Sandro Galea

Community perceptions and factors influencing utilization of health services in Uganda (2009)

Bakeera, Solome K, Wamala, Sarah P, Galea, Sandro, State, Andrew, Peterson, Stefan, Pariyo, George W

Abstract Background Healthcare utilization has particular relevance as a public health and development issue. Unlike material and human capital, there is little empirical evidence on the utility of...

Epidemiologic heterogeneity of common mood and anxiety disorders over the lifecourse in the general population: a systematic review (2009)

Nandi, Arijit, Beard, John R, Galea, Sandro

Abstract Background Clinical evidence has long suggested there may be heterogeneity in the patterns and predictors of common mood and anxiety disorders; however, epidemiologic studies have generally...

Are doctors and nurses associated with coverage of essential health services in developing countries? A cross-sectional study (2009)

Kruk, Margaret E, Prescott, Marta R, De Pinho, Helen, Galea, Sandro

Abstract Background There is broad policy consensus that a shortage of doctors and nurses is a key constraint to increasing utilization of essential health services important for achieving the health...

Lack of Association Between Estimated World Trade Center Plume Intensity and Respiratory Symptoms Among New York City Residents Outside of Lower Manhattan (2009)

Laumbach, Robert J., Harris, Gerald, Kipen, Howard M., Georgopoulos, Panos, Shade, Pamela, Isukapalli, Sastry S., ...

Researchers have reported adverse health effects among rescue/recovery workers and people living near the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The authors investigated the occurrence of...

Bypassing primary care facilities for childbirth: a population-based study in rural Tanzania (2009)

Kruk, Margaret E, Mbaruku, Godfrey, McCord, Colin W, Moran, Molly, Rockers, Peter C, Galea, Sandro

In an effort to reduce maternal mortality, developing countries have been investing in village-level primary care facilities to bring skilled delivery services closer to women. We explored the extent...

Estimating the Effects of Potential Public Health Interventions on Population Disease Burden: A Step-by-Step Illustration of Causal Inference Methods (2009)

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...

Who conceals their smoking status from their health care provider? (2009)

Stuber, Jennifer, Galea, Sandro

Introduction: The decline in the social acceptability of tobacco use has the potential consequence that smokers may conceal their smoking from health care providers. Methods: To assess the frequency...

Modification of the Association Between Serotonin Transporter Genotype and Risk of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Adults by County-Level Social Environment (2009)

Koenen, Karestan C., Aiello, Allison E., Bakshis, Erin, Amstadter, Ananda B., Ruggiero, Kenneth J., Acierno, Ron, ...

Although both genetic factors and features of the social environment are important predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), there are few data examining gene-social environment...

"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...

Comorbid Forms of Psychopathology: Key Patterns and Future Research Directions (2008)

Cerdá, Magdalena, Sagdeo, Aditi, Galea, Sandro

The purpose of this review is to systematically appraise the peer-reviewed literature about clustered forms of psychopathology and to present a framework that can be useful for studying comorbid...

Estimating Co-Occurring Behavioral Trajectories Within a Neighborhood Context: A Case Study of Multivariate Transition Models for Clustered Data (2008)

Cerdá, Magdalena, Sánchez, Brisa N., Galea, Sandro, Tracy, Melissa, Buka, Stephen L.

Comorbidity is well-documented in psychiatric and risk behavior epidemiology. The authors present a novel application of clustered multivariate transition models to study comorbidity within a...

Health care financing and utilization of maternal health services in developing countries (2007)

Kruk, Margaret E, Galea, Sandro, Prescott, Marta, Freedman, Lynn P

Background The Millennium Development Goals call for a 75% reduction in maternal mortality between 1990 and 2015. Skilled birth attendance and emergency obstetric care, including Caesarean section,...

Panic reactions to terrorist attacks and probable posttraumatic stress disorder in adolescents * This article was edited by the journal's previous editor, Dean G. Kilpatrick (2006)

Pfefferbaum, Betty, Stuber, Jennifer, Galea, Sandro, Fairbrother, Gerry

A number of factors, including subjective reactions and appraisal of danger, influence one's reaction to a traumatic event. This study used telephone survey methodology to examine adolescent and...

Was there unmet mental health need after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks? (2006)

Stuber, Jennifer, Galea, Sandro, Boscarino, Joseph A., Schlesinger, Mark

This study examined the use of professionals for mental health problems among New York City residents who were directly affected by the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center...

PTSD and depression after the Madrid March 11 train bombings (2006)

Miguel-Tobal, Juan J., Cano-Vindel, Antonio, Gonzalez-Ordi, Hector, Iruarrizaga, Iciar, Rudenstine, Sasha, Vlahov, David, ...

The March 11, 2004, train bombings in Madrid, Spain, caused the largest loss of life from a single terrorist attack in modern European history. We used a cross-sectional random digit dial survey of...

Distribution of Influenza Vaccine to High-Risk Groups (2006)

Ompad, Danielle C., Galea, Sandro, Vlahov, David

Vaccine distribution programs have historically targeted individuals at high risk of complications due to influenza. Despite recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices,...

Distribution of Influenza Vaccine to High-Risk Groups (2006)

Ompad, Danielle C., Galea, Sandro, Vlahov, David

Vaccine distribution programs have historically targeted individuals at high risk of complications due to influenza. Despite recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices,...

