Roberto Lewis-Fernández, MD

New York State Psychiatric Institute and Department of Psychiatry, New York, New York; Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, New York

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About

Roberto Lewis-Fernández, MD, is affiliated with the New York State Psychiatric Institute and the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons. His publications from 2006 to 2025 focus on psychiatric conditions including major depressive disorder, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, and issues affecting women. He has contributed to research on interventions such as brief video treatments to increase treatment-seeking intentions and reduce stigma, motivational interviewing to address pharmacotherapy engagement disparities, and adaptations of interpersonal psychotherapy for Hispanic patients. His work also addresses racial and ethnic differences in mental health treatment engagement and the safety and efficacy of duloxetine in diverse populations.

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Brief Video Intervention to Increase Treatment-Seeking Intentions in Young Adults
Original Research

Brief Video Intervention to Increase Treatment-Seeking Intentions in Young Adults

October 27, 2025

This brief video intervention was associated with greater increases in treatment-seeking intentions in people with self-reported psychiatric symptoms who were not previously engaged in the mental healthcare system and...
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Video Intervention to Reduce Stigma: Gender Effects
Original Research

Video Intervention to Reduce Stigma: Gender Effects

December 19, 2022

A video to reduce stigma against schizophrenia was more effective in women if the female narrator specifically referred to her gender than if she did not.
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Engagement by Race/Ethnicity in Mental Health Interventions
Systematic Review

Engagement by Race/Ethnicity in Mental Health Interventions

September 14, 2022

Observational studies show that individuals who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color have less mental health care engagement than non-Latino Whites. This systematic review builds on those results...
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ASCP Corner

Motivational Interviewing: Overcoming Disparities

March 6, 2018

This ASCP Corner article focuses on ways clinicians can help overcome poorer treatment engagement among underserved populations, particularly among members of racial/ethnic minority groups.
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Original Research

Toward an Adaptation of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Hispanic Patients With DSM-IV Major Depressive Disorder

December 16, 2009

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Original Research

Duloxetine in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder: Comparisons of Safety and Efficacy in U.S. Hispanic and Majority Caucasian Patients

September 15, 2006

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