Fred C Osher

Summary

Affiliation: University of Maryland
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Regular sources of medical care among persons with severe mental illness at risk of hepatitis C infection
    Marvin S Swartz
    Department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences of Duke University Medical Center, Box 3173, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 54:854-9. 2003
  2. ncbi A comparison of the patterns of drug use among patients with and without severe mental illness
    Devang H Gandhi
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201, USA
    Am J Addict 12:424-31. 2003
  3. ncbi Adapting evidence-based practices for persons with mental illness involved with the criminal justice system
    Fred C Osher
    Council of State Governments, Justice Center, 4630 Montgomery Ave, Suite 650, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 58:1472-8. 2007
  4. ncbi Substance abuse and the transmission of hepatitis C among persons with severe mental illness
    Fred C Osher
    Center of Behavioral Health, Justice, and Public Policy at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, 3700 Koppers Street, Suite 402, Baltimore, Maryland 21227, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 54:842-7. 2003
  5. ncbi Race and ethnicity, mental health services and cultural competence in the criminal justice system: are we ready to change?
    Annelle B Primm
    Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2317 Sulgrave Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA
    Community Ment Health J 41:557-69. 2005
  6. ncbi The five-site health and risk study of blood-borne infections among persons with severe mental illness
    Stanley D Rosenberg
    New Hampshire Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center of Dartmouth Medical School, 2 Whipple Place, Suite 202, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03768, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 54:827-35. 2003
  7. ncbi Risk factors for HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C among persons with severe mental illness
    Susan M Essock
    Department of psychiatry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Box 1230, One Gustave L Levy Place, New York, New York 10029 6574, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 54:836-41. 2003
  8. ncbi Gender differences in hepatitis C infection and risks among persons with severe mental illness
    Marian I Butterfield
    Health Services Research and Development Service (152, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, 508 Fulton Street, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 54:848-53. 2003
  9. ncbi Interpersonal trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in patients with severe mental illness: demographic, clinical, and health correlates
    Kim T Mueser
    Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH, USA
    Schizophr Bull 30:45-57. 2004
  10. ncbi The social-environmental context of violent behavior in persons treated for severe mental illness
    Jeffrey W Swanson
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    Am J Public Health 92:1523-31. 2002

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi Regular sources of medical care among persons with severe mental illness at risk of hepatitis C infection
    Marvin S Swartz
    Department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences of Duke University Medical Center, Box 3173, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 54:854-9. 2003
    ....
  2. ncbi A comparison of the patterns of drug use among patients with and without severe mental illness
    Devang H Gandhi
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201, USA
    Am J Addict 12:424-31. 2003
    ..The data suggest that the choice of drugs by individuals with SMI may be determined by factors related to their illness, in addition to the price and availability of the particular drug...
  3. ncbi Adapting evidence-based practices for persons with mental illness involved with the criminal justice system
    Fred C Osher
    Council of State Governments, Justice Center, 4630 Montgomery Ave, Suite 650, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 58:1472-8. 2007
    ....
  4. ncbi Substance abuse and the transmission of hepatitis C among persons with severe mental illness
    Fred C Osher
    Center of Behavioral Health, Justice, and Public Policy at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, 3700 Koppers Street, Suite 402, Baltimore, Maryland 21227, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 54:842-7. 2003
    ..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...
  5. ncbi Race and ethnicity, mental health services and cultural competence in the criminal justice system: are we ready to change?
    Annelle B Primm
    Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2317 Sulgrave Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA
    Community Ment Health J 41:557-69. 2005
    ..Policy implications and recommendations are included in the conclusion with a call for action to all agencies directly and indirectly affected by this multifaceted problem...
  6. ncbi The five-site health and risk study of blood-borne infections among persons with severe mental illness
    Stanley D Rosenberg
    New Hampshire Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center of Dartmouth Medical School, 2 Whipple Place, Suite 202, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03768, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 54:827-35. 2003
    ..Finally, each of the articles in this special section is briefly outlined, with reference to the overall hypotheses of the studies...
  7. ncbi Risk factors for HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C among persons with severe mental illness
    Susan M Essock
    Department of psychiatry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Box 1230, One Gustave L Levy Place, New York, New York 10029 6574, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 54:836-41. 2003
    ..This study extends earlier findings by examining the factors that are most predictive of serologic status among persons with severe mental illness...
  8. ncbi Gender differences in hepatitis C infection and risks among persons with severe mental illness
    Marian I Butterfield
    Health Services Research and Development Service (152, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, 508 Fulton Street, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 54:848-53. 2003
    ..CONCLUSION:S: Gender differences in the lifetime rates of drug risks explain the higher rates of hepatitis C infection among men with severe mental illness...
  9. ncbi Interpersonal trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in patients with severe mental illness: demographic, clinical, and health correlates
    Kim T Mueser
    Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH, USA
    Schizophr Bull 30:45-57. 2004
    ....
  10. ncbi The social-environmental context of violent behavior in persons treated for severe mental illness
    Jeffrey W Swanson
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    Am J Public Health 92:1523-31. 2002
    ..This study examined the prevalence and correlates of violent behavior by individuals with severe mental illness...
  11. ncbi Revalidating the brief jail mental health screen to increase accuracy for women
    Henry J Steadman
    Policy Research Associates Inc, Delmar, NY 12054, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 58:1598-601. 2007
    ..This research added four items to the original eight-item screen (BJMHS-R), targeting depression and trauma to improve performance of the screen with women...