Poster Gallery
9th Annual MGH Public and Community Psychiatry Spring Symposium
Mar 17, 2021
1-4pm EST
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Poster Session Agenda
1:00-2:00 PM
1:00-1:25
Poster Viewing
1:25-2:00
Winning Poster Presentations
Join us for a virtual poster presentation featuring our winning entries:
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Samuel Dotson
Creating a mental health disaster response for homeless patients at the Boston Hope COVID-19 Field Hospital. |
Anthony Almazan
Association between gender affirming surgeries and mental health outcomes. |
Arundati Nagendra
Black Americans and clinical outcomes in the recovery after an initial schizophrenia episode early treatment program (RAISE-ETP) study. |
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COVID-19
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Promoting resilience in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a pragmatic, non-randomized study of a brief online intervention
Presenting Author: Nicole DeTore
Senior Author: Daphne Holt
Contact Information: ndetore@mgh.harvard.edu
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Winning Entry
Using Psychological First Aid to Create a Mental Health Disaster Response for Homeless Patients at the Boston Hope COVID-19 Field Hospital
Presenting Author: Samuel Dotson
Senior Author: Katherine Koh
Contact Information: sjdotson@partners.org
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System hurdles for COVID-19 in older minority population: before, during and post-COVID infection and all the way to vaccine protection
Presenting Author: Leidys Gutierrez-Martinez
Senior Author: Zeina El-Chemali
Contact Information: lgutierrezmartinez@mgh.harvard.edu
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Engaging psychiatrists in the COVID-19 vaccination effort: A quality improvement project to maximize vaccine uptake in clozapine-treated patients with SMI
Presenting Author: Carol Lim
Senior Author: Oliver Freudenreich
Contact Information: clim@mgh.harvard.edu
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Maximizing psychiatric stability, minimizing infection risk: Use of long-acting injectable antipsychotics during the COVID-19 pandemic
Presenting Author: Sarah MacLaurin
Senior Author: Oliver Freudenreich
Contact Information: smaclaurin@partners.org
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Engaging Diverse Stakeholders Virtually During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned From Hosting Bridging the Divide (BTD) Symposium
Presenting Author: Zoe Nelson
Senior Author: Kelly Irwin
Contact Information: znelson@mgh.harvard.edu
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Virtual engagement in an ongoing clinical trial for individuals with serious mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic
Presenting Author: Keenae Tiersma
Senior Author: Kelly Irwin
Contact Information: ktiersma@mgh.harvard.edu
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Prevention
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Feasibility and acceptability of a resilience-building intervention for at-risk Latinx adolescents in Chelsea, MA
Presenting Author: Kamila Bhiku
Senior Author: Daphne Holt, Cori Cather
Contact Information: kbhiku@mgh.harvard.edu
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Hallucinations predict delusional ideation over time in college students
Presenting Author: Abigail Wright
Senior Author: Daphne Holt
Contact Information: awright24@mgh.harvard.edu
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Enhancing resilience in at-risk young adults: initial validation of a virtual delivery method
Presenting Author: Jordan Zimmerman
Senior Author: Daphne Holt
Contact Information: jezimmerman@mgh.harvard.edu
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Health Inequities
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“It feels like we don’t matter”: Perceived discrimination and inequality in healthcare among communities of color
Presenting Author: Diana Arntz and Hannah Skiest
Senior Author: Cori Cather
Contact Information: hskiest@mgh.harvard.edu
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Social determinants of health: Predictors of Cognitive Processing Therapy engagement, outcome, and dropout in a diverse community health center
Presenting Author: Kimberlye Dean
Senior Author: Derri Shtasel, Luana Marques
Contact Information: kdean13@mgh.harvard.edu
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Trends in the Care of Patients with Homelessness on an Urban Med-Psych Unit: A 2021 B.I.A.S. Project Report
Presenting Author: Samuel Dotson and Timothy Shea
Senior Author: Derri Shtasel, Stuart Beck
Contact Information: sjdotson@partners.org, tshea2@partners.org
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A Structurally Informed Intervention Model for Reducing the Time in Restraint and Seclusion
Presenting Author: Samuel Dotson
Senior Author: Stuart Beck, Paula Knotts
Contact Information: sjdotson@partners.org
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“Language-Based Disparities in Psychosocial Screening Rates? Evidence from a Network of Hospital-Affiliated Pediatric Practices”
Presenting Author: Anamika Dutta
Senior Author: J. Michael Murphy
Contact Information: adutta@mgh.harvard.edu
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Building partnership between mental health professionals and a local patient advocacy group to improve care for incarcerated people with SMI
Presenting Author: Carol Lim
Senior Author: Jose Hidalgo, Oliver Freudenreich
Contact Information: clim@mgh.harvard.edu
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The Ethics of Providing Psychiatric and Substance Use Treatment for Women Affected by Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
Presenting Author: Zamina Mithani and Abigail Judge
Contact Information: zamina@mithani.net, amjudge@partners.org
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Winning Entry
Black Americans and Clinical Outcomes in the Recovery After an Initial Schizophrenia Episode Early Treatment Program (RAISE-ETP) Study
Presenting Author: Arundati Nagendra
Senior Author: Cori Cather, Kim T. Mueser
Contact Information: anagrendra@mgh.harvard.edu
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Skin care & emPowerment for All: Wellness for Women Experiencing Homelessness
Presenting Author: Haya Raef
Senior Author: Jennifer K. Tan
Contact Information: hraef@mgh.harvard.edu
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For Homeless Persons with Serious Mental Illness, Can a State Department of Mental Health Transitional Shelter Mitigate Common Housing Consequences of Structural Racism?
