Carmen Contreras
Overview
Explore the profile of Carmen Contreras including associated specialties, affiliations and a list of published articles.
Author names and details appear as published. Due to indexing inconsistencies, multiple individuals may share a name, and a single author may have variations. MedLuna displays this data as publicly available, without modification or verification
Snapshot
Snapshot
Articles
79
Citations
1315
Followers
0
Related Specialties
Related Specialties
Top 10 Co-Authors
Top 10 Co-Authors
Published In
Affiliations
Affiliations
Soon will be listed here.
Recent Articles
1.
Kohrt B, Pedersen G, Schafer A, Carswell K, Rupp F, Jordans M, et al.
Lancet Psychiatry
. 2024 Sep;
12(1):67-80.
PMID: 39250925
Globally, there has not been a standardised approach to ensure that the growing number of people who are not licensed clinicians but are delivering psychological interventions and mental health services...
2.
Brooks M, van de Water B, Lecca L, Huang C, Trevisi L, Contreras C, et al.
J Glob Health
. 2024 Aug;
14:04194.
PMID: 39149829
Background: Loss to follow-up (LTFU) from tuberculosis (TB) treatment and care is a significant public health problem. It is important to understand what drives LTFU in children - a population...
3.
Elnasseh A, Mehta V, Manolova G, Pedersen G, Golden S, Eloul L, et al.
BJPsych Open
. 2024 Jun;
10(4):e125.
PMID: 38826043
Background: The use of feedback to address gaps and reinforce skills is a key component of successful competency-based mental health and psychosocial support intervention training approaches. Competency-based feedback during training...
4.
Tan Q, Huang C, Becerra M, Calderon R, Contreras C, Lecca L, et al.
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2024 May;
30(6):1115-1124.
PMID: 38781680
The World Health Organization's end TB strategy promotes the use of symptom and chest radiograph screening for tuberculosis (TB) disease. However, asymptomatic early states of TB beyond latent TB infection...
5.
Contreras C, Cruz J, Galea J, Chu A, Puma D, Ramos L, et al.
Glob Ment Health (Camb)
. 2024 May;
11:e59.
PMID: 38751725
Background: Few studies have explored a stepped care model for delivering mental health care to persons with tuberculosis (TB). Here, we evaluated depression screening and remote low-intensity mental health interventions...
6.
Galea J, Vasquez D, Rupani N, Gordon M, Tapia M, Greene K, et al.
JMIR Res Protoc
. 2024 May;
13:e55559.
PMID: 38713501
Background: Adolescents living with HIV are disproportionally affected by depression, which worsens antiretroviral therapy adherence, increases viral load, and doubles the risk of mortality. Because most adolescents living with HIV...
7.
Yuen C, Huang C, Millones A, Calderon R, Manson A, Jimenez J, et al.
J Infect Dis
. 2023 Nov;
229(5):1493-1497.
PMID: 37995298
We explored the utility of brief Mycobacterium tuberculosis whole-genome sequencing (WGS) "snapshots" at a sentinel site within Lima, Peru, for evaluating local transmission dynamics over time. Within a 17-km2 area,...
8.
Havumaki J, Warren J, Zelner J, Menzies N, Calderon R, Contreras C, et al.
PLoS One
. 2023 Oct;
18(10):e0293519.
PMID: 37903091
Mathematical models have suggested that spatially-targeted screening interventions for tuberculosis may efficiently accelerate disease control, but empirical data supporting these findings are limited. Previous models demonstrating substantial impacts of these...
9.
Bolton P, West J, Whitney C, Jordans M, Bass J, Thornicroft G, et al.
Glob Ment Health (Camb)
. 2023 Oct;
10:e16.
PMID: 37854402
This paper proposes a framework for comprehensive, collaborative, and community-based care (C4) for accessible mental health services in low-resource settings. Because mental health conditions have many causes, this framework includes...
10.
Pedersen G, Shrestha P, Akellot J, Sepulveda A, Luitel N, Kasujja R, et al.
Glob Ment Health (Camb)
. 2023 Oct;
10:e55.
PMID: 37854401
Health systems globally demand more competent workers but lack competency-based training programs to reach their goals. This study evaluates the effectiveness of a competency-based curriculum (EQUIP-FHS) for trainers and supervisors...