2019
Early intervention service for first episode psychosis in Modena, Northern Italy: The first hundred cases
Ferrara M, Tedeschini E, Baccari F, Musella V, Vacca F, Mazzi F, Ferri M, Srihari V, Starace F, Group F. Early intervention service for first episode psychosis in Modena, Northern Italy: The first hundred cases. Early Intervention In Psychiatry 2019, 13: 1011-1017. PMID: 30672134, DOI: 10.1111/eip.12788.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly intervention servicesClinical improvementMedian ageIntervention servicesCommunity mental health centerCommunity outpatient servicesPsychiatric hospital unitMeaningful clinical improvementFirst-episode psychosisModel of careNon-affective psychosisNation Outcome ScalesMental health centersHigher median ageEarly detection effortsRefinement of treatmentMain referralsPharmacological consultationYounger patientsUntreated psychosisOutcome ScaleGeneral practitionersEpisode psychosisHealth centersOutpatient services
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
2009
Public-academic partnerships: early intervention for psychotic disorders in a community mental health center.
Srihari VH, Breitborde NJ, Pollard J, Tek C, Hyman L, Frisman LK, McGlashan TH, Jacobs S, Woods SW. Public-academic partnerships: early intervention for psychotic disorders in a community mental health center. Psychiatric Services 2009, 60: 1426-8. PMID: 19880454, PMCID: PMC4469899, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.60.11.1426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersCommunity Mental Health CentersConnecticutEarly DiagnosisHumansInterinstitutional RelationsPsychotic DisordersPublic-Private Sector PartnershipsConceptsMental health centersEarly interventionHealth centersConnecticut Mental Health CenterCommunity mental health centerLong-term outcomesEarly intervention servicesYounger patientsUntreated illnessPsychotic illnessPsychotic disordersAddiction servicesSpecialized treatmentMental healthInterventionConnecticut DepartmentIllnessPatientsPsychosis
2007
Best Practices: Surveillance and Management of Diabetes in a CMHC Population
Srihari VH, Tek C, Chwastiak LA, Woods SW, Steiner JL. Best Practices: Surveillance and Management of Diabetes in a CMHC Population. Psychiatric Services 2007, 58: 1151-1153. PMID: 17766557, DOI: 10.1176/ps.2007.58.9.1151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCommunity Mental Health CentersConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPopulation SurveillanceConceptsManagement of diabetesType 2 diabetes mellitusCommunity mental health centerMaintenance antipsychotic medicationPercent of patientsCross-sectional studyMental health centersSerious mental illnessCardiovascular profileDiabetes mellitusGlucose dysregulationAntipsychotic medicationCardiovascular healthHealth centersTobacco useGeneral populationUndiagnosed diseaseDiabetesMental illnessPatientsHigh rateHalf timesMellitusMedicationsObesity