Jane Swanson

Biographic Data

ID78266
NAMEJane Swanson
GIVEN NAMESJane
FAMILY NAMESwanson
SIGNATURESWANSON J
AFFILIATIONSDuke Medical Center
ORCID0000-0001-6455-8204
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS48
TOTAL CITATIONS386
AUTHOR COUNT48
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1959
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX13

  • Reflections on the First Decade of Erpo Laws: History, Lessons Learned, and Thoughts for the Future

    Open AccessShannon Frattaroli, Joshua Horwitz et al.ARTICLEINQUIRY The Journal of Health…2026

  • Do not ask for job information from your close friends or from strangers: Strength of moderate ties in finding a satisfying job

    Open AccessNamhoon Ki, Taewon Yoon et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychology2024

  • American Gun Violence & Mental Illness: Reducing Risk, Restoring Health, Respecting Rights & Reviving Communities

    Open AccessJane Swanson, Jeffrey W Swanson et al.ARTICLEDaedalus2023Cited by: 1References: 2

    Intentional injuries claimed nearly two hundred lives every day in the United States in 2020, about two-thirds of them suicides, each a story of irretrievable human loss. This essay addresses the complex intersection of injurious behavior with mental illness and access to firearms. It explores what more can be done to stop gun violence while respecting the rights of lawful gun owners, preserving the dignity of persons with mental illnesses, and p…

  • To Prevent Suicide Among Veterans, Their Physicians Should Discuss Gun Safety

    Open AccessBrian S Barnett, Harold Kudler et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2020

    Health Care Improvement Act, drawing praise from veterans and their families. The law memorializes former Navy SEAL Commander Hannon, a veterans' mental health care advocate who committed suicide in 2018, and seeks to reduce the suicide rate among veterans. It increases oversight of the US Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA

  • When Would a Democratic Governor Increase Social Welfare Funding? The Joint Moderation of a State's Economy and a Governor's Budgetary Authority

    Open AccessJane Swanson, Namhoon KiARTICLEReview of Policy Research2020References: 23

    The partisanship of a policy maker is often noted as correlated with a state government's support for social welfare. However, less attention has been paid to how a governor is able to steer the budget in a manner that reflects her political views. This study assesses how changes in the economy and level of budgetary authority of the governor can jointly condition the effect of a governor's partisanship on the change in social welfare spending. U…

  • Has the fiscal decentralization of social welfare programs helped effectively reduce poverty across U.S. states

    Jane Swanson, Namhoon KiARTICLEThe Social Science Journal2020Cited by: 1References: 28

    This paper looks at whether fiscal decentralization of welfare programs made state governments effective at alleviating poverty. We make use of the National Association of State Budget Officers’ (NASBO) State Expenditure Report which publishes expenditure data in different areas by state and federal government. Using this data, we constructed expenditure ratios to demonstrate the moment when state governments took on more responsibility in fundin…

  • State Government Preemption of Local Government Decisions Through the State Courts

    Open AccessJane Swanson, Jeffrey Swanson et al.ARTICLEUrban Affairs Review2020Cited by: 14References: 20

    What factors are associated with state government preemption of local government policies? This research asks whether state courts limit local authority in areas in which local preferences differ from the state’s, and whether this is conditioned by the level of autonomy the state grants the local government. Using a newly constructed data set of 404 local governments that had local ordinances challenged in state courts between the years 1996 and …

  • Simulating the Suicide Prevention Effects of Firearms Restrictions Based on Psychiatric Hospitalization and Treatment Records: Social Benefits and Unintended Adverse Consequences

    Katherine M Keyes, Ava Hamilton et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2019Cited by: 2References: 41

    Objectives. To estimate the number of lives saved from firearms suicide with expansions of gun restrictions based on mental health compared with the number who would be unnecessarily restricted. Methods. Agent-based models simulated effects on suicide mortality resulting from 5-year ownership disqualifications in New York City for individuals with any psychiatric hospitalization and, more broadly, anyone receiving psychiatric treatment. Results. …

