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A positive 2-item Patient Health Questionnaire depression screen among hospitalized heart failure patients is associated with elevated 12-month mortalityBruce L Rollman
Division of General Internal Medicine, Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
J Card Fail 18:238-45. 2012..However, the prognostic value of the PHQ-2 among HF patients is unknown...
The Bypassing the Blues trial: collaborative care for post-CABG depression and implications for future researchBruce L Rollman
Division of General Internal Medicine, Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Cleve Clin J Med 78:S4-12. 2011....
Telephone-delivered collaborative care for treating post-CABG depression: a randomized controlled trialBruce L Rollman
Division of General Internal Medicine, Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
JAMA 302:2095-103. 2009..Depressive symptoms commonly follow coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and are associated with less positive clinical outcomes...
The Bypassing the Blues treatment protocol: stepped collaborative care for treating post-CABG depressionBruce L Rollman
Division of General Internal Medicine, Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Psychosom Med 71:217-30. 2009....
Comparison of electronic physician prompts versus waitroom case-finding on clinical trial enrollmentBruce L Rollman
Division of General Internal Medicine, Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 23:447-50. 2008..Recruiting patients into clinical research protocols is challenging. Electronic medical record (EMR) systems capable of prompting clinicians may facilitate enrollment...
A randomized trial to improve the quality of treatment for panic and generalized anxiety disorders in primary careBruce L Rollman
Division of General Internal Medicine, Center for Research on Health Care, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 230 McKee Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 62:1332-41. 2005..Panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder are prevalent in primary care, associated with poor functional outcomes, and are often unrecognized and ineffectively treated by primary care physicians...
Implementation of guideline-based care for depression in primary careBruce L Rollman
Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 5213 2582, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 33:43-53. 2006....
Symptomatic severity of PRIME-MD diagnosed episodes of panic and generalized anxiety disorder in primary careBruce L Rollman
Division of General Internal Medicine, Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 20:623-8. 2005..Yet, little is known on its usefulness as a case-finding tool for anxiety disorders within the context of a clinical trial...
Response speed and rate of remission in primary and specialty care of elderly patients with depressionLeslie Thomas
Intervention Research Center for Late-Life Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 10:583-91. 2002..CONCLUSION: Notwithstanding these differences in speed and rate of symptom resolution, good treatment can work well in geriatric depression in the primary care sector...
Methodology of a randomized clinical trial of symptom management strategies in patients receiving chronic hemodialysis: the SMILE studySteven D Weisbord
Renal Section, Medical Specialty Service Line, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, United States
Contemp Clin Trials 31:491-7. 2010..The primary endpoints are changes in scores on pain, erectile dysfunction, and depression surveys. This report describes the rationale and methodology of this clinical trial...
The impact of pain and depression on recovery after coronary artery bypass graftingNatalia E Morone
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Psychosom Med 72:620-5. 2010..To describe the relationship between pain and depression on recovery after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)...
A randomized trial using computerized decision support to improve treatment of major depression in primary careBruce L Rollman
Division of General Internal Medicine, Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 2582, USA
J Gen Intern Med 17:493-503. 2002....
Pain interference impacts response to treatment for anxiety disordersCARRIE FARMER TEH
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Depress Anxiety 26:222-8. 2009..Anxiety disorders and pain are commonly comorbid, though little is known about the effect of pain on the course and treatment of anxiety...
Generalized anxiety disorder severity scale validation in older adultsCarmen Andreescu
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 16:813-8. 2008..Given the high prevalence of GAD in the elderly and the need for a validated scale to assess GAD severity in this age group, the authors examined the psychometric properties of the GADSS in the elderly...
Salivary cortisol is associated with diagnosis and severity of late-life generalized anxiety disorderRose C Mantella
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Psychoneuroendocrinology 33:773-81. 2008..These data demonstrate HPA axis dysfunction in late-life GAD and suggest the need for additional research on the influence of aging on HPA axis function in mood and anxiety disorders...
Physician office visits of adults for anxiety disorders in the United States, 1985-1998Jeffrey S Harman
Intervention Research Centers for Mid and Late Life Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 17:165-72. 2002..To determine the number of physician office visits by adults in which an anxiety disorder diagnosis was recorded and rates of treatment during these visits...
