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| Mark J EdlundSummaryAffiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Country: USA Publications
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Do users of regularly prescribed opioids have higher rates of substance use problems than nonusers?Mark J Edlund
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Pain Med 8:647-56. 2007....
Beliefs about depression and depression treatment among depressed veteransMark J Edlund
Division of Health Services Research, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, USA
Med Care 46:581-9. 2008..It is important to understand patients' beliefs about mental health disorders and mental health treatment to improve systems of care...
Perceived need for alcohol, drug, and mental health treatmentMark J Edlund
VA South Central VISN 16, Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, North Little Rock, AR, USA
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 41:480-7. 2006..To investigate determinants of perceived need for alcohol, drug, and mental (ADM) health treatment and differences in ADM treatment patterns between individuals with perceived need and those without...
Geographic variation in alcohol, drug, and mental health services utilization: what are the sources of the variation?Mark J Edlund
Research Health Scientist, Center for Mental Health Care and Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, North Little Rock, AR, USA
J Ment Health Policy Econ 9:123-32. 2006..However, the sources of geographic variation are not well understood, and variation may not represent a quality problem, to the extent that geographic variation is due to sampling variability or variation in case-mix across sites...
Risk factors for clinically recognized opioid abuse and dependence among veterans using opioids for chronic non-cancer painMark J Edlund
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, USA
Pain 129:355-62. 2007..Clinicians need to carefully screen for substance abuse and mental health disorders in candidates for opioid therapy and facilitate appropriate treatment of these disorders...
Perceived effectiveness of medications among mental health service users with and without alcohol dependenceMark J Edlund
Department of Psychiatry of the Central Arkansas Veterans Health System, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72114, USA
Psychiatr Serv 57:692-9. 2006..The authors investigated patterns of use of psychiatric medication and perceived effectiveness of mental health treatment among users of mental health care with and without alcohol dependence...
Comparison of psychiatrists' and other physicians' assessments of their ability to deliver high-quality careMark J Edlund
Department of Veterans Affairs South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72114, USA
Psychiatr Serv 56:308-14. 2005..This study compared psychiatrists' assessments of their ability to deliver high-quality care with those of other physicians...
Clinician screening and treatment of alcohol, drug, and mental problems in primary care: results from healthcare for communitiesMark J Edlund
VA South Central VISN 16 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Med Care 42:1158-66. 2004..We sought to estimate national rates of screening and treatment of alcohol, drug, and mental (ADM) problems in primary care...
A randomized trial of telemedicine-based collaborative care for depressionJohn C Fortney
VA Health Services Research and Development, Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research 152 NLR, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, 2200 Fort Roots Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72114, USA
J Gen Intern Med 22:1086-93. 2007..Implementing practice-based collaborative care for depression in smaller primary care clinics presents unique challenges because it is often not feasible to employ on-site psychiatrists...
An analysis of heavy utilizers of opioids for chronic noncancer pain in the TROUP studyMark J Edlund
Division of Health Services Research, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA
J Pain Symptom Manage 40:279-89. 2010..Although opioids are increasingly used for chronic noncancer pain (CNCP), we know little about opioid dosing patterns among individuals with CNCP in usual care settings, and how these are changing over time...
Impact of comorbid anxiety disorders on health-related quality of life among patients with major depressive disorderDinesh Mittal
Health Services Research and Development Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, 2200 Fort Roots Drive, Building 58 152 NLR, Little Rock, AR 72114, USA
Psychiatr Serv 57:1731-7. 2006....
Religiosity and decreased risk of substance use disorders: is the effect mediated by social support or mental health status?Mark J Edlund
Division of Health Services Research, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 45:827-36. 2010..We investigated whether this association was mediated by social support or mental health status...
Cost-effectiveness analysis of a rural telemedicine collaborative care intervention for depressionJeffrey M Pyne
Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, North Little Rock, AR 72114, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 67:812-21. 2010..Collaborative care interventions for depression in primary care settings are clinically beneficial and cost-effective. Most prior studies were conducted in urban settings...
Reasons for antidepressant nonadherence among veterans treated in primary care clinicsJohn C Fortney
VA HSR and D Center for Mental Health Outcomes and Research 152 NLR, Little Rock VA Medical Center, 2200 Fort Roots Dr, North Little Rock, AR 72114, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 72:827-34. 2011..To examine the experiences of veterans (mostly middle-aged and elderly men) prescribed antidepressants, specifically with regard to different types of nonadherence, reasons for nonadherence, and side effects...
Relationship between antidepressant medication possession and treatment responseJohn C Fortney
VA South Central Mental Illness Education and Clinic Center MIRECC, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, North Little Rock, AR, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 32:377-9. 2010..To estimate the correlation between antidepressant medication possession ratios (MPR) measured from administrative pharmacy data and changes in self-reported depression symptoms...
Risks for opioid abuse and dependence among recipients of chronic opioid therapy: results from the TROUP studyMark J Edlund
Division of Health Services Research, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 112:90-8. 2010....
Perceived need for treatment for alcohol use disorders: results from two national surveysMark J Edlund
Department of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W Markham St, Slot 554, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
Psychiatr Serv 60:1618-28. 2009..And second, to investigate the determinants of perceived need for and utilization of treatment for alcohol use disorders...
Long-term chronic opioid therapy discontinuation rates from the TROUP studyBradley C Martin
College of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
J Gen Intern Med 26:1450-7. 2011..To report chronic opioid therapy discontinuation rates after five years and identify factors associated with discontinuation...
