1. PSYC 6393R: Capstone
Literature Review Matrix Template
References (complete APA format):
Peer reviewed?
Yes or No
What are the main ideas or themes from
this article?
How do these main themes relate to
your Capstone problem?
1. Hom, M. A., Bauer, B. W., Stanley, I. H., Boffa, J.
W., Stage, D. L., Capron, D. W., Schmidt, N. B., &
Joiner, T. E. (2021). Suicide attempt survivors’
recommendations for improving mental health
treatment for attempt survivors. Psychological
Services, 18(3), 365–376.
https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000415
yes This study identifies various avenues by
which mental health treatment might be
improved for suicide attempt survivors.
This study also highlights the importance of
leveraging the perspectives of individuals
with lived experience in suicide prevention
research
Sadly, I have not yet established a
2. straightforward research topic.
However, I do wish to write about
suicide rates, depression, and mental
health treatments across the board.
Maybe do treatment options really
prevent suicide and help the
statistical rates of depression,
suicide and self-harm.
2.
Mersky, J. P., Topitzes, J., Langlieb, J., & Dodge, K. A.
(2021). Increasing mental health treatment access and
equity through trauma-responsive care. American
Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 91(6), 703–713.
https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000572
yes This article describes a Trauma Screening,
Brief Intervention, and Referral
to Treatment (T-SBIRT) protocol that
nonclinical providers can use to detect
trauma-related mental health concerns in
adults and link them to therapeutic
services. Study results are presented that
indicate it is feasible to implement T-SBIRT
within a universal nurse home visiting
program called Family Connects to
enhance trauma
and mental healthscreening and referral
processes.
3.
Schueller, S. M., & Torous, J. (2020). Scaling
evidence-based treatments through digital mental
health. American Psychologist, 75(8), 1093–1104.
4. 4.
Anastasia, E. A., Guzman, L. E., & Bridges, A. J.
(2022). Barriers to integrated primary care and
specialty mental health services: Perspectives from
Latinx and non-Latinx White primary care
patients. Psychological Services.
https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000639
Yes The current set of studies examined
integrated primary care (IPC) patients’
perceptions of barriers to
accessing mental health care in IPC and
specialty mental health (SMH) settings.
Latinx and non-Latinx White IPC patients
perceived fewer barriers to care in IPC
than SMH, while a non-treatment-seeking
community samples saw no differences in
barriers to care across settings. Results
generally support the benefits of offering
behavioral health services in IPC settings.
5.
Kurzawa, J., Danseco, E., Lucente, G., Huang, C.,
Sundar, P., & Allen-Valley, A. (2022). Advancing racial
equity, diversity, and inclusion in Ontario’s child and
youth mental health sector: Perspectives of agency
leaders. Canadian Psychology / Psychologie
Canadienne. https://doi.org/10.1037/cap0000336
Yes This study identifies current efforts
underway to advance racial equity in
the child and youth mentalhealth and
addictions sector in Ontario. We believe
leaders can learn from the early successes
and challenges of these agencies outlined
6. Peer reviewed?
Yes or No
What are the main ideas or themes from
this article?
How do these main themes relate to
your Capstone problem?
questioning, listening, questioning to
clarify])
7.
Munson, M. R., Narendorf, S. C., Ben-David, S., &
Cole, A. (2019). A mixed-methods investigation into the
perspectives on mental health and professional
treatment among former system youth with mood
disorders. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 89(1),
52–64. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000326
Yes This study illuminates important
dimensions of illness
and treatment perceptions among this
marginalized population. Results can
inform the development of future
interventions to address the problem of
unmet mentalhealth need among this
group.
8.
Weisz, J. R., Thurber, C. A., Sweeney, L., Proffitt, V.
D., & LeGagnoux, G. L. (1997). Brief treatment of mild-
to-moderate child depression using primary and
secondary control enhancement training. Journal of
7. Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 65(4), 703–707.
https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.65.4.703
Yes Elementary school children with mild-to-
moderate depressive symptoms were
randomly assigned to a control group or an
8-session Primary and Secondary Control
Enhancement Training program. The
program focused on (a) primary control
(changing objective conditions to fit one's
wishes; e.g., through activity selection and
goal attainment) and (b) secondary control
(changing oneself to buffer the impact of
objective conditions; e.g., altering
depressogenic thinking, practicing mood-
enhancing cognitions ) .
9. Santiago, C. D., Raviv, T., Ros, A. M., Brewer, S. K.,
Distel, L. M. L., Torres, S. A., Fuller, A. K., Lewis, K.
M., Coyne, C. A., Cicchetti, C., & Langley, A. K. (2018).
