2021
Program Development and Implementation Outcomes of a Statewide Addiction Consultation Service: Maryland Addiction Consultation Service (MACS)
Sweeney S, Coble K, Connors E, Rebbert-Franklin K, Welsh C, Weintraub E. Program Development and Implementation Outcomes of a Statewide Addiction Consultation Service: Maryland Addiction Consultation Service (MACS). Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2021, 42: 595-602. PMID: 32814004, PMCID: PMC7892630, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2020.1803179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderConsultation serviceUse disordersAddiction medicine consultationInitial implementation outcomesImplementation outcomesBuprenorphine waiverMore patientsPrimary careOpioid epidemicReferral linkagesMedicine consultationTreatment servicesEarly identificationAddiction trainingAddiction treatmentPrescribersUrban countiesDisordersOutcomesMost callsProgram componentsMOUDMedicationsPatients
2018
Severity of mental health concerns in pediatric primary care and the role of child psychiatry access programs
Platt R, Pustilnik S, Connors E, Gloff N, Bower K. Severity of mental health concerns in pediatric primary care and the role of child psychiatry access programs. General Hospital Psychiatry 2018, 53: 12-18. PMID: 29702377, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2018.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild Psychiatry Access ProgramPrimary care providersSevere casesMental health concernsUnadjusted oddsClinical Global Impression-Severity scoreHealth concernPrescription of antidepressantsPediatric primary careAccess programMental health specialistsSevere mental health concernsSelect patientsPrimary carePsychotropic medicationsClinical severityProvider characteristicsCare providersHealth specialistsPatientsSeverityOddsAntipsychoticsMedicationsAntidepressants