Access to and satisfaction with care comparing patients with and without serious mental illnessAmy M Kilbourne
VA Pittsburgh Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, USA
Int J Psychiatry Med 36:383-99. 2006
..We compared perceived access to and satisfaction with health care between patients diagnosed with serious mental illness (SMI: schizophrenia or bipolar disorder) and among those with no SMI diagnosis...
- Therapeutic drug and cardiovascular disease risk monitoring in patients with bipolar disorder
Amy M Kilbourne
VA Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
J Affect Disord 102:145-51. 2007
..We assessed whether patients with bipolar disorder received serum drug level and toxicity monitoring for mood stabilizers and assessment of cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related risk factors attributed to atypical antipsychotic medications...
Employment status of patients in the VA health system: implications for mental health servicesKara Zivin
Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center, Health Services Research and Development, Department of Veterans Affairs, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Psychiatr Serv 62:35-8. 2011
..Most veterans who use Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care are not employed. This study evaluated the association between mental disorders and labor force status among VA health care users...
- Quality of general medical care among patients with serious mental illness: does colocation of services matter?
Amy M Kilbourne
Health Services Research and Development, Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor, 11H, 2215 Fuller Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Psychiatr Serv 62:922-8. 2011
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- Co-occurring conditions and health-related quality of life in patients with bipolar disorder
Amy M Kilbourne
VA Ann Arbor Health Services Research and Development and National Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Psychosom Med 71:894-900. 2009
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- Perceived treatment effectiveness, medication compliance, and complementary and alternative medicine use among veterans with bipolar disorder
Christopher N Jarman
School of Social Work, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
J Altern Complement Med 16:251-5. 2010
..This study tested whether CAM use is associated with perceived effectiveness of conventional treatment (i.e., psychotropic medication and psychotherapy) and medication compliance among persons with bipolar disorder...
Implementing composite quality metrics for bipolar disorder: towards a more comprehensive approach to quality measurementAmy M Kilbourne
VA Ann Arbor HSR and D Center of Excellence, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 32:636-43. 2010
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- Characteristics of patients with bipolar disorder managed in VA primary care or specialty mental health care settings
Amy M Kilbourne
Department of Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor, Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, 2215 Fuller Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Psychiatr Serv 61:500-7. 2010
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- Health-related quality of life and utilities among patients with depression in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Kara Zivin
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Psychiatr Serv 59:1331-4. 2008
..This study establishes veteran-specific utility measures for patients with and those without depression...
- Severe pain predicts greater likelihood of subsequent suicide
Mark A Ilgen
VA Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Suicide Life Threat Behav 40:597-608. 2010
..33; 95% CI: 1.15, 1.54), after controlling for demographic and psychiatric characteristics. These results indicate that pain evaluations should be included in comprehensive suicide assessments and suicide prevention efforts...
- Excess heart-disease-related mortality in a national study of patients with mental disorders: identifying modifiable risk factors
Amy M Kilbourne
VA Ann Arbor HSR and D Center of Excellence and National Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 31:555-63. 2009
..We assessed whether Veterans Affairs (VA) health system patients with mental disorders were more likely to die from HD than patients without these disorders, and whether modifiable factors may explain differential mortality risks...
- A collaborative therapeutic relationship and risk of suicidal ideation in patients with bipolar disorder
Mark A Ilgen
Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development and VA National Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
J Affect Disord 115:246-51. 2009
..The present study examines the relative impact of current mood state (depressed, manic or mixed) and patient perceptions of the therapeutic relationship on suicidal ideation in veterans with BD...
- Improving medical and psychiatric outcomes among individuals with bipolar disorder: a randomized controlled trial
Amy M Kilbourne
Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Health Services Research and Development, Department of Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Psychiatr Serv 59:760-8. 2008
..This pilot study examined a bipolar disorder medical care model (BCM) and determined whether, compared with usual care, individuals randomly assigned to receive BCM care had improved medical and psychiatric outcomes...
- Design and rationale of a randomized controlled trial to reduce cardiovascular disease risk for patients with bipolar disorder
David E Goodrich
VA Ann Arbor Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 33:666-78. 2012
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- Determinants of complementary and alternative medicine use by patients with bipolar disorder
Amy M Kilbourne
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Psychopharmacol Bull 40:104-15. 2007
..We determined the prevalence and correlates of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among patients with bipolar disorder...
- Prevalence and burden of general medical conditions among adults with bipolar I disorder: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions
BRIAN E PERRON
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 70:1407-15. 2009
..To examine the prevalence and burden of general medical conditions (GMCs) among a nationally representative sample of adults with bipolar I disorder...
