2023
Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Functional Outcomes Among Medicare Patients With Comorbid Depression and Dementia: A Nationwide 1-Year Follow-Up Study.
Wilkinson S, Sint K, Forester B, Rhee T. Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Functional Outcomes Among Medicare Patients With Comorbid Depression and Dementia: A Nationwide 1-Year Follow-Up Study. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2023, 84 PMID: 36700843, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.22m14583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectroconvulsive therapyFunctional outcomeComorbid depressionPrincipal psychiatric diagnosisRandomized clinical trialsECT cohortECT patientsComparable cohortsSafe treatmentClinical trialsMedicare patientsCurrent treatmentFunctional declineLimited efficacyPropensity score methodsPsychiatric disordersSummary scoresPsychiatric diagnosisLarger sample sizeMultivariate analysisPsychological symptomsDementiaPatientsOlder adultsCohort
2021
Mental Health Care Resource Utilization and Barriers to Receiving Mental Health Services Among US Adults With a Major Depressive Episode and Suicidal Ideation or Behavior With Intent.
Voelker J, Cai Q, Kuvadia H, Daly E, Connolly N, Pesa J, Sheehan J, Wilkinson S. Mental Health Care Resource Utilization and Barriers to Receiving Mental Health Services Among US Adults With a Major Depressive Episode and Suicidal Ideation or Behavior With Intent. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2021, 82 PMID: 34529898, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.20m13842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive episodeMental health servicesHealth care resource utilizationHealth servicesSuicidal ideationDepressive episodeMental health treatmentLogistic regression modelsPrescription medicationsOutpatient careInpatient careHigher oddsExtensive burdenHealth treatmentUnmet needDrug useCohortCareAdult participantsNational surveyIdeationRegression modelsGreatest barrierTreatmentEpisodes