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Victor Puac-Polanco

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Gonzalez D, Staley B, Andrea S, DeVilbiss E, Fink D, Pena C, et al.
Am J Epidemiol . 2024 Jun; PMID: 38863127
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Czepiel D, McCormack C, da Silva A, Seblova D, Moro M, Restrepo-Henao A, et al.
Glob Ment Health (Camb) . 2024 Apr; 11:e34. PMID: 38572248
Healthcare workers (HCWs) were at increased risk for mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic, with prior data suggesting women may be particularly vulnerable. Our global mental health study aimed...
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Puac-Polanco V, Ziobrowski H, Ross E, Liu H, Turner B, Cui R, et al.
Psychol Med . 2023 Aug; 53(11):5001-5011. PMID: 37650342
Background: Only a limited number of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) respond to a first course of antidepressant medication (ADM). We investigated the feasibility of creating a baseline model...
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Cohen G, Bor J, Keyes K, Demmer R, Stellman S, Puac-Polanco V, et al.
Prev Med . 2023 Aug; 175:107653. PMID: 37532031
Tobacco taxes have reduced smoking and coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality, yet few studies have examined heterogeneity of these associations by race and gender. We constructed a yearly panel (2005-2016)...
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Kazdin A, Wu C, Hwang I, Puac-Polanco V, Sampson N, Al-Hamzawi A, et al.
Psychol Med . 2023 Apr; 53(4):1583-1591. PMID: 37010212
Background: The most common treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD) is antidepressant medication (ADM). Results are reported on frequency of ADM use, reasons for use, and perceived effectiveness of use...
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Bossarte R, Ross E, Liu H, Turner B, Bryant C, Zainal N, et al.
J Affect Disord . 2023 Jan; 326:111-119. PMID: 36709831
Background: Although research shows that more depressed patients respond to combined antidepressants (ADM) and psychotherapy than either alone, many patients do not respond even to combined treatment. A reliable prediction...
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Paniagua-Avila A, Ramirez D, Barrera-Perez A, Calgua E, Castro C, Peralta-Garcia A, et al.
Rev Panam Salud Publica . 2022 Aug; 46:e79. PMID: 35990526
Objectives: To assess the baseline prevalence of mental health conditions and associated exposures in a cohort of health care workers (HCWs) in Guatemala. Methods: We analyzed baseline information from the...
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Paniagua-Avila A, Ramirez D, Barrera-Perez A, Calgua E, Castro C, Peralta-Garcia A, et al.
Am J Public Health . 2022 Aug; 112(S6):S602-S614. PMID: 35977333
To assess the baseline prevalence of mental health conditions and associated exposures in a cohort of health care workers (HCWs) in Guatemala. We analyzed baseline information from the 2020 Web-based...
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Kessler R, Ruhm C, Puac-Polanco V, Hwang I, Lee S, Petukhova M, et al.
JAMA Netw Open . 2022 Jun; 5(6):e2217223. PMID: 35704316
Importance: Claims of dramatic increases in clinically significant anxiety and depression early in the COVID-19 pandemic came from online surveys with extremely low or unreported response rates. Objective: To examine...
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Kessler R, Kazdin A, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Al-Hamzawi A, Alonso J, Altwaijri Y, et al.
World Psychiatry . 2022 May; 21(2):272-286. PMID: 35524618
Patient-reported helpfulness of treatment is an important indicator of quality in patient-centered care. We examined its pathways and predictors among respondents to household surveys who reported ever receiving treatment for...