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Linda Chafetz, R.N., D.N.S.
Professor, Dept. of Community Health Systems
2 Koret Way, #N-511H
San Francisco, CA 94143-0608
Telephone: 415-476-2726 Fax: 415-476-6042
Email: linda.chafetz@nursing.ucsf.edu
Dr. Chafetz's interests include severe mental disorders, substance use and medical problems that co-occur with psychiatric illness, homelessness, psychiatric emergency treatment, family caregiving, methods for studying course of psychiatric illness and for clinical trials testing psychosocial interventions. She is also interested in the impact of developmental issues on psychiatric illness and treatment throughout the lifespan, including young adults experiencing the onset of illness as well as older adults.
Dr. Chafetz's current projects include study primary care and medical self management interventions based on principles of psychiatric rehabilitation and empowerment. Services are adapted to complex needs of severely mentally ill adults and delivered within community mental health programs that serve as their major points of access to care. serves as a clinical supervisor, Wellness Training Program, located in the Oasis Self Help Program, San Francisco. She is Principal Investigator of the Wellness Project I where she supervised clinical nurse specialists providing services to help mentally ill adults acquire skills in self assessment and in management of general health issues. She has seen individual patients as needed as a back-up to staff and conducted weekly supervisory sessions using a case conference format.
2008 Nominee, Faculty Mentor Award, UCSF
2007 Research Award, Society for Research and Education in Psychiatric Nursing
2006 Research Award, American Psychiatric Nurses Association
2004 Distinguished Alumni Award for Research, University of Connecticut School of Nursing
2003 Co-founder and Associate Director of the Progress Foundation Faculty Practice, Receiving the "Best Practices for Schizophrenia Award," American Psychiatric Nurses Association
2002 Nominee, Graduate Student Association Mentor of the Year Award
D.N.S., Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, University of California, San Francisco
M.S., Adult Psychiatric Nursing, University of California, San Francisco
B.S., Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
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2008 L. Chafetz, M White, G. Collins-Bride, J Nickens, B Cooper. Clinical Trial of Wellness Training: Health Promotion for the Mentally Ill. June, Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease. 196(6):475-83.
2008 M. Hampton, M White, L Chafetz. Eligibility, Recruitment, and Retention of African Americans with Severe Mental Illness in Community Research. Community Mental Health Journal. Nov 11, (E-pub ahead of print).
2006 Chafetz, M. White, G. Collins-Bride, J. Nickens, & Cooper, B. Predictors of Physical Functioning among Severely Mentally Ill Adults, Psychiatric Services. 56(2):225-231.
2006 M. White, L. Chafetz G. Collins-Bride, & J. Nickens. History of Arrest, Incarceration, and Victimization in Community Based Severely Mentally Ill, Journal of Community Health. 319 (2): 123-135.
2005 Chafetz, M. White, G. Collins-Bride, & J. Nickens. The Poor General Health of the Severely Mentally Ill: Impact of Schizophrenic Diagnosis, Community Mental Health Journal. 41(2)169-183.
2004 L. Chafetz, G. Collins-Bride & M. White. The UCSF Practice at Progress Foundation: Merging Practice with Research, Nursing Outlook. 52(9):209-214
L. Chafetz, M. White, G. Collins-Bride, & J. Nickens. The poor general health of the severely mentally ill: Impact of Schizophrenic Diagnosis (submitted to the Community Mental Health Journal).
2002 M. Decoux Hampton & L. Chafetz. Factors associated with residential placement and level of independence in the community. (In Press.) Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 23(7): 677-89.
2002 Parlocha, P. and L. Chafetz. Psychiatric Home Care. IN: Home Care Nurisng, edited by I. Martinson, A. Widmer and C. Portillo
2001 S. Rungreangkulkji, L. Chafetz, & C. Gilliss. Psychological morbidity of Thai families of a person with schizophrenia. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 39(1).
1999 L. Chafetz and N. Ridard. The Biopsychosocial Perspective in Psychiatric Nursing: Myth or Future Reality? Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 31(2)m 17-24.
1999 Parlocha, P. and L. Chafetz. Planning home care for elderly patients with major depressive disorder: Limits of diagnosis-based critical paths. Home Health Care Management and Practice, 11(4), 27-37.
1997 L. Chafetz, B.E. Havassy & P. Arean. Methods for studying course of illness with severely mentally ill adults. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 18, 623-638.
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