2012
Psychiatrist Decision-Making Towards Prescribing Benzodiazepines: The Dilemma with Substance Abusers
Marienfeld CB, Tek E, Diaz E, Schottenfeld R, Chawarski M. Psychiatrist Decision-Making Towards Prescribing Benzodiazepines: The Dilemma with Substance Abusers. Psychiatric Quarterly 2012, 83: 521-529. PMID: 22528141, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-012-9220-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health centersPrescribing benzodiazepinesHealth centersPublic mental health centersSubstance abuseCommunity mental health centerUse of benzodiazepinesPercent of responsesOutpatient psychiatristsPatient characteristicsUnknown patientsPatient historyCommon reasonPatient useHistory of abuseBenzodiazepinesIllicit substancesSubstance abusersAnonymous surveyPatientsPsychiatristsPsychiatrists' decisionsAbusePrevious studies
2008
Major depression and recent physical or sexual abuse increase readmissions among high-utilising primary care patients.
Levine JM, Brown KE, Chawarski M, Fiellin DA, White WD, Sledge WH. Major depression and recent physical or sexual abuse increase readmissions among high-utilising primary care patients. Mental Health In Family Medicine 2008, 5: 23-8. PMID: 22477843, PMCID: PMC2777549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary care patientsMajor depressionHospital admissionCare patientsInner city primary care patientsPast-year abuseAcute physical effectsGeneral hospital admissionsCurrent major depressionChronic disease managementMajor depressive disorderAbuse Assessment ScreenMedical service utilisationPRIME-MDSurgical hospitalisationHospitalisation ratesService utilisationMedical recordsDepressive disorderMethods NinetyHistory of abuseNon-abused subjectsPatientsDisease managementDepression