- A brief measure of perceived clinician support by patients with bipolar spectrum disorders
BRIAN E PERRON
School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 197:574-9. 2009
..Regular monitoring of provider support may provide useful when tailoring psychosocial treatment strategies, especially in routine care settings...
- Racial/Ethnic group differences in bipolar symptomatology in a community sample of persons with bipolar I disorder
BRIAN E PERRON
School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48103, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 198:16-21. 2010
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- Access-related measures and out-of-system utilization among veterans with bipolar disorder
John F McCarthy
U S Department of Veterans Affairs National Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48113 0170, USA
Psychiatr Serv 61:1035-8. 2010
..S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center...
- Service delivery in older patients with bipolar disorder: a review and development of a medical care model
Amy M Kilbourne
VA Ann Arbor National Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Bipolar Disord 10:672-83. 2008
..We describe the development, implementation, and feasibility/tolerability results of a manual-based medical care model (BCM) designed to improve medical outcomes in older patients with bipolar disorder...
- Oral health in Veterans Affairs patients diagnosed with serious mental illness
Amy M Kilbourne
VA National Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
J Public Health Dent 67:42-8. 2007
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- Guideline-concordant hepatitis C virus testing and notification among patients with and without mental disorders
Amy M Kilbourne
VA Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 30:495-500. 2008
..g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) or depression or those with no psychiatric diagnosis...
- Quality of care for cardiovascular disease-related conditions in patients with and without mental disorders
Amy M Kilbourne
VA Ann Arbor National Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
J Gen Intern Med 23:1628-33. 2008
..We compared the quality of care for cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related risk factors for patients diagnosed with and without mental disorders...
- Ratings of patient-provider communication among veterans: serious mental illnesses, substance use disorders, and the moderating role of trust
Amy S B Bohnert
VA National Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center and the Health Services, Research and Development Center of Excellence, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
Health Commun 26:267-74. 2011
..Training providers on creating trust is particularly important for those who serve patients with SMI and SUD diagnoses...
- Profiles of disability among adults with bipolar spectrum disorders
BRIAN E PERRON
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 45:1125-34. 2010
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- Mood disorder symptoms and elevated cardiovascular disease risk in patients with bipolar disorder
Juliette M Slomka
VA Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
J Affect Disord 138:405-8. 2012
..We examined the association between mood symptoms and 10-year CVD risk estimated by Framingham risk score in a cohort of patients with bipolar disorder...
- Risk of smoking and receipt of cessation services among veterans with mental disorders
Sonia A Duffy
Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center, US Department of Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Center for Clinical Management Research, 2215 Fuller Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Psychiatr Serv 63:325-32. 2012
..The purpose of this study was to determine rates of smoking and receipt of provider recommendations to quit smoking among patients with mental disorders treated in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) treatment settings...
- The continuous improvement for veterans in care: Mood Disorders (civic-md) Study, a VA-academic partnership
Amy M Kilbourne
Department of Veterans Affairs National Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center VA SMITREC, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Psychiatr Serv 59:483-5. 2008
..This column describes how the partnership formed, key elements of its success, and challenges and opportunities to inform future research partnerships...
- Primary care of patients with serious mental illness: your chance to make a difference
Katherine J Gold
Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1213, USA
J Fam Pract 57:515-25. 2008
- Recognition of co-occurring medical conditions among patients with serious mental illness
Amy M Kilbourne
VA Pittsburgh Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 194:598-602. 2006
..79, p < 0.001), back pain (OR = 0.81, p < 0.001), congestive heart failure (OR = 0.71, p < 0.001), and hypertension (OR = 0.77, p < 0.001). Patients with SMI were less aware of co-occurring medical conditions...
- Public-academic partnerships: evidence-based implementation: the role of sustained community-based practice and research partnerships
Amy M Kilbourne
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Psychiatr Serv 63:205-7. 2012
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- Does colocated care improve access to cardiometabolic screening for patients with serious mental illness?
Amy M Kilbourne
VA Ann Arbor Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 33:634-6. 2011
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- Social support among veterans with serious mental illness
Amy M Kilbourne
VA National Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, 2215 Fuller Road, 48105, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 42:639-46. 2007
..We determined whether patients with serious mental illness were more likely to report low social support than those without serious mental illness...
- Financial incentives and accountability for integrated medical care in Department of Veterans Affairs mental health programs
Amy M Kilbourne
Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Health Services Research and Development HSR and D, Department of Veterans Affairs VA Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Psychiatr Serv 61:38-44. 2010
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- Access to weight loss counseling services among patients with bipolar disorder
David E Goodrich
VA Ann Arbor Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
J Affect Disord 126:75-9. 2010
..We assessed determinants of access to weight counseling in a sample of patients with bipolar disorder...
