Thad E Abrams

Summary

Affiliation: University of Iowa
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Aligning clinical practice to PTSD treatment guidelines: medication prescribing by provider type
    Thad E Abrams
    Center for Comprehensive Access andDelivery Research and Evaluation, Iowa City Veterans Affairs VA Health Care System, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 64:142-8. 2013
  2. ncbi Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the effect of existing psychiatric comorbidity on subsequent mortality
    Thad E Abrams
    VA Office of Rural Health ORH, Veterans Rural Health Resource Center Central Region, Iowa City VAMC, Iowa City, IA, USA
    Psychosomatics 52:441-9. 2011
  3. ncbi Mortality and revascularization following admission for acute myocardial infarction: implication for rural veterans
    Thad E Abrams
    VA Office of Rural Health, Midwest Rural Health Resource Center, Iowa City VA Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52246, USA
    J Rural Health 26:310-7. 2010
  4. ncbi Influence of psychiatric comorbidity on surgical mortality
    Thad E Abrams
    Center for Research in the Implementation of Innovative Strategies in Practice, Iowa City VA Medical Center, IA 52246 2208, USA
    Arch Surg 145:947-53. 2010
  5. ncbi Preexisting comorbid psychiatric conditions and mortality in nonsurgical intensive care patients
    Thad E Abrams
    Iowa City VA Medical Center, 601 Highway 6 West, Mailstop 152, Iowa City, IA 52246 2208, USA
    Am J Crit Care 19:241-9. 2010
  6. ncbi Variations in the associations between psychiatric comorbidity and hospital mortality according to the method of identifying psychiatric diagnoses
    Thad E Abrams
    The Center for Research in the Implementation of Innovative Strategies in Practice CRIISP, Iowa City VA Healthcare System, Iowa City, IA, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 23:317-22. 2008
  7. ncbi Psychiatric comorbidity and mortality after acute myocardial infarction
    Thad E Abrams
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Center for Research in the Implementation of Innovative Strategies in Practice, Iowa City VA Healthcare System, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
    Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2:213-20. 2009
  8. ncbi Geographic isolation and the risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-related mortality: a cohort study
    Thad E Abrams
    Veterans Health Administration Office of Rural Health, Veterans Rural Health Resource Center Central Region, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52246 2208, USA
    Ann Intern Med 155:80-6. 2011
  9. ncbi Benzodiazepine prescribing variation and clinical uncertainty in treating posttraumatic stress disorder
    Brian C Lund
    Center for Comprehensive Access and Delivery Research and Evaluation, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Mailstop 152, 601 Hwy 6 W, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 64:21-7. 2013
  10. ncbi The relationship between hearing impairment and depression in older veterans
    Thad E Abrams
    J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1475-7. 2006

Detail Information

Publications10

  1. ncbi Aligning clinical practice to PTSD treatment guidelines: medication prescribing by provider type
    Thad E Abrams
    Center for Comprehensive Access andDelivery Research and Evaluation, Iowa City Veterans Affairs VA Health Care System, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 64:142-8. 2013
    ..S. Department of Defense. To better understand this practice, this study examined prescribing frequencies for three classes of psychiatric medications and the proportion of prescribing attributable to various provider types...
  2. ncbi Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the effect of existing psychiatric comorbidity on subsequent mortality
    Thad E Abrams
    VA Office of Rural Health ORH, Veterans Rural Health Resource Center Central Region, Iowa City VAMC, Iowa City, IA, USA
    Psychosomatics 52:441-9. 2011
    ..We examined a national sample of hospitalized COPD patients to evaluate the impact of three psychiatric conditions on mortality and readmission...
  3. ncbi Mortality and revascularization following admission for acute myocardial infarction: implication for rural veterans
    Thad E Abrams
    VA Office of Rural Health, Midwest Rural Health Resource Center, Iowa City VA Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52246, USA
    J Rural Health 26:310-7. 2010
    ..Annually, over 3,000 rural veterans are admitted to Veterans Health Administration (VA) hospitals for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), yet no studies of AMI have utilized the VA rural definition...
  4. ncbi Influence of psychiatric comorbidity on surgical mortality
    Thad E Abrams
    Center for Research in the Implementation of Innovative Strategies in Practice, Iowa City VA Medical Center, IA 52246 2208, USA
    Arch Surg 145:947-53. 2010
    ..To examine the potential effect of 5 existing psychiatric comorbidities on postsurgical mortality...
  5. ncbi Preexisting comorbid psychiatric conditions and mortality in nonsurgical intensive care patients
    Thad E Abrams
    Iowa City VA Medical Center, 601 Highway 6 West, Mailstop 152, Iowa City, IA 52246 2208, USA
    Am J Crit Care 19:241-9. 2010
    ..To examine the effects of preexisting comorbid psychiatric conditions on mortality in a large cohort of patients admitted to a nonsurgical intensive care unit...
  6. ncbi Variations in the associations between psychiatric comorbidity and hospital mortality according to the method of identifying psychiatric diagnoses
    Thad E Abrams
    The Center for Research in the Implementation of Innovative Strategies in Practice CRIISP, Iowa City VA Healthcare System, Iowa City, IA, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 23:317-22. 2008
    ..This study examined if associations varied according to the method of identifying psychiatric comorbidity and agreement between the different methods...
  7. ncbi Psychiatric comorbidity and mortality after acute myocardial infarction
    Thad E Abrams
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Center for Research in the Implementation of Innovative Strategies in Practice, Iowa City VA Healthcare System, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
    Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2:213-20. 2009
    ..This study compared associations between psychiatric comorbidity and AMI outcomes that were derived using secondary diagnosis codes and codes captured from prior outpatient encounters...
  8. ncbi Geographic isolation and the risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-related mortality: a cohort study
    Thad E Abrams
    Veterans Health Administration Office of Rural Health, Veterans Rural Health Resource Center Central Region, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52246 2208, USA
    Ann Intern Med 155:80-6. 2011
    ..Little is known about the possible differences in outcomes between patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who live in rural areas and those who live in urban areas of the United States...
  9. ncbi Benzodiazepine prescribing variation and clinical uncertainty in treating posttraumatic stress disorder
    Brian C Lund
    Center for Comprehensive Access and Delivery Research and Evaluation, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Mailstop 152, 601 Hwy 6 W, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 64:21-7. 2013
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  10. ncbi The relationship between hearing impairment and depression in older veterans
    Thad E Abrams
    J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1475-7. 2006