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Screening for PTSD among incarcerated Men: A comparative analysis of computer-administered and interviewer-administered modalities
Wolff, N., McHugo, G., Shi, J., Huening, J., & Frueh, B.C. (2015). Screening for PTSD among incarcerated Men: A comparative analysis of computer-administered and interviewer-administered modalities, Criminal Justice and Behavior, 42(2), 219-236. ABSTRACT: Trauma exposure is overrepresented in incarcerated male populations and is linked to psychiatric morbidity, particularly posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study tests […]
Implementation and effectiveness of integrated trauma and addiction treatment for incarcerated men
Wolff, N., Huening, J., Shi, J., & Frueh, B. C., Hoover, D.R., & McHugo, G. (2015). Implementation and effectiveness of integrated trauma and addiction treatment for incarcerated men, Journal of Anxiety Disorder, 30, 66-80. ABSTRACT: A controlled trial of Seeking Safety (SS) and Male-Trauma Recovery Empowerment Model (M-TREM) examined implementation and effectiveness of integrated group […]
Screening for substance use disorder among incarcerated men with the Alcohol, Smoking, Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST): A comparative analysis of computer-administered and interviewer-administered modalities.
Wolff, N., & Shi, J. (2015). Screening for substance use disorder among incarcerated men with the Alcohol, Smoking, Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST): A comparative analysis of computer-administered and interviewer-administered modalities. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 53, 22-32. ABSTRACT: Substance use disorders are overrepresented in incarcerated male populations. Cost-effective screening for alcohol and substance use problems […]
Evaluating client selection and selection fidelity: Case of mental health probation supervision.
Wolff, N., Huening, J., Shi, J., Schumann, B., Rubinson, I., & Epperson, M. (2014). Evaluating client selection and selection fidelity: Case of mental health probation supervision. Criminal Justice & Behavior, 41(5), 536-551. doi: 1177/0093854813511605 ABSTRACT: The effectiveness of specialized interventions depends in part on the target population and whether those selected for admission to interventions […]
Mental health specialized probation caseloads: Are they effective?
Wolff, N., Epperson, M., Shi, J., Huening, J., Schumann, B., & Rubinson, I. (2014). Mental health specialized probation caseloads: Are they effective? International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 37(5), 461-472. doi: 1016/j.ijlp.2014.02.019 ABSTRACT: With the large and growing number of persons with mental illnesses under probation supervision, a form of specialized probation called specialized mental […]
Effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral trauma treatment for incarcerated women with mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders.
Wolff, N., Frueh, B. C., Shi, J., & Schumann, B. (2012). Effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral trauma treatment for incarcerated women with mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 26, 703-710. doi: 1016/j.janxdis.2012.06.001 ABSTRACT: An open trial design was used to examine the implementation and effectiveness of a cognitive–behavioral intervention (Seeking Safety) for comorbid […]
Measuring victimization inside prisons: Questioning the questions.
Wolff, N., Shi, J., & Bachman, R. (2008). Measuring victimization inside prisons: Questioning the questions. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 23, 1343-1362. doi: 1177/0886260508314301 ABSTRACT: Violence and victimization inside the prison setting are accepted as facts, although the facts about their prevalence remain uncertain. Variation in the methods used to estimate rates of sexual and physical […]
The social construction of the cost of mental illness.
Wolff, N. (2007). The social construction of the cost of mental illness. Evidence & Policy, 3(1), 67-78. doi: 1332/174426407779702175 ABSTRACT: Economists have given little attention to the social construction of illness and how it undergirds cost-of-illness estimates. Social construction captures the prevailing conceptions of normative behavior. This article focuses on three of the most influential […]
Modeling costs and burden of informal caregiving for persons with bipolar disorder
Wolff, N., Perlick, D. A., Kaczynski, R., Calabrese, J., Nierenberg, A., & Miklowitz, D. J. (2006). Modeling costs and burden of informal caregiving for persons with bipolar disorder. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 9, 99-110. PMID:17007487 ABSTRACT: Background: Informal caregiving contributes significantly to the health and well being of chronically ill persons. While […]
Randomized trials of socially complex interventions: Promise or peril?
Wolff, N. (2001). Randomized trials of socially complex interventions: Promise or peril? Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 6(2), 123-126. ABSTRACT: In the spirit of evidence-based decision making, research findings are increasingly being used to inform practice guidelines and policy making. Whether research informs the process accurately and appropriately depends on the quality of […]
The community impact of consolidating long-term inpatient care at a single state hospital
Wolff, N. (2000). The community impact of consolidating long-term inpatient care at a single state hospital. Psychiatric Services, 51(6), 801-806. doi: 1176/appi.ps.51.6.801 ABSTRACT: Objective: A community impact model was used to estimate how consolidation of all long-term inpatient care at one state mental hospital affected the town in which the hospital was located. Methods: Qualitative and […]
Measuring costs: What is counted and who is accountable?
Wolff, N. (1998). Measuring costs: What is counted and who is accountable? Disease Management and Clinical Outcomes, 1(4), 114-128. doi: 1016/S1088-3371(98)00009-6 ABSTRACT: The promise of economic evaluations as a decision-making tool hinges on the quality of the information forthcoming from the research community. The intent of this paper is to open up the black box […]