Characteristics of depression in hemodialysis patients: symptoms, quality of life and mortality riskRebecca A Drayer
Advanced Center for Interventions and Services Research for Late Life Mood Disorders, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 28:306-12. 2006..We interviewed outpatients at an urban dialysis facility using a criterion-based case-finding instrument to assess the rates, clinical correlates and outcomes of depression...
Race, quality of depression care, and recovery from major depression in a primary care settingBruce L Rollman
Division of General Internal Medicine, Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 24:381-90. 2002..We found little racial variation in either process measures or clinical outcomes for depression in our sample of African-American and Caucasian primary care patients...
A contemporary protocol to assist primary care physicians in the treatment of panic and generalized anxiety disordersBruce L Rollman
Division of General Internal Medicine, Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 25:74-82. 2003..This report serves to familiarize physicians contemplating use of a similar strategy for improving the quality of primary care for an anxiety disorder or any other chronic mental health condition...
Challenges of implementing depression care management in the primary care settingBea Herbeck Belnap
Center for Research on Health Care, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 5213 25821, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 33:65-75. 2006....
Clinical importance of HIV and depressive symptoms among veterans with HIV infectionAmy M Kilbourne
VA Pittsburgh Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, the University of Pittsburgh Center for Research on Health Care, School of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
J Gen Intern Med 17:512-20. 2002..To compare the clinical importance (association with illness severity and survival) of depressive and HIV symptoms among veterans with HIV infection...
Emerging models of depression care: multi-level ('6 P') strategiesHarold Alan Pincus
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA 15213, USA
Int J Methods Psychiatr Res 12:54-63. 2003....
Somatic symptoms of depression in elderly patients with medical comorbiditiesRebecca A Drayer
Center for Research on Health Care, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 20:973-82. 2005..Rating scales emphasizing somatic symptoms associated with depression may provide a more accurate measure of depression severity than those excluding such symptoms...
Escitalopram for older adults with generalized anxiety disorder: a randomized controlled trialEric J Lenze
Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S Euclid, Box 8134, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
JAMA 301:295-303. 2009..Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are efficacious for younger adults with GAD, but benefits and risks may be different in older adults...
Translating evidence-based depression management services to community-based primary care practicesAmy M Kilbourne
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
Milbank Q 82:631-59. 2004....
A mind-body program for older adults with chronic low back pain: results of a pilot studyNatalia E Morone
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Pain Med 10:1395-407. 2009....
Improving evidence-based management of depression for older Americans in primary care: if not now, when?Charles F Reynolds
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:2083-5. 2007
The effectiveness of psychotherapy in treating depressive disorders in primary care practice: clinical and cost perspectivesHerbert C Schulberg
Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, NY, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 24:203-12. 2002..A review of the sparse data on cost effectiveness suggests that while psychotherapy has a higher fiscal cost than a physician's usual care, psychotherapy's higher value in treating patients with major depression may justify its use...
Generalized anxiety disorder severity scale (GADSS): a preliminary validation studyKatherine Shear
School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
Depress Anxiety 23:77-82. 2006..Change in GADSS scores discriminated between two different treatment strategies. GADSS is a simple, efficient way to rate severity over the telephone in patients with established diagnoses of GAD...
Reflections on the 10th anniversary of the AHCPR's guideline for the treatment of depression in primary careBruce L Rollman
J Gen Intern Med 18:492-3. 2003
Depression and medical comorbidity: red flags for current suicidal ideation in primary careBruce L Rollman
Psychosom Med 65:506-7. 2003
Research Grants
- Treatment of Depression Following Bypass SurgeryBRUCE ROLLMAN; Fiscal Year: 2007..This study will enhance our understanding of the impact and course of post-CABG depression. ..
- Developing A Collaborative Care Strategy for Depression and Co-Morbid CHFBRUCE ROLLMAN; Fiscal Year: 2007..Finally, we will pilot our telephone-based "blended" collaborative care strategy to 30 depressed CHF patients to further refine our treatment strategy. ..
- IMPROVING QUALITY OF PRIMARY CARE FOR ANXIETY DISORDERSBRUCE ROLLMAN; Fiscal Year: 2007..Furthermore, it addresses alcohol use disorders - an important public health problem never addressed before in any effectiveness study for an anxiety or a mood disorder in a primary care setting. ..
- IMPROVING QUALITY OF PRIMARY CARE FOR ANXIETY DISORDERSBRUCE ROLLMAN; Fiscal Year: 2002..abstract_text> ..
