2021
Sex Differences in Opioid Use Disorder Prevalence and Multimorbidity Nationally in the Veterans Health Administration
Peltier MR, Sofuoglu M, Petrakis IL, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck RA. Sex Differences in Opioid Use Disorder Prevalence and Multimorbidity Nationally in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal Of Dual Diagnosis 2021, 17: 124-134. PMID: 33982642, PMCID: PMC8887838, DOI: 10.1080/15504263.2021.1904162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderPain-related diagnosesVeterans Health AdministrationSex-specific differencesAnxiolytics/sedatives/hypnoticsRates of OUDHealth AdministrationFemale veteransOpioid use disorder prevalenceOpioid agonist medicationsVHA health carePeripheral vascular diseaseHealth service utilizationPatterns of multimorbiditySedative/hypnoticsSex-specific treatmentsCo-occurring disordersSubstance use treatmentHigh rateSubstantial sex-specific differencesAgonist prescriptionAgonist medicationsRelated complicationsRenal diseaseVHA patients
2017
Psychotropic Medication Prescribing in Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans and Vietnam Era Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Vojvoda D, Stefanovics EA, Rosenheck RA. Psychotropic Medication Prescribing in Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans and Vietnam Era Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2017, 205: 848-854. PMID: 28953506, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000000755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIraq/Afghanistan veteransPosttraumatic stress disorderVietnam-era veteransAfghanistan veteransEra veteransAnxiolytics/sedatives/hypnoticsVeterans Health Administration (VHA) administrative dataStress disorderSedative/hypnoticsPsychotropic medication prescribingVeterans Health AdministrationNumber of prescriptionsProportion of veteransIraq/Afghanistan warMedication prescribingPsychotropic medicationsPsychotropic pharmacotherapyFiscal year 2012Psychopharmacological treatmentSame diagnosisHealth AdministrationYounger groupVeteransPrazosinAdministrative data