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| Greer SullivanSummaryAffiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Country: USA Publications
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Does a quality improvement intervention for anxiety result in differential outcomes for lower-income patients?Greer Sullivan
Department of Veterans Affairs South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, North Little Rock, AR, USA
Am J Psychiatry 170:218-25. 2013..An alternative hypothesis was that lower-income participants would improve at a higher rate because the intervention facilitates access to evidence-based treatment, which typically is less available to persons with lower incomes...- Preexisting mental illness and risk for developing a new disorder after hurricane KatrinaGreer Sullivan
VA South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center MIRECC, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, North Little Rock, AR 72114, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 201:161-6. 2013..1 times greater; and among those with affective disorders, 4.4 times greater. Persons with preexisting mental illnesses, particularly PTSD, should be considered a high-risk group for poor outcomes after a disaster... 
Benefit coverage of novel antipsychotics in Medicaid programs and the Veterans Health AdministrationGreer Sullivan
Department of Veterans Affairs, South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Little Rock, Ark, USA
Am J Med Qual 19:37-40. 2004..Although drug benefit policies have the potential to exert a major influence over prescribing practices, it is unlikely that these policies significantly restricted access to these antipsychotics...- How mental health providers spend their time: a survey of 10 Veterans Health Administration mental health servicesGreer Sullivan
South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
J Ment Health Policy Econ 6:89-97. 2003..Allocation of provider time across clinical, administrative, educational, and research activities may influence job satisfaction, productivity, and quality of care, yet we know little about what determines time allocation... 
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...- Adherence to treatment among economically disadvantaged patients with panic disorderSnigdha Mukherjee
South Central Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Psychiatr Serv 57:1745-50. 2006..The purpose of this study was to examine the feelings of disadvantaged patients about and experiences of treatment for anxiety disorders in primary care settings... - A pilot study of barriers to medication adherence in schizophreniaTeresa J Hudson
Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, VA Medical Center 152 NLR, 2200 Ft Roots Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72114 1706, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 65:211-6. 2004.... - Implementation of the CALM intervention for anxiety disorders: a qualitative studyGeoffrey M Curran
Department of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
Implement Sci 7:1-11. 2012..Key research questions were as follows: (1) What were the facilitators/barriers to implementing CALM? (2) What were the facilitators/barriers to sustaining CALM after the study was completed?.. - Psychological distress and burden among female partners of combat veterans with PTSDGina Manguno Mire
VA South Central VISN 16 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 195:144-51. 2007..Future research should examine these constructs separately using causal modeling analyses to identify modifiable targets for interventions to reduce psychological distress among partners of individuals with PTSD... - The MIRECC version of the Global Assessment of Functioning scale: reliability and validityNoosha Niv
Veterans Affairs Desert Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, West Los Angeles VA, 11301 Wilshire Blvd 210A, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
Psychiatr Serv 58:529-35. 2007..The MIRECC GAF measures occupational functioning, social functioning, and symptom severity on three subscales... - Race and beliefs about mental health treatment among anxious primary care patientsJustin Hunt
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Psychiatric Research Institute, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 201:188-95. 2013..Other crucial barriers to quality care exist in our health care system and our society as a whole... - Mental health needs of cohabiting partners of Vietnam veterans with combat-related PTSDMichelle D Sherman
Family Mental Health Program, Oklahoma City, Department of Veterans Affairs, OK 73104, USA
Psychiatr Serv 56:1150-2. 2005..The most commonly requested service was a women-only group... - The association of psychiatric comorbidity and use of the emergency department among persons with substance use disorders: an observational cohort studyGeoffrey M Curran
Division of Health Services Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
BMC Emerg Med 8:17. 2008..This study assesses the association of a psychiatric comorbidity on (ED) use among patients with substance use disorders (SUDs)... - 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... - Co-location of health care for adults with serious mental illness and HIV infectionGreer Sullivan
Department of Veterans Affairs, South Central Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center MIRECC, North Little Rock, AR 72114, USA
Community Ment Health J 42:345-61. 2006..These subjects may be benefiting from increased funding for, and attention to, persons with HIV infection... - Partnering with communities to address the mental health needs of rural veteransJoAnn E Kirchner
United States Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72114, USA
