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Alcohol and substance misuse in older adultsFrederic C Blow
Department of Psychiatry, North Campus Research Complex, University of Michigan, Building 14, Ann Arbor, MI 49109, USA
Curr Psychiatry Rep 14:310-9. 2012....
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...
Repeated assaults by patients in VA hospital and clinic settingsF C Blow
Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48113, USA
Psychiatr Serv 50:390-4. 1999..The study aim was to determine the prevalence of repeated assaults on staff and other patients and characteristics of patients who commit repeated assaults in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs...- Late-life depression and alcoholismFrederic C Blow
University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry, 4250 Plymouth Road, Campus Box 5765, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2700, USA
Curr Psychiatry Rep 9:14-9. 2007..The role of at-risk and problem alcohol use in depressive symptoms and vice versa may be underestimated. After a review of the literature, clinical recommendations for addressing late-life alcohol misuse and depression are presented... - The efficacy of two brief intervention strategies among injured, at-risk drinkers in the emergency department: impact of tailored messaging and brief adviceFrederic C Blow
Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, USA
J Stud Alcohol 67:568-78. 2006.... - Intervention attendance among emergency department patients with alcohol- and drug-use disordersFrederic C Blow
Department of Psychiatry, Rachel Upjohn Building, University of Michigan, 4250 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 71:713-9. 2010..This article examines predictors of intervention attendance among ED patients who screen positive for an SUD (alcohol or other drug)... - Severity of baseline alcohol use as a moderator of brief interventions in the emergency departmentFrederic C Blow
Department of Veterans Affairs, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Alcohol Alcohol 44:486-90. 2009..This study examines whether the severity of baseline alcohol consumption/consequences moderates the effect of an alcohol brief intervention (BI) in the emergency department (ED)... - Role of alcohol in late-life suicideFrederic C Blow
University of Michigan, Department of Psychiatry Division of Substance Abuse, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 28:48S-56S. 2004..This article reviews the literature related to alcohol use and suicide among older adults. Clinical and research recommendations for addressing this problem are also presented... - Older adult treatment outcome following elder-specific inpatient alcoholism treatmentF C Blow
Department of Veterans Affairs, Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Health Services Research and Development, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 19:67-75. 2000..Results suggest that a large percentage of older adults who receive elder-specific treatment attain positive outcomes across a range of outcome measures... - Treatment of older women with alcohol problems: meeting the challenge for a special populationF C Blow
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48108, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 24:1257-66. 2000..This paper presents the state of knowledge about alcohol health services for older women and provides recommendations for necessary future health services research on this vulnerable population... - Alcohol and drug use among patients presenting to an inner-city emergency department: a latent class analysisFrederic C Blow
Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, 2215 Fuller Road 11H, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Addict Behav 36:793-800. 2011..ED-based screening and interventions approaches need to address the co-occurrence of alcohol, illicit drug, and psychoactive prescription drug use... - 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... - 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... - 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)... - Depression in veterans with Parkinson's disease: frequency, co-morbidity, and healthcare utilizationPeijun Chen
Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 22:543-8. 2007..To determine the frequency of depression in Parkinson's disease (PD) in routine clinical care, and to examine its association with co-morbid psychiatric and medical conditions and healthcare utilization... - 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... - 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... - Treatment effects from UPBEAT: a randomized trial of care management for behavioral health problems in hospitalized elderly patientsDavid W Oslin
Section of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market Street, Room 3002, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 17:99-106. 2004..Despite a theoretical and practically sound intervention, participation was low and treatment outcomes, while generally good, appeared unaffected by the addition of the program... - PRISM-E: comparison of integrated care and enhanced specialty referral in managing at-risk alcohol useDavid W Oslin
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market Street, Room 3002, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 11104, USA
Psychiatr Serv 57:954-8. 2006.... - Understanding associations between serious mental illness and hepatitis C virus among veterans: a national multivariate analysisSeth Himelhoch
