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Initiation of assertive community treatment among veterans with serious mental illness: client and program factorsJohn F McCarthy
Health Services Research and Development, Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, HSR and D Field Program, P O Box 130170, Ann Arbor, MI 48113 0170, USA
Psychiatr Serv 60:196-201. 2009..Ensuring equitable access to mental health services is a national priority. The authors examined assertive community treatment (ACT) services initiation in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health system among program-eligible patients...
Disruptive behaviors in Veterans Affairs nursing home residents: how different are residents with serious mental illness?John F McCarthy
Veterans Affairs National Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Health Services Research and Development, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48113, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:2031-8. 2004..To determine the prevalence and correlates of behavior problems of residents of Veterans Affairs (VA) nursing homes and to compare residents with serious mental illness (SMI) with other resident groups...- Older patients with serious mental illness: sensitivity to distance barriers for outpatient careJohn F McCarthy
Department of Veterans Affairs, VA National Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center Ann Arbor, MI 48113 0170, USA
Med Care 42:1073-80. 2004..We assessed age differences in sensitivity to distance barriers for outpatient psychiatric and nonpsychiatric care among active Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) patients with serious mental illness... 
Antidepressant agents and suicide death among US Department of Veterans Affairs patients in depression treatmentMarcia Valenstein
Department of Veterans Affairs, Ann Arbor Center of Excellence COE, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
J Clin Psychopharmacol 32:346-53. 2012..Multiple analytic strategies were used to address potential selection biases...- Higher-risk periods for suicide among VA patients receiving depression treatment: prioritizing suicide prevention effortsMarcia Valenstein
Department of Veterans Affairs, Ann Arbor Center of Excellence COE, Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center SMITREC, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48113 0170, USA
J Affect Disord 112:50-8. 2009..To date, few health systems have carefully segmented their depression treatment populations by level of risk and prioritized prevention efforts on this basis... - Examining the relationship between clinical monitoring and suicide risk among patients with depression: matched case-control study and instrumental variable approachesHyungjin Myra Kim
Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development, Ann Arbor Center of Excellence COE, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Health Serv Res 45:1205-26. 2010..To assess the relationship between closer monitoring of depressed patients during high-risk treatment periods and death from suicide, using two analytic approaches... - Excess heart-disease-related mortality in a national study of patients with mental disorders: identifying modifiable risk factorsAmy 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... - Suicide mortality among patients receiving care in the veterans health administration health systemJohn F McCarthy
US Department of Veterans Affairs Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48113 0170, USA
Am J Epidemiol 169:1033-8. 2009..Prior to the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq and before recent VHA initiatives, rates were higher among VHA patients than in the general population. Female patients had particularly high relative risks... - Mortality risk in patients with dementia treated with antipsychotics versus other psychiatric medicationsHelen C Kales
Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Health Services Research and Development, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Am J Psychiatry 164:1568-76; quiz 1623. 2007..Mortality rates in the year following new antipsychotic medication starts for neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia were compared with rates after starts of other psychiatric medications... - Antipsychotic adherence over time among patients receiving treatment for schizophrenia: a retrospective reviewMarcia Valenstein
Department of Veterans Affairs, Ann Arbor Center of Excellence COE, Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center SMITREC, Ann Arbor, MI 48113 0170, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 67:1542-50. 2006..However, little is known about patients' adherence over time, although this has important services implications. We examined antipsychotic adherence over 4 years at the aggregate and the individual level among a large cohort of patients... - Differential medication adherence among patients with schizophrenia and comorbid diabetes and hypertensionJohn D Piette
Health Services Research and Development, Department of Veterans Affairs, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Psychiatr Serv 58:207-12. 2007..Medication adherence was examined among patients with schizophrenia and comorbid physical conditions for consistency across therapeutic classes... - Depression care following psychiatric hospitalization in the Veterans Health AdministrationPaul N Pfeiffer
National Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center and VA Center for Clinical Management Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Am J Manag Care 17:e358-64. 2011..To assess quality of depression care during the high-risk period following a psychiatric hospitalization... - Risk of death from accidental overdose associated with psychiatric and substance use disordersAmy S B Bohnert
Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center, Center for Clinical Management Research, Health Services Research and Development, VA, Ann Arbor, Mich, USA
Am J Psychiatry 169:64-70. 2012..The authors examined the association of psychiatric and substance use diagnoses with death from accidental overdose... - Psychiatric diagnoses and risk of suicide in veteransMark A Ilgen
Veterans Affairs Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 67:1152-8. 2010..Although numerous studies have documented the clear link between psychiatric conditions and suicide, few have allowed for the comparison between the strength of association between different psychiatric diagnoses and suicide... - Impact of distance and facility of initial diagnosis on depression treatmentPaul N Pfeiffer
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, 4250 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Health Serv Res 46:768-86. 2011..To assess whether distance to services or diagnosis at a hospital-based medical center compared with a community clinic influences the receipt of psychotherapy versus pharmacotherapy for depression... - Poor antipsychotic adherence among patients with schizophrenia: medication and patient factorsMarcia Valenstein
Health Services Research and Development HSRandD, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48113 0170, USA
Schizophr Bull 30:255-64. 2004..African-Americans and younger patients are particularly at risk. Unfortunately, atypical antipsychotics may not be associated with substantial improvements in adherence. More intensive interventions are likely needed... - Clinical and demographic factors associated with homelessness and incarceration among VA patients with bipolar disorderLaurel A Copeland
Department of Veterans Affairs, San Antonio, TX, USA
Am J Public Health 99:871-7. 2009..We assessed the association between homelessness and incarceration in Veterans Affairs patients with bipolar disorder... - Veterans Affairs Health System and mental health treatment retention among patients with serious mental illness: evaluating accessibility and availability barriersJohn F McCarthy
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Health Serv Res 42:1042-60. 2007..We examine the impact of two dimensions of access-geographic accessibility and availability-on VA health system and mental health treatment retention among patients with serious mental illness (SMI)... - Suicide mortality among individuals receiving treatment for depression in the Veterans Affairs health system: associations with patient and treatment setting characteristicsKara Zivin
Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center SMITREC, Health Services Research and Development HSR and D Center of Excellence, Department of Veterans Affairs, Ann Arbor, Mich, USA
Am J Public Health 97:2193-8. 2007..We sought to report clinical and demographic factors associated with suicide among depressed veterans in an attempt to determine what characteristics identified depressed veterans at high risk for suicide... - Guideline-concordant hepatitis C virus testing and notification among patients with and without mental disordersAmy 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... - Diabetes treatment among VA patients with comorbid serious mental illnessSarah L Krein
Center for Practice Management and Outcomes Research, Department of Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48113 0170, USA
Psychiatr Serv 57:1016-21. 2006..The quality and outcomes of diabetes care were compared in an observational study among patients with and without serious mental illness... - Patient- and facility-level factors associated with diffusion of a new antipsychotic in the VA health systemMarcia Valenstein
SMITREC VA Ann Arbor Center for Excellence, P O Box 130170, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48113 0170, USA
Psychiatr Serv 57:70-6. 2006..This study evaluated the influence of patient- and facility-level characteristics on the early use of a new antipsychotic, ziprasidone, among Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) patients with schizophrenia... - 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.... - Does consideration of Medicare use affect VA evaluations of treatment for new episodes of depression?John F McCarthy
HSR and D Field Program, VA Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, PO Box 130170, Ann Arbor, MI 48113 0170, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 35:468-76. 2008..Among the remainder, 3% received Medicare depression treatment and 0.5% were re-classified as having recommended contacts. Medicare use does not substantially supplement VA depression treatment... - Predictors of alternative antidepressant agent initiation among U. S. veterans diagnosed with depressionHyungjin Myra Kim
Department of Veterans Affairs, Ann Arbor Center of Excellence COE, Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center SMITREC, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 19:1049-56. 2010..We examined predictors of antidepressant choice among VA patients treated for depression... - Ethnicity and diagnostic patterns in veterans with psychosesFrederic C Blow
Dept of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 39:841-51. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms continued ethnic disparities in diagnostic patterns, and highlights the importance of recognizing ethnic differences in symptom presentation while emphasizing greater cultural competency... - Health-related quality of life and utilities among patients with depression in the Department of Veterans AffairsKara 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... - Service implications of providing intensive monitoring during high-risk periods for suicide among VA patients with depressionMarcia Valenstein
