Communicating diagnostic certainty of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures — a national study of provider documentation
Altalib HH, Elzamzamy K, Pugh MJ, Gonzalez JB, Cheung KH, Fenton BT, Kerns RD, Brandt CA, LaFrance WC. Communicating diagnostic certainty of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures — a national study of provider documentation. Epilepsy & Behavior 2016, 64: 4-8. PMID: 27723497, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.08.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychogenic nonepileptic seizuresElectronic health recordsNonepileptic seizuresVeterans Affairs electronic health recordsDiagnosis of PNESInappropriate health careMajority of patientsPrimary care providersImpressions of patientsHealth care professionalsMental health professionalsEpilepsy criteriaProvider documentationClinical impressionCare providersCare professionalsInternational LeagueDiagnostic certaintyHealth professionalsPatientsProgress notesHealth recordsHealth careSeizuresNeurologistsPsychiatric Disorders Among Patients Seeking Treatment for Co-Occurring Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder.
Barry DT, Cutter CJ, Beitel M, Kerns RD, Liong C, Schottenfeld RS. Psychiatric Disorders Among Patients Seeking Treatment for Co-Occurring Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2016, 77: 1413-1419. PMID: 27574837, PMCID: PMC6296217, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.15m09963.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderCo-occurring chronic painChronic painAxis I DisordersUse disordersPsychiatric disordersI disordersMood disordersCo-occurring opioid use disorderBuprenorphine/naloxone treatmentNonopioid substance use disordersDSM-IV-TR Axis I DisordersCo-occurring psychiatric disordersAnxiety disordersMajority of patientsPersonality disorderMethadone maintenance treatmentTreatment of patientsComorbid psychiatric disordersLifetime mood disordersMajor depressive disorderStructured Clinical InterviewLifetime anxiety disorderSubstance use disordersTreatment Research Program