Beard, John R, Cerda, Magda, Blaney, Shannon, Ahern, Jennifer, Vlahov, David, Galea, Sandro
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Ahern, Jennifer, Hubbard, Alan, Galea, Sandro
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Ahern, Jennifer, Galea, Sandro, Hubbard, Alan, Syme, S. Leonard
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Ahern, Jennifer, Hubbard, Alan, Galea, Sandro
Causal inference methods allow estimation of the effects of potential public health interventions on the population burden of disease. Motivated by calls for epidemiologic research to be presented in...
Ecologic vulnerabilities and capacities related to population health: a test of a model (2008)
Ahern, Jennifer, Galea, Sandro, Hubbard, Alan, Karpati, Adam
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“Culture of drinking” and individual problems with alcohol use (2008)
Ahern, Jennifer, Galea, Sandro, Hubbard, Alan, Midanik, Laura, Syme, Leonard S
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Ahern, Jennifer, Jones, Matthew, Bakshis, Erin, Galea, Sandro
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"Culture of Drinking" and Individual Problems with Alcohol Use (2008)
Ahern, Jennifer, Galea, Sandro, Hubbard, Alan, Midanik, Lorraine, Syme, S. Leonard
Binge drinking is a substantial and growing health problem. Community norms about drinking and drunkenness may influence individual drinking problems. Using data from the New York Social Environment...
The longitudinal determinants of post-traumatic stress in a population-based cohort study (2007)
Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Hubbard, Alan, Cerda, Magdalena, Goldmann, Emily, Vlahov, David
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Television watchng and the risk of incident probable posttraumatic stress disorder (2007)
Bernstein, Kyle T, Ahern, Jennifer, Tracy, Melissa, Boscarino, Joseph A, Vlahov, David, Galea, Sandro
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Television watchng and the risk of incident probable posttraumatic stress disorder (2007)
Bernstein, Kyle T, Ahern, Jennifer, Tracy, Melissa, Boscarino, Joseph A, Vlahov, David, Galea, Sandro
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Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Nandi, Arijit K., Tracy, Melissa, Beard, John, Vlahov, David
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Wallace, Roderick, Wallace, Deborah, Ahern, Jennifer, Galea, Sandro
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Experiences of discrimination and the mental and physical health of drug users (2007)
Ahern, Jennifer, Stuber, Jennifer, Galea, Sandro
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Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Tracy, Melissa, Vlahov, David
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Education inequality and the use of cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana (2007)
Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Tracy, Melissa, Rudenstine, Sasha, Vlahov, David
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The built environment and alcohol consumption in urban neighborhoods. (2007)
Bernstein, Kyle, Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Tracy, Melissa, Vlahov, David
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Vlahov, David, Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Rudenstine, Sasha, Resnick, Heidi S, Kilpatrick, Dean G., ...
Recent studies have shown an increase in alcohol use in New York City in the months after the September 11 terrorist attacks; thus far there have been no studies documenting changes in drinking...
Bryant, Whitney, Ompad, Danielle C., Ahern, Jennifer, Wu, Yingfeng, Vlahov, David, Galea, Sandro
PURPOSE: The aim of the study is to determine period and birth-cohort effects in the early initiation of phencyclidine (PCP) use in drug users in New York City (NYC). METHODS: We analyzed data...
Nandi, Arijit K., Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Bucciarelli, Angela, Vlahov, David, Tardiff, Kenneth J.
Accidental drug overdose is a substantial cause of mortality for drug users. Using a multilevel case-control study we previously have shown that neighborhood-level income inequality may be an...
Predictors of Peritraumatic Reactions and PTSD Following the September 11th Terrorist Attacks (2006)
Lawyer, Steven R., Resnick, Heidi S., Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Kilpatrick, Dean G., Vlahov, David
In this study the authors characterize peritraumatic reactions of residents of New York City during and immediately following the September 11th terrorist attacks, identify predictors of those...
Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer
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Social context and depression after a disaster: The role of income inequality (2006)
Ahern, Jennifer, Galea, Sandro
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Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Resnick, Heidi S, Vlahov, David
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Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer
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Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer
Objectives: We assessed the relationship between distribution of education and health indicators in a large urban area to determine if distribution of education may be a determinant of population...
Interpersonal Discrimination and the Health of Illicit Drug Users (2005)
Young, Michael, Stuber, Jennifer, Ahern, Jennifer, Galea, Sandro
Although discrimination has been shown to adversely affect the health of marginalized populations, there is a paucity of research on the health impacts of discrimination experienced by illicit drug...
Nandi, Arijit K., Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Vlahov, David
Disaster exposure may exacerbate psychopathology and substance–related disorders. Four months after September 11, 2001, using random–digit dialing to contact a representative sample of adults (N...
Miller, Jeffrey R., Markham Piper, Tinka, Ahern, Jennifer, Tracy, Melissa, Tardiff, Kenneth J., Vlahov, David, ...
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The urban built environment and overdose mortality in New York City neighborhoods (2005)
Hembree, C., Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Tracy, Melissa, Markham Piper, T., Miller, J., ...
Accidental drug overdose continues to be a substantial cause of mortality for drug users. Characteristics of the neighborhood built environment may be important determinants of the likelihood of drug...
Urban built environment and depression: a multilevel analysis (2005)
Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Rudenstine, Sasha, Wallace, Zachary, Vlahov, David
Study objective: To assess the relations between characteristics of the neighbourhood internal and external built environment and past six month and lifetime depression. Design and setting:...
Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer
Objectives. We assessed the relationship between distribution of education and health indicators in a large urban area to determine if distribution of education may be a determinant of population...
Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Karpati, Adam
Drawing from insights into the variability of complex biologic systems we propose that the health of human populations reflects the interrelationship between underlying vulnerabilities (determined by...
Fernandez, William G., Galea, Sandro, Miller, Jeff, Ahern, Jennifer, Chiang, William, Kennedy, Elizabeth L., ...
Objectives: Emergency department (ED) patients with disaster-related experiences may present with vague symptoms not clearly linked to the event. In 2001, two disasters in New York City, the World...
Nelson, Brett D, Fernandez, William G, Galea, Sandro, Sisco, Sarah, Dierberg, Kerry, Gorgieva, Gordana, ...
Abstract Background Residents of the Republic of Serbia faced civil war and a NATO-led bombing campaign in 1999. We sought to assess the burden of metal health dysfunction among emergency department...
Boscarino, Joseph A., Galea, Sandro, Adams, Richard E., Ahern, Jennifer, Resnick, Heidi S, Vlahov, David
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Vlahov, David, Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Resnick, Heidi S, Kilpatrick, Dean G.
We compared reports of increased substance use in Manhattan 1 and 6 months after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Data from 2 random-digit-dial surveys conducted 1 and 6 months after...
Ahern, Jennifer, Galea, Sandro, Resnick, Heidi S, Vlahov, David
The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks were watched on television by millions. Using data from a telephone survey of New York City residents in January 2002 (N = 2001), we examined the relations...
Ahern, Jennifer, Galea, Sandro, Resnick, Heidi S, Vlahov, David
Television viewing has been associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms after disasters and traumas; we examined characteristics that may explain this association among New Yorkers...
Gender, Social Support, and Posttraumatic Stress in Postwar Kosovo (2004)
Ahern, Jennifer, Galea, Sandro, Fernandez, William G., Koci, Bajram, Waldman, Ronald J., Vlahov, David
The effects of social support and traumatic experiences on mental health in conflict situations may be different by gender. The Kosovo Emergency Department Study was conducted in July and August 2001...
Nelson, Brett D., Fernandez, William G., Galea, Sandro, Sisco, Sarah, Dierberg, Kerry, Subaric Gorgieva, Gordana, ...
Background: Residents of the Republic of Serbia faced civil war and a NATO-led bombing campaign in 1999. We sought to assess the burden of metal health dysfunction among emergency department (ED)...
