2021
Evaluation of disparities in impact of mental health intensive case management on 6-month symptoms, functioning, and quality of life between black and white veterans diagnosed with schizophrenia
Browne J, Mohamed S. Evaluation of disparities in impact of mental health intensive case management on 6-month symptoms, functioning, and quality of life between black and white veterans diagnosed with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 2021, 253: 68-74. PMID: 34247886, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2021.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEqual-access health care systemVeterans Health AdministrationWhite veteransHealth care systemClinical characteristicsClinical historySystem involvementMental health recovery programsCare systemService delivery differencesNational program evaluation dataSix-month changesEvaluation of disparitiesIntensive case managementQuality of lifeSubstantial health disparitiesMajority of outcomesJustice system involvementBaseline characteristicsClinical outcomesClinic settingService useSociodemographic factorsHealth AdministrationHealth disparities
2009
Off-Label Use of Antipsychotic Medications in the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System
Leslie DL, Mohamed S, Rosenheck RA. Off-Label Use of Antipsychotic Medications in the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Psychiatric Services 2009, 60: 1175-1181. PMID: 19723731, DOI: 10.1176/ps.2009.60.9.1175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntipsychotic medicationLabel useLogistic regression modelsBipolar disorderVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemVeterans AffairsMultivariate logistic regression modelVA administrative databasesHalf of patientsFirst-generation antipsychoticsOff-label useSevere side effectsMental illness diagnosisPosttraumatic stress disorderHealth care systemClinical characteristicsRegression modelsAntipsychotic useVA patientsAdministrative databasesMinor depressionMajor depressionHigher oddsMedicationsSide effects