2018
An Economic Evaluation of Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) Services for First-Episode Psychosis in the U.S. Public Sector.
Murphy SM, Kucukgoncu S, Bao Y, Li F, Tek C, Breitborde NJK, Guloksuz S, Phutane VH, Ozkan B, Pollard JM, Cahill JD, Woods SW, Cole RA, Schoenbaum M, Srihari VH. An Economic Evaluation of Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) Services for First-Episode Psychosis in the U.S. Public Sector. The Journal Of Mental Health Policy And Economics 2018, 21: 123-130. PMID: 30530872, PMCID: PMC6314808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecialty care servicesPatient costsEarly intervention servicesUsual treatmentSchizophrenia spectrum disordersMonth 12Economic evaluationCare servicesSTEP participantsCommunity mental health centerThird-party payer perspectiveIntervention servicesFirst-episode servicesMonths post randomizationHealthcare service utilizationMental health centersU.S. public sectorTeam-based careCost-offset analysisEligible patientsThird-party payersAntipsychotic exposureED visitsMonth 6Episode psychosis
2015
First-Episode Services for Psychotic Disorders in the U.S. Public Sector: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
Srihari VH, Tek C, Kucukgoncu S, Phutane VH, Breitborde NJ, Pollard J, Ozkan B, Saksa J, Walsh BC, Woods SW. First-Episode Services for Psychotic Disorders in the U.S. Public Sector: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychiatric Services 2015, 66: 705-712. PMID: 25639994, PMCID: PMC4490067, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201400236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUsual treatmentSTEP participantsCommunity mental health centerFirst-episode servicesFirst-episode psychosisMental health centersSerious mental illnessInpatient psychiatric unitAntipsychotic exposureAdditional patientsIllness onsetHospital utilizationHealth centersInpatient utilizationPsychiatric hospitalizationMAIN OUTCOMEPsychotic illnessPsychiatric unitPsychotic disordersHospitalizationEarly interventionMental illnessSpecialized treatmentPatientsTranslational research
2013
Cardiovascular mortality in schizophrenia: Defining a critical period for prevention
Srihari VH, Phutane VH, Ozkan B, Chwastiak L, Ratliff JC, Woods SW, Tek C. Cardiovascular mortality in schizophrenia: Defining a critical period for prevention. Schizophrenia Research 2013, 146: 64-68. PMID: 23422728, PMCID: PMC3622848, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2013.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPremature cardiovascular mortalityCardiovascular mortalityCardiovascular riskUrban community mental health centerCommunity mental health centerCardiovascular risk estimatesPrior antipsychotic exposureRace-matched peersCardiovascular risk factorsEarly psychosis clinicMental health centersSuch preventive effortsLow-risk categoryCritical periodAntipsychotic exposureBlood pressureMetabolic syndromeObese categoryPsychosis clinicNormal weightPrimary preventionRisk factorsNational HealthHealth centersNutrition Survey