Publications by authors named "Franchesca Castro-Ramirez"
Research Review: Help-seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students - a systematic review and meta-analysis.
J Child Psychol Psychiatry
March 2025
Background: The prevalence of mental health problems among college students has increased over the past decade. Even when mental health services are available, many students still struggle to access these services. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to identify the rates at which students actively seek or consider using formal help and to determine the main reasons for not seeking help.
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- Race-based anxiety is a major health concern in the Black community, and while mindfulness interventions could help, barriers like cultural relevance, time, and cost hinder access.
- This study tested a brief, music-based mindfulness intervention called "healing attempt" on four Black Americans with low meditation experience to see if it could reduce anxiety and improve mindfulness and self-compassion.
- Results showed that "healing attempt" significantly decreased anxiety and increased mindfulness/self-compassion, demonstrating high feasibility and acceptance, suggesting it could be a promising intervention for those facing race-based anxiety.
This study replicates and extends findings that "healing attempt"-a brief digital music-based mindfulness intervention-represents a feasible and potentially effective intervention for race-based anxiety in the Black community.
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- Psilocybin use is associated with a reduced likelihood of crime-related outcomes, as shown in various observational studies, but variations across different racial and ethnic groups have not been previously explored.
- A study utilizing a large national sample found that psilocybin use lowers the odds of crime arrests across different racial and ethnic groups, but this effect was less pronounced in Black and Hispanic individuals.
- The research suggests a need for further studies that consider the intersection of race, ethnicity, and the impact of systemic factors, including mental health and social inequalities, on the relationship between psilocybin use and crime.