Effectiveness of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy among Injection Drug Users with Late-Stage Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection (2005)

Vlahov, David, Galai, Noya, Safaeian, Mahboobeh, Galea, Sandro, Kirk, Gregory D., Lucas, Greg M., ...

Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has been shown to be effective in different populations, but data among injection drug users are limited. Human immunodeficiency virus-infected injection...

Trends of Probable Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in New York City after the September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2003)

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....

Increased Use of Cigarettes, Alcohol, and Marijuana among Manhattan, New York, Residents after the September 11th Terrorist Attacks (2002)

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...

Comparison of two widely used PTSD-screening instruments: Implications for public mental health planning

Ruggiero, Kenneth J., Rheingold, Alyssa A., Resnick, Heidi S., Kilpatrick, Dean G., Galea, Sandro

Epidemiological research serves a critical role in public mental health planning in the aftermath of disasters, particularly via estimation of the mental health burden and potential needs of affected...

The impact of resource loss and traumatic growth on probable PTSD and depression following terrorist attacks

Hobfoll, Stevan E., Tracy, Melissa, Galea, Sandro

The authors interviewed by phone 2,752 randomly selected individuals in New York City within 6 to 9 months after the attacks of September 11, 2001 on the World Trade Center, and 1,939 of these were...

An epidemiologic approach to the development of early trauma focused intervention A preliminary version of this manuscript was presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, Los Angeles, California, November 6, 2006.

Zatzick, Douglas F., Galea, Sandro

Early, trauma-focused intervention development has emphasized unidirectional trajectories that begin with basic research and efficacy trials followed later by effectiveness and dissemination studies....

The psychological impact of impending forced settler disengagement in Gaza: Trauma and posttraumatic growth

Hall, Brian J., Hobfoll, Stevan E., Palmieri, Patrick A., Canetti-Nisim, Daphna, Shapira, Oren, Johnson, Robert J., ...

The Israeli government's decision to remove settlers in the Gaza Strip forcibly produced a situation of traumatic stress, resulting from confrontation and conflict for settlers. The authors examined...

The association of exposure, risk, and resiliency factors with PTSD among Jews and Arabs exposed to repeated acts of terrorism in Israel

Hobfoll, Stevan E., Canetti-Nisim, Daphna, Johnson, Robert J., Palmieri, Patrick A., Varley, Joseph D., Galea, Sandro

Israel has faced ongoing terrorism since the beginning of the Al Aqsa Intifada in September 2000. The authors examined risk and resiliency factors associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)...

Sampling and design challenges in studying the mental health consequences of disasters

Galea, Sandro, Maxwell, Andrea R., Norris, Fran

Disasters are unpredictable and frequently lead to chaotic post-disaster situations, creating numerous methodologic challenges for the study of the mental health consequences of disasters. In this...

Sampling and Recruitment in Multilevel Studies among Marginalized Urban Populations: The IMPACT Studies

Ompad, Danielle C., Galea, Sandro, Marshall, Grant, Fuller, Crystal M., Weiss, Linda, Beard, John R., ...

Illicit drug use in urban settings is a major public health problem. A range of individual level factors are known to influence drug use and its consequences, and a number of recent studies have...

Psychological Sequelae Resulting From the 2004 Florida Hurricanes: Implications for Postdisaster Intervention

Acierno, Ron, Ruggiero, Kenneth J., Galea, Sandro, Resnick, Heidi S., Koenen, Karestan, Roitzsch, John, ...

Objectives. Data are limited regarding mental health effects of disasters such as hurricanes. We sought to determine the prevalence of and major risk factors associated with posttraumatic stress...

Mental illness and suicidality after Hurricane Katrina.

Kessler, Ronald C., Galea, Sandro, Jones, Russell T., Parker, Holly A.

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the impact of Hurricane Katrina on mental illness and suicidality by comparing results of a post-Katrina survey with those of an earlier survey. METHODS: The National...

An Overview of 9/11 Experiences and Respiratory and Mental Health Conditions among World Trade Center Health Registry Enrollees

Farfel, Mark, DiGrande, Laura, Brackbill, Robert, Prann, Angela, Cone, James, Friedman, Stephen, ...

To date, health effects of exposure to the September 11, 2001 disaster in New York City have been studied in specific groups, but no studies have estimated its impact across the different exposed...

Cities of Consumption: The Impact of Corporate Practices on the Health of Urban Populations

Freudenberg, Nicholas, Galea, Sandro

The increasing concentration of the world’s population in cities and the growing accumulation of political and economic power by corporations create new threats to health and opportunities for...

Do Neighborhood Economic Characteristics, Racial Composition, and Residential Stability Predict Perceptions of Stress Associated with the Physical and Social Environment? Findings from a Multilevel Analysis in Detroit

Schulz, Amy J., Zenk, Shannon N., Israel, Barbara A., Mentz, Graciela, Stokes, Carmen, Galea, Sandro

As the body of evidence linking disparities in the health of urban residents to disparate social, economic and environmental contexts grows, efforts to delineate the pathways through which broader...

Estimating Co-Occurring Behavioral Trajectories Within a Neighborhood Context: A Case Study of Multivariate Transition Models for Clustered Data

Cerdá, Magdalena, Sánchez, Brisa N., Galea, Sandro, Tracy, Melissa, Buka, Stephen L.

Comorbidity is well-documented in psychiatric and risk behavior epidemiology. The authors present a novel application of clustered multivariate transition models to study comorbidity within a...