2024
Professor Yanos and MHRecovery lab member Soo Min Kim presented at the ISPS-US annual conference in Pittsburgh, PA. Professor Yanos was also honored to be given the “Gaetano Benedetti Award for lifetime service to psychosocial approaches to psychosis” (seen pictured below accepting the award from ISPS-US Executive Director Leah Giorgini).
Professor Yanos, MHRecovery lab member Sheharyar Hussain and MHRecovery lab alumni Dr. Therese Todd and Dr. Joseph DeLuca all presented at the 2024 “Together Against Stigma” conference in Reykjavik Iceland!
Professor Yanos met with researchers at the University of Verona in Verona Italy and assisted with training over 100 clinicians in Narrative Enhancement and Cognitive Therapy.
2023
Professor Yanos and colleagues organized the “NECT Global” initiative to highlight international applications of Narrative Enhancement and Cognitive Therapy for Self-Stigma. A link to a recording of the first meeting, featuring presentations from David Roe and Philip Yanos, Amit Yamin, Daniel Abrams, Talheen Naqvi, and Lisa Hawke can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/4pNXou8uqnQ
MH Recovery Lab research is featured in John Jay’s “Impact” Magazine: https://johnjayimpact.org/articles/new-responses-to-mental-illness-emerge-in-the-justice-system/
Lab Member Sheharyar Hussain presented at the 2023 “Refocus on Recovery” conference in Nottingham, UK.
Professor Yanos and other colleagues gathered online to honor their friend and colleague Paul Lysaker, who passed away unexpectedly on July 25th. A link to the online event can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7O3iF5UBpM
MHRecovery Lab Members Presented at the 2023 Annual American Psychological Association Convention (Kellie Courtney and Brandon Dial pictured).
Professor Yanos was interviewed by Reuters Video News about homelessness in New York City: news.yahoo.com/nyc-migrant-influx-overshadows-chronic-202824458.html
Professor Yanos was interviewed for the book “Scream Therapy” by Jason Schreurs, published May 1st 2023, about the mental health benefits of punk rock, and a summary of the interview is featured in the book: https://screamtherapyhq.com/book
Professor Yanos was interviewed about stigma by Dan Frey from City Voices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhbfSkxypP8
Professor Yanos was quoted in Buzzfeed regarding mental health stigma in an article about a woman who shares experiences with schizophrenia on TikTok. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katiecamero/schizophrenia-hallucinations-stigma-tiktok
Professor Yanos has been involved in New York State’s “Strategic Plan for Statewide Stigma Reduction” and has participated in 4 Stigma Roundtables. Recordings can be viewed here: https://behavioralhealthnews.org/stigma-roundtables/
2022
Professor Yanos was quoted in Gothamist/WNYC regarding NYC mental health policy.
https://gothamist.com/news/is-the-nypd-ready-for-new-role-in-dealing-with-people-in-mental-health-crisis
Professor Yanos was interview on CBS News regarding NYC mental health policy.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/new-york-city-mayor-announces-plan-hospitalize-mentally-ill-people-involuntarily/
Professor Yanos was recently interviewed on WBAI Radio regarding the Subway Safety Plan.
https://wbai.org/archive/program/episode/?id=29424
Professor Yanos was quoted on nyc.Streetsblog.org regarding what can be done to help solve the issues of safety and homelessness in the New York City subway system.
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2022/01/26/what-is-to-be-done-experts-discuss-subway-crime-death-homelessness/
2021
It’s been a while since our last update, and it’s been a challenge doing research during the pandemic, but we have not been idle!
Many new publications have been added and the profiles of new lab members have also been added.
Professor Yanos was quoted in the Tampa Bay Times in reference to the idea of sending social workers to emergency calls involving a person with a mental illness.
https://www.tampabay.com/news/pinellas/2021/05/29/are-social-workers-the-future-for-911-mental-health-calls-pinellas-is-finding-out/
This is an article from The Albany Times Union co-written by Professor Yanos about how to respond more efficiently to emergency calls when a person with a mental illness is involved.
https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/Choose-non-police-action-for-mentally-ill-16095241.php
Professor Yanos and lab members also contributed to an important new report on mental health crisis response in collaboration with Professor Nadal and members of his lab and Disability Rights New York (drny.org).
