Publications
A curated selection of the lab’s papers, grouped by topic.
Psychosis & Schizophrenia
Amsalem D, Markowitz JC, … Dixon LB. Sustained effect of a brief video in reducing public stigma toward individuals with psychosis: a randomized controlled trial of young adults. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2021;178(7):635–642. PubMed →
Amsalem D, Yang LH, … Dixon LB. Reducing stigma toward individuals with schizophrenia using a brief video: a randomized controlled trial of young adults. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 2021;47(1):7–14. PubMed →
Amsalem D, Jankowski SE, … Dixon LB. “It is tough to be a Black man with schizophrenia”: randomized controlled trial of a brief video intervention to reduce public stigma. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 2024;sbae019. PubMed →
Amsalem D, Valeri L, … Pagdon S. Reducing public stigma toward individuals with psychosis across race and gender: a randomized controlled trial of young adults. Schizophrenia Research. 2022;243:195–202. PubMed →
Amsalem D, Jankowski SE, … Dixon LB. “It is hard to be a woman with schizophrenia”: randomized controlled trial of a brief video intervention to reduce public stigma in young adults. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2022;84(1). PubMed →
Jankowski SE, Fisch CT, … Amsalem D. Large-scale public stigma reduction toward individuals with psychosis using brief videos: a secondary data analysis. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 2025;sbaf168. PubMed →
Amsalem D, Jankowski SE, … Dixon LB. Brief video intervention to reduce stigma of family and friends of people living with serious mental illness. Schizophrenia Research. 2025;278:17–19. PubMed →
Depression & Suicide
Amsalem D, Jankowski SE, … Dixon LB. Leveraging brief video interventions to increase treatment-seeking among depressed youth: a randomized controlled trial. World Psychiatry. 2025;24(2):282–283. PubMed →
Amsalem D, Martin A. Reducing depression-related stigma and increasing treatment seeking among adolescents: randomized controlled trial of a brief video intervention. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 2022;63(2):210–217. PubMed →
Martin A, Calhoun A, … Amsalem D. Destigmatizing perceptions about Black adolescent depression: randomized controlled trial of brief social contact-based video interventions. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 2022;63(11):1270–1278. PubMed →
Amsalem D, Martin A, … Haim-Nachum S. Using Instagram to promote youth mental health: feasibility and acceptability of a brief social contact-based video intervention to reduce depression stigma. JAACAP Open. 2025;3(4):1025–1032. PubMed →
Jankowski SE, Pope LG, … Amsalem D. Depression-related stigma among Black and Latinx youths: guidance for stigma reduction interventions. Psychiatric Services. 2025. PubMed →
Fisch CT, Sheffer Y, … Amsalem D. Suicidal ideation among young US essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2025. PubMed →
Addiction & Substance Use
Klapow M, Seeff M, … Amsalem D. A short, animated storytelling video to reduce addiction stigma: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Addictive Behaviors Reports. 2025;22:100622. PubMed →
Adam M, Klapow M, … Amsalem D. Short, animated storytelling video to reduce addiction stigma in 13,500 participants across multiple countries through an online approach: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 2025;14:e73382. PubMed →
Fuehrlein B, Hochschild A, … Martin A. Learning about and destigmatizing substance use disorders: a video-based educational module using simulated patients. Academic Psychiatry. 2021. PubMed →
Trauma, PTSD & Moral Injury
Amsalem D, Haim-Nachum S, … Lurie I. Brief video intervention to increase treatment-seeking among individuals living in a conflict zone: a randomized controlled trial. Psychiatry Research. 2024. PubMed →
Haim-Nachum S, Martin A, … Amsalem D. Reducing self-stigma among survivors of childhood maltreatment: randomized controlled trial of a brief video intervention. Psychological Trauma. 2025. PubMed →
Amsalem D, Zabag R, … Haim-Nachum S. The role of emotional engagement in brief video interventions for reducing stigma among childhood trauma survivors. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2026. PubMed →
Levi-Belz Y, Amsalem D, … Neria Y. A year in the shadow of terror: longitudinal effects of the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack on PTSD, depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation across distinct exposure groups. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2025;86(4). PubMed →
Help-Seeking & Treatment Engagement
Amsalem D, Lazarov A, … Neria Y. Video intervention to increase treatment-seeking by healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: randomised controlled trial. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 2022;220(1):14–20. PubMed →
Amsalem D, Wall M, … Hankerson S. Brief video intervention to increase treatment-seeking intention among US health care workers: a randomized controlled trial. Psychiatric Services. 2023;74(2):119–126. PubMed →
Amsalem D, Lazarov A, … Neria Y. Increasing treatment-seeking intentions of US veterans in the COVID-19 era: a randomized controlled trial. Depression and Anxiety. 2021;38(6):639–647. PubMed →
Fisch CT, Lazarov A, … Amsalem D. Brief video intervention to increase treatment-seeking intentions among young adults with psychiatric symptoms: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2025;86(4). PubMed →
Amsalem D, Dixon LB, Neria Y. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak and mental health: current risks and recommended actions. JAMA Psychiatry. 2021;78(1):9–10. PubMed →
Identity, Matching & Methods
Amsalem D, Fisch CT, … Martin A. Gender and racial/ethnic matching in brief video-based anti-stigma interventions for adolescents: a randomized controlled trial. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2025. PubMed →
Jankowski SE, Yanos P, … Amsalem D. Reducing public stigma towards psychosis: a conceptual framework for understanding the effects of social contact-based brief video interventions. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 2023;49(1):99–107. PubMed →
Amsalem D, Jankowski SE, … Dixon LB. Stigma reduction via brief video interventions: comparing presentations by an actor versus a person with lived experience. Psychiatric Services. 2023. PubMed →
Amsalem D, Halloran J, … Martin A. Effect of a brief social contact video on transphobia and depression-related stigma among adolescents: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Network Open. 2022;5(2):e220376. PubMed →
Amsalem D. Social media-based brief video interventions to support youths’ mental health. Psychiatric Services. 2024. PubMed →
Funding & Support
The lab’s work is supported by federal, state, and foundation funders, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), SAMHSA, the New York State Office of Mental Health, the California Department of Health Care Services, Columbia World Projects, and the Klingenstein Foundation.
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