Lirio S Covey
Biographic Data
| ID | 7700854 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lirio S Covey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lirio S |
| FAMILY NAME | Covey |
| SIGNATURE | COVEY L S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Columbia University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Psychometric Properties of the Brief Symptom Inventory in Men under Criminal Justice Involvement
The purpose of this study was to assess the factor structure and psychometric properties of the original and a revised modification of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) in 259 black and Latino males, aged thirty-five to sixty-seven, who had been released from a New York state prison or a New York City jail. The data were analysed using exploratory factor analysis, principal axis factoring and confirmatory factor analysis. Standardised factor load…
Ever-smoking, quitting, and psychiatric disorders
Correspondence to : Lirio S Covey, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA Abstract Objective -To examine the association between cigarette smoking and psychi atric disorders. Design-The relationship between 11 psychiatric disorders and both ever smoking and quitting or reducing smok ing was determined by odds ratio analy sis. Statistical adjustment was employed to control for the influence of…
Cigarette smoking and occupational status
OBJECTIVES. In this study we examined the relationship between occupational status and smoking habits in men and women during the period from 1977 to 1990. METHODS. Cigarette smoking and occupational history were obtained from 8045 men and women who served as controls for a hospital-based study of tobacco-related diseases. RESULTS. There was an association between increasing occupational status and tobacco exposure in men, but not in women. The q…
Depressive mood, the single-parent home, and adolescent cigarette smoking
The association between depressive mood and cigarette smoking among adolescents was examined within a multivariate model. Subjects were 205 eleventh graders (123 boys and 82 girls) enrolled in a Northeast metropolitan public high school for science-oriented students. Logistic regression analysis showed an independent relation of depressive mood, friends' smoking behavior, and living in a single-parent home with cigarette smoking. Depression score…
Smoking habits in a hospitalized population
The smoking habits of 23,953 hospitalized men and women aged 20 to 80, interviewed in nine United States cities between 1970 and 1980, were examined. Comparisons were made of age-adjusted smoking rates in 1970-1975 vs 1976-1980, stratified by sex, race, and educational level. An overall decrease in smoking exposure between the time periods studied was observed: a decline in rates of current cigarette smokers and an increase in use of cigarettes c…
Depressive mood, the single-parent home, and adolescent cigarette smoking
The association between depressive mood and cigarette smoking among adolescents was examined within a multivariate model. Subjects were 205 eleventh graders (123 boys and 82 girls) enrolled in a Northeast metropolitan public high school for science-oriented students. Logistic regression analysis showed an independent relation of depressive mood, friends' smoking behavior, and living in a single-parent home with cigarette smoking. Depression score…
Cigarette smoking and occupational status
OBJECTIVES. In this study we examined the relationship between occupational status and smoking habits in men and women during the period from 1977 to 1990. METHODS. Cigarette smoking and occupational history were obtained from 8045 men and women who served as controls for a hospital-based study of tobacco-related diseases. RESULTS. There was an association between increasing occupational status and tobacco exposure in men, but not in women. The q…
Smoking habits in a hospitalized population
The smoking habits of 23,953 hospitalized men and women aged 20 to 80, interviewed in nine United States cities between 1970 and 1980, were examined. Comparisons were made of age-adjusted smoking rates in 1970-1975 vs 1976-1980, stratified by sex, race, and educational level. An overall decrease in smoking exposure between the time periods studied was observed: a decline in rates of current cigarette smokers and an increase in use of cigarettes c…
Depressive mood, the single-parent home, and adolescent cigarette smoking
The association between depressive mood and cigarette smoking among adolescents was examined within a multivariate model. Subjects were 205 eleventh graders (123 boys and 82 girls) enrolled in a Northeast metropolitan public high school for science-oriented students. Logistic regression analysis showed an independent relation of depressive mood, friends' smoking behavior, and living in a single-parent home with cigarette smoking. Depression score…
Cigarette smoking and occupational status
OBJECTIVES. In this study we examined the relationship between occupational status and smoking habits in men and women during the period from 1977 to 1990. METHODS. Cigarette smoking and occupational history were obtained from 8045 men and women who served as controls for a hospital-based study of tobacco-related diseases. RESULTS. There was an association between increasing occupational status and tobacco exposure in men, but not in women. The q…
Ever-smoking, quitting, and psychiatric disorders
Correspondence to : Lirio S Covey, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA Abstract Objective -To examine the association between cigarette smoking and psychi atric disorders. Design-The relationship between 11 psychiatric disorders and both ever smoking and quitting or reducing smok ing was determined by odds ratio analy sis. Statistical adjustment was employed to control for the influence of…
The Psychometric Properties of the Brief Symptom Inventory in Men under Criminal Justice Involvement
The purpose of this study was to assess the factor structure and psychometric properties of the original and a revised modification of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) in 259 black and Latino males, aged thirty-five to sixty-seven, who had been released from a New York state prison or a New York City jail. The data were analysed using exploratory factor analysis, principal axis factoring and confirmatory factor analysis. Standardised factor load…
Demography (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (4 works) · Cigarette smoking (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Anxiety (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works)