Catherine Ettman

Sep 19, 2024 | jphmpdirect.com | Catherine Ettman

A survey of U.S. adults found that 1 in 4 screened positive for depression with no significant difference in prevalence across political party affiliations; while unmet need for mental health care was high for all groups, there was significantly higher unmet need for mental health treatment among Republicans than Democrats.

Jul 16, 2024 | jech.bmj.com | Catherine Ettman |Elena Badillo-Goicoechea |Elizabeth Stuart

AbstractBackground The COVID-19 pandemic upended contexts for families; relatively little work has studied the influence of rapidly changing contexts on the mental health of parents. We aimed to assess the relation between financial strain and schooling modality with the mental health of adults living with school-age children across the pandemic.

May 27, 2024 | ajpmonline.org | C. Ross Hatton |Catherine Ettman |Sarah E. Gollust |Salma Abdalla

Goldman N Glei DA Weinstein M. Declining mental health among disadvantaged Americans. Proc Natl Acad Sci. 2018; 115: 7290-7295https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1722023115Zack MM Moriarty DG Stroup DF Ford ES Mokdad AH. Worsening Trends in Adult Health-Related Quality of Life and Self-Rated Health—United States, 1993–2001. Public Health Rep. 2004; 119: 493-505https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phr.2004.07.007Mental Health and the Covid-19 Pandemic. N Engl J Med.

May 2, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Catherine Ettman |Johns Hopkins |Sandro Galea

There is now copious evidence that economic and social conditions shape population and individual health.1 An understanding that place, employment, and education are determinants of health (often called social determinants of health [SDOH]) suggests that policy interventions that target these SDOH have important implications for health. This realization poses a challenge to those concerned with promoting health.

Nov 29, 2023 | jphmpdirect.com | Emma Dewhurst |Catherine Ettman

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Jan 2024The government public health workforce and frontline workers reported a higher prevalence of COVID-19-related posttraumatic stress (PTSS) than other US adults, and leaders should invest in systems-level interventions to address the drivers of and potential long-term consequences of PTSS. Government public health and frontline workers played an essential role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and their mental health suffered in the process.