2022
Evaluation of Antipsychotic Reduction Efforts in Patients With Dementia in Veterans Health Administration Nursing Homes
Gerlach LB, Maust DT, Kales HC, Chang M, Kim HM, Wiechers IR, Zivin K. Evaluation of Antipsychotic Reduction Efforts in Patients With Dementia in Veterans Health Administration Nursing Homes. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2022, 179: 544-552. PMID: 35615813, PMCID: PMC9349465, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.21060591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationCNS-active medicationsVHA Nursing HomesNursing homesAnxiolytic prescribingOverall prescribingVeterans Health Administration nursing homesNursing home patientsNursing home residentsInterrupted time series designAntipsychotic reductionQuarterly prevalenceMedication classesOpioid medicationsAntidepressant prescribingAntipsychotic useMedication prescribingHome patientsPsychotropic medicationsLabel useHome residentsSimilar riskMedicationsPrescribingHealth Administration
2021
Trends in Medication Prescribing in Patients With PTSD From 2009 to 2018: A National Veterans Administration Study.
Holder N, Woods A, Neylan TC, Maguen S, Seal KH, Bernardy N, Wiechers I, Ryder A, Urbieta AM, Cohen BE. Trends in Medication Prescribing in Patients With PTSD From 2009 to 2018: A National Veterans Administration Study. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2021, 82 PMID: 34004087, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.20m13522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntipsychotic AgentsDrug PrescriptionsHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPractice Patterns, Physicians'Psychotropic DrugsRetrospective StudiesSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsSerotonin and Noradrenaline Reuptake InhibitorsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPercentage of patientsVeterans Health AdministrationVHA careAdjunctive medicationsOutpatient prescription recordsSSRIs/SNRIsVeterans Administration studyClinical practice guidelinesICD-10 codesAdverse side effectsEvidence-based psychotherapiesPsychotic spectrum disordersAAP useMedication classesBenzodiazepine prescriptionsMedication prescribingPrescription recordsSymptom improvementNational cohortPractice guidelinesMedicationsSide effectsICD-9Patients