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Margarita Alegrķa

Title
 Professor of Psycology
Email
 malegria@charesearch.org
Telephone
 617-503-8447
Fax
 617-503-8430
Department
 Psychiatry
School
 Harvard Medical School
Regions of Interest
  Latin American Region-wide or Comparative Work
Areas of Expertise
  Psychology, Medicine
Mailing Address
 Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School 120 Beacon Street, 4th Floor Somerville, MA 02143
Office Location
 120 Beacon Street, 4th Floor
Research Interest
 Multicultural mental health; substance abuse services; disparities
Web Page
 http://www.multiculturalmentalhealth.org/
Courses
 
Publications
 

 

Alegría, M., Canino, G., Stinson, F., & Grant, B. (2006). Nativity and DSM-IV psychiatric disorders among Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans and non-Latino Whites in the United States: Results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 67(1), 56-65.
 
Alegría, M., Cao, Z., McGuire, T., Ojeda, V., Sribney, W., Woo, M., et al. (2006). Health Insurance Coverage for Vulnerable Populations: Contrasting Asian Americans and Latinos in the U.S. Inquiry, 43(Fall), 231-254.
 
Alegría, M., Mulvaney-Day, N., Torres, M., Polo, A., Cao, Z., & Canino, G. (2007). Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders Across Latino Subgroups in the United States. American Journal of Public Health, 97(1), 68-75.
 
Alegría, M., Mulvaney-Day, N., Woo, M., Torres, M., Gao, S., & Oddo, V. (2007). Correlates of Past-year Mental Health Service Use among Latinos: Results from the National Latino and Asian American Study. American Journal of Public Health, 97(1), 76-83.
 
Alegría, M., Page, J., Hansen, H., Cauce, A., Robles, R., Blanco, C., et al. (2006). Improving Drug Treatment Services for Hispanics: Research Gaps and Scientific Opportunities. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 84(Sept Suppl), 76-84.
 
Cabiya, J., Canino, G., Chavez, L., Ramirez, R., Alegia, M., Shrout, P., et al. (2006). Gender Disparities in Mental Health Service Use   of Puerto Rican Children and Adolescents. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 47(8), 840–848.
 
Canino, G., Koinis-Mitchell, D., Ortega, A., McQuaid, E., Fritz, G., & Alegria, M. (2006). Asthma disparities in the prevalence, morbidity, and treatment of Latino children. Social Science and Medicine, 63(11), 2926-2937.
 
Chen, C., Duan, N, Meng, X, Alegria, M, . (2006). Power-shrinkage and trimming: Two ways to mitigate excessive weights. Paper presented at the Joint Statistical Meetings Proceedings.
 
Delgado, P., Alegría, M., Canive, J., Diaz, E., Escobar, J., Kopelowicz, A., et al. (2006). Depression and access to treatment among US Hispanics: Review of the literature and recommendations for policy and research. Focus, 4(38).
 
Duan, N., Alegria, M., Canino, G., McGuire, T., & Takeuchi, D. (2007). Survey Conditioning in Self-Reported Mental Health Service Use: Randomized Comparison of Alternative Instrument Formats. Health Services Research, 42(2), 890-907.
 
Fortuna, L., Perez DJ, Canino G, Sribney W, & Alegria M. (2007). Prevalence and Correlates of Lifetime Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts among Latino Subgroups in the United States. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 68(4), 572-581.
 
Lau, A., Takeuchi, D., & Alegria M. (2006). Parent-To-Child Aggression Among Asian American Parents: Culture, Context, and Vulnerability. Journal of Marriage and Family(68), 1262-1276.
 
McGuire, T., Alegría, M., Cook, B., Wells, K., & Zaslavsky, A. (2006). Implementing the Institute of Medicine Definition of Disparities: An Application to Mental Health Care. Health Services Research, 41(5), 1979-2005.
 
Mulvaney- Day, N., Alegria M, & Sribney, W. (2007). Social cohesion, social support, and health among Latinos in the United States. Social Science & Medicine, 64(2), 477-495.
 
Mulvaney-Day, N. E., Rappaport, N., Alegria, M., & Codianne, L. M. (2006). Developing systems interventions in a school setting: an application of community-based participatory research for mental health. Ethn Dis, 16(1 Suppl 1), S107-117.
 
Ortega, A., Feldman, J., Canino, G., Steinman, K., & Alegria, M. (2006). Co-occurrence of mental and physical illness in US Latinos. Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology, 41(12), 927–934.
 
Takeuchi, D., Alegría , M., Jackson, J., & Williams, D. (2007). Immigration and mental health: diverse findings in Asian, black, and Latino populations. American Journal of Public Health, 97(1), 11-12.
 
Vega, W., Karno, M., Alegria, M., Alvidrez, J., Bernal, G., Escamilla, M., et al. (2007). Research Issues for Improving Treatment of U.S. Hispanics With Persistent Mental Disorders. Psychiatric Services, 58(3), 385-394.