2017
Differential predictive value of PTSD symptom clusters for mental health care among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans following PTSD diagnosis
Smith NB, Tsai J, Pietrzak RH, Cook JM, Hoff R, Harpaz-Rotem I. Differential predictive value of PTSD symptom clusters for mental health care among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans following PTSD diagnosis. Psychiatry Research 2017, 256: 32-39. PMID: 28622572, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderAfghanistan veteransPTSD symptom clustersNational VA administrative dataVeterans AffairsSymptom clustersMental health service utilizationTreatment-related variablesHealth service utilizationVA administrative dataSelection of treatmentMental health carePTSD symptom cluster severitySymptom cluster severityTrauma-exposed veteransInitial diagnosisClinical variablesPsychotherapy visitsAdequate doseService utilizationDifferential predictive valueLarge cohortCombination treatmentPsychotherapy initiationTreatment approaches
2015
Mental Health Treatment for Older Veterans Newly Diagnosed with PTSD: A National Investigation
Smith NB, Cook JM, Pietrzak R, Hoff R, Harpaz-Rotem I. Mental Health Treatment for Older Veterans Newly Diagnosed with PTSD: A National Investigation. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2015, 24: 201-212. PMID: 25772341, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2015.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health treatmentPosttraumatic stress disorderOlder veteransVA healthcare systemHealth treatmentClinical characteristicsDecreased oddsNational administrative data setVeterans AffairsMental health service utilizationAppropriate mental health treatmentOdds of treatmentMental health visitsHealth service utilizationHealthcare systemPharmacy recordsHealth visitsCox regressionPsychiatric comorbidityPsychotherapy visitsService utilizationLarge cohortMedical appointmentsAdministrative data setsNew diagnosis
2012
Psychotherapy use in a privately insured population of patients diagnosed with a mental disorder
Harpaz-Rotem I, Libby D, Rosenheck RA. Psychotherapy use in a privately insured population of patients diagnosed with a mental disorder. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2012, 47: 1837-1844. PMID: 22349151, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-012-0486-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnxiety DisordersComorbidityDatabases as TopicDepressive Disorder, MajorFemaleHealth Care SurveysHumansInsurance CoverageInsurance, HealthLogistic ModelsMaleMental DisordersMental Health ServicesMiddle AgedPrivate SectorPsychotherapyStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsMajor depressive disorderUse of psychotherapyPosttraumatic stress disorderReceipt of psychotherapyPsychotherapy visitsDepressive disorderMild depressionBipolar disorderMental disordersStress disorderAlcohol useCorrelates of receiptCurrent Procedural Terminology codesPopulation of patientsLarge claims databaseAlternative drug therapiesProcedural Terminology codesMental health servicesMultivariate binary regressionEffectiveness of psychotherapyPatient characteristicsClaims databasePharmacological treatmentDrug therapyPsychotherapy use