2011
Serving Those Who Served: Retention of Newly Returning Veterans From Iraq and Afghanistan in Mental Health Treatment
Harpaz-Rotem I, Rosenheck RA. Serving Those Who Served: Retention of Newly Returning Veterans From Iraq and Afghanistan in Mental Health Treatment. Psychiatric Services 2011, 62: 22-27. PMID: 21209295, DOI: 10.1176/ps.62.1.pss6201_0022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfghan Campaign 2001-Case-Control StudiesComorbidityFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansIraq War, 2003-2011MaleMental DisordersMental Health ServicesMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient DropoutsProportional Hazards ModelsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesVeteransConceptsMental health visitsMental health treatmentPosttraumatic stress disorderVietnam-era veteransHealth visitsHealth treatmentPTSD treatmentMental health statusMental health servicesComorbid conditionsInitial diagnosisNumber of visitsNew diagnosisPsychiatric treatmentComorbid diagnosesHealth statusPoisson regressionSurvival analysisFunction of ageHealth servicesMultivariate analysisMore visitsVeterans AffairsStress disorder
2009
Tracing the Flow of Knowledge: Geographic Variability in the Diffusion of Prazosin Use for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Nationally in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Harpaz-Rotem I, Rosenheck RA. Tracing the Flow of Knowledge: Geographic Variability in the Diffusion of Prazosin Use for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Nationally in the Department of Veterans Affairs. JAMA Psychiatry 2009, 66: 417-421. PMID: 19349311, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2008.536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderHealth care systemVeterans AffairsStress disorderSound Health Care SystemCare systemUse of prazosinPercentage of patientsTreatment of patientsTreatment of nightmaresPrazosin usePatient characteristicsNational health care systemMedical CenterMAIN OUTCOMEPrazosinPassive disseminationPatientsClinical practiceNew treatmentsPassive diffusionPrazosin hydrochlorideFiscal year 2004TreatmentPreliminary evidence
2006
Prescribing practices of psychiatrists and primary care physicians caring for children with mental illness
Harpaz‐Rotem I, Rosenheck RA. Prescribing practices of psychiatrists and primary care physicians caring for children with mental illness. Child Care Health And Development 2006, 32: 225-238. PMID: 16441857, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00588.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAge DistributionAnxiety DisordersAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityChildChild Behavior DisordersDrug Administration ScheduleFamily PracticeFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansInsurance, HealthMaleMental DisordersMood DisordersPractice Patterns, Physicians'PsychiatryPsychotropic DrugsSex DistributionTime FactorsConceptsPrimary care physiciansMental health servicesPsychotropic medicationsMental illnessCare physiciansPrescribing practicesHealth servicesProportion of patientsCollaborative care modelType of medicationEffective mental health servicesCombination of psychotherapyMental health specialistsPsychotropic prescribing practicesSignificant differencesPatient characteristicsHealth insurance plansMarketScan databasePrivate health insurance plansCalendar year 2000Mood disordersCare modelEffective treatmentMedicationsClinical contact