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Improving Depression Screening for Adults in Rural Louisiana
(Washburn University, 2022-04-14)Problem Statement: The adult and senior population of a primary care clinic in rural Louisiana lack depression screening. Purpose: This project aimed to improve screening for depression in a privately owned primary care ... -
Use of the Depression Medication Choice Decision Aid for Antidepressant Prescribing in Primary Care
(Washburn University, 2022-04-14)Purpose: Primary care providers (PCPs) are well placed to diagnose and treat patients who have symptoms of depression; however, they may not have comprehensive knowledge of the subtle variations in antidepressant medications ... -
Integrating Primary Care and Behavioral Health in Remote Military Settings
(Washburn University, 2022-03-23)Background: Active-duty military servicemembers experiencing mental illness while stationed at geographically remote bases may encounter barriers to behavioral health treatment. Purpose: This Defense Health Agency (DHA) ... -
Identifying & Overcoming Prescriber Barriers to Improve the Use of Prescriptive Drug Monitoring Program
(Washburn University, 2022-04-22)Background/Problem: The misuse, abuse, and diversion of controlled substances is a problematic health concern in the United States. Healthcare practitioners who prescribe controlled substances play an important role in ... -
Social Determinants of Health: Developing & Implementing a Practical Toolkit for the Primary Care Setting
(Washburn University, 2021-11-05)The Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) are preventable differences experienced by socially disadvantaged populations across the world. These differences, specifically Education, Healthcare Access and Quality, Economic ... -
Analysis of the Utilization of Resources Related to Depression and Anxiety in University Students and Interventions to Improve Mental Health Services at Washburn University
(Washburn University, 2021-12-09)Background: Depression and anxiety are the most prevalent mental disorders affecting college students in the USA (CDC, 2018). Purpose: The purpose of this Quality Improvement project is to improve student mental health ... -
Depression and Anxiety in Health Professions Students: Early Detection and Response Strategies
(Washburn University, 2021-05)This literature review demonstrates the prevalence of mental health disorders, such as anxiety and depression, among college students, including health professions students. Because of the rigor and clinical education ... -
Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates in Rural Northeastern Kansans: Impact of Low-Cost, Multicomponent Interventions
(Washburn University, 2021-12-20)Rural residents in Kansas are less likely to participate in established screening modalities, therefore they are more likely to experience poorer outcomes from colorectal cancer (CRC). Despite effective screening modalities, ... -
Intention vs. Intervention: Analyzing the Effectiveness of a university Bystander Intervention Program
(Washburn University, 2021-04-23)Sexual assault rates on college campuses have remained relatively unchanged in the last several decades. The creation of sexual assault prevention and bystander intervention programs was warranted in an attempt to reduce ... -
Mentorship: A Rehabilitation for Youth Exiting Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities
(Washburn University, 2021-03-29)Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) remain controversial forms of care for youth experiencing mental health concerns (Kapp et al., 2015). Mentorship programs are popular community-based interventions for ... -
The Relationship Between Emotion Regulation and Friendlessness in Young Adults
(Washburn University, 2021-04-12)Prior research suggests 15-20% of children experience friendlessness, or the state of having no reciprocal friends (Parker & Seal, 1996). Friendlessness tends to be chronic, as individuals who are friendless at an early ... -
Uncertainty Threat, Integrated Threat, and Self-Esteem: A Mediation Model Predicting Ethnocentrism
(Washburn University, 2021-02-12)The “lethal union” of the Uncertainty-Threat Model (UTM) and Integrated Threat Theory (ITT) are significant predictors of ethnocentrism or generalized prejudice (McFarland, 2010). Although discriminatory acts against ... -
Urban-Rural Differences in Attitudes Toward Mental Health, Stigma and Willingness to Seek Treatment for Suicide
(Washburn University, 2021-04-14)The increasing incidence of suicide in recent years is a major public health concern in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018). The rate of suicide in rural areas continues to exceed that found ... -
Treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder: A Case Study of an 11-Year-Old
(Washburn University, 2021-03-17)The following is a de-identified case study that presents the treatment process and outcome for Hannah, an 11-year-old female with social anxiety disorder, along with her mother, Debra (names and other details of the case ... -
Mediating the Effects of Friendship on Male Rape Victim Blame
(Washburn University, 2021-04-15)Although male rape victims’ underreporting may be partly due to fear of victim blaming and other negative social outcomes, friendship may provide a buffer. We examined friendship’s effect on male rape victim blame, and ... -
Familismo Components and Depression in Latino Adults: The Role of Gender and Immigrant Generation Status
(Washburn University, 2021-01-26)Familismo is a Latino cultural value that emphasizes strong familial bonds, as evidenced by feelings of loyalty, reciprocity, and solidarity towards one’s nuclear and extended family, which has three main dimensions: ... -
A Case Study of a Woman with obsessions Related to COVID-19
(Washburn University, 2021-04-07)The following is a de-identified case study that presents the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) during the COVID-19 pandemic utilizing Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) ... -
Examination of Anxiety Sensitivity and Mindfulness in Adolescents
(Washburn University, 2021-03-24)Anxiety sensitivity increases the risk of developing anxiety disorders while mindfulness decreases such risk. The current study hypothesized adolescents with high anxiety sensitivity will score significantly lower than ... -
Evaluation of the Empower Veterans Program (EVP) for Military Veterans with Chronic Pain
(Washburn University, 2020)Background: Chronic pain is prevalent in the general population and among veterans. Despite the wealth of research on complementary and integrative health (CIH) approaches, the lack of current empirical evidence of the ... -
The Effects of Mindfulness on Academic Related Anxiety in College Students
(Washburn University, 2020)The current study focuses on academic anxiety and the impacts of mindfulness practice via cellular applications. Academic anxiety is a feeling of uneasiness or sociopsychological distress in reaction to a school-based ...
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