Brooke Palmer

• University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview

Sleep quality is linked to disordered eating, obesity, depression, and weight-related functioning. Most research, however, has focused on clinical populations. The current study investigated relationships between sleep quality, disordered eating, and patterns of functioning in a community sample to better understand relationships among modifiable h...

Objective: Homicide is the extreme endpoint along the continuum of interpersonal violence. Violence in healthcare settings and directed toward healthcare workers has been a growing concern. Analysis of health professionals' homicides is needed to inform prevention interventions. Methods: Decedent numbers, age, and sex in the National Violent Dea...

Chronic pancreatitis is a chronic digestive disorder that greatly diminishes the quality of life and is associated with significant psychological distress. A best practice recommendation in treating chronic pancreatitis is offering care in a multidisciplinary model that includes access to a behavioral health provider among other medical professiona...

BACKGROUND The construct of self-rated health (SRH) has been found to be strongly associated with objective markers of health status (e.g., disease progression, healthcare utilization, mortality) in both general and disease-specific populations. For individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), SRH correlates with symptom severity and health-r...

Background Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients in clinical remission may experience ongoing symptoms, such as diarrhea and abdominal pain, attributed to IBD–irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) overlap. This study aims to characterize the psychosocial needs of patients with IBD–IBS overlap, particularly in regard to cognitive and behavioral functio...

Objective Medical schools’ departments reflect changes in health care and medical school organization. The authors reviewed psychiatry department name categories associated with school age, research, and primary care focus.Methods Department names were identified and categorized for US allopathic and osteopathic medical schools. A multinomial regre...

Background Patients admitted to the hospital after an injury are at a greater risk for developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to the nature of the injury and the traumatic nature of necessary medical interventions. Many level I trauma centers have yet to implement screening protocols for PTSD risk. The goal of the study was to charact...