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Services Research, 773 W Lombard St, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Psychosomatics 50:30-7. 2009..Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of hepatocellular carcinoma and cirrhosis in the United States and is known to be transmitted via pathways associated with substance use (e.g., injection drug use and intranasal drug use)... - 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... - 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... - Antidepressant treatment of veterans with Parkinson's disease and depression: analysis of a national samplePeijun Chen
Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 20:161-5. 2007..Efforts to improve the care of depressed PD patients should focus instead on improving recognition, ensuring adequacy of treatment, and evaluating the efficacy of existing antidepressants... - 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.... - 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... - Racial disparity in the use of atypical antipsychotic medications among veteransLaurel A Copeland
VA Health Services Research and Development Field Office, Ann Arbor, Mich, 48113 0170, USA
Am J Psychiatry 160:1817-22. 2003..This study assessed the current state of antipsychotic prescription practices regarding race among veterans receiving care through the Department of Veterans Affairs... - Aging and schizophrenia: current health services research and recommendationsKristen Lawton Barry
Department of Veterans Affairs, Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 15:121-7. 2002..When older patients are hospitalized for psychiatric reasons, their stays are longer. The implications of these findings are discussed... - 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... - 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... - 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... - Aripiprazole therapy in 20 older adults with bipolar disorder: a 12-week, open-label trialMartha Sajatovic
Department of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 69:41-6. 2008..Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of bipolar mania and for the long-term treatment of bipolar disorder. This study is an open-label, prospective trial of aripiprazole therapy in 20 older adult patients with bipolar disorder... - Association between tryptophan hydroxylase 2 gene polymorphism and completed suicideSylwia Fudalej
Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Suicide Life Threat Behav 40:553-60. 2010..0001). The examined TPH2 polymorphism was found to be associated with suicide. This genetic marker may be particularly important in understanding risk of multiple suicide attempts. Further analyses are needed to confirm these results... - Prevalence of past year assault among inner-city emergency department patientsRebecca M Cunningham
Department of Emergency Medicine Injury Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Ann Emerg Med 53:814-23.e15. 2009..We determine the rates of past year nonpartner violent assault, both victimization and aggression, and assess variables associated with nonpartner violent assault, particularly with regard to substance use... - Rates and correlates of violent behaviors among adolescents treated in an urban emergency departmentMaureen A Walton
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Rachel Upjohn Building, 4250 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
J Adolesc Health 45:77-83. 2009..This article describes violent behaviors in relation to other risk behaviors (e.g., substance use) among adolescents screened in an urban emergency department (ED)... - Effects of a brief intervention for reducing violence and alcohol misuse among adolescents: a randomized controlled trialMaureen A Walton
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
JAMA 304:527-35. 2010..Emergency department (ED) visits present an opportunity to deliver brief interventions to reduce violence and alcohol misuse among urban adolescents at risk of future injury... - Trends in antipsychotic use in dementia 1999-2007Helen C Kales
Veterans Affairs Health Services Researchand Development Center for Clinical Management Research, Serious Mental Illness Treatment, Resource, and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 68:190-7. 2011..Concerns about their use began to emerge in 2002, and in 2005, the US Food and Drug Administration warned that use of atypical antipsychotics in dementia was associated with increased mortality... - Clinical and genetic risk factors for suicide under the influence of alcohol in a Polish sampleSylwia Fudalej
Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
Alcohol Alcohol 44:437-42. 2009..The goal of this study was to examine clinical and genetic risk factors for alcohol-related suicide... - 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... - Health care utilization by older alcohol-using veterans: effects of a brief intervention to reduce at-risk drinkingLaurel A Copeland
VA Medical Center, Health Services Research and Development, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48113 0170, USA
Health Educ Behav 30:305-21. 2003..A cost-effective brief intervention to reduce drinking may spur increased efforts to seek health care. Early detection and management of alcohol-related or other illnesses might be expected to accrue savings in later years... - Recent suicidal ideation among patients in an inner city emergency departmentMark A Ilgen
Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development in Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Suicide Life Threat Behav 39:508-17. 2009..Improved screening procedures could help to identify routine care patients who are at risk for suicide... - Violent and nonviolent suicide in veterans with substance-use disordersMark A Ilgen
Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence and the Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor Department of Veterans Affairs, 2215 Fuller Road 11H, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 71:473-9. 2010..We examined the demographic and clinical predictors of violent and nonviolent suicide among patients with SUDs... - Correlates of intimate partner violence among men and women in an inner city emergency departmentMaureen A Walton
University of Michigan, Rachel Upjohn Building, 4250 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
J Addict Dis 28:366-81. 2009..This article provides unique data regarding correlates of past year intimate partner violence history among a comprehensive sample of male and female emergency department patients presenting for medical complaints or injury... - 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... - Treatment needs of men and women with violence problems in substance use disorder treatmentStephen T Chermack
University of Michigan Addiction Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, USA
Subst Use Misuse 44:1236-62. 2009..4% reporting being injured. Overall, those injuring nonpartners or both partners/nonpartners had more severe problems. Implications of the findings for SUD treatment settings and a model for integrated violence prevention are discussed... - 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... - Psychological aggression, physical aggression, and injury in nonpartner relationships among men and women in treatment for substance-use disordersRegan L Murray
Addiction Research Center, 2901B, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, 4250 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 5470, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 69:896-905. 2008..This study focused on the prevalence and predictors of psychological aggression, physical aggression, and injury rates in nonintimate partner relationships in a substance-use disorder treatment sample... - 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... - Brief alcohol intervention in the emergency department: moderators of effectivenessMaureen A Walton
Department of Psychiatry, Rachel Upjohn Building, University of Michigan, 4250 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 69:550-60. 2008..This article examines moderators of outcomes among ED patients, ages 19 and older, who participated in a randomized controlled trial of a brief intervention for alcohol misuse... - 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.... - 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... - State mental health policy: implementation of computerized medication prescribing algorithms in a community mental health systemKaren K Milner
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Rachel Upjohn Building, 4250 Plymouth Rd, SPC 5740, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Psychiatr Serv 60:1010-2. 2009..Scores on scales measuring providers' perceptions of algorithm ease of use and usefulness were in the midrange at both time points... - Depressive symptoms among pregnant women screened in obstetrics settingsSheila M Marcus
Department of Psychiatry, Women s Mood Disorders Program, University of Michigan Depression Center, University of Michigan Medical School, 900 Wall Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0722, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 12:373-80. 2003..This study aimed to describe the prevalence of depressive symptomatology during pregnancy when seen in obstetric settings, the extent of treatment in this population, and specific risk factors associated with mood symptoms in pregnancy... - Individual and social/environmental predictors of alcohol and drug use 2 years following substance abuse treatmentMaureen A Walton
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, 400 E Eisenhower Parkway, Building 2, Suite A, Ann Arbor 48108 3318, USA
Addict Behav 28:627-42. 2003..Findings highlight differential predictors of posttreatment substance use that may be useful in developing alternative approaches to prevent relapse... - Psychological distress and return to substance use two years following treatmentHeather A Flynn
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, USA
Subst Use Misuse 39:885-910. 2004..Results support long-term clinical monitoring of psychological distress as a marker for return to drug or alcohol use... - Feasibility of using an interactive laptop program in the emergency department to prevent alcohol misuse among adolescentsMary Ann Gregor
Injury Research Center, The Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0437, USA
Ann Emerg Med 42:276-84. 2003..We determined the feasibility of using an interactive laptop program with adolescent emergency department (ED) patients to prevent alcohol use and misuse... - 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... - 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... - 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.... - Distal and proximal factors related to aggression severity among patients in substance abuse treatment: family history, alcohol use and expectanciesStephen T Chermack
University of Michigan, Department of Psychiatry, USA
Addict Behav 31:845-58. 2006.... - Rates and correlates of alcohol use among pregnant women in obstetrics clinicsHeather A Flynn
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, 48108 3318, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 27:81-7. 2003..Identification of harmful alcohol use during pregnancy and of associated factors is critical for the design and implementation of secondary prevention strategies... - Effect of strengths model versus assertive community treatment model on participant outcomes and utilization: two-year follow-upKristen Lawton Barry
