2019
Mental Health Treatment Among Individuals Involved in the Criminal Justice System After Implementation of the Affordable Care Act
Howell BA, Wang EA, Winkelman TNA. Mental Health Treatment Among Individuals Involved in the Criminal Justice System After Implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Psychiatric Services 2019, 70: 765-771. PMID: 31138056, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201800559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health treatmentHealth insurance coverageCriminal justice involvementHealth treatmentAffordable Care ActInsurance coveragePast-year criminal justice involvementJustice involvementMultivariable logistic regressionCare ActSerious psychological distressGeneral populationDrug useLogistic regressionAdjusted estimatesPsychological distressTreatmentNational surveyInvolvementStudy yearsPercentage pointsIndividualsPast yearYears
2016
Incarceration History and Uncontrolled Blood Pressure in a Multi-Site Cohort
Howell BA, Long JB, Edelman EJ, McGinnis KA, Rimland D, Fiellin DA, Justice AC, Wang EA. Incarceration History and Uncontrolled Blood Pressure in a Multi-Site Cohort. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2016, 31: 1496-1502. PMID: 27619934, PMCID: PMC5130961, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-016-3857-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyRecent incarcerationPost-traumatic stress disorderBP controlPast historyUncontrolled blood pressureBlood pressure controlHistory of hypertensionAging Cohort StudyCardiovascular disease mortalityRisk of hypertensionPrimary care engagementHistory of incarcerationLogistic regression modelsConclusionsAmong patientsUncontrolled BPAntihypertensive medicationsCohort studyBlood pressureClinical factorsHypertension outcomesMultivariable analysisCare engagementDisease mortalityInclusion criteria