Department of Psychiatry Faculty

Rani A. Desai, PhD, MPH Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Epidemiology VA Connecticut Healthcare System NEPEC (182) 950 Campbell Avenue West Haven, CT 06516 Tel: (203) 932-5711 ext. 3615 Fax: (203) 937-3463 E-mail: rani.desai@yale.edu

Education

BA (Mathematics and Biology), Mercyhurst College, 1985
MPH (Epidemiology), Yale University, 1991
PhD (Health Services Research), Yale University, 1995

Research Interest

My research interests lie in three primary areas: the mental health of female veterans, gambling and other addictions in people with serious mental illness, and the interface between mental health and criminal justice systems. My work involves exploring the risk and protective factors related to mental health services utilization, and the clinical outcomes associated with mental health care. I am currently conducting three primary data collection studies: a national evaluation of an intervention called Seeking Safety for homeless female veterans; a study of gambling and other potentially addictive behaviors in high school students; and a study of the clinical outcomes associated with jail diversion programs. Future studies will focus on the mental health of juveniles in detention; disproportionate minority confinement in jails and detention centers; and the processes of judicial decision-making in juvenile adjudication.

Publications of Note

Desai RA, Dausey DJ, Rosenheck RA. Mental health service delivery and suicide risk: the role of individual and facility factors. 2005; 162(2): 311-318, American Journal of Psychiatry.

Desai RA , Dausey DJ, Rosenheck RA. A comparison of service delivery by the Department of Veterans Affairs and State providers: the role of academic affiliation. 2005; 32(3): 267-283, Administration and Policy in Mental Health.

Desai, RA , Stefanovics E, Rosenheck RA. The role of psychiatric diagnosis in satisfaction with primary care: data from the Department of Veterans Affairs. 2005; 43(12), Medical Care.

Desai RA , Maciejewski PK, Pantalon MV, Potenza MN. Gender differences in adolescent gambling. 2005; 17(4): 249-259, Annals of Clinical Psychiatry.

Desai RA , Maciejewski PK, Pantalon MV, Potenza MN. Gender differences among recreational gamblers: association with the frequency of alcohol use. In press, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.

Desai RA , Goulet JL, Robbins J, Chapman JF, Migdole SJ, Hoge MA. Mental health care in juvenile detention facilities: a review. In press, The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.

Chapman JF, Desai RA, Falzer PR, Borum R. Violence Risk and Race in a Sample of Youth in Juvenile Detention: The Potential to Reduce Disproportionate Minority Confinement. In press, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice.

Harpaz-Rotem I, Rodenheck RA, Desai RA. The Mental Health of Children Exposed to Maternal Mental Illness and Homelessness. In press, Community Mental Health Journal.

Chapman JF, Desai RA, Falzer PR. Mental health service provision in juvenile justice facilities: pre- and post-release psychiatric care. In press, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America.

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