Browsing OSU - Faculty and Staff Publications by Author "Walls, Melissa"
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Latent trajectories and profiles of commercial cigarette smoking frequency from adolescence to young adulthood among North American Indigenous people
Hautala, Dane; Sittner, Kelley; Walls, Melissa (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2020-11)Introduction: North American Indigenous people (ie, American Indian/Alaska Native and Canadian First Nations) have the highest rates of commercial cigarette smoking, yet little is known about long-term trajectories of use ... -
North American Indigenous adolescent substance use
Walls, Melissa; Sittner Hartshorn, Kelley J.; Whitbeck, Les B. (Elsevier BV, 2013-05)Objectives: To investigate growth in problem drinking and monthly marijuana use among North American Indigenous adolescents from the upper Midwest and Canada. -
Onset, comorbidity, and predictors of nicotine, alcohol, and marijuana use disorders among North American Indigenous adolescents
Hautala, Dane; Sittner, Kelley; Walls, Melissa (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019)North American Indigenous (i.e., American Indian and Canadian First Nations) youth experience inequities in rates of substance abuse and dependence. Despite this, few longitudinal studies examine the developmental course ... -
Prevalence of mental disorders from adolescence through early adulthood in American Indian and First Nations communities
Walls, Melissa; Sittner, Kelley J.; Whitbeck, Les B.; Herman, Kaley; Gonzalez, Miigis; Elm, Jessica H. L.; Hautala, Dane; Dertinger, Melinda; Hoyt, Dan R. (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021)Indigenous communities lack representation in psychiatric epidemiology despite disproportionate exposure to risk factors. We document the cumulative and 12-month prevalence of psychiatric disorders across the early life ... -
Stress exposure and physical, mental, and behavioral health among American Indian adults with type 2 diabetes
Walls, Melissa; Sittner Hartshorn, Kelley J.; Aronson, Benjamin; Forsberg, Angie; Whitbeck, Les; al'Absi, Mustafa (MDPI, 2017-09-16)American Indian (AI) communities experience disproportionate exposure to stressors and health inequities including type 2 diabetes. Yet, we know little about the role of psychosocial stressors for AI diabetes-related health ...