2023
Opioid Use Disorder With Chronic Pain Increases Disease Burden and Service Use
MacLean RR, Sofuoglu M, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R. Opioid Use Disorder With Chronic Pain Increases Disease Burden and Service Use. Psychological Services 2023, 20: 157-165. PMID: 34968125, PMCID: PMC9358616, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderChronic painMental health diagnosesService useUse disordersHealth AdministrationConcurrent opioid use disorderHealth diagnosisOngoing opioid epidemicOutpatient service useVeterans Health AdministrationMental health disordersSubstance use diagnosesSingle disorder groupsClinical service useOpioid prescriptionsAdditional comorbiditiesMultinomial regression analysisDisease burdenMedication fillsOpioid epidemicPrescription opiatesMedical conditionsMedical disordersUse diagnoses
2022
Obesity in Latinx and White U.S. military veterans: prevalence, physical health, and functioning
Stefanovics EA, Grilo CM, Pietrzak RH. Obesity in Latinx and White U.S. military veterans: prevalence, physical health, and functioning. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2022, 155: 163-170. PMID: 36030571, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.08.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite veteransU.S. military veteransMilitary veteransPhysical healthHigh blood pressurePrevalence of obesityPopulation-based sampleNon-Hispanic whitesHigher somatic symptomsBlood pressureLiver diseaseNational HealthObesity preventionFunctional impairmentMedical conditionsGeneral populationObesityInsomnia severityPsychosocial dysfunctionMultivariate analysisU.S. veteransVeterans StudyHeart attackSomatic symptomsFunctional correlates
2016
Attitudes of Students at a US Medical School Toward Mental Illness and Its Causes
Chiles C, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R. Attitudes of Students at a US Medical School Toward Mental Illness and Its Causes. Academic Psychiatry 2016, 41: 320-325. PMID: 26951266, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-016-0508-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illnessTreatment efficacySupernatural causesMethodsAn electronic questionnaireEfficacy of treatmentHealth care providersStudy response rateBiopsychosocial causesMedical conditionsCare providersIndependent sample t-testResponse rateExploratory factor analysisIllnessAnxiety disordersLevel of trainingEfficacyT-testMedical students' attitudesCauseElectronic questionnaireStudents' attitudesWorldwide problemUS medical schoolsPersonal experience