  • Home Rule Be Damned: Exploring Policy Conflicts between the Statehouse and City Hall

    William D Hicks, Carol S Weissert et al.ARTICLEPS Political Science & Politics2018Cited by: 2References: 23

    Contribution to spotlight in PS: Political Science & Politics: Home Rule Be Damned: Exploring Policy Conflicts between the Statehouse and City Hall

  • Mental illness and reduction of gun violence and suicide: Bringing epidemiologic research to policy

    Open AccessJane Swanson, J W Swanson et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Epidemiology2015

    PURPOSE: This article describes epidemiologic evidence concerning risk of gun violence and suicide linked to psychiatric disorders, in contrast to media-fueled public perceptions of the dangerousness of mentally ill individuals, and evaluates effectiveness of policies and laws designed to prevent firearms injury and mortality associated with serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders. METHODS: Research concerning public attitudes toward…

  • Using Research Evidence to Reframe the Policy Debate Around Mental Illness and Guns: Process and Recommendations

    Emma E Mcginty, Shannon Frattaroli et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2014Cited by: 4References: 9

    Recent mass shootings have prompted a national dialogue around mental illness and gun policy. To advance an evidence-informed policy agenda on this controversial issue, we formed a consortium of national gun violence prevention and mental health experts. The consortium agreed on a guiding principle for future policy recommendations: restricting firearm access on the basis of certain dangerous behaviors is supported by the evidence; restricting ac…

  • Critical Opportunities for Public Health Law: A Call for Action

    Michelle M Mello, Jennifer Wood et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2013References: 42

    Although legal interventions are responsible for many sentinel public health achievements, law is underutilized as a tool for advancing population health. Our purpose was to identify critical opportunities for public health lawmaking. We articulated key criteria and illustrated their use with 5 examples. These opportunities involve significant health problems that are potentially amenable to change through law and for which an effective legal int…

  • Adverse Impact of Coercive Treatments on Psychiatric Inpatients’ Satisfaction with Care

    Open AccessJennifer L Strauss, Jennifer Zervakis et al.ARTICLECommunity Mental Health Journal2012Cited by: 1References: 36

  • Psychiatric Advance Directives and Social Workers: An Integrative Review

    Richard A Van Dorn, Anna Scheyett et al.ARTICLESocial Work2010

    Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) are legal documents that allow individuals to express their wishes for future psychiatric care and to authorize a legally appointed proxy to make decisions on their behalf during incapacitating crises. PADs are viewed as an alternative to the coercive interventions that sometimes accompany mental health crises for people with mental illness. Insofar as coercive interventions can abridge clients' autonomy and …

  • A Conceptually Based Scale to Measure Consumers’ Treatment Motivation

    Open AccessJoelle Ferron, Eric B Elbogen et al.ARTICLEResearch on Social Work Practice2010References: 4

    Objectives: The objective of this work was to assess the reliability and validity of the Treatment Motivation Questionnaire— Revised (TMQ-R) in people with serious mental illness (SMI). Method: A large sample of consumers of mental health services (n = 469) were administered the TMQ-R. Results: The factor structure specified in previous research did not fit the data well. However, a five-factor model with the two subtypes of introjected (i.e., fe…

  • Front Line Workers’ Attitudes towards Psychiatric Advance Directives

    Open AccessMimi M Kim, Mimi Kim et al.ARTICLECommunity Mental Health Journal2007References: 24

  • Effectively implementing psychiatric advance directives to promote self-determination of treatment among people with mental illness

    Eric B Elbogen, Jane Swanson et al.ARTICLEPsychology Public Policy and Law2007Cited by: 3