- Cause-specific mortality among Veterans with serious mental illness lost to follow-up
Nicholas W Bowersox
VA National Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center and VA Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 34:651-3. 2012
..This study evaluates the effects of care disengagement on mortality cause and time until death in Veterans with SMI...
- Access to conventional mental health and medical care among users of complementary and alternative medicine with bipolar disorder
BRIAN E PERRON
School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 197:287-90. 2009
..Patients having non-Veterans Affairs insurance reported no differences in rates of CAM use. Overall, no discernable trends were observed to suggest that CAM use among this sample was associated with service access...
- Cardiovascular disease and metabolic risk factors in male patients with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder
Amy M Kilbourne
VA Ann Arbor National Serious Mental Illness Treatment, Research, and Evaluation Center and the Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Psychosomatics 48:412-7. 2007
..Clinical suspicion for CVD-related conditions, as well as risk-modification strategies, in patients with serious mental illness should incorporate differences in prevalence across specific psychiatric diagnoses...
- Mental health provider perspectives regarding integrated medical care for patients with serious mental illness
Amy M Kilbourne
VA Ann Arbor Center for Clinical Management Research, 2215 Fuller Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 39:448-57. 2012
..Interventions to improve mental health and medical provider communication may facilitate integrated care for persons with SMI...
- Challenges and opportunities in measuring the quality of mental health care
Amy M Kilbourne
VA Ann Arbor National Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, USA
Can J Psychiatry 55:549-57. 2010
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- Improving integrated general medical and mental health services in community-based practices
Amy M Kilbourne
Department of Veterans Affairs, National Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 35:337-45. 2008
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- Leading from the middle: replication of a re-engagement program for veterans with mental disorders lost to follow-up care
David E Goodrich
VA National Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center and VA Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, 2215 Fuller Road, Mailstop 152, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, North Campus Research Complex, 2800 Plymouth Road, Building 14, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2800, USA
Depress Res Treat 2012:325249. 2012
..Conclusions. Population-level, panel management strategies to re-engage Veterans with mental disorders are potentially feasible if practices are identified to facilitate national rollout...
- The research-to-practice gap in mood disorders: a role for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Amy M Kilbourne
VA Ann Arbor Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center and Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 68:502-4. 2007
- Organizational factors and depression management in community-based primary care settings
Edward P Post
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Implement Sci 4:84. 2009
..In addition, survey information can inform efforts of individual primary care practices in customizing intervention strategies to improve depression management...
- How does depression influence diabetes medication adherence in older patients?
Amy M Kilbourne
VA Pittsburgh Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, General Internal Medicine 151 C, University Drive C, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 13:202-10. 2005
..Using various measures (electronic monitoring, patient/provider report, pharmacy data), the authors assessed the association between depression and diabetes medication adherence among older patients with Type 2 diabetes...
- Integrated care, recovery-consistent care features, and quality of life for patients with serious mental illness
Nicholas W Bowersox
Health Services Research and Development, the Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, North Campus Research Complex, Building 10, 2800 Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Psychiatr Serv 63:1142-5. 2012
..The goal of this study was to evaluate relationships between recovery-supportive and integrated care features with health-related quality of life for veterans with serious mental illness...
- Primary care and behavioral health practice size: the challenge for health care reform
Mark S Bauer
Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and Center for Organization, Leadership, and Management Research COLMR, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02130, USA
Med Care 50:843-8. 2012
..We investigated the size profile of US primary care and behavioral health physician practices since size may impact the ability to institute care management processes (CMPs) that can enhance care quality...
- Integrating bipolar disorder management in primary care
Amy M Kilbourne
VA Ann Arbor Center for Clinical Management Research, 2215 Fuller Road, Mail Stop 152, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Curr Psychiatry Rep 14:687-95. 2012
..Additional implementation studies are also needed to adapt CCMs for persons with bipolar disorder in primary care, especially those seen in smaller practices with limited infrastructure and access to mental health care...
- Clinical importance of HIV and depressive symptoms among veterans with HIV infection
Amy M Kilbourne
VA Pittsburgh Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, the University of Pittsburgh Center for Research on Health Care, School of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
J Gen Intern Med 17:512-20. 2002
..To compare the clinical importance (association with illness severity and survival) of depressive and HIV symptoms among veterans with HIV infection...
