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
2016
Initiation of pharmacotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder among veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan: a dimensional, symptom cluster approach
Harpaz-Rotem I, Rosenheck R, Mohamed S, Pietrzak R, Hoff R. Initiation of pharmacotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder among veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan: a dimensional, symptom cluster approach. BJPsych Open 2016, 2: 286-293. PMID: 27703791, PMCID: PMC5016711, DOI: 10.1192/bjpo.bp.115.002451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-traumatic stress disorderAnxiolytics/sedatives/hypnoticsPTSD diagnosisUS Veterans Health AdministrationPhenotypic presentationInitiation of pharmacotherapyPrescription of antidepressantsSedative/hypnoticsVeterans Health AdministrationHeterogeneous phenotypic presentationsMilitary-related post-traumatic stress disorderHypnotic prescriptionsMedication classesPrescribing patternsFirst prescriptionMultivariable analysisPharmacological treatmentClinical guidelinesInitial episodeUS veteransPTSD symptom clustersRe-experiencing symptomsSleep difficultiesHealth AdministrationSymptom clusters
2014
Can Small Intensive Case Management Teams be as Effective as Large Teams?
Mohamed S. Can Small Intensive Case Management Teams be as Effective as Large Teams? Community Mental Health Journal 2014, 51: 161-164. PMID: 24821332, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-014-9730-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCase ManagementCommunity Mental Health CentersCommunity PsychiatryHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services Needs and DemandHumansLogistic ModelsMedically Underserved AreaMental DisordersOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRural Health ServicesUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationAssertive community treatment servicesOutcomes of veteransVHA administrative dataIntensive case management teamsLess symptom improvementIntensive case managementCommunity treatment servicesCase management teamSymptom improvementBaseline differencesTreatment servicesHealth AdministrationCase managementClinical needAdministrative dataEffect sizeMore staffOutcomesVeteransPotential effectivenessSmall declineStaffTeam
2013
Dual Diagnosis Among Intensive Case Management Participants in the Veterans Health Administration: Correlates and Outcomes
Mohamed S. Dual Diagnosis Among Intensive Case Management Participants in the Veterans Health Administration: Correlates and Outcomes. Journal Of Dual Diagnosis 2013, 9: 311-321. DOI: 10.1080/15504263.2013.835162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensive case managementVeterans Health AdministrationDual diagnosisCase managementHealth AdministrationComorbid severe mental illnessIntensive case management programMonths of treatmentSevere mental illnessSubstance use disordersCase management programMore hospitalizationsOnly significant differenceBaseline differencesSevere symptomsUse disordersIndex scoreReal-world settingMental illnessTreatment dropoutTreatment entryTreatment programSubstance abuseDiagnosisOutcomes