Trends in use of opioids for chronic noncancer pain among individuals with mental health and substance use disorders: the TROUP studyMark J Edlund
Department of Psychiatry, Division of Health Services Research, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W Markham Street, Little Rock, AR, USA
Clin J Pain 26:1-8. 2010..We analyzed trends between 2000 and 2005 in opioid prescribing among individuals with noncancer pain conditions (NCPC), with and without MH and SUDs...
Epidemiology of regular prescribed opioid use: results from a national, population-based surveyTeresa J Hudson
Center for Mental Health and Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72114, USA
J Pain Symptom Manage 36:280-8. 2008..The majority of regular users of opioids had multiple pain conditions (mean=1.9 pain conditions). Regular opioid users appear to have an overall lower level of health status and to have multiple, chronic physical health disorders...
Does satisfaction reflect the technical quality of mental health care?Mark J Edlund
Department of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas Medical School, USA
Health Serv Res 38:631-45. 2003..To analyze the relationship between satisfaction and technical quality of care for common mental disorders...
Design and implementation of the telemedicine-enhanced antidepressant management studyJohn C Fortney
VA Health Services Research and Development, HSR and D, Center for Mental Health and Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, North Little Rock, 72114, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 28:18-26. 2006..The purpose of this paper is to describe the TEAM study design...
Design of the Coordinated Anxiety Learning and Management (CALM) study: innovations in collaborative care for anxiety disordersGreer Sullivan
South Central VA Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, North Little Rock, AR 72214 1706, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 29:379-87. 2007..Since anxiety disorders are most often treated in primary care, quality improvement interventions, such as the Coordinated Anxiety Learning and Management (CALM) intervention, are needed in primary care...
Mental health service use by older adults: the role of chronic painJennifer Brennan Braden
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195 6560, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 16:156-67. 2008..In this study, the authors explored the role of chronic pain in mental health service use by adults according to age group...
Association between mental health disorders, problem drug use, and regular prescription opioid useMark D Sullivan
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA
Arch Intern Med 166:2087-93. 2006..Psychiatric disorders are associated with increased physical symptoms such as pain and may be associated with opioid use, but no prospective population-based studies have addressed this issue...
Disparities in the adequacy of depression treatment in the United StatesJeffrey S Harman
Department of Health Services Research, Management, and Policy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, P O Box 100195, Gainesville, Florida 32611 0195, USA
Psychiatr Serv 55:1379-85. 2004..The purpose of this study was to assess whether observed disparities in treatment are due to differences in rates of treatment initiation or to differences in the quality of treatment once treatment has been initiated...
Self-medication of mental health problems: new evidence from a national surveyKatherine M Harris
Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD 20856, USA
Health Serv Res 40:117-34. 2005..Further research should identify subgroups of individuals for whom timely and appropriate mental health treatment would prevent the development of substance-use disorders...
Use of prescription psychiatric drugs and religious service attendanceKatherine M Harris
Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 1 Choke Cherry Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, USA
Psychiatr Serv 56:396. 2005
Racial and ethnic differences in the mental health problems and use of mental health careKatherine M Harris
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, Maryland 20856, USA
Med Care 43:775-84. 2005..We compared rates of mental health problems and use of mental health care across multiple racial and ethnic groups using secondary data from a large, nationally representative survey...
Use of mental health care and substance abuse treatment among adults with co-occurring disordersKatherine M Harris
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 16 105, Rockville, Maryland 20857, USA
Psychiatr Serv 56:954-9. 2005....
Perceived unmet need for mental health treatment and barriers to care among patients with panic disorderMichelle G Craske
University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024 1563, USA
Psychiatr Serv 56:988-94. 2005..This study estimated the extent of perceived unmet need for mental health treatment among individuals with panic disorder in primary care settings, investigated the determinants of unmet need, and assessed barriers to care...
Regular use of prescribed opioids: association with common psychiatric disordersMark D Sullivan
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Box 356560, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195 6560, USA
Pain 119:95-103. 2005..Depressive and anxiety disorders are more common and more strongly associated with prescribed opioid use than drug abuse disorders...
The influence of comorbid chronic medical conditions on the adequacy of depression care for older AmericansJeffrey S Harman
Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 53:2178-83. 2005..To assess the effect of the co-occurrence of four common chronic medical conditions (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, arthritis, heart disease) on the probability of receiving adequate depression treatment...
Dropping out of mental health treatment: patterns and predictors among epidemiological survey respondents in the United States and OntarioMark J Edlund
UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Am J Psychiatry 159:845-51. 2002..Cost-effective interventions targeting these groups are needed to increase the proportion of patients who complete an adequate course of treatment...
Religious involvement and the use of mental health careKatherine M Harris
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD 20857, USA
Health Serv Res 41:395-410. 2006....
Emergency department visits for depression in the United StatesJeffrey S Harman
Department of Health Services Research, Management, and Policy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, The University of Florida, P O Box 100195, Gainesville, Florida 32611 0195, USA
Psychiatr Serv 55:937-9. 2004..Antidepressants were offered during 18 percent of visits. Mental status examinations were given during 52 percent of visits. Overall, 81 percent of visits were by patients who had health insurance coverage...
Research Grants
- Pathways into Services for Alcohol and Drug DisordersMark Edlund; Fiscal Year: 2007..The results of the study will inform policy to increase rates of utilization of effective substance abuse services among those with substance use disorders. ..