Department of Veterans Affairs, Serious Mental Illness Treatment, Evaluation, and Research Center, Health Services Research and Development Field Office, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48113 0170, USA
Psychiatr Rehabil J 26:268-77. 2003..Findings support both treatment models, but additional clinical gains may be obtained from the Strengths approach... - Herbal products and other supplements: use by elderly veterans with depression and dementia and their caregiversHelen C Kales
Psychiatry Service 116A, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, 2215 Fuller Road, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, USA
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 17:25-31. 2004..In light of the possibility of potentially harmful drug interactions, physicians who treat elderly patients should regularly inquire about the use of these products... - The mental health care context and patient characteristics: implications for provider job satisfactionC Raymond Bingham
Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, HSR and D, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
J Behav Health Serv Res 29:335-44. 2002..Provider job satisfaction was found to be greater on smaller units and units with higher patient functioning and lower illness severity. Implications of these results are discussed... - 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... - Health care costs of seriously mentally ill patients enrolled in enhanced treatmentAndrea M Hegedus
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, USA
Am J Orthopsychiatry 72:331-40. 2002..Adjusted costs fell from $32,000-$55,000 (for the 1st year) to $20,000-$36,000 (for the 4th year). Costs were associated positively with schizophrenia, living in the Northeast region of the United States, and poorer baseline functioning... - A tailored smoking, alcohol, and depression intervention for head and neck cancer patientsSonia A Duffy
Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Service, Center for Practice Management and Outcomes Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System 11H, P O Box 130170, Ann Arbor, MI 48113 0170, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:2203-8. 2006..Consequently, we developed and tested a tailored smoking, alcohol, and depression intervention for patients with head and neck cancer... - Correlates of received and expressed violence persistence following substance abuse treatmentMaureen A Walton
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 67:1-12. 2002.... - 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... - Screening psychiatric emergency department patients with major mental illnesses for at-risk drinkingKristen L Barry
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48105 2194, USA
Psychiatr Serv 57:1039-42. 2006.... - Routine use of the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation in a psychiatric emergency departmentDaniel J Healy
Community Support and Treatment Services, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 28:323-9. 2006..U.S. suicide rates are estimated to be 11 per 100,000 people, and improved screening in emergency departments may reduce suicide rates... - Clinical equivalence of generic clozapineDaniel J Healy
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0020, USA
Community Ment Health J 41:393-8. 2005..The switch to Mylan generic clozapine was cost effective, as the reduction in pharmacy costs was not offset by increased utilization costs... - Rates of maternal depression in pediatric emergency department and relationship to child service utilizationHeather A Flynn
Department of Psychiatry, Michigan Depression Center, University of Michigan Medical School, 2101 Commonwealth Boulevard, Suite B, Room 1003 Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 26:316-22. 2004..Detection of maternal depression in pediatric settings using a screening tool accompanied by appropriate follow through may be a reasonable strategy to improve health outcomes for both the mother and her child... - Alcohol effects on motor vehicle crash injuryPatricia F Waller
Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 27:695-703. 2003..These findings have important implications for injury prevention, treatment, and research... - Violence among individuals in substance abuse treatment: the role of alcohol and cocaine consumptionStephen T Chermack
John D Dingell VA Medical Center, 4646 John R Street, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 66:29-37. 2002.... - Rates of at-risk drinking among patients presenting to the emergency department with occupational and nonoccupational injurySamuel A McLean
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0303, USA
Acad Emerg Med 10:1354-61. 2003..To compare the characteristics and rates of at-risk drinking among patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with occupational and nonoccupational injury... - Prevalence of domestic violence and associated factors among women on a trauma serviceDavid M Melnick
Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109, USA
J Trauma 53:33-7. 2002..Nearly all subjects recommended screening for DV. Screening for DV should be incorporated into the routine care of female trauma patients... - The prevalence and predictors of mental health treatment services in a national sample of depressed veteransStephen T Chermack
Department of Veterans Affairs, Ann Arbor Center of Excellence COE, Serious Mental Illness Treatment, Research, and Evaluation Center SMITREC, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, USA
Med Care 46:813-20. 2008..Both low level care (receipt of any MT, PT, or CT, but all below guideline levels) as well as guideline concordant care (GC MT, PT, and CT) were examined... - Age-related modifiers of clinical presentation and health service use among veterans with bipolar disorderMartha Sajatovic