    Statutes on psychiatric advance directives (PADs) allow competent individuals to document instructions for future mental health treatment in the event of an incapacitating crisis. PADs are aimed at promoting a stronger sense of patient self-determination, considered a central tenet of psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery; however, it is unknown what factors (if any) lead psychiatric patients with PADs to experience this benefit long term. The…

  • Endorsement of personal benefit of outpatient commitment among persons with severe mental illness

    Marvin S Swartz, Jane Swanson et al.ARTICLEPsychology Public Policy and Law2003Cited by: 1References: 28

    This study examines whether individuals who experienced involuntary outpatient commitment (OPC) attribute benefit to this intervention. It was found that the majority of experimental subjects who underwent a period of OPC did not personally endorse OPC's benefits at the end of the study, either because they did not think it improved treatment adherence or because they rejected their own need for continued treatment. However, at the end of the stu…

  • Does involuntary outpatient commitment lead to more intensive treatment

    Henry R Wagner, Marvin S Swartz et al.ARTICLEPsychology Public Policy and Law2003Cited by: 1References: 18

    Studies of involuntary outpatient commitment (OPC) among persons with severe mental illness have concluded that OPC is only effective in improving treatment outcomes when it is sustained for 6 months or longer and is combined with frequent outpatient services. This article explores factors that influence the delivery of outpatient services to subjects in a randomized trial of OPC and finds 2 general patterns. Outpatient visits were more frequent …

  • Subgroup Prejudice Based on Skin Color Among Hispanics in the United States and Latin America

    Eric Luis Uhlmann, Eric Uhlmann et al.ARTICLESocial Cognition2002

    Two experiments examined the influence of skin color on American Hispanics' and Chileans' attitudes towards their ethnic ingroup and toward subgroups within their ingroup. When implicit attitudes were examined, both American Hispanics and Chileans expressed strong preference for the lighter complexioned subgroup (“Blanco” in Spanish) over the darker complexioned subgroup (“Moreno” in Spanish) within their ethnic ingroup. Implicit preference for B…

  • The Social–Environmental Context of Violent Behavior in Persons Treated for Severe Mental Illness

    Jane Swanson, J W Swanson et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2002Cited by: 9References: 41

    Objectives. This study examined the prevalence and correlates of violent behavior by individuals with severe mental illness. Methods. Participants (N = 802) were adults with psychotic or major mood disorders receiving inpatient or outpatient services in public mental health systems in 4 states. Results. The 1-year prevalence of serious assaultive behavior was 13%. Three variables—past violent victimization, violence in the surrounding environment…

  • Neighborhood structural characteristics and mental disorder: Faris and Dunham revisited

    Open AccessE Silver, Edward P Mulvey et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2002Cited by: 101References: 37

  • Reliability and Validity of the SF-12 Health Survey Among People With Severe Mental Illness

    Michelle P Salyers, Hayden B Bosworth et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2000References: 25

    OBJECTIVE: The objective of this work was to assess the reliability and validity of the Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 12-Item Health Survey (SF-12) in a large sample of people with severe mental illness (SMI). METHODS: We examined the internal factor structure of the SF-12, compared component scores for this sample with normative levels, examined test-retest reliability, and examined convergent and divergent validity by comparing SF-12 scores…

  • Violence and Severe Mental Illness: The Effects of Substance Abuse and Nonadherence to Medication

    Marvin S Swartz, Jane Swanson et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Psychiatry1998

    OBJECTIVE: Violent behavior among individuals with severe mental illness has become an important focus in community-based care. This study examines the joint effect of substance abuse and medication noncompliance on the greater risk of serious violence among persons with severe mental illness. METHOD: Involuntarily admitted inpatients with severe mental illness who were awaiting a period of outpatient commitment were enrolled in a longitudinal ou…

  • I. Comparing Use of Public and Private Mental Health Services: The Enduring Barriers of Race and Age

    Open AccessMarvin S Swartz, Henry R Wagner et al.ARTICLECommunity Mental Health Journal1998Cited by: 15References: 20