2024
Changes in Emergency Department Utilization in Vulnerable Populations After COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Orders
Wang P, Anand A, Bena J, Morrison S, Weleff J. Changes in Emergency Department Utilization in Vulnerable Populations After COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Orders. Cureus 2024, 16: e60556. PMID: 38887338, PMCID: PMC11182374, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.60556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial determinants of healthSubstance use disordersElectronic medical recordsED utilizationEmergency departmentMH disordersDocumenting social determinants of healthMental healthVulnerable populationsDeterminants of healthRate of hospital admissionsEmergency department utilizationHistory of mental healthIntegrated healthcare systemMedical recordsCompare emergency departmentShelter-in-placeIncreased ED utilizationLogistic regression modelsCOVID-19 shelter-in-placePatients' medical recordsED careSocial determinantsPublic health crisisZ codesAmerican Psychiatrists' Opinions About Classic Hallucinogens and Their Potential Therapeutic Applications: A 7-Year Follow-Up Survey
Barnett B, Arakelian M, Beebe D, Ontko J, Riegal C, Siu W, Weleff J, Pope H. American Psychiatrists' Opinions About Classic Hallucinogens and Their Potential Therapeutic Applications: A 7-Year Follow-Up Survey. Psychedelic Medicine 2024, 2: 1-9. DOI: 10.1089/psymed.2023.0036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersAmerican psychiatristsClassic hallucinogensPsychiatric conditionsTreatment-resistant depressionTreat psychiatric conditionsMultivariate logistic regression modelFollow-up surveyResponding psychiatristsPsychiatrists' opinionsTherapeutic potentialLogistic regression modelsUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationStates Food and Drug AdministrationHallucinogensPsychiatristsFood and Drug AdministrationPublished national surveysIncreased optimismDecreased concernAssessment attributesSurvey responsesNon-parametric trend testSurvey instrumentRegression models
2022
Reported firearm access among patients admitted to a dual diagnosis medically-assisted withdrawal unit over five years
Weleff J, Butler R, Streem D, Barnett B. Reported firearm access among patients admitted to a dual diagnosis medically-assisted withdrawal unit over five years. Drug And Alcohol Dependence Reports 2022, 2: 100034. PMID: 36845895, PMCID: PMC9949337, DOI: 10.1016/j.dadr.2022.100034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirearm accessLogistic regression modelsMultivariate logistic regression modelFirearm-related suicidesSuicide risk assessmentSubstance use disordersClinical relevancePatientsFirearmRegression modelsFirearm researchSuicidal ideationSuicide attemptsStatistical significanceDisorders unitGeneral populationAdmissionStudy periodAccess screeningBivariate analysisInpatient unitSuicideMarital statusDiagnosis unitYear period