J Rural Health 27:416-24. 2011..To address these needs, it is important to reach out to community stakeholders who are likely to have frequent interactions with veterans, particularly those returning from Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF)... - Disparities in use of antipsychotic medications among nursing home residents in ArkansasTeresa J Hudson
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences UAMS, North Little Rock, 72114, USA
Psychiatr Serv 56:749-51. 2005.... - Disparities in hospitalization for diabetes among persons with and without co-occurring mental disordersGreer Sullivan
Veterans Affairs VA South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, North Little Rock, AR 72114, USA
Psychiatr Serv 57:1126-31. 2006.... - Identifying factors critical to implementation of integrated mental health services in rural VA community-based outpatient clinicsJoAnn E Kirchner
VA South Central MIRECC, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System 152 NLR, 2200 Ft Roots Dr, North Little Rock, AR 72114, USA
J Behav Health Serv Res 31:13-25. 2004.... - The role of services researchers in facilitating intervention researchGreer Sullivan
South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Veterans' Healthcare Administration, 2200 Fort Roots Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72114, USA
Psychiatr Serv 56:537-42. 2005..The program is expected to expand the evaluation and research capacity of clinicians, enhance the collaborative skills of services researchers, and result in interventions that are more likely to be sustained over time... - Vulnerability factors for homelessness associated with substance dependence in a community sample of homeless adultsBrenda M Booth
Department of Psychiatry, Centers for Mental Healthcare Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 28:429-52. 2002..Therefore, homeless individuals with substance dependence have many vulnerabilities beyond their substance dependence that should be dealt with in treatment or other service settings before lasting housing can be achieved... - Relationship between perceived stigma and depression severityJeffrey M Pyne
Veterans Administration Health Services Research and Development Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, 2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg 58, North Little Rock, AR 72114 1706, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 192:278-83. 2004..001) and meeting criteria for current major depression (p <.001) were significant predictors of perceived stigma. Greater depression severity appears to be a strong predictor of perceived stigma... - Economic evaluations of novel antipsychotic medications: a literature reviewTeresa J Hudson
South Central VA Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center, Little Rock, AR, USA
Schizophr Res 60:199-218. 2003..To evaluate the evidence that novel antipsychotic medications offer a cost advantage compared to traditional antipsychotic medications... - Emergency department use of persons with comorbid psychiatric and substance abuse disordersGeoffrey M Curran
South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, North Little Rock 72114, USA
Ann Emerg Med 41:659-67. 2003..This study assesses the relationship between substance abuse comorbidity and emergency department use among patients with psychiatric disorders in a large academic medical center... - Employing external facilitation to implement cognitive behavioral therapy in VA clinics: a pilot studyMichael R Kauth
South Central Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center MIRECC, Department of Veterans Affairs, Fort Roots Drive, Little Rock, AR, USA
Implement Sci 5:75. 2010..The current pilot examined the use of external facilitation for adoption of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in 20 Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) clinics... - Measuring continuity of care for clients of public mental health systemsJohn Fortney
Centers for Mental Healthcare Research, Little Rock, AR 72204, USA
Health Serv Res 38:1157-75. 2003..The five continuity-of-care measures may be useful for identifying individuals at risk for poor outcomes and for evaluating the ability of public service systems to keep clients engaged in care over time... - Comparing the sensitivity of generic effectiveness measures with symptom improvement in persons with schizophreniaJeffrey M Pyne
South Central VA Healthcare Network, and the Department of Psychiatry, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72114, USA
Med Care 41:208-17. 2003..The purpose of this study was to compare the sensitivity of four generic effectiveness measures with clinically meaningful symptom improvement in persons with schizophrenia... - Empirical Studies of Self-Stigma Reduction Strategies: A Critical Review of the LiteratureDinesh Mittal
Department of Psychiatry, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Building 58 152 NLR, 2200 Fort Roots Dr, Little Rock, AR 72114, USA
Psychiatr Serv 63:974-81. 2012..The purpose of this article was to comprehensively review published literature about strategies to reduce self-stigma among people with mental illness. Recommendations and implications for research also are discussed... - Collaborative research between clinicians and researchers: a multiple case study of implementationDean Blevins
South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center SC MIRECC, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, 2200 Fort Roots Drive, Building 58, North Little Rock, AR 72114, USA
Implement Sci 5:76. 2010.... - Supporting clinicians in the development of best practice innovations in educationMichael R Kauth
Department of Veterans Affairs South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
Psychiatr Serv 56:786-8. 2005
Research Grants
- CALM: IMPROVING PRIMARY CARE ANXIETY OUTCOMESJAN GREER SULLIVAN; Fiscal Year: 2007..g. instrumental variables) to examine the effects of appropriate treatment, independent of intervention assignment, on functioning and other clinical outcomes; and (2) to estimate health care costs and cost effectiveness of CALM. ..