Robert Constantine

Summary

Affiliation: University of South Florida
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Impact of the Florida Medicaid prior-authorization program on use of antipsychotics by children under age six
    Robert Constantine
    Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B Downs Blvd MHC 2724, Tampa, Florida 33647, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 63:1257-60. 2012
  2. ncbi Improving psychotherapeutic medication prescribing in Florida: implementation of the Florida Medicaid Drug Therapy Management Program (MDTMP)
    Robert J Constantine
    Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Community Ment Health J 49:33-44. 2013
  3. ncbi The impact of mental health services on arrests of offenders with a serious mental illness
    Robert J Constantine
    University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
    Law Hum Behav 36:170-6. 2012
  4. ncbi Exposure to antipsychotic medications over a 4-year period among children who initiated antipsychotic treatment before their sixth birthday
    Robert J Constantine
    Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, FL 33612, USA
    Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 21:152-60. 2012
  5. ncbi Early diagnoses and psychotherapeutic medication treatment experiences of a cohort of children under 6 years old who received antipsychotic treatment in Florida's Medicaid program
    Robert J Constantine
    Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 21:79-84. 2011
  6. ncbi Reducing variation in the pharmacologic treatment of schizophrenia: defining acceptable standards of treatment
    Robert J Constantine
    Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Curr Psychiatry Rep 9:319-24. 2007
  7. ncbi Antipsychotic polypharmacy in the treatment of children and adolescents in the fee-for-service component of a large state Medicaid program
    Robert J Constantine
    Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
    Clin Ther 32:949-59. 2010
  8. ncbi Characteristics and experiences of adults with a serious mental illness who were involved in the criminal justice system
    Robert Constantine
    Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B Downs Blvd, MHC 2724, Tampa, FL 33647, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 61:451-7. 2010
  9. ncbi Trends in adult antipsychotic polypharmacy: progress and challenges in Florida's Medicaid program
    Robert J Constantine
    Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
    Community Ment Health J 46:523-30. 2010
  10. ncbi Changing trends in pediatric antipsychotic use in Florida's Medicaid program
    Robert Constantine
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33647, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 59:1162-8. 2008

Detail Information

Publications15

  1. ncbi Impact of the Florida Medicaid prior-authorization program on use of antipsychotics by children under age six
    Robert Constantine
    Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B Downs Blvd MHC 2724, Tampa, Florida 33647, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 63:1257-60. 2012
    ..This study assessed the impact of a prior-authorization process on the use of antipsychotic medications by children under six years old in Florida's fee-for-service Medicaid program...
  2. ncbi Improving psychotherapeutic medication prescribing in Florida: implementation of the Florida Medicaid Drug Therapy Management Program (MDTMP)
    Robert J Constantine
    Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Community Ment Health J 49:33-44. 2013
    ....
  3. ncbi The impact of mental health services on arrests of offenders with a serious mental illness
    Robert J Constantine
    University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
    Law Hum Behav 36:170-6. 2012
    ..16, 95% CI: 1.11-1.22, p < .001). Results suggest that service receipt and its timing may have had some impact on the arrests of adults with a SMI and criminal justice involvement...
  4. ncbi Exposure to antipsychotic medications over a 4-year period among children who initiated antipsychotic treatment before their sixth birthday
    Robert J Constantine
    Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, FL 33612, USA
    Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 21:152-60. 2012
    ....
  5. ncbi Early diagnoses and psychotherapeutic medication treatment experiences of a cohort of children under 6 years old who received antipsychotic treatment in Florida's Medicaid program
    Robert J Constantine
    Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 21:79-84. 2011
    ..To describe the diagnostic characteristics and psychotherapeutic medication experiences of a cohort of children who received antipsychotic treatment before their sixth birthday...
  6. ncbi Reducing variation in the pharmacologic treatment of schizophrenia: defining acceptable standards of treatment
    Robert J Constantine
    Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Curr Psychiatry Rep 9:319-24. 2007
    ..Its purpose is to help clinicians understand the implications of the latest research for the content of schizophrenia guidelines and for the clinical practice they are supposed to inform...
  7. ncbi Antipsychotic polypharmacy in the treatment of children and adolescents in the fee-for-service component of a large state Medicaid program
    Robert J Constantine
    Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
    Clin Ther 32:949-59. 2010
    ..The aims of this study were to quantify and describe antipsychotic polypharmacy use among patients aged 6 to 12 years (children) and 13 to 17 years (adolescents) and to identify the characteristics of polypharmacy recipients...
  8. ncbi Characteristics and experiences of adults with a serious mental illness who were involved in the criminal justice system
    Robert Constantine
    Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B Downs Blvd, MHC 2724, Tampa, FL 33647, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 61:451-7. 2010
    ..This study identified characteristics and experiences of arrestees and jail inmates with a serious mental illness that were associated with misdemeanor and felony arrests and additional days in jail...
  9. ncbi Trends in adult antipsychotic polypharmacy: progress and challenges in Florida's Medicaid program
    Robert J Constantine
    Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
    Community Ment Health J 46:523-30. 2010
    ..While it is impossible to control for the effects of all variables in evaluating the impact of any system wide intervention the data suggest that the program did help to reduce the use of antipsychotic polypharmacy...
  10. ncbi Changing trends in pediatric antipsychotic use in Florida's Medicaid program
    Robert Constantine
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33647, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 59:1162-8. 2008
    ..This study describes the changing trends in antipsychotic use among youths aged 18 years and younger and in age subgroups (zero to five, six to 12, and 13 to 18 years) in the Florida Medicaid program...
  11. ncbi Short-term impact of preferred drug list changes on health care use and Medicaid costs: injectable risperidone
    John M Robst
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 61:937-9. 2010
    ..This study assessed short-term effects of the removal of injectable risperidone long-acting therapy from the Florida Medicaid preferred drug list (PDL) in April 2006...
  12. ncbi Public expenditures related to the criminal justice system and to services for arrestees with a serious mental illness
    John Petrila
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 61:516-9. 2010
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  13. ncbi Factors related to criminal justice expenditure trajectories for adults with serious mental illness
    John Robst
    University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Crim Behav Ment Health 21:350-62. 2011
    ..Criminal careers have been extensively studied in general population sample, but less is known about such patterns among people with major mental illness, and where so, criminal justice expenditure has not been taken into account...
  14. ncbi Gender differences and risk of arrest among offenders with serious mental illness
    Marion A Becker
    Department of Aging and Mental Health Disparities, College of Community and Behavioral Sciences, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612 3807, USA
    J Behav Health Serv Res 38:16-28. 2011
    ..Findings suggest some important differences between women and men in risk factors for re-arrests. Attention to these factors may improve the ability to prevent future recidivism among men and women with SMI...
  15. ncbi Association of involuntary psychiatric examination with probability of arrest of people with serious mental illness
    John M Robst
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 62:1060-5. 2011
    ..This study examined the association between the occurrence of an involuntary psychiatric examination under Florida civil commitment law and the probability of arrest during the next quarter...