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Race, economic status, and disparities in the receipt of benzodiazepine prescriptions in a large primary care sample
Dore S, Weleff J, Anand A, Thompson N, Barnett B. Race, economic status, and disparities in the receipt of benzodiazepine prescriptions in a large primary care sample. General Hospital Psychiatry 2023, 85: 28-34. PMID: 37729721, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2023.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican patientsAsian American patientsPatient characteristicsBenzodiazepine prescriptionsWhite patientsCohort of patientsEconomic statusMultivariate logistic regressionAfrican American patientsPrescription of benzodiazepinesLow-income zip codesPatient's economic statusPrimary care contextPrimary care samplePrimary care visitsPrimary care clinicsLower-income patientsRetrospective studyPrescribed benzodiazepinesPatientsBenzodiazepinesCare sampleBenzodiazepine prescribingCare clinicsCare visits
2024
Diagnosis and treatment of Wernicke's encephalopathy: A systematic literature review
Cantu-Weinstein A, Branning R, Alamir M, Weleff J, Do M, Nero N, Anand A. Diagnosis and treatment of Wernicke's encephalopathy: A systematic literature review. General Hospital Psychiatry 2024, 87: 48-59. PMID: 38306946, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2024.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWernicke's encephalopathyCase reportIV thiamineRandomized controlled trialsComplete resolution of symptomsTreatment of Wernicke's encephalopathyControlled trialsAverage ageResolution of symptomsDiagnosing WEWE patientsCross-sectional studyComplete resolutionRetrospective studyClinical findingsProspective studyNeurological symptomsTreatment guidelinesDiagnostic standardHuman studiesThiamine treatmentInclusion criteriaClinical guidelinesCognitive dysfunctionSystematic review
2023
Phencyclidine Positivity on Urine Drug Screening in Patients Treated for Alcohol Withdrawal on a Dual-diagnosis Medically Assisted Withdrawal Unit
Wang P, Dore S, Weleff J, Butler R, Barnett B. Phencyclidine Positivity on Urine Drug Screening in Patients Treated for Alcohol Withdrawal on a Dual-diagnosis Medically Assisted Withdrawal Unit. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2023, 17: 695-701. PMID: 37934534, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol withdrawalLength of stayPCP-positiveDual diagnosisMultivariate logistic regressionAlcohol use disorderRisk of readmissionToxicological screeningLogistic regressionRetrospective study of patientsSurvival analysisUrine drug screensUrine toxicology screenWithdrawing unitUse disorderAdmission toxicology screeningStudy of patientsCocaine positivityStatistically significant associationPhencyclidineMultivariate linear regression modelPCPRetrospective studyUnivariate testsCocaine