Health Services Research and Development, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2215 Fuller Rd, Box 130170, Ann Arbor, MI 48113 0170, USA
Psychiatr Serv 60:439-44. 2009.... - Social support among veterans with serious mental illnessAmy 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... - Trends in antidepressant prescribing for new episodes of depression and implications for health system quality measuresPaul N Pfeiffer
Department of Veterans Affairs, National Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center, Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, USA
Med Care 50:86-90. 2012..Although initial prescriptions for a 90-day supply satisfy measure requirements, they may circumvent its purpose of ensuring adequate medication management... - Reinstitutionalization following psychiatric discharge among VA patients with serious mental illness: a national longitudinal studyCheryl Irmiter
Department of Psychiatry, Mental Health Services, Outcomes, and Translation Section, University of Michigan, 4250 Plymouth Road, Box 5765, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Psychiatr Q 78:279-86. 2007..Study findings may inform efforts to refine psychiatric and medical assessment for service delivery for this vulnerable population... - What happened to lithium? Antidepressant augmentation in clinical settingsMarcia Valenstein
Health Services Research and Development, VA Medical Center, P O Box 130170, Ann Arbor, MI 48113 0170, USA
Am J Psychiatry 163:1219-25. 2006..Antidepressant augmentation is recommended when patients do not respond to antidepressant monotherapy. However, little is know about antidepressant augmentation in clinical settings and whether these practices reflect the research evidence... - Implementation of primary care-mental health integration services in the Veterans Health Administration: program activity and associations with engagement in specialty mental health servicesLaura O Wray
Department of Veterans Affairs, Center for Integrated Healthcare, VAWNYHS 116 N, 3495 Bailey Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
J Clin Psychol Med Settings 19:105-16. 2012..Implementation of VHA PC-MHI services is progressing with new technical assistance strategies being deployed... - Suicide among patients in the Veterans Affairs health system: rural-urban differences in rates, risks, and methodsJohn F McCarthy
Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Mental Health Operations, Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center SMITREC, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Am J Public Health 102:S111-7. 2012..Using national patient cohorts, we assessed rural-urban differences in suicide rates, risks, and methods in veterans... - Access-related measures and out-of-system utilization among veterans with bipolar disorderJohn 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... - Are primary care mental health services associated with differences in specialty mental health clinic use?Paul N Pfeiffer
Health Services Research and Development, Ann Arbor Department of Veterans Affairs Health System, MI, USA
Psychiatr Serv 62:422-5. 2011..The aim of this study was to determine whether implementation of primary care mental health services is associated with differences in specialty mental health clinic use within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)... - Association between opioid prescribing patterns and opioid overdose-related deathsAmy S B Bohnert
Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
JAMA 305:1315-21. 2011..The rate of prescription opioid-related overdose death increased substantially in the United States over the past decade. Patterns of opioid prescribing may be related to risk of overdose mortality... - Initiation of Primary Care-Mental Health Integration programs in the VA Health System: associations with psychiatric diagnoses in primary careKara Zivin
Department of Veterans Affairs, National Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center and Health Services Research and Development HSR and D Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Med Care 48:843-51. 2010..In 2008, many Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities implemented collaborative care programs, as part of the VA's Primary Care-Mental Health Integration (PC-MHI) program... - Suicide mortality among patients treated by the Veterans Health Administration from 2000 to 2007Frederic C Blow
Department of Veterans Affairs, Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center SMITREC and Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Am J Public Health 102:S98-104. 2012..We sought to examine rates of suicide among individuals receiving health care services in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities over an 8-year period... - Pharmacy data identify poorly adherent patients with schizophrenia at increased risk for admissionMarcia Valenstein
From the Department of Veterans Affairs, Serious Mental Illness Treatment, Research, and Evaluation Center SMITREC, Health Services Research and Development HSR and D Center for Excellence, Ann Arbor, MI 48113 0170, USA
Med Care 40:630-9. 2002..Health care organizations may be able to use pharmacy data to identify patients with schizophrenia and poor antipsychotic adherence... - Accidental poisoning mortality among patients in the Department of Veterans Affairs Health SystemAmy S B Bohnert
Department of Veterans Affairs, HSR and D COE and SMITREC, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA
