2015
Prevalence and correlates of co-prescribing psychotropic medications with long-term opioid use nationally in the Veterans Health Administration
Barry DT, Sofuoglu M, Kerns RD, Wiechers IR, Rosenheck RA. Prevalence and correlates of co-prescribing psychotropic medications with long-term opioid use nationally in the Veterans Health Administration. Psychiatry Research 2015, 227: 324-332. PMID: 25863822, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-Anxiety AgentsAntidepressive AgentsDrug PrescriptionsFemaleHumansHypnotics and SedativesMaleMental DisordersOpioid-Related DisordersPrevalencePsychotropic DrugsSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransVeterans HealthConceptsMental health clinicsPsychotropic medicationsOpioid prescriptionsHealth clinicsMedical indicationsAnxiolytics/sedatives/hypnoticsLong-term opioid useSpecialty mental health clinicsService use correlatesRelated adverse eventsSedative/hypnoticsVeterans Health AdministrationMental health treatmentAdverse eventsOpioid useHarmful side effectsFiscal year 2012More psychotropicsSide effectsPsychiatric diagnosisHealth treatmentMedicationsHealth AdministrationPsychotropicsAnxiety disorders
2011
Nonmedical use of prescription opioids and pain in veterans with and without HIV
Barry DT, Goulet JL, Kerns RK, Becker WC, Gordon AJ, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Nonmedical use of prescription opioids and pain in veterans with and without HIV. Pain 2011, 152: 1133-1138. PMID: 21354703, PMCID: PMC3086805, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.01.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnalgesics, OpioidChi-Square DistributionCohort StudiesFemaleHealth SurveysHIV InfectionsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedOdds RatioOpioid-Related DisordersPainPain MeasurementPrescriptionsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRetrospective StudiesSelf ReportSurveys and QuestionnairesVeterans HealthYoung AdultConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusPrescription opioidsComponent summaryHIV statusPain interferenceUse disordersForm Health Survey Mental Component SummarySF-12 Physical Component SummaryVeterans Aging Cohort StudyNonmedical usePharmacy record dataAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scoresAging Cohort StudyPhysical component summaryMental component summaryOpioid use disorderMedian participant ageDrug use disordersLegitimate medical reasonsPast-month cigarette useChi-squared testU.S. military veteransHepatitis COpioid prescriptionsCohort study