Nkechi Conteh

• Doctor of Medicine
• Psychiatrist at Boston University

Background Mental illness stigma is a barrier to engagement in mental health services. This study assesses our hypothesis that specific ethnic identity dimensions influences mental health behavior including stigma. Methodology We performed an online cross sectional observational study among Black adults (n = 248, ages 18–65). We examined the relat...

Comorbidity is common with posttraumatic stress disorder, and alcohol use disorder (AUD) is among the most common co-occurring disorders. When viewed through the lens of avoidance behaviors, AUD can shape an individual's response to distressing trauma reminders by dulling the emotional response and promoting disengagement from the traumatic memory....

Despite the advancement of telemedicine and recent innovations in treatment, minoritized women continue to bear a disproportionate burden of pregnancy-related psychiatric conditions and complications, which the pandemic has further exacerbated. Research demonstrates that medical mistrust and systemic racism play central roles in the underutilizatio...

Pregnant and postpartum patients with substance use disorders (SUD) often have other co-occurring mental health disorders. Complications of substance use and mental health conditions, such as overdose and suicide, are a significant contributor to maternal morbidity and mortality. For individuals dually diagnosed with SUD and other mental health dis...