practice
I present an in-depth review and critique of the literature on defining and predicting dangerousness to others, the genesis of the association of dangerousness and mental illness, and correlates of violent behavior as it relates to clinical social work practice. Using the empirical evidence to inform clinical decision making, a model is presented for use in the clinical assessment of clients at risk for violent behavior
Client violence toward children and youth services social workers
Initial Development of a Measure of Emotional Dysregulation for Individuals With Cluster B Personality Disorders
Individuals with DSM-IV Cluster B personality disorders are at particular risk of violence toward self or others. Emotional dysregulation is likely to be a factor in such incidents and is a central issue addressed in therapies with personality-disordered individuals. This article reports findings from a study that developed an original 18-item measure of emotional dysregulation and administered the scale to 100 participants diagnosed with Cluster…
Adjustment of international adoptees
Racial Differences Between African and White Americans in the Presentation of Borderline Personality Disorder
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Emotion Dysregulation Measure
Individuals suffering from personality disorders, particularly borderline personality disorder, often evidence substantial problems in regulating and managing their emotions. The development of psychometrically sound measures that can be used in routine clinical settings to assess difficulties with emotional regulation is urgently needed. The newly developed brief General Emotion Dysregulation Measure (GEDM) has shown good reliability and validit…
Asian adolescent and young adult adoptees' psychological well-being
Rehabilitation Contexts
Psychosocial rehabilitation involves a gamut of activities that need to be personalized to suit an individual's needs. The context in which rehabilitation occurs greatly influences the range and availability of rehabilitation services and their utilization. This study attempts to highlight the contextual factors, with specific reference to globalization and development, the scope of rehabilitation, and the continuum of rehabilitation services tha…
Racial Disparities in Mental Health Outcomes after Psychiatric Hospital Discharge among Individuals with Severe Mental Illness
Racial disparities in mental health outcomes have been widely documented in non-institutionalized community psychiatric samples, but few studies have specifically examined the effects of race among individuals with the most severe mental illnesses. A sample of 925 individuals hospitalized for severe mental illness were followed for a year after hospital discharge to examine the presence of disparities in mental health outcomes between African Ame…
Latino Acculturation and Perceived Educational Achievement
Considerable attention has been paid to the educational fate of Latino children and youths due to mounting evidence that their educational progress has been stagnant. This study investigates the effect of acculturation on perceived educational achievement among Mexican-American children, employing bidimensional acculturation theory to help explain acculturation patterns as related to both ethnic and mainstream identities. Using a sample of 294 Me…
Cognitive Enhancement Therapy Improves Frontolimbic Regulation of Emotion in Alcohol and/or Cannabis Misusing Schizophrenia
Individuals with schizophrenia who misuse substances are burdened with impairments in emotion regulation. Cognitive enhancement therapy (CET) may address these problems by enhancing prefrontal brain function. A small sample of outpatients with schizophrenia and alcohol and/or cannabis substance use problems participating in an 18-month randomized trial of CET (n = 10) or usual care (n = 4) completed posttreatment functional neuroimaging using an …
Cognitive Enhancement Therapy Improves Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Early Course Schizophrenia
These findings provide preliminary evidence that CET, a psychosocial cognitive remediation intervention, may enhance connectivity between frontal and temporal brain regions implicated in problem-solving and emotion processing in service of cognitive enhancement in schizophrenia
Maternal victimization and child trauma
Major Depressive Disorder and Cardiovascular Disease in African-American Women
Major depression is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study used the National Survey of American Life (NSAL) to examine the co-occurrence of major depressive disorder (MDD) and CVD in a nationally representative sample of African American women (n = 2,216). Results from a series of logistic regression models indicated high rates of MDD and CVD in the sample, and the African American women with MDD were 1.59 times more likely to…
Risk Factors for Criminal Recidivism Among Persons With Serious Psychiatric Diagnoses
Reducing criminal legal system involvement requires an understanding of the factors that promote repeat offending (i. e., recidivism), and the dissemination of relevant interventions to those most likely to benefit. A growing body of research has established common recidivism risk factors for persons with serious psychiatric disorder diagnoses. However, research to date has not examined the degree to which these risks apply to those with serious …
Trauma, Sleep and Mental Health Problems in Low-Income Young Adults
Low-income young adults are more likely to have exposure to trauma, which increases risk for mental health problems. Although adequate sleep promotes good health, people with histories of trauma are more likely to have sleep problems. The current study explored whether poor sleep mediated the relationship between trauma exposure and mental health. A sample of 143 low-income 18-24-year-old young adults completed depression, anxiety, and trauma exp…
The impact of foster care experiences on marijuana use in young adults
Transitioning to adulthood may be more challenging, and lead to greater negative outcomes, when a youth uses drugs. This study examined the unique effects of foster care experiences on marijuana use in young adults aged 18–25 (N = 185), controlling for mental health, trauma history, and child maltreatment type. Compared to a low-income control sample, foster care alumni were more likely to report trauma exposure, anxiety, and daily marijuana use.…
A Transdiagnostic Comparison of Emotion Dysregulation in Schizophrenia and Cluster B Personality Disorders
Objective: Emotion regulation is central to mental health and may be a transdiagnostic target for promoting functional recovery. Using a brief measure of emotion dysregulation, this study compared individuals with schizophrenia and Cluster B personality disorders with student volunteers on individual items and overall scores. We hypothesized that both clinical groups would evidence significant impairments relative to the student control group, wi…
Perceived Isolation among Family Caregivers of People with Mental Illness
Family members (who are overwhelmingly women) providing caregiving for individuals with mental illness (MI) are known to experience significant burden. Little research, however, has addressed how such burden can affect caregivers' personal time and perceived isolation. Using data from a survey of 1,505 family caregivers of adults with MI, authors examined the extent to which factors related to caregivers, care recipients, caregiving, and treatmen…
Applying Critical Race Theory and Risk and Resilience Theory to the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Social workers are essential stakeholders in the mounting efforts to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline. This article presents a theoretical framework integrating Critical Race Theory and Risk and Resilience Theory as a tool for social workers and other school-based social service providers seeking to create meaningful change to school discipline policies. In this article, we apply the theories to expand the understanding of the school-to-pr…
Understanding barriers to mental healthcare access by integrating stigma theory and the theory of planned behavior
The inability to access needed mental healthcare can be a challenge for individuals situated in various social environments and can be understood and predicted via multiple theoretical perspectives. This paper explores access to mental healthcare through the lenses of stigma theory and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) by presenting central tenants of the theories and a brief review of empirical evidence in support of the individual theories. …
Recipients of Representative Payeeship with Mental Illness
Psychology (22 works) · Psychiatry (19 works) · Clinical Psychology (17 works) · Clinical Psychology (16 works) · Medicine (13 works) · Mental health (10 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Psychotherapist (7 works)