Kara Zivin Bambauer

Summary

Affiliation: Harvard University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Does antidepressant adherence have an effect on glycemic control among diabetic antidepressant users?
    Kara Z Bambauer
    Dept of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Int J Psychiatry Med 34:291-304. 2004
  2. ncbi Mutuality and specificity of mental disorders in advanced cancer patients and caregivers
    Kara Zivin Bambauer
    Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, 133 Brookline Ave, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 41:819-24. 2006
  3. ncbi Physician alerts to increase antidepressant adherence: fax or fiction?
    Kara Zivin Bambauer
    Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
    Arch Intern Med 166:498-504. 2006
  4. ncbi Proposition 63: should other states follow California's lead?
    Kara Zivin Bambauer
    Department of Ambualtory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, 133 Brookline Avenue, 6th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 56:642-4. 2005
  5. ncbi Depression and cost-related medication nonadherence in Medicare beneficiaries
    Kara Zivin Bambauer
    Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, MA, USA
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 64:602-8. 2007
  6. ncbi Provider and patient characteristics associated with antidepressant nonadherence: the impact of provider specialty
    Kara Zivin Bambauer
    Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, Mass, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 68:867-73. 2007
  7. ncbi Depressive symptom trajectories and associated risks among bereaved Alzheimer disease caregivers
    Baohui Zhang
    Center for Psycho Oncology and Palliative Care Research, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 16:145-55. 2008
  8. ncbi The Stigma Receptivity Scale and its association with mental health service use among bereaved older adults
    Kara Zivin Bambauer
    Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    J Nerv Ment Dis 194:139-41. 2006
  9. ncbi The effect of underlying health status on patient or surrogate preferences for end-of-life care: a pilot study
    Kara Zivin Bambauer
    Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
    Am J Hosp Palliat Care 24:185-90. 2007
  10. ncbi The exclusion of benzodiazepine coverage in medicare: simple steps for avoiding a public health crisis
    Kara Zivin Bambauer
    Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 56:1143-6. 2005

Research Grants

  1. Relationship between Depression and Diabetes Self-Care
    KARA BAMBAUER; Fiscal Year: 2004

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi Does antidepressant adherence have an effect on glycemic control among diabetic antidepressant users?
    Kara Z Bambauer
    Dept of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Int J Psychiatry Med 34:291-304. 2004
    ..To examine the relationship between adherence to antidepressant medications and HbA1c levels among patients with diabetes in a managed care setting...
  2. ncbi Mutuality and specificity of mental disorders in advanced cancer patients and caregivers
    Kara Zivin Bambauer
    Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, 133 Brookline Ave, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 41:819-24. 2006
    ..We sought to determine mutuality and specificity in rates of mental disorders between advanced cancer patients and their caregivers...
  3. ncbi Physician alerts to increase antidepressant adherence: fax or fiction?
    Kara Zivin Bambauer
    Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
    Arch Intern Med 166:498-504. 2006
    ..However, the efficacy of such interventions for improving adherence among patients treated for depression is unknown...
  4. ncbi Proposition 63: should other states follow California's lead?
    Kara Zivin Bambauer
    Department of Ambualtory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, 133 Brookline Avenue, 6th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 56:642-4. 2005
  5. ncbi Depression and cost-related medication nonadherence in Medicare beneficiaries
    Kara Zivin Bambauer
    Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, MA, USA
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 64:602-8. 2007
    ....
  6. ncbi Provider and patient characteristics associated with antidepressant nonadherence: the impact of provider specialty
    Kara Zivin Bambauer
    Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, Mass, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 68:867-73. 2007
    ....
  7. ncbi Depressive symptom trajectories and associated risks among bereaved Alzheimer disease caregivers
    Baohui Zhang
    Center for Psycho Oncology and Palliative Care Research, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 16:145-55. 2008
    ..The present study sought to determine if subgroups of bereaved AD caregivers follow distinctive depressive symptom trajectories and the characteristics associated with membership in depressive symptom subgroups...
  8. ncbi The Stigma Receptivity Scale and its association with mental health service use among bereaved older adults
    Kara Zivin Bambauer
    Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    J Nerv Ment Dis 194:139-41. 2006
    ..This type of measure could be used to determine those most likely in need of education and support to increase their likelihood of accessing mental health services...
  9. ncbi The effect of underlying health status on patient or surrogate preferences for end-of-life care: a pilot study
    Kara Zivin Bambauer
    Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
    Am J Hosp Palliat Care 24:185-90. 2007
    ..Further research is needed to test the sensitivity of health status, as measured by the Palliative Performance Score, in affecting patient preferences...
  10. ncbi The exclusion of benzodiazepine coverage in medicare: simple steps for avoiding a public health crisis
    Kara Zivin Bambauer
    Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 56:1143-6. 2005
  11. ncbi Treatment for new episodes of depression
    John F McCarthy
    Department of Veterans Affairs Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48113, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 58:1035. 2007

Research Grants1

  1. Relationship between Depression and Diabetes Self-Care
    KARA BAMBAUER; Fiscal Year: 2004
    ..We will also stratify analyses by type of drug therapy (i.e., insulin only, combination insulin/oral drug therapy, or oral hypoglycemic only) to control for severity of illness. ..