Richard W Goldberg

..Continued research in this area will increase understanding of the types and quality of medical care received by persons with schizophrenia...

..Only 15% of the sample was immunized against hepatitis B. Medical hospitalization was the only factor related to immunization. These results indicate an urgent need to improve access to HIV and hepatitis testing and related treatment...

..Integrated delivery of these intervention components shows promise for improving the coordination of psychiatric and medical care. Research and related policy challenges regarding ongoing quality improvement efforts are also discussed...

..The study compared the quality of care for type 2 diabetes delivered to two groups with type 2 diabetes--adults with serious mental illness and those with no serious mental illness--in a range of community-based clinic settings...

..Recommendations to enhance existing models of supported employment programs with physical health and wellness promotion components are offered...

..Marked discrepancies in perceptions of the working alliance were reported by participants and providers. Implications for supervision of vocational providers are discussed, and suggestions are made for further investigation...

..The present study examines knowledge of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) among individuals with serious mental illness...

..Network multiplexity was most highly associated with demographic variables, such as ethnic minority status, less education, never being married, and living with family...

..The diabetes patients also reported less satisfaction with health but not with other life domains. Medical providers need to be attentive to the burden of disease experienced by patients with both serious mental illness and diabetes...

..The results suggest that, with some exceptions, comorbidities affect employment outcomes, requiring tailored services and supports to promote vocational success...

..These findings suggest ways that providers can tailor supported employment programs to achieve success with a diverse array of clinical subpopulations...

..Gaps in diabetes knowledge may be reduced by specialized interventions that take into account the cognitive deficits of persons with serious mental illness...

..The participants with SMI were more likely to walk as their sole form of physical activity. Within the SMI group, those without regular social contact and women had higher odds of being inactive...

..Patients with both diabetes and SMI are treated less aggressively for high cardiovascular risk than diabetes patients without mental disorders...

..Somatic health care utilization was studied among individuals with serious mental illness who were receiving community-based psychiatric services...

..The study's results are discussed in the context of public policies designed to encourage return to work for those with a severe mental illness...

..Future work should identify specific reasons for seeking care in the emergency department and develop interventions to optimize appropriate emergency department use...

..This study calculated the amount of payments that would have been made to employment service providers if study participants had been enrolled in the Ticket program...

..We conclude that an examination of multiple health indicators may be used to measure overall health status in persons with serious mental illness...

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..The experience of managing a chronic mental illness may confer advantages to individuals with serious mental illnesses in the self-care of co-occurring medical conditions like Type 2 diabetes...

..This study examined predictors of medical emergency department use among veterans with serious mental illness...

..The odds of diabetes, lung diseases, and liver problems are particularly elevated. These findings underscore the need for intensified preventive health interventions and medical services for this population...

..More effective strategies are needed to assist patients with diabetes to improve the management of their glucose levels...

..Women with mental illness had more lifetime sexual partners. The findings suggest that clinicians should pay attention to patients' sexual and reproductive health...

..Participants randomized to the intervention arm of the study are hypothesized to have greater weight loss than the control group...

..This multisite study tested the effectiveness of supported employment (SE) models combining clinical and vocational rehabilitation services to establish competitive employment...

..The authors sought to better understand the relationship of substance abuse to higher rates of transmission of hepatitis C among persons with severe mental illness...

..The objective of the present study was to examine the cognitive predictors of vocational functioning in the context of a controlled clinical trial by comparing two approaches to vocational rehabilitation...

..This study examined the effectiveness of a modified version of the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program called Living Well for individuals with serious mental illness...

..This study examined perceived barriers to mental health care and medical care and the relationship between demographic and clinical characteristics and perceived barriers among veterans with serious mental illness...

..Previous HCV screening was low and indicated medical follow-up among those who tested positive was also limited. Results stress the need for increased screening and counseling and delivery of preventive and follow-up medical services...

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..CONCLUSIONS: Job development is a very effective service when the goal is job acquisition. Job support is associated with retention of a first competitive job, but its causal role is questionable...

..Results provide strong evidence of demographic subgroup variation and need...

..The overall goal of the educational/training program is to increase the methodological rigor of the proposed research and to facilitate the ability of the investigator to integrate these domains of research into further projects. ..

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