Erika R. Carr

TL;DR: This project tested the self-medication hypothesis in a treatment sample of treatment-seeking individuals with substance dependence, using more heterogeneous, personality-driven measures that are theory-congruent and partially support the SMH, particularly in its characterization of personality functioning in those addicted to depressants and opiates.

TL;DR: Results indicated that, as predicted, higher private regard was associated with more reasons for living, and racial centrality was not correlated with reasons forLiving nor was there an interaction between private regard andracial centrality indicating that racial centralism did not function as a moderator in predicting participants' reasons forliving scores.

TL;DR: Results highlight the value of incorporating self-compassion training into interventions for suicidal African Americans in an effort to reduce the impact of shame on their depressive symptoms and ultimately their suicidal behavior and as a result enhance their capacity for resilience.

TL;DR: It is suggested that existential well-being mediated the association between childhood maltreatment and adult PTSD symptoms in a simple mediator model, and existentialWell-being and recent nonphysical IPV served as sequential multiple mediators of this link.

TL;DR: The authors explored the significance and critical foundations of a psychology training experience grounded in a social justice and recovery-oriented perspective to answer the call for a focus on social empowerment for individuals with serious mental illness in mental health recovery.