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ArticleFrontiers in public health2024

The transnational mental health burden of Haiti's alleged collapse: preliminary findings from The Haitian Well-Being Study.

Judite Blanc, Niara J Carrenard, Evan Auguste, Sherryn Luma, Laura Francois, Tim Bigdeli, Girardin Jean-Louis, Lunthita Duthely

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. Geopsychiatry and the complex mental health challenges of conflict: a review examining local and distal psychiatric outcomes in a fractured world.Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater · 2026
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Judite BlancDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States.
Niara J CarrenardDepartment of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, United States.
Evan AugusteDepartment of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, United States.
Sherryn LumaDepartment of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, United States.
Laura FrancoisSchool of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, United States.
Tim BigdeliPublic Health Academic Bldg (PHAB), SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, United States.
Girardin Jean-LouisDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States.
Lunthita DuthelyDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences and Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States.

Funding

Determinants of insufficient sleep among blacks and effects on disparities in health outcomesR01HL142066 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI JEAN-LOUIS, GIRARDIN · 2019 to 2023
$4.7M
mCARES: An HIV Adherence Intervention to Support Racial/Ethnic Minority Women with/at-risk of Substance Use and Mental Health DisordersR34DA057150 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI DUTHELY, LUNTHITA M · 2022 to 2024
$690k
Virtual Reality Intervention for Stress, Resilience, and Blood Pressure Management in Black WomenK01HL175286 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Judite Blanc · 2024 to 2026
$497k
NHLBI NIH HHS K01 HL175286NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL142066NIDA NIH HHS R34 DA057150
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Transnational drug trafficking, political unrest, gang violence, and paramilitarism, which are pervasive in Haiti, have resulted in a mental health crisis for the broader Haitian community. This study explores the mental well-being of Haitians in Haiti and the United States by identifying barriers and facilitators to mental health through the lived experiences of men and women. Method: Four Focus group discussions conducted in April and November 2023 engaged 28 participants (20 women and eight men) aged between 23 and 60 years from locations in Haiti (Port-au-Prince, Cite Soleil, Cayes, Cap-Haitien, Saint-Marc) and the United States. Discussions revolved around the definition of mental health, stressors, coping mechanisms, risk and protective factors, and barriers to mental health care. Results: Six principal themes emerged: 1- Conclusion: The study's findings underscore the sociopolitical and economic crisis in Haiti, which has resulted in violence and a dismantle of political, educational, financial, and health infrastructures. These factors were identified as the primary source of chronic distress, contributing to widespread mental health issues, adverse physical symptoms, and disruption in daily life. The implications for practice, healing, research & policy are discussed.

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Focus GroupsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultFemaleHaitiHumansMaleMental DisordersMental HealthMiddle AgedQualitative ResearchRisk FactorsStress, PsychologicalUnited StatesViolenceYoung Adultdisaster managementgenerational healingHaitian traumasHaitian Well-Beingmental healthviolence

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PMCPMC11468857

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