Implementing the Bounce Back trauma intervention in
urban elementary schools: A real-world replication
trial. School Psychology Quarterly, 33(1), 1–9.
https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000229
Yes This study advances the evidence for
Bounce Back, a school-based intervention
aimed at elementary school students
exposed to traumatic events. Results show
that the Bounce Back intervention,
implemented by school-based mental
health professionals, is effective in treating
symptoms of posttraumatic stress and
improving coping skills for low-income and
highly stressed school-age children.
9. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
approved for use with children and
adolescents?; a
11. Lewis, C. C., Simons, A. D., Silva, S. G., Rohde, P.,
Small, D. M., Murakami, J. L., High, R. R., & March, J.
S. (2009). The role of readiness to change in response
to treatment of adolescent depression. Journal of
Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77(3), 422–428.
https://doi.org/10.1037/a0014154
Yes treatment effects were mediated by change
in action scores during the first 6 weeks
of treatment, with increases in action
scores related to greater improvement
in depression. Assessing readiness to
change may have implications for
tailoring treatments for depressed
adolescents.
12. Blashill, A. J., Fox, K., Feinstein, B. A., Albright, C.
A., & Calzo, J. P. (2021). Nonsuicidal self-injury,
suicide ideation, and suicide attempts among sexual
minority children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical
Psychology, 89(2), 73–80.
https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000624
Yes This study shows that sexual
minority children experience significant
disparities in SITBs compared to their
heterosexual peers.
Future suicide prevention efforts targeting
sexual minority children could reduce these
disparities.
13. Pettersen, R., Omerov, P., Steineck, G., Titelman,
13. her mother, Rose (39
years old). Ella currently resides in a residential group home,
where she has been since
she ran away from home. Ella has been provided room and
board in the residential
treatment facility for the past 3 months. Ella describes herself
as bi-sexual.
Presenting Problem
Ella has been living homeless for 13 months. She has been
arrested on two occasions
for shoplifting and once for loitering (as a teen in need of
supervision) in the last 7
months. Ella has recently been court ordered to reside in a
group home with counseling.
She refuses to return home due to the abuse she experienced.
After 3 months at Teens
First, Ella said she is thinking about reinitiating contact with
her mother. She has not
seen either parent in 6 months and missed the stability of the
way her family “used to
be,” although she is also conflicted due to recognizing the
instability of her family. Ella is
confused about the path to follow.
Family Dynamics
Ella indicates that her family worked well until her father began
drinking heavily about 3
years ago. She remembers her parents being social and going
out or having friends
over for drinks, but she never remembered them becoming
drunk. Then, her father lost
his job as an information technology (IT) support professional
and was unable to find
meaningful work. He took on part-time jobs at electronics
stores, but they left him
14. demoralized. Her parents stopped socializing, and then her
father was fired from his last
job because he arrived drunk. Ella’s father would regularly be
drunk by the time she
arrived home from school.
When Ella started having trouble in school, her father would
berate her when she came
home if she didn’t study immediately. Then, he would interrupt
her studies by following
her around and verbally abusing her. Soon after, he began
hitting her or throwing
objects at her. Once she went to the emergency room for
stitches on her brow when
she was struck by a drinking glass her father threw. She was
able to convince the
emergency room (ER) staff, however, that it was a bike
accident, as she was known as
an avid biker around her community, often riding to and from
school and elsewhere.
Ella’s mother did not witness these events, as they often
occurred before she returned
from work, and her father might be passed out by this time. Ella
reports that her mother
was in denial about her father, often pretending there was no
issue. When Ella tried to
report the abuse, her mother took her father’s side. Finally,
after the stitches, Ella
confronted her mom with her father present. Her father denied
it, flew into a rage, and
then physically abused both Ella and her mom.
The next day, Ella’s mom acted as if nothing happened. After
the abuse quickly
escalated in the next week, to the point where she could no
16. electronics stores but quickly became demoralized and lost a
series of those jobs. Her
mother works as a full-time home health aide.
Social History
Ella reports that the homeless encampment (where she wound
up for a long stretch)
had a group of teens that stuck together for protection and to
shield themselves and
each other from certain bad choices. It was at this time that Ella
reports she became
bisexual, seeking out and bonding to a group of women who
were able to avoid being
exploited for human trafficking.
The encampment group did still engage in risky behavior,
however, including frequent
shoplifting and other theft to secure food, supplies, etc.
Likewise, although Ella reports
that she did not engage in prostitution, she did engage in
unprotected sex with one
woman whose sexual history may have included prostitution or
intravenous drug use.
Thus Ella contracted a sexually transmitted infection (STI) in
one instance.