- What do general medical guidelines say about depression care? Depression treatment recommendations in general medical practice guidelines
Amy M Kilbourne
VA Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Curr Opin Psychiatry 20:626-31. 2007
..This review identifies the extent to which depression treatment is being addressed in guidelines for general medical illness treatment...
- General-medical conditions in older patients with serious mental illness
Amy M Kilbourne
VA Pittsburgh Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion 151 C, University Drive C, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 13:250-4. 2005
..The burden of medical comorbidities was compared between older (> or =60 years) and younger patients with serious mental illness...
- Bipolar disorder in late life: future directions in efficacy and effectiveness research
Amy M Kilbourne
Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System Mailstop 151 C, University Drive C, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
Curr Psychiatry Rep 7:10-7. 2005
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- Racial differences in the treatment of veterans with bipolar disorder
Amy M Kilbourne
Department of Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, and the Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
Psychiatr Serv 56:1549-55. 2005
..CONCLUSIONS: Although a majority of patients received guideline-concordant care for bipolar disorder, potential gaps in continuity of outpatient care may exist for African-American patients...
- Collaborative care for bipolar disorder: part I. Intervention and implementation in a randomized effectiveness trial
Mark S Bauer
Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center VANC, Rhode Island 02908 4799, USA
Psychiatr Serv 57:927-36. 2006
..Part II (see companion article, this issue) reports clinical, functional, and overall cost outcomes of the trial...
- Advancing health disparities research within the health care system: a conceptual framework
Amy M Kilbourne
Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
Am J Public Health 96:2113-21. 2006
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- Therapeutic alliance perceptions and medication adherence in patients with bipolar disorder
John E Zeber
Veterans Affairs HSR and D South Texas Veterans Health Care System VERDICT, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Department of Psychiatry, San Antonio, TX 78229 4404, United States
J Affect Disord 107:53-62. 2008
..Maintaining a beneficial therapeutic alliance with providers is one important strategy for improving adherence. We examine the association between adherence and therapeutic environment perceptions among veterans with bipolar disorder...
- Self-reported medication treatment adherence among veterans with bipolar disorder
Martha Sajatovic
Department of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 5000, USA
Psychiatr Serv 57:56-62. 2006
..Treatment nonadherence has been identified as an understudied, yet frequent, cause of relapse among patients with bipolar disorder. This study evaluated factors related to treatment adherence...
- Burden of general medical conditions among individuals with bipolar disorder
Amy M Kilbourne
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
Bipolar Disord 6:368-73. 2004
..We determined the prevalence of general medical conditions in a population-based sample of patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder in the Veterans Administration (VA)...
- Nutrition and exercise behavior among patients with bipolar disorder
Amy M Kilbourne
Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, PA, USA
Bipolar Disord 9:443-52. 2007
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- Datapoints: self-reported access to general medical and psychiatric care among veterans with bipolar disorder
John E Zeber
Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Services Research and Development Service (HSR and D, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, 7400 Merton Minter Blvd. (11C6, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
Psychiatr Serv 58:740. 2007
- Collaborative care for bipolar disorder: Part II. Impact on clinical outcome, function, and costs
Mark S Bauer
Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center VANC, Rhode Island 02908 4799, USA
Psychiatr Serv 57:937-45. 2006
..The study addressed whether a collaborative model for chronic care, described in part I (this issue), improves outcome for bipolar disorder...
- Medical burden in late-life bipolar and major depressive disorders
Ariel G Gildengers
Intervention Research Center for Late Life Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, The Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 16:194-200. 2008
..The authors compare medical burden in elderly patients with bipolar disorder with that in those with major depressive disorder...
- Clinical, psychosocial, and treatment differences in minority patients with bipolar disorder
Amy M Kilbourne
Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
Bipolar Disord 7:89-97. 2005
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- Treatment adherence and illness insight in veterans with bipolar disorder
Laurel A Copeland
South Texas Veterans Health Care System, VERDICT, 7400 Merton Minter 11c6, San Antonio, TX 78229 4404, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 196:16-21. 2008
..Odds of poor adherence increased for women, African Americans, mania, and hazardous drinking. The association of mutable factors-hazardous drinking, manic symptoms, and insight-could represent an opportunity to improve adherence...
- Response to symptoms among a U.S. national probability sample of adults infected with human immunodeficiency virus
Amy M Kilbourne
Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, USA
Med Care Res Rev 59:36-58. 2002
..Vulnerable groups were no less likely to use services for HIV-related symptoms when need for care was considered. However, disparities may exist for symptom-specific care among HIV infected persons covered by public or HMO insurance...
