2023
Opioid Use Disorder With Chronic Pain Increases Disease Burden and Service Use
MacLean RR, Sofuoglu M, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R. Opioid Use Disorder With Chronic Pain Increases Disease Burden and Service Use. Psychological Services 2023, 20: 157-165. PMID: 34968125, PMCID: PMC9358616, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderChronic painMental health diagnosesService useUse disordersHealth AdministrationConcurrent opioid use disorderHealth diagnosisOngoing opioid epidemicOutpatient service useVeterans Health AdministrationMental health disordersSubstance use diagnosesSingle disorder groupsClinical service useOpioid prescriptionsAdditional comorbiditiesMultinomial regression analysisDisease burdenMedication fillsOpioid epidemicPrescription opiatesMedical conditionsMedical disordersUse diagnoses
2022
Rates and correlates of dual diagnosis among adults with psychiatric and substance use disorders in a nationally representative U.S sample
Jegede O, Rhee TG, Stefanovics EA, Zhou B, Rosenheck RA. Rates and correlates of dual diagnosis among adults with psychiatric and substance use disorders in a nationally representative U.S sample. Psychiatry Research 2022, 315: 114720. PMID: 35834863, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersDual diagnosisPsychiatric disordersIndependent correlatesUse disordersDrug use diagnosesService use characteristicsPoor mental HRQOLRelated Conditions Wave IIINational Epidemiologic SurveyRepresentative US sampleMental HRQOLSUD diagnosisUse diagnosesTreatment needsEpidemiologic SurveyWave IIIAdult traumaMedical problemsSuicide attemptsDiagnosisDisordersAdultsFurther studiesSocial supportReligious Institutions as a Link to Substance use Treatment: Characterizing the Potential Service Population through National Survey Data
Heikkila HD, Edens EL, Stefanovics EA, Rhee TG, Rosenheck RA. Religious Institutions as a Link to Substance use Treatment: Characterizing the Potential Service Population through National Survey Data. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2022, 43: 699-707. PMID: 35099366, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2021.2007510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersDrug use disordersSUD treatmentUse disordersLife scoresUse diagnosesPast-year substance use disorderRepresentative cross-sectional surveyDrug use diagnosesSuch service useQuarter of adultsSubstance use diagnosesNational Epidemiologic SurveyRelated Conditions-IIISubstance use treatmentCross-sectional surveyCharacteristics of adultsProportion of adultsUse of servicesCurrent alcoholMultinomial logistic regressionEpidemiologic SurveyService useAfrican American groupSocio-demographic disadvantage
2021
Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders and Related Service Use in the Diverse Black Sub-Populations in the United States
Jegede O, Na PJ, Rhee TG, Stefanovics EA, Rosenheck RA. Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders and Related Service Use in the Diverse Black Sub-Populations in the United States. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2021, 9: 2237-2247. PMID: 34590245, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-021-01163-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelated service useSubstance use diagnosesSubstance use disordersService useUse diagnosesUse disordersRelated Conditions Wave IIILogistic regression analysisNational Epidemiologic SurveyDiverse black populationsAfrican AmericansMultinomial logistic regression analysisBlack/African AmericanBlack populationClinical characteristicsMethodsThe dataWave IIIEpidemiologic SurveyMeasures of qualityMental healthPhysical healthReference groupSubstance useGroup differencesBlack individualsMental Health Service Utilization in Rural Areas Nationally in the Veterans Health Administration
Bommersbach T, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R. Mental Health Service Utilization in Rural Areas Nationally in the Veterans Health Administration. Rural Mental Health 2021, 45: 229-242. DOI: 10.1037/rmh0000182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationMental health servicesHealth servicesHealth AdministrationSpecialty mental health servicesMental health service utilizationRural-Urban Commuting Area codesSpecific mental health servicesVHA administrative databasesHealth service utilizationSubstance use diagnosesIntensive case managementUtilization of servicesMental health problemsService usersAdministrative databasesService utilizationUrban veteransUse diagnosesHigh riskEligible veteransService useEquitable careSystemic propensityLarger sample sizeLong-term impact of the U.S. Armed forces Zero-Tolerance drug policy on female veterans
Stefanovics EA, Rhee TG, Rosenheck RA. Long-term impact of the U.S. Armed forces Zero-Tolerance drug policy on female veterans. Journal Of Addictive Diseases 2021, 40: 26-34. PMID: 33988491, DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2021.1922049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersUse disordersSubstance useMultivariate interaction analysisSubstance use diagnosesAlcohol use disorderIllicit substance useLong-term effectsUse diagnosesPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric diagnosisFemale veteransYounger groupOlder groupCohortDisordersU.S. Armed ForcesVeteransVeteran statusNational survey dataDiagnosisWomenSignificant changesAge cohortsLong-term impact
2017
Reasons for job loss among homeless veterans in supported employment
Stacy M, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R. Reasons for job loss among homeless veterans in supported employment. American Journal Of Psychiatric Rehabilitation 2017, 20: 16-33. DOI: 10.1080/15487768.2016.1267049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerious mental illnessVeterans Healthcare AdministrationDrug/alcohol useDrugs/alcoholPhysical health problemsAlcohol use diagnosisSubstance-using populationsCompetitive employment ratesVeteran characteristicsUse diagnosesIPS clientsHealth problemsMental illnessAlcohol useIPS participantsHomeless veteransIndividual PlacementVocational servicesVeteransHealthcare administrationGreater scoresHomeless individualsWork-related challengesDurationUnique role