Ella reports she might consider trying to go home if she knew
her father was no longer
there, despite feeling betrayed by her mother. She would also be
willing to reconcile and
attend therapy with her. However, Ella feels that her mother,
who comes from a very
religious family (though does not practice much now), would
ultimately reject her due to
her bisexual identification.
18. time,” and she shows a
desire to return to that time. She worries for her mom, despite
feeling betrayed by her.
The last time she did have contact with her mom, she promised
to leave her dad, but
Ella does not know if this ever occurred.
Legal History
Ella has been arrested three times, twice for shoplifting and
once for vagrancy. Citing
the abuse she reported at home and the fears she felt, Ella was
mandated to services at
the Teens First agency, unlike her prior arrests when she was
sent to detention.
Alcohol and Drug Use History
Ella denies any alcohol or drug use while living homeless. She
reports the homeless
encampment (where she wound up for a long stretch) had a
group of teens that stuck
together and were able to shield themselves from certain bad
choices.
Medical History
During intake, it was noted that Ella showed signs of living
homeless, including carrying
all her possessions in one bag, signs of malnourishment, feet
with heavy callouses, and
clothing in disrepair. She did not show signs of drug use or self-
harm. The STI she
contracted was diagnosed upon intake, and she received
antibiotics for treatment.
Strengths
Ella is resilient in learning how to survive in a difficult
situation. She was able to avoid
20. is also concerned
about the wellness of Maria.
Family Dynamics
Paula comes from a moderately well-to-do family. Paula reports
suffering physical and
emotional abuse at the hands of both her parents, eventually
fleeing to New York to get
away from the abuse. Paula comes from an authoritarian family
where her role was to
be “seen and not heard.” Paula states that she did not feel
valued by any of her family
members and reports never receiving the attention she needed.
As a teenager, she
realized she felt “not good enough” in her family system, which
led to her leaving for
New York and looking for “someone to love me.” Her parents
still reside in Colombia
with Paula’s two siblings.
Paula met David when she sought to purchase drugs. They
married when Paula was 18
years old. The couple divorced after 5 years of marriage. Paula
raised Miguel, mostly by
herself, until he was 8 years old, at which time she was forced
to relinquish custody due
to her medical condition. Paula maintains a relationship with
her son, Miguel, and her
ex-husband, David. Miguel takes part in caring for his half-
sister, Maria.
Paula does believe her job as a mother is to take care of Maria
but is finding that more
and more challenging with her physical illnesses.
Employment History
22. network of any kind in her
neighborhood.
Five (5) years ago Paula met a man (Jesus) at a flower shop.
They spoke several times.
He would visit her at her apartment to have sex. Since they had
an active sex life, Paula
thought he was a “stand-up guy” and really liked him. She
believed he would take care
of her. Soon everything changed. Paula began to suspect that he
was using drugs,
because he had started to become controlling and demanding.
He showed up at her
apartment at all times of the night demanding to be let in. He
called her relentlessly, and
when she did not pick up the phone, he left her mean and
threatening messages. Paula
was fearful for her safety and thought her past behavior with
drugs and sex brought on
bad relationships with men and that she did not deserve better.
After a couple of
months, Paula realized she was pregnant. Jesus stated he did not
want anything to do
with the “kid” and stopped coming over, but he continued to
contact and threaten Paula
by phone. Paula has no contact with Jesus at this point in time
due to a restraining
order.
Mental Health History
Paula was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She experiences
periods of mania lasting
for a couple of weeks, and then goes into a depressive state for
months when not
properly medicated. Paula has a tendency toward paranoia.
Paula has a history of not
24. college full time in New
York City.
Medical History
Paula was diagnosed as HIV positive 15 years ago. Paula
acquired AIDS 3 years later
when she was diagnosed with a severe brain infection and a T-
cell count of less than
200. Paula’s brain infection left her completely paralyzed on the
right side. She lost
function in her right arm and hand, as well as her ability to
walk. After a long stay in an
acute care hospital in New York City, Paula was transferred to a
skilled nursing facility
(SNF) where she thought she would die. After being in the
skilled nursing facility for
more than a year, Paula regained the ability to walk, although
she does so with a severe
limp. She also regained some function in her right arm. Her
right hand (her dominant
hand) remains semi-paralyzed and limp. Over the course of
several years, Paula taught
herself to paint with her left hand and was able to return to her
beloved art.