- Psychiatric symptoms, health services, and HIV risk factors among homeless women
Amy M Kilbourne
University of Pittsburgh, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 13:49-65. 2002
..Homeless women who are substance abusers are vulnerable to HIV risk behaviors. Risk reduction interventions for homeless women should be implemented through substance abuse and intensive case management programs...
- Executive function and employment status among veterans with bipolar disorder
Lori Altshuler
Department of Psychiatry, West Los Angeles Healthcare Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, University of California, CA 90095 7057, USA
Psychiatr Serv 58:1441-7. 2007
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- Prevalence and predictors of HIV testing among a probability sample of homeless women in Los Angeles County
Brooke Herndon
General Internal Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA
Public Health Rep 118:261-9. 2003
..To describe the prevalence and predictors of HIV testing in a probability cluster sample of urban homeless women...
- Underdiagnosis of depression in HIV: who are we missing?
Steven M Asch
VA Los Angeles Healthcare System and UCLA Department of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90073, USA
J Gen Intern Med 18:450-60. 2003
..To determine the sociodemographic and service delivery correlates of depression underdiagnosis in HIV...
- The burden of general medical conditions in patients with bipolar disorder
Amy M Kilbourne
VA Pittsburgh Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion 151C U, University Drive C, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
Curr Psychiatry Rep 7:471-7. 2005
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- Medical comorbidity and health-related quality of life in bipolar disorder across the adult age span
Howard H Fenn
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry Stanford University Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System Building 348 Menlo Park Division, 795 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025 6328 94025
J Affect Disord 86:47-60. 2005
..Little is known about medical comorbidity or health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in bipolar disorder across the adult age span, especially in public sector patients...
- Improving care for patients with serious mental illness
Katherine J Gold
Am Fam Physician 78:314-5. 2008
- Patterns of psychotropic medication use by race among veterans with bipolar disorder
Amy M Kilbourne
Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Department of Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Mailstop 151C U, University Drive C, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15240, USA
Psychiatr Serv 57:123-6. 2006
..This study investigated whether race was associated with patterns of psychotropic medication use among veterans with bipolar disorder...
- Management of mental disorders in VA primary care practices
Amy M Kilbourne
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 33:208-14. 2006
..VA primary care programs, while tending to refer for more serious mental illnesses, may also be using mental health specialists and physician extenders to provide mental health care within general medical settings...
- Algorithm for assessing patients' adherence to oral hypoglycemic medication
Amy M Kilbourne
Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
Am J Health Syst Pharm 62:198-204. 2005
- Quality of care for substance use disorders in patients with serious mental illness
Amy M Kilbourne
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 30:73-7. 2006
..9%, 63.2%, and 62.2%, respectively; chi(2) = 72.25, df = 2, p <. 001). Greater efforts are needed to diagnose and treat SUDs in patients with serious mental illness, particularly for those with bipolar disorder...
- From silos to bridges: meeting the general health care needs of adults with severe mental illnesses
Marcela Horvitz-Lennon
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 25:659-69. 2006
..We discuss obstacles to clinical integration and propose strategies to address them...
- Are physician-derived disease severity indices associated with health-related quality of life in patients with end-stage liver disease?
Fasiha Kanwal
VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
Am J Gastroenterol 99:1726-32. 2004
..However, there are no data evaluating the associations between MELD scores and patient reports of health-related quality of life (HRQOL)...
- Gender differences in health-related quality of life for veterans with serious mental illness
CARRIE FARMER TEH
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Psychiatr Serv 59:663-9. 2008
..This study assessed gender differences in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a national sample of veterans with serious mental illness...
- Concurrent psychiatric diagnoses by age and race among persons with bipolar disorder
Amy M Kilbourne
Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, the Department of Veterans Affairs VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pennsylvania 15240, USA
Psychiatr Serv 55:931-3. 2004
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- Differences in symptom expression in older HIV-positive patients: The Veterans Aging Cohort 3 Site Study and HIV Cost and Service Utilization Study experience
David S Zingmond
Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, University of Southern California at Los Angeles, 90095 1736, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 33:S84-92. 2003
..Nonwhites appeared less likely to report symptoms. Age is a determinant of reporting certain symptoms in HIV disease but may be masked or accentuated by other factors such as race...
- Hospital care for low-risk patients with acute, nonvariceal upper GI hemorrhage: a comparison of neighboring community and tertiary care centers
Tommy T Oei
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, California 90073, USA
Am J Gastroenterol 97:2271-8. 2002
..This observed variation in the process of care for populations with similar disease severity and outcomes suggests an opportunity for evidence-based interventions aimed at improving the efficiency of care...