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Psychiatr Serv 55:1014-21. 2004.... - Effect of a medication copayment increase in veterans with schizophreniaJohn E Zeber
Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development South Texas Veterans Health Care System VERDICT, San Antonio, TX 78229 4404, USA
Am J Manag Care 13:335-46. 2007.... - Rates and predictors of depression treatment among pregnant women in hospital-affiliated obstetrics practicesHeather A Flynn
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 28:289-95. 2006.... - 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... - Psychiatric comorbidity in older adults with bipolar disorderMartha Sajatovic
Department of Psychiatry Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 21:582-7. 2006.... - Menopause knowledge and subjective experience among peri- and postmenopausal women with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and major depressionMartha Sajatovic
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 194:173-8. 2006..Larger-scale studies evaluating the effects of menopause on serious mental illness are needed to clarify how menopause affects illness outcomes in women with serious mental illness... - Menopause-related quality of life in chronically mentally ill womenSusan Hatters Friedman
Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
Int J Psychiatry Med 35:259-71. 2005..Menopause is an important life event that has not yet been well characterized among women with severe mental illness. Our goal was to evaluate menopause-related quality of life among severely mentally ill women... - Improving integrated general medical and mental health services in community-based practicesAmy 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.... - 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... - 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... - Rates of clinical depression diagnosis, functional impairment, and nursing home placement in coexisting dementia and depressionHelen C Kales
Psychiatry Service 116A, Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, 2215 Fuller Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 13:441-9. 2005.... - Race, gender, and psychiatrists' diagnosis and treatment of major depression among elderly patientsHelen C Kales
University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Psychiatr Serv 56:721-8. 2005..This study examined psychiatrists' contributions to racial and gender disparities in diagnosis and treatment among elderly persons... - 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... - New-onset bipolar disorder in later lifeMartha Sajatovic
Dept of Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Cleveland, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 13:282-9. 2005..Selected differences were compared between new-onset and earlier-onset groups... - A randomized controlled trial of an emergency department-based interactive computer program to prevent alcohol misuse among injured adolescentsRonald F Maio
University of Michigan Injury Research Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0437, USA
Ann Emerg Med 45:420-9. 2005..To determine whether an emergency department (ED)-based laptop computer intervention reduces the normative age-related increase in alcohol misuse compared with standard of care... - 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...
Research Grants
- Age-Related Services & Outcomes After DUI InterventionsFrederic Blow; Fiscal Year: 2007..This study will provide critical new knowledge regarding the age-related similarities and differences of adults in younger- to mid- to later-life at one of the important junctures in the intervention and treatment engagement process. ..
- Services Interventions for Injured ED Substance AbusersFrederic Blow; Fiscal Year: 2007..abstract_text> ..
- Services Interventions for Injured ED Problem DrinkersFrederic Blow; Fiscal Year: 2007..abstract_text> ..
- Tailored Youth Drug Intervention in Primary CareFrederic Blow; Fiscal Year: 2007..g., STD/HIV risk behaviors). This project will provide the critical first step toward the implementation of tailored marijuana prevention and intervention in primary care clinics. ..
- Optimizing SBIRT for Drug-Using Patients in an Inner-City Emergency DepartmentFrederic Blow; Fiscal Year: 2009..The use of state-of-the-art computer technology for screening and brief interventions has the potential to reach greater numbers of ED patients than is possible with in-person screening and brief intervention. ..
- Age-Related Services & Outcomes After DUI InterventionsFrederic Blow; Fiscal Year: 2009..This study will provide critical new knowledge regarding the age-related similarities and differences of adults in younger- to mid- to later-life at one of the important junctures in the intervention and treatment engagement process. ..
- Tailored Youth Drug Intervention in Primary CareFrederic Blow; Fiscal Year: 2009..g., STD/HIV risk behaviors). This project will provide the critical first step toward the implementation of tailored marijuana prevention and intervention in primary care clinics. ..
- Optimizing SBIRT for Drug-Using Patients in an Inner-City Emergency DepartmentFrederic C Blow; Fiscal Year: 2010..The use of state-of-the-art computer technology for screening and brief interventions has the potential to reach greater numbers of ED patients than is possible with in-person screening and brief intervention. ..
- TAILORED ALCOHOL MESSAGES IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTFrederic Blow; Fiscal Year: 2002....
- Optimizing Alcohol Brief Interventions in the ED: Computer vs. Clinician DeliveryFrederic C Blow; Fiscal Year: 2010....