2014
Association of symptom severity, insight and increased pharmacologic side effects in acutely hospitalized patients with schizophrenia
Zhang J, Rosenheck R, Mohamed S, Zhou Y, Chang Q, Ning Y, He H. Association of symptom severity, insight and increased pharmacologic side effects in acutely hospitalized patients with schizophrenia. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2014, 55: 1914-1919. PMID: 25217308, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.07.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPharmacologic side effectsSevere side effectsGreater medication complianceHigher medication dosagesPANSS total scoreSevere symptomsSide effectsMedication complianceMedication dosageITAQ scoresHigh dosesTotal scorePoor treatment complianceSide effect scoresLarge psychiatric hospitalRelationship of symptomsNegative Syndrome ScaleTreatment Attitudes QuestionnaireStepwise multiple linear regression analysisInteraction of symptomsInsightful patientsTreatment emergentHospital dischargePrescribed medicationsTreatment compliance
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