https://www.dropbox.com/s/im8ql1y0zlntyg3/2021.03.26F%20RAASIC%20Report.pdf?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1qrwwjo2u3o92l0/2021.03.26F_Joint%20Press%20Release%20Systems%20in%20Crisis.pdf?dl=0
2019
April 26 – Professor Yanos presented on stigma research along with Dr. Patrick Corrigan from Illinois Institute of Technology and Dr. Clare Henderson from University College London and researchers from Universidad Computense de Madrid at the “Mental Illness Stigma: Researching for Change” meeting in Madrid
April 17 – Dr. Yanos discussed his book Written Off: Mental health stigma and the loss of human potential with Dr. Kim T. Mueser of Boston University’s Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Publications
- *Soomro, S. & Yanos, P. T. (2019). Predictors of mental health stigma among police officers: The role of trauma and PTSD. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 34, 175-183.
2018
Dr. Yanos hosted several book talks:
- Word Up Community Bookshop (New York, NY)
- Busboys and Poets bookstore (Washington, D.C.)
- Porter Square Books (Cambridge, MA)
Dr. Yanos’ book was also reviewed online here
as well as here , and discussed at length here
Accomplishments and Awards
- Dr. Yanos was awarded a “Scholarly Excellence Award” from John Jay College
- Former lab member Lauren Gonzales (Doctoral Student) was hired to the faculty at Adelphi University (tenure-track assistant professor)
- Former lab member Lauren Rubenstein (Master’s Student) was accepted to the PhD program in Clinical Psychology at Sam Houston State University
- Joseph DeLuca (5th Year PhD Student) was awarded the “Psychologists in Public Service Student Award” by the American Psychological Association’s Division 18
- Two MA theses were successfully defended (Sara Soomro and Lauren Rubenstein)
Conference Presentations
- Dr. Yanos presented at the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association Conference in Denver, CO.
- Joseph DeLuca presented at the National Institute of Mental Health’s Mental Health Services Research Conference and the Virtual Ability Mental Health Symposium
Publications
- **O’Connor, L. K., *Pleskach, P., & Yanos, P. T. (2018). The experience of dual stigma and self-stigma among LGBTQ persons with severe mental illness. American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 21, 167-187.
- **Chan, G., & Yanos, P. T. (2018). Media depictions and the priming of mental illness stigma. Stigma and Health, 3, 253-264.
- **O’Connor, L., Firmin, R., & Yanos, P. T. (2018). Correlates and Moderators of Stigma Resistance Among People with Severe Mental Illness. Psychiatry Research, 270, 198-204.
- **DeLuca, J., *Vaccaro, J., ****Seda, J., & Yanos, P. T. (2018). Political attitudes as predictors of the multiple dimensions of mental health stigma. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 64, 459-469.
- West, M. L., Mulay, A., **DeLuca, J. S., O’Donovan, K., & Yanos, P. T. (2018). Forensic psychiatric stigma and self-concept: Qualitative findings. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 29, 574-596.
- **DeLuca, J. S., *Vaccaro, J., *Rudnik, A., **Graham, N., *Giannicchi, A., & Yanos, P. T. (2018). Sociodemographic predictors of sex offender stigma: How politics impact attitudes, social distance, and perceptions of sex offender recidivism. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 62, 2879-2896.
- **Vayshenker, B., **Deluca, J., ****Bustle, T., & Yanos, P. T. (2018). “As soon as people hear that word…”: Associative stigma among clinicians working with people with serious mental illness. Journal of Public Mental Health, 17, 20-28.
- **Gonzales, L., Yanos, P. T., Stefancic, A., Alexander, M. J., & Harney, B. (2018). The role of neighborhood factors and community stigma in predicting community participation among persons with psychiatric disabilities. Psychiatric Services, 69, 76-83.
- Yanos, P. T., Stefancic, A., Alexander, M. J., **Gonzales, L., & Harney, B. (2018). Association between housing, personal capacity factors and community participation among persons with psychiatric disabilities. Psychiatry Research, 260, 300-306.
Research Project Updates
- 11 manuscripts previously submitted for publication were accepted!