Nandi, Arijit K., Galea, Sandro, Tracy, Melissa, Ahern, Jennifer, Resnick, Heidi S, Gershon, Robyn, ...
The influence of unemployment and adverse work conditions on the course of psychopathology after a mass disaster is unclear. We recruited a representative sample of adults living in the New York City...
Vlahov, David, Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Resnick, Heidi S, Boscarino, Joseph A., Gold, Joel, ...
http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/40306/2/Vlahov_Consumption of Cigarettes, Alcohol, and Marijuana_2004.pdf
Fernandez, William G., Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Sisco, Sarah, Waldman, Ronald J., Koci, Bajram, ...
Study objective: The long-term psychological effects of war are underappreciated in clinical settings. Describing the postwar psychosocial burden on medical care can help direct public health...
Coffin, Phillip O., Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Leon, Andrew C., Vlahov, David, Tardiff, Kenneth J.
Aims Accidental drug overdose contributes substantially to mortality among drug users. Multi-drug use has been documented as a key risk factor in overdose and overdose mortality in several studies....
Boscarino, Joseph A., Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Renick, Heidi, Vlahov, David
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Stuber, Jennifer, Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Blaney, Shannon, Fuller, Crystal M
Objective. This study examines the association between discrimination due to race and other attributes (e.g., sex, age) and self-assessed mental and physical health among Latinos and blacks. Data...
Racial Differences in Discrimination Experiences and Responses Among Minority Substance Users (2003)
Minior, Thomas, Galea, Sandro, Stuber, Jennifer, Ahern, Jennifer, Ompad, Danielle C.
http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/40302/2/Minior_Racial Differences in Discrimination Experiences_2003.pdf
Does Discrimination Affect the Mental Health of Substance Abusers? (2003)
Minior, Thomas, Galea, Sandro, Stuber, Jennifer, Ahern, Jennifer, Ompad, Danielle C.
http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/40304/2/Minior_Does Discrimination Affect the Mental Health_2003.pdf
Rudenstine, Sasha, Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Felton, Chip, Vlahov, David
http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/40319/2/Rudenstine_Awareness and Perceptions of a Communitywide_2003.pdf
Galea, Sandro, Vlahov, David, Resnick, Heidi S, Ahern, Jennifer, Susser, Ezra, Gold, Joel, ...
The authors investigated trends in probable post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prevalence in the general population of New York City in the first 6 months after the September 11 terrorist attacks....
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Overdose Mortality Trends in New York City, 1990-1998 (2003)
Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Tardiff, Kenneth J., Leon, Andrew C., Coffin, Phillip O., Derr, Karen, ...
Racial/ethnic disparities in health and disease have been present in the United States for the past century. Although differences such as individual access to health care and health-related behaviors...
Posttraumatic Stress in Women after the September 11 Terrorist Attacks in New York City (2003)
Pulcino, Tiffany, Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Resnick, Heidi S, Foley, Mary Kay, Vlahov, David
Background: Women have been shown to be at higher risk than men of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after traumatic events. Women in New York City were more likely than men to have...
Contextual Determinants of Drug Use Risk Behavior: a Theoretic Framework (2003)
Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Vlahov, David
Over the past two decades, public health research has emphasized the role of individual risk behaviors, primarily injection and sexual risk behaviors, in the spread of HIV infection. Much less...
Income distribution and risk of fatal drug overdose in New York City neighborhoods (2003)
Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Vlahov, David, Coffin, Phillip O., Fuller, Crystal M, Leon, Andrew C., ...
Accidental drug overdose is a substantial cause of mortality for drug users. Neighborhood-level factors, such as income distribution, may be important determinants of overdose death independent of...
Contextual Determinants of Drug Use Risk Behavior: a Theoretic Framework (2003)
Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Vlahov, David
Over the past two decades, public health research has emphasized the role of individual risk behaviors, primarily injection and sexual risk behaviors, in the spread of HIV infection. Much less...
Fagan, Joanne, Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Bonner, Sebastian, Vlahov, David
Objective: Posttraumatic psychological stress may be associated with increases in somatic illness, including asthma, but the impact of the psychological sequelae of the September 11, 2001 terrorist...