Med Care 49:393-6. 2011..Accidental poisoning mortality is an increasingly important concern, particularly for health systems, which distribute potentially poisoning medications and treat substance use disorders... - Treatment for new episodes of depressionJohn F McCarthy
Department of Veterans Affairs Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48113, USA
Psychiatr Serv 58:1035. 2007 - Effect of race and sex on primary care physicians' diagnosis and treatment of late-life depressionHelen C Kales
Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research Education and Clinical Center, Health Services Research and Development, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 53:777-84. 2005..To examine primary care physician (PCP) contributions toward racial and sex differences in the diagnosis and treatment of late-life depression... - Oral health in Veterans Affairs patients diagnosed with serious mental illnessAmy 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.... - Financial incentives and accountability for integrated medical care in Department of Veterans Affairs mental health programsAmy 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.... - Quality of care for cardiovascular disease-related conditions in patients with and without mental disordersAmy 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... - Residential mobility among patients in the VA health system: associations with psychiatric morbidity, geographic accessibility, and continuity of careJohn F McCarthy
Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 34:448-55. 2007..When relocating, patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder were more likely to move closer to providers, suggesting greater sensitivity to accessibility barriers... - Benzodiazepine use among depressed patients treated in mental health settingsMarcia Valenstein
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Serious Mental Illness Treatment, Research, and Evaluation Center, and Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Am J Psychiatry 161:654-61. 2004..Elderly patients are particularly likely to receive benzodiazepines. Further research on the effectiveness of this widespread practice is needed... - International medical graduates and the diagnosis and treatment of late-life depressionHelen C Kales
Psychiatry Service 116A, Veterans Affairs Medical Service, 2215 Fuller Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Acad Med 81:171-5. 2006..Differences in medical training may affect IMGs' recognition of depression. The authors hypothesized that the diagnosis and treatment of late-life depression would differ between United States medical graduates (USMGs) and IMGs... - Outpatient visit chaining among patients with serious mental illnessJohn F McCarthy
Department of Veterans Affairs Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48113 0170, USA
Med Care 44:257-64. 2006..Unmeasured visit "chaining" may bias estimates of the impact of accessibility barriers when utilization volume is measured using visit days. No studies have evaluated differential encounter chaining by distance... - VA primary care-mental health integration: patient characteristics and receipt of mental health services, 2008-2010Vicki Johnson-Lawrence
Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Psychiatr Serv 63:1137-41. 2012..This report describes patients initiating PC-MHI services in fiscal years (FYs) 2008-2010, including those who received prior mental health services... - 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... - Recognition of co-occurring medical conditions among patients with serious mental illnessAmy 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... - Long-term combination antipsychotic treatment in VA patients with schizophreniaJulie Kreyenbuhl
Division of Services Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Schizophr Res 84:90-9. 2006..The most commonly used antipsychotic combinations have little support for safety or efficacy. Further research is needed to understand the impact of these treatments on symptoms, side effects, and costs... - Datapoints: self-reported access to general medical and psychiatric care among veterans with bipolar disorderJohn 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 - Nutrition and exercise behavior among patients with bipolar disorderAmy M Kilbourne
Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, PA, USA
Bipolar Disord 9:443-52. 2007.... - Understanding associations between serious mental illness and HIV among patients in the VA Health SystemSeth Himelhoch
Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 737 West Lombard St, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Psychiatr Serv 58:1165-72. 2007..This study compared the recorded prevalence of HIV among veterans with and without serious mental illness... - Gender differences in health-related quality of life for veterans with serious mental illnessCARRIE 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... - Long-term antipsychotic polypharmacy in the VA health system: patient characteristics and treatment patternsJulie A Kreyenbuhl
Division of Services Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 737 W Lombard St, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Psychiatr Serv 58:489-95. 2007..Although antipsychotic polypharmacy is being prescribed with increasing frequency, few studies have described patient characteristics and treatment patterns associated with long-term use of this treatment strategy... - Airborne fungal spores in a cross-sectional study of office buildingsDavid L MacIntosh
Environmental Health and Engineering, Inc, Newton, Massachusetts 02459, USA
J Occup Environ Hyg 3:379-89. 2006..The BASE study provides normative data on concentrations of fungal spores that can aid in identification of problematic levels of mold in buildings...