Presenting Author: Kristina Schnitzer
Senior Author: Derri Shtasel
Contact Information: kschnitzer@partners.org
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Disparities in Care: The Role of Race on the Utilization of Physical Restraints in the Emergency Setting
Presenting Author: Kristina Schnitzer
Senior Author: Derri Shtasel
Contact Information: kschnitzer@partners.org
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Race, Psychosis, and Involuntary Treatment on an Urban Med-Psych Unit: A 2021 BIAS Project Report
Presenting Author: Timothy Shea and Samuel Dotson
Senior Author: Derri Shtasel, Stuart Beck
Contact Information: tshea2@partners.org, sjdotson@partners.org
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Ensuring Equity in Prioritizing Patients on Non-Emergency Outpatient Mental Health Waitlists
Presenting Author: Quang Dominic Tran
Senior Author: Mary Lyons Hunter
Contact Information: qdtran@mgh.harvard.edu
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Racial Inequality in Restraint and Seclusion on an Urban Med-Psych Unit: A 2021 B.I.A.S. Project Report
Presenting Author: Griffin Tyree and Samuel Dotson
Senior Author: Stuart Beck, Derri Shtasel
Contact Information: gtyree@mgh.harvard.edu, sjdotson@partners.org
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LGBTQ
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Winning Entry
Association Between Gender-Affirming Surgeries and Mental Health Outcomes
Presenting Author: Anthony Almazan
Senior Author: Alex Keuroghlian
Contact Information: anthony_almazan@hms.harvard.edu
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Creating curricular content through an intersectional lens: teaching on the unique mental health challenges faced by our Black transgender and gender diverse patients
Presenting Author: Anastasia Evanoff and Desta Lissanu
Senior Author: Alex Keuroghlian
Contact Information: aevanoff@partners.org, dlissanu@partners.org
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Access to Gender-affirming Hormones During Adolescence and Mental Health Outcomes Among Transgender Adults
Presenting Author: Jack Turban
Senior Author: Alex Keuroghlian
Contact Information: jturban@stanford.edu
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Med-Psych Integration
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Exploring the role of family members on increasing physical activity in persons with schizophrenia.
Presenting Author: Kamila Bhiku
Senior Author: Cori Cather
Contact Information: kbhiku@mgh.harvard.edu
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Mental contrasting with implementation intentions (MCII) as a single-session stand-alone intervention to increase exercise in persons with serious mental illness: Background and study design
Presenting Author: Julia Browne
Senior Author: Cori Cather
Contact Information: ccather@mgh.harvard.edu
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Internist increases integration: Adding a primary care consultant to a community mental health center
Presenting Author: Sarah MacLaurin
Senior Author: Oliver Freudenreich
Contact Information: smaclaurin@partners.org
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Substance Use Disorders
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“Prevalence, Comorbidity, and Psychosocial
Correlates of Psychopathology and Substance Use Disorders Among Homeless Transitional Age Youth: Preliminary Findings”
Presenting Author: Colin Burke
Senior Author: Tim Wilens
Contact Information: colin.burke@mgh.harvard.edu
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Prevalence and characteristics of stimulant use and prescription stimulant misuse (PSM) in a treatment-seeking, military population
Presenting Author: Megan McCarthy
Senior Author: Rene Lento
Contact Information: mmccarthy@mgh.harvard.edu
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Comparing Youth Engagement in Clinical Research in Behavioral Health and SUD Treatment
Presenting Author: Daria Taubin
Senior Author: Tim Wilens and Amy Yule
Contact Information: dtaubin@mgh.harvard.edu
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Treatment
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Identifying and treating PTSD and Complex-PTSD in correctional settings: A Quality Improvement project.
Presenting Author: Jose Hidalgo and Abigail Wright
Senior Author: Derri Shtasel
Contact Information: awright24@mgh.harvard.edu
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Group Clozapine Medication Management at a Community Mental Health Center
Presenting Author: Kristina Schnitzer
Senior Author: Oliver Freudenreich
Contact Information: kschnitzer@patners.org
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Education
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Greater Boston Community Services- mapping the network for trainees
Presenting Author: Ellen Kim and Ana M Rodriguez-Villa
Contact Information: ekim@mgh.harvard.edu arodriguez-villa@partners.org
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“Parenting: The Most Important Role that is not Talked about in Mental Health Care”
Presenting Author: Hannah Skiest
Senior Author: Cori Cather
Contact Information: hskiest@mgh.harvard.edu
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Global Health
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The Impact of Social and Mental Health Risk on Academic Outcomes in a Sample of Junior High School Students in Chile
Presenting Author: Juliana Holcomb
Senior Author: J. Michael Murphy
Contact Information: jholcomb@mgh.harvard.edu
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Daring to dream: translating ideas into action to improve mental health in rural Nepal
Presenting Author: Shreedhar Paudel
Contact Information: spaudel2@partners.org
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