Paula began treatment for her HIV/AIDS with highly active
antiretroviral therapy
(HAART). Since she ran away from the family home; married
and divorced a drug user;
and then was in an abusive relationship, Paula thought she
deserved what she got in
life. She responded well to HAART and her HIV/AIDS was well
controlled. In addition to
her HIV/AIDS disease, Paula is diagnosed with Hepatitis C
(Hep C). While this condition
was controlled, it has reached a point where Paula’s doctor
25. recommends she begin a
new treatment. Paula also has significant circulatory problems,
which cause her severe
pain in her lower extremities. She uses prescribed narcotic pain
medication to control
her symptoms. Paula’s circulatory problems led also to chronic
ulcers on her feet that
will not heal. Treatment for her foot ulcers demands frequent
visits to a wound care
clinic. Paula’s pain paired with the foot ulcers make it difficult
for her to ambulate and
leave her home. Paula has a tendency for noncompliance with
her medical treatment.
She often disregards instructions from her doctors and resorts to
holistic treatments like
treating her ulcers with chamomile tea. When she stops her
treatment, she deteriorates
quickly.
Maria was born HIV negative and received the appropriate
HAART treatment after birth.
She spent a week in the neonatal intensive care unit, as she had
to detox from the
effects of the pain medication Paula took throughout her
pregnancy.
Legal History
Previously, Paula used the AIDS Law Project, a not-for-profit
organization that helps
individuals with HIV address legal issues, such as those related
to the child’s father. At
that time, Paula filed a police report in response to Jesus'
escalating threats and was
successful in getting a restraining order. Once the order was
served, the phone calls
and visits stopped, and Paula regained a temporary sense of
28. identifies as the primary provider for his family and believes
this is his responsibility as a
husband and father. Sam realizes he may be putting that in
jeopardy because of his
drinking. He says he has never seen Sheri so angry before, and
he sees she is at her
limit with him and his behaviors.
Family Dynamics
Sam was born in Alabama to an African American family
system. He reports his time
growing up to have been within a “normal” family system with
a large extended family in
his town and nearby towns. He states he was emotionally close
to his mother and
worshipped his father. His father was strict but loving, pushing
Sam to become fairly
independent from a young age. His dad had previously been in
the military and was
raised with the understanding that his duty is to support his
country. His family displayed
traditional roles, with his dad supporting the family after he was
discharged from military
service. Sam was raised to believe that real men do not show
weakness and must be
the head of the household.
Sam’s parents are deceased, and he has three older sisters who
live in Atlanta. He is
close to the sister who is close to him in age, and they talk
frequently on the phone.
Sam has not, however, shared his current struggles with any of
his siblings. He is afraid
to let them down.
Sheri is an only child, and although her mother lives in the area,
30. provider.
Social History
Sam and Sheri identify as Baptist and attend a local church on
major holidays. They do
not otherwise practice, though both were raised with stronger
religious community. Sam
used to be quite social in the neighborhood, but he is withdrawn
and tends to keep to
himself. He says he sometimes feels pressured to be more
communicative and social.
Sam believes he is socially inept and not able to develop
friendships. He says he is able
to “fake it” at work but is not sure how long that can last. The
couple has some mutual
couple friends, since Sheri gets involved with the parents in
their sons’ school.
However, because of Sam’s recent behaviors, their socializing
with other couples has
tapered off. He is very worried that Sheri will leave him due to
the isolation.
Mental Health History
Sam reports that since retiring from the military 10 months ago,
he has difficulty
sleeping, frequent heart palpitations, and moodiness. After his
deployment, during his
stateside assignments, he reports he did not experience intense
feelings from his
experiences on the battlefield. He would occasionally have
intense memories, but he
reports that he was able to “lock them back up pretty quickly.”
It is only since his
retirement that these feelings arose.
Sam has seen Dr. Zoe, a psychiatrist at the VA, who diagnosed
32. Despite his close and normally supportive relationship with his
sisters, Sam is unwilling
to share his struggles with them. He fears that he will let them
down and prove that he is
not able to carry on the strong provider and family patriarch
role of their father. He sees
this role as crucial to his self-identity. Sam reports that he never
saw his father drunk
and is ashamed that his own children may have a memories of
him being drunk.
Educational History
Sheri has a bachelor’s degree in special education from a local
college. Sam received a
bachelor’s degree in human resources management upon his
return from the military.
Military History
Sam is an Iraqi War veteran. He enlisted in the Marines at 18
years old. Sam was
stationed in several states prior to Sam being deployed to Iraq.
Sam left the service 10
months ago but still works in human resources as a civilian.
