2016
Psychoactive Prescription Practices for Serious Mental and Neurological Illness in Ghana: Data from the Mental Health and Poverty Project (MHaPP)
Canavan M, Sipsma H, Jack H, Ohene S, Rohrbaugh R, Bradley E, Ofori-Atta A, Consortium T. Psychoactive Prescription Practices for Serious Mental and Neurological Illness in Ghana: Data from the Mental Health and Poverty Project (MHaPP). International Journal Of Mental Health 2016, 45: 223-235. DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2016.1215217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrescription practicesDelusional disorderMedication availabilityPsychiatric hospitalMental disordersMental healthCostly health conditionsSerious mental illnessQuality of careResource-constrained settingsDiagnosis of epilepsyMental health systemMost patientsMiddle-income countriesPrimary diagnosisNeurological illnessPsychoactive medicationsPrescription typeMedicationsPatientsMental illnessNeurological disordersSerious MentalPatient diagnosisHealth system
2001
UPBEAT: The Impact of a Psychogeriatric Intervention in VA Medical Centers
Kominski G, Andersen R, Bastani R, Gould R, Hackman C, Huang D, Jarvik L, Maxwell A, Moye J, Olsen E, Rohrbaugh R, Rosansky J, Taylor S, Van Stone W. UPBEAT: The Impact of a Psychogeriatric Intervention in VA Medical Centers. Medical Care 2001, 39: 500-512. PMID: 11317098, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200105000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAlcoholismAnalysis of VarianceAnxiety DisordersComorbidityContinuity of Patient CareCost-Benefit AnalysisDepressive DisorderFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGeriatric AssessmentGeriatric PsychiatryHealth StatusHospitals, VeteransHumansMaleMass ScreeningMental HealthMental Health ServicesMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient Care TeamProgram EvaluationPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsCare coordinationGeneral health status scoresHealth Survey Short FormMental healthAmbulatory psychiatric servicesAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scoresHealth status scoresGeneral health statusVA Medical CenterComorbid psychiatric conditionsMental health treatmentNonpsychiatric admissionsUsual careReadmission ratesSurgical treatmentOutpatient costsInpatient costsStatus scoreBed daysComorbid depressionInpatient useOutpatient careElderly veteransInpatient daysMedical Center