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
2007
Suicidality in middle aged and older patients with schizophrenia and depressive symptoms: relationship to functioning and Quality of Life
Kasckow J, Montross L, Golshan S, Mohamed S, Patterson T, Sollanzano E, Zisook S. Suicidality in middle aged and older patients with schizophrenia and depressive symptoms: relationship to functioning and Quality of Life. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2007, 22: 1223-1228. PMID: 17506025, PMCID: PMC3118557, DOI: 10.1002/gps.1817.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeMedication Management Ability AssessmentDepressive symptomsQLS scoresUCSD Performance-based Skills AssessmentOlder patientsSocial Skills Performance AssessmentLeast mild degreeDSM-IV criteriaMore depressive symptomsWorse qualityMean ageISS scoreMedication managementMajor depressionMild degreeHeinrichs QualitySchizoaffective disorderPatientsPerformance-Based Skills AssessmentSignificant associationSpearman's rho correlational analysisWorse functioning