- Find this new research in the following sections:
The following research projects were completed:
- Mental Health Stigma among Law Enforcement Professionals (published)
- Referral source to Assertive Community Treatment and the Therapeutic Relationship (data collected and being analyzed)
- Mental health stigma among adolescents: Evaluation of a stigma program for adolescents (in collaboration with the National Alliance on Mental Illness [NAMI]) (data collected and being analyzed)
- Survey of Mental Health Symptoms, Self-Awareness, and Stigma (data collected and being analyzed)
Current research projects ongoing within the lab (please contact us for more details):
- Randomized Controlled Trial of Treatment for Internalized Stigma in Schizophrenia
- Engagement Among People with Serious Mental Illness Being Released from Jail
- Social Anxiety Stigma
- Associative Stigma (data analysis)
2017
Dr. Yanos’ book, Written Off: Mental health stigma and the loss of human potential, is set to be released in January, 2018! More details here at Cambridge University Press
New publications in the Research Area of our website
Dr. Yanos, Joseph DeLuca (4th year PhD student), and Lauren O’Connor (3rd year PhD student) presented at the 8th International Stigma Conference
Dr. Yanos and Beth Vayshenker (5th year PhD student) spoke on Manhattan Neighborhood Network’s “Police State of Mind” panel.
Current research projects ongoing within the lab (please contact us for more details):
- Randomized Controlled Trial of Treatment for Internalized Stigma in Schizophrenia
- Mental Health Stigma among Law Enforcement Professionals
- Referral source to Assertive Community Treatment and the Therapeutic Relationship
- Mental health stigma among adolescents: Evaluation of a stigma reduction program for adolescents (in collaboration with the National Alliance on Mental Illness [NAMI])
- Technology Assisted Peer Support (TAP) (for persons with SMI)
2016
Projects completed:
- Determinants of Community Participation Among Persons with Psychiatric Disability
- The relationship between political attitudes and various forms of stigma toward marginalized groups
- Associative stigma among mental health professionals
- Internalized stigma among people with mental illness who identify as LGBTQ+
Dr. Yanos named an Associate Editor of APA’s new journal, Stigma and Health
Dr. Yanos quoted in self.com’s piece, “There’s Absolutely Nothing to Be Ashamed Of If You Have Depression”
Dr. Yanos asked to comment on a new report on stigma issued by the National Academy of Sciences in Clinical Psychiatry News (see p. 2)
Article on SMI, PTSD, and community participation being published in Comprehensive Psychiatry
Article on predictors of community stigma being published in Stigma and Health
2015
We welcome Lauren O’Connor to MHRRL! (Fall 2015)
We have two new papers on mental illness microaggressions and one new paper on Assisted Outpatient Treatment [AOT] (Fall 2015). The MIMS-P scale can also now be found on our website.
We have several encyclopedia entries forthcoming (Fall 2015).
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Several lab members have recently published articles in peer-reviewed journals (Spring 2015/Summer 2015)
- Yanos, P. T., Lucksted, A., Drapalski, A. L., Roe, D., & Lysaker, P. (2015). Interventions targeting mental health self-stigma: A review and comparison. Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 38, 171-178.
- West, M. L., Vayshenker, B., Rotter, M., & Yanos, P. T. (2015). The influence of mental illness and criminality self-stigmas and racial self-concept on outcomes in a forensic psychiatric sample. Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 38, 150-157.
- DeLuca, J. S., & Yanos, P. T. (2016). Managing the terror of a dangerous world: Political attitudes as predictors of mental health stigma. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 62, 21-30. doi:10.1177/0020764015589131
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Joe DeLuca selected as a Dignity and Recovery Center Research Fellow via the Mental Health Association of San Francisco and California Mental Health Services Authority. He participated in pre-conference workshops at the “Together Against Stigma Conference” in San Francisco, CA, and will be working on developing and assessing an anti-stigma project for college campuses (February 2015)
2013
Dr. Yanos featured in John Jay’s Research News: “Psychology Professor Seeks to Aid Society’s ‘Most Stigmatized’” (Fall 2013)
NAMI on Campus’ Joe DeLuca and Amalia Rudnik featured in NAMI’s Newsletter for their In Our Own Voice Presentation at John Jay (Fall 2013)
Lab member (as well as previous National Alliance on Mental Illness [NAMI] on Campus Vice President and current MA student), Amalia Rudnik, featured on CUNY TV for a show entitled “Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System” (Fall 2013)
Dr. Yanos quoted for his work on self-stigma in New York Times’ article “The Problem With How We Treat Bipolar Disorder” (April 2013)
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