2024
Sexual and Gender Minority Status and Suicide Mortality: An Explainable Artificial Intelligence Analysis
Yin Y, Workman T, Blosnich J, Brandt C, Skanderson M, Shao Y, Goulet J, Zeng-Treitler Q. Sexual and Gender Minority Status and Suicide Mortality: An Explainable Artificial Intelligence Analysis. International Journal Of Public Health 2024, 69: 1606855. PMID: 38770181, PMCID: PMC11103011, DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2024.1606855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLGBT statusSuicide death riskLGBT patientsLGBTCrude suicide mortality rateSuicide mortality ratesDeath riskProtective factorsAssociated with reduced riskTransgenderCase-control studyVeteransOlder veteransUS veteransHealthcare systemSuicideSuicide riskStatusReligionRisk factorsDeath risk factorsHigh riskLow riskMortality rate
2023
Metformin prescription for U.S. veterans with prediabetes, 2010–2019
Gulanski B, Goulet J, Radhakrishnan K, Ko J, Li Y, Rajeevan N, Lee K, Heberer K, Lynch J, Streja E, Mutalik P, Cheung K, Concato J, Shih M, Lee J, Aslan M. Metformin prescription for U.S. veterans with prediabetes, 2010–2019. Journal Of Investigative Medicine 2023, 72: 139-150. PMID: 37668313, DOI: 10.1177/10815589231201141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexVeterans Health AdministrationIncident prediabetesHigh riskHealth AdministrationRetrospective observational cohort studyType 2 diabetes mellitusUse of metforminObservational cohort studyProportion of veteransMetformin prescribingGestational diabetesCohort studyMetformin prescriptionDiabetes mellitusDiabetes preventionMass indexCardiovascular diseaseMultivariable modelPrediabetesSubset of individualsMetforminU.S. veteransHealthcare systemVeteransEvaluation of a Model to Target High-risk Psychiatric Inpatients for an Intensive Postdischarge Suicide Prevention Intervention
Kessler R, Bauer M, Bishop T, Bossarte R, Castro V, Demler O, Gildea S, Goulet J, King A, Kennedy C, Landes S, Liu H, Luedtke A, Mair P, Marx B, Nock M, Petukhova M, Pigeon W, Sampson N, Smoller J, Miller A, Haas G, Benware J, Bradley J, Owen R, House S, Urosevic S, Weinstock L. Evaluation of a Model to Target High-risk Psychiatric Inpatients for an Intensive Postdischarge Suicide Prevention Intervention. JAMA Psychiatry 2023, 80: 230-240. PMID: 36652267, PMCID: PMC9857842, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.4634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical notesElectronic health recordsPsychiatric hospitalizationVHA electronic health recordsCount of medicationsPsychiatric hospital dischargeHigh-risk patientsHealth recordsShort-term psychiatric hospitalizationNational Death IndexSuicide prevention interventionsPostdischarge suicideUnique hospitalizationsHospital dischargeDeath IndexPrevention interventionsHigh riskMAIN OUTCOMEHospitalizationDrug AdministrationUS FoodRecord databasePsychiatric inpatientsSocial determinantsCase management
2021
Suicide and Seizures
Bornovski Y, Jackson-Shaheed E, Argraves S, Hitchins A, Tolchin B, Galluzzo D, Cheung KH, Goulet J, Skanderson M, Brandt CA, Pugh MJ, Altalib H. Suicide and Seizures. Neurology Clinical Practice 2021, 11: 372-376. PMID: 34840864, PMCID: PMC8610527, DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000001070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychogenic nonepileptic seizuresSuicide-related behaviorsCohort studyRates of suicideRelative riskHigh riskVeterans Health Administration (VHA) servicesRetrospective cohort studyComparison groupNational cohort studyStandardized mortality ratioGeneral veteran populationIllicit drug abusePosttraumatic stress disorderElectronic health recordsDecreased riskPsychotropic medicationsMortality ratioMajor depressionNonepileptic seizuresAlcohol abuseVeteran populationEpilepsySeizuresPoisson regressionMilitary sexual trauma and suicidal ideation in VHA-care-seeking OEF/OIF/OND veterans without mental health diagnosis or treatment
Decker SE, Ramsey CM, Ronzitti S, Kerns RD, Driscoll MA, Dziura J, Skanderson M, Bathulapalli H, Brandt CA, Haskell SG, Goulet JL. Military sexual trauma and suicidal ideation in VHA-care-seeking OEF/OIF/OND veterans without mental health diagnosis or treatment. Psychiatry Research 2021, 303: 114089. PMID: 34247061, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health diagnosesMilitary sexual traumaVeterans Healthcare AdministrationSuicidal ideationHealth diagnosisSexual traumaRelative risk estimatesOEF/OIF/OND veteransSample of veteransPost-9/11 veteransSuicide risk factorsMental health concernsClinical remindersRisk factorsRelative riskHigh riskMen veteransMental healthcareHealth concernRisk estimatesMST survivorsWomenDiagnosisTraumaVeterans