Medical History
Sam is physically fit but an injury he sustained in combat
sometimes limits his ability to
use his left hand. Sam reports sometimes feeling inadequate
because of the reduction
in the use of his hand, but he tries to push through because he
worries how the injury
will impact his responsibilities as a provider, husband, and
father. Sam considers
himself resilient enough to overcome this disadvantage and “be
able to do the things I
33. need to do.” Sheri is in good physical condition and has
recently found out that she is
pregnant with their third child.
Legal History
Sam and Sheri deny having criminal histories.
Alcohol and Drug Use History
As teenagers, Sam and Sheri used marijuana and drank. Both
deny current use of
marijuana but report they still drink. Sheri drinks socially and
has one or two drinks over
the weekend. Sam reports that he has four to five drinks in the
evenings during the
week and eight to 10 drinks on Saturdays and Sundays. Sam
spends his evenings on
the couch drinking beer and watching TV or playing video
games. Shari reports that
Sam drinks more than he realizes, doubling what Sam has
reported.
Strengths
Sam is cognizant of his limitations and has worked on
overcoming his physical
challenges. Sam is resilient. Sam did not have any disciplinary
actions taken against
him in the military. He is dedicated to his wife and family.
Father: Sam Franklin (31 years old)
Mother: Sheri Franklin (28 years old)
Son 1: Miles Franklin (10 years old)
Son 2: Raymond Franklin (8 years old)
35. Family Dynamics
Helen describes her marriage as typical of a traditional Greek
family. John, the
breadwinner in the family, is successful in the souvenir shop in
town. Helen voices a
great deal of pride in her children. Dmitra is described as smart,
beautiful, and
hardworking. Althima is described as adorable and reliable.
Helen shops, cooks, and
cleans for the family, and John sees to yard care and
maintaining the family’s cars.
Helen believes the children are too busy to be expected to help
around the house,
knowing that is her role as wife and mother. John and Helen
choose not to take money
from their children for any room or board. The Petrakis family
holds strong family bonds
within a large and supportive Greek community.
Helen is the primary caretaker for Magda (John’s 81-year-old
widowed mother), who
lives in an apartment 30 minutes away. Until recently, Magda
was self-sufficient, coming
for weekly family dinners and driving herself shopping and to
church. Six months ago,
she fell and broke her hip and was also recently diagnosed with
early signs of dementia.
Helen and John hired a reliable and trusted woman temporarily
to check in on Magda a
couple of days each week. Helen would go and see Magda on
the other days,
sometimes twice in one day, depending on Magda’s needs.
Helen would go food
shopping for Magda, clean her home, pay her bills, and keep
track of Magda’s
medications. Since Helen thought she was unable to continue
37. their husbands and children.
She was raised in the community where she currently resides.
Both her parents were
born in Greece and came to the United States after their
marriage to start a family and
give them a better life. Helen has a younger brother and a
younger sister. She was
responsible for raising her siblings, since both her parents
worked in a fishery they
owned. Helen feared her parents’ disappointment if she did not
help raise her siblings.
Helen was very attached to her parents and still mourns their
loss. She idolized her
mother and empathized with the struggles her mother endured
raising her own family.
Helen reports having that same fear of disappointment with her
husband and children.
Employment History
Helen has worked part time at a hospital in the billing
department since graduating from
high school. John Petrakis owns a Greek souvenir shop in town
and earns the larger
portion of the family income. Alec is currently unemployed,
which Helen attributes to the
poor economy. Dmitra works as a sales consultant for a major
department store in the
mall. Althima is an honors student at a local college and earns
spending money as a
hostess in a family friend’s restaurant. During town events,
Dmitra and Althima help in
the souvenir shop when they can.
Social History
The Petrakis family live in a community centered on the
activities of the Greek Orthodox
39. Medical History
Helen has chronic back pain from an old injury, which she
manages with
acetaminophen as needed. Helen reports having periods of
tightness in her chest and a
feeling that her heart was racing along with trouble breathing
and thinking that she
might pass out. One time, John brought her to the emergency
room. The hospital ran
tests but found no conclusive organic reason to explain Helen’s
symptoms. She
continues to experience shortness of breath, usually in the
morning when she is getting
ready to begin her day. She says she has trouble staying asleep,
waking two to four
times each night, and she feels tired during the day. Working is
hard because she is
more forgetful than she has ever been. Helen says that she feels
like her body is one
big tired knot.
Legal History
The only member of the Petrakis family that has legal
involvement is Alec. He was
arrested about 2 years ago for possession of marijuana. He was
required to attend an
inpatient rehabilitation program (which he completed) and was
sentenced to 2 years’
probation. Helen was devastated, believing John would be
disappointed in her for not
raising Alec properly.
Alcohol and Drug Use History
Helen has no history of drug use and only drinks at community
celebrations. Alec has
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