Galea, Sandro, Vlahov, David, Resnick, Heidi, Ahern, Jennifer, Susser, Ezra, Gold, Joel, ...
The authors investigated trends in probable post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prevalence in the general population of New York City in the first 6 months after the September 11 terrorist attacks....
Boscarino, Joseph A., Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Resnick, Heidi S, Vlahov, David
http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/40259/2/Boscarino_Utilization of Mental Health Services_2002.pdf
Vlahov, David, Galea, Sandro, Resnick, Heidi S, Ahern, Jennifer, Boscarino, Joseph A, Bucuvalas, Michael J, ...
The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks were the largest human-made disaster in the United States since the Civil War. Studies after earlier disasters have reported rates of psychological disorders...
Television Images and Psychological Symptoms after the September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2002)
Ahern, Jennifer, Galea, Sandro, Resnick, Heidi S, Kilpatrick, Dean G., Bucuvalas, Michael J, Gold, Joel, ...
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Psychological Sequelae of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks In New York City (2002)
Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Resnick, Heidi S, Kilpatrick, Dean G., Bucuvalas, Michael J, Gold, Joel, ...
Background The scope of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, was unprecedented in the United States. We assessed the prevalence and correlates of acute post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)...
Galea, Sandro, Resnick, Heidi S, Ahern, Jennifer, Gold, Joel, Bucuvalas, Michael J, Kilpatrick, Dean G., ...
There remains concern that survey research after a disaster can precipitate or exacerbate distress among study participants. The authors surveyed 5,774 persons in three random-digit-dial telephone...
Drugs and Firearm Deaths in New York City, 1990-1998 (2002)
Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Tardiff, Kenneth J., Leon, Andrew C., Vlahov, David
Urbanization is probably the single most important demographic shift world-wide throughout the past and the new century and represents a sentinel change from how most of the world’s population has...
Fuller, Crystal M., Ahern, Jennifer, Vadnai, Liza, Coffin, Phillip O., Galea, Sandro, Factor, Stephanie H., ...
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Fagan, Joanne, Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Vlahov, David, Matte, T
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Psychological sequelae of the September 11th attacks in Manhattan, New York City. (2002)
Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Resnick, Heidi S, Kilpatrick, Dean G., Bucuvalas, Michael J, Gold, Joel, ...
http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/50424/1/Galea_Psychological+Sequelae+of+the+September+11_2002[1].pdf
Vlahov, David, Galea, Sandro, Resnick, Heidi, Ahern, Jennifer, Boscarino, Joseph A., Bucuvalas, Michael, ...
The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks were the largest human-made disaster in the United States since the Civil War. Studies after earlier disasters have reported rates of psychological disorders...
Needle Exchange Programs and Experience of Violence in an Inner City Neighborhood (2001)
Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Fuller, Crystal M, Freudenberg, Nicholas, Vlahov, David
Objective: To assess the association between proximity to a needle exchange program (NEP) and experience of violence in an inner city neighborhood. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of residents of...
Nelson, Brett D, Fernandez, William G, Galea, Sandro, Sisco, Sarah, Dierberg, Kerry, Gorgieva, Gordana Subaric, ...
Vlahov, David, Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Resnick, Heidi, Kilpatrick, Dean
We compared reports of increased substance use in Manhattan 1 and 6 months after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Data from 2 random-digit-dial surveys conducted 1 and 6 months after...
Nelson, Brett D, Fernandez, William G, Galea, Sandro, Sisco, Sarah, Dierberg, Kerry, Gorgieva, Gordana Subaric, ...
Vlahov, David, Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer, Resnick, Heidi, Kilpatrick, Dean
We compared reports of increased substance use in Manhattan 1 and 6 months after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Data from 2 random-digit-dial surveys conducted 1 and 6 months after...
Galea, Sandro, Ahern, Jennifer
Objectives. We assessed the relationship between distribution of education and health indicators in a large urban area to determine if distribution of education may be a determinant of population...