2020
Suicidal ideation, behavior, and mortality in male and female US veterans with severe mental illness
Aslan M, Radhakrishnan K, Rajeevan N, Sueiro M, Goulet JL, Li Y, Depp C, Concato J, Harvey PD. Suicidal ideation, behavior, and mortality in male and female US veterans with severe mental illness. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2020, 267: 144-152. PMID: 32063566, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.02.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicidal ideationCause mortalityBipolar disorderFemale veteransSuicide attemptsMore lifetime suicide attemptsMedical-psychiatric comorbidityLower overall mortalitySevere mental illnessPutative risk factorsLifetime suicidal ideationSelf-reported suicidal ideationLifetime suicide attemptsSuicide-specific mortalityClinical characteristicsOverall mortalityCox regressionPsychiatric comorbidityRisk factorsUS veteransCrude rateHigh riskSame diagnosisGeneral populationMale veterans
2018
Suicide Risk on Twitter
Fodeh S, Boudreaux E, Wang R, Silva D, Bossarte R, Goulet J, Brandt C, Altalib H. Suicide Risk on Twitter. International Journal Of Applied Research In Bioinformatics 2018, 8: 1-17. DOI: 10.4018/ijkdb.2018070101.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Gender Differences in Demographic and Clinical Correlates among Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorders
Higgins DM, Fenton BT, Driscoll MA, Heapy AA, Kerns RD, Bair MJ, Carroll C, Brennan PL, Burgess DJ, Piette JD, Haskell SG, Brandt CA, Goulet JL. Gender Differences in Demographic and Clinical Correlates among Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorders. Women's Health Issues 2017, 27: 463-470. PMID: 28325585, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2017.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnxietyChronic PainCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMigraine DisordersMusculoskeletal DiseasesMusculoskeletal PainPain ManagementSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsMusculoskeletal disordersClinical correlatesPain intensity numeric rating scalePain-related disabilityNumeric rating scaleGreater pain intensityDiagnosis of fibromyalgiaBack pain conditionsMental health conditionsSubstance use disordersGender differencesNeck painPain serviceSevere painPain conditionsPain intensityChronic painTemporomandibular disordersPainful conditionsCardiovascular diseaseMigraine headacheHigh riskLower oddsMSD diagnosisUse disorders
2016
Depression and HIV Infection Are Associated With Higher Risks of All-Cause Mortality in US Veterans: A Cohort Study
Gupta S, So-Armah K, Stewart J, Chang J, Goulet J, Freiberg M. Depression and HIV Infection Are Associated With Higher Risks of All-Cause Mortality in US Veterans: A Cohort Study. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2016, 3: 2179. DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofw172.1727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Cohort Study of Mortality in Individuals With and Without Schizophrenia After Diagnosis of Lung Cancer.
Bradford DW, Goulet J, Hunt M, Cunningham NC, Hoff R. A Cohort Study of Mortality in Individuals With and Without Schizophrenia After Diagnosis of Lung Cancer. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2016, 77: e1626-e1630. PMID: 27780332, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.15m10281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious mental illnessLung cancerMental illnessVeterans Affairs systemCause of deathSubstance use disordersLung cancer diagnosisCause mortalityCohort studyHazard ratioSmoking statusCommon malignancyCancer careLeading causePoor survivalHigh riskUse disordersSurvival analysisCancerMortalityIllnessSchizophreniaDiagnosisCancer diagnosisPotential disparitiesThe Association Between Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Long-Term Opioid Therapy and All-Cause Mortality
Gaither JR, Goulet JL, Becker WC, Crystal S, Edelman EJ, Gordon K, Kerns RD, Rimland D, Skanderson M, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. The Association Between Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Long-Term Opioid Therapy and All-Cause Mortality. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2016, 31: 492-501. PMID: 26847447, PMCID: PMC4835362, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-015-3571-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersGuideline-concordant careCause mortalityOpioid therapyLong-term opioid therapyUntreated substance use disordersCurrent substance use disorderTerm opioid therapyