Amar Mandavia
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1734967 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Amar Mandavia |
| PRENOMES | Amar |
| SOBRENOME | Mandavia |
| ASSINATURA | MANDAVIA A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | VA Boston Healthcare System |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7166-7692 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 9 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 2 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2013 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Racial and ethnic differences in buprenorphine initiation and retention prior to and after Covid-19
Objective Evaluate racial and ethnic differences in the duration of buprenorphine treatment among veterans diagnosed with opioid use disorder (OUD) between 2016 and 2021.Method A longitudinal retrospective cohort analysis was conducted using nationwide Veterans Health Administration electronic health records. The study included veterans diagnosed with OUD between January 14, 2016, to April 1, 2021. The main outcome was the duration of continuous …
Sex Differences in Suicide, Lethal Means, and Years of Potential Life Lost Among Veterans With Substance Use Disorder
Neighborhood context
Persecution as stigma-driven trauma
Leveraging Randomized Controlled Trial Design
Treatment as usual has historically been used as control arms for randomized controlled trials (RCTs), but utilizing wellness interventions as active comparison conditions can advance the evidence base of such interventions while increasing access to health promotion content. We use the results from the CONNECT 2 RCT's wellness intervention control arm as a case example of active comparison conditions that can control for dosage or attentional ef…
Covid-19, mental health, and opioid use disorder
The United States is facing both the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and an ongoing epidemic of opioid overdose. Opioid use disorder is associated with other mental health problems, trauma, and social and health disparities. While the United States has acted to improve access to treatment for mental health and opioid use, research will be needed to understand the effectiveness of new policies in the context of COVID-19. (PsycInfo Dat…
The impact of China-to-US immigration on structural and cultural determinants of HIV-related stigma
Objectives: Asian Americans have poor HIV-related outcomes, yet culturally salient barriers to care remain unclear, limiting development of targeted interventions for this group. We applied the 'what matters most' theory of stigma to identify structural and cultural factors that shape the nature of stigma before and after immigration from China to the US. Design : Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 immigrants to New York from China…
The application of a cognitive defusion technique to negative body image thoughts
The role of psychological inflexibility and mindfulness in somatization, depression, and anxiety among Asian Americans in the United States
The present study examined whether psychological inflexibility and mindfulness, 2 major emotion/ behavior regulation processes, were uniquely and separately related to somatization, depression, and anxiety in a sample of Asian Americans in the United States. One hundred sixteen participants from various Asian nationality backgrounds completed a Web-based survey that included the measures of interest. Results revealed that both regulation processe…
Persecution as stigma-driven trauma
The impact of China-to-US immigration on structural and cultural determinants of HIV-related stigma
Objectives: Asian Americans have poor HIV-related outcomes, yet culturally salient barriers to care remain unclear, limiting development of targeted interventions for this group. We applied the 'what matters most' theory of stigma to identify structural and cultural factors that shape the nature of stigma before and after immigration from China to the US. Design : Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 immigrants to New York from China…
The role of psychological inflexibility and mindfulness in somatization, depression, and anxiety among Asian Americans in the United States
The present study examined whether psychological inflexibility and mindfulness, 2 major emotion/ behavior regulation processes, were uniquely and separately related to somatization, depression, and anxiety in a sample of Asian Americans in the United States. One hundred sixteen participants from various Asian nationality backgrounds completed a Web-based survey that included the measures of interest. Results revealed that both regulation processe…
The application of a cognitive defusion technique to negative body image thoughts
Covid-19, mental health, and opioid use disorder
The United States is facing both the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and an ongoing epidemic of opioid overdose. Opioid use disorder is associated with other mental health problems, trauma, and social and health disparities. While the United States has acted to improve access to treatment for mental health and opioid use, research will be needed to understand the effectiveness of new policies in the context of COVID-19. (PsycInfo Dat…
The impact of China-to-US immigration on structural and cultural determinants of HIV-related stigma
Objectives: Asian Americans have poor HIV-related outcomes, yet culturally salient barriers to care remain unclear, limiting development of targeted interventions for this group. We applied the 'what matters most' theory of stigma to identify structural and cultural factors that shape the nature of stigma before and after immigration from China to the US. Design : Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 immigrants to New York from China…
Leveraging Randomized Controlled Trial Design
Treatment as usual has historically been used as control arms for randomized controlled trials (RCTs), but utilizing wellness interventions as active comparison conditions can advance the evidence base of such interventions while increasing access to health promotion content. We use the results from the CONNECT 2 RCT's wellness intervention control arm as a case example of active comparison conditions that can control for dosage or attentional ef…
Persecution as stigma-driven trauma
Sex Differences in Suicide, Lethal Means, and Years of Potential Life Lost Among Veterans With Substance Use Disorder
Neighborhood context
Racial and ethnic differences in buprenorphine initiation and retention prior to and after Covid-19
Objective Evaluate racial and ethnic differences in the duration of buprenorphine treatment among veterans diagnosed with opioid use disorder (OUD) between 2016 and 2021.Method A longitudinal retrospective cohort analysis was conducted using nationwide Veterans Health Administration electronic health records. The study included veterans diagnosed with OUD between January 14, 2016, to April 1, 2021. The main outcome was the duration of continuous …
Psychology (8 obras) · Medicine (6 obras) · Psychiatry (6 obras) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (3 obras) · Political science (3 obras) · Sociology (3 obras) · Anxiety (2 obras) · Clinical Psychology (2 obras) · Ethnic group (2 obras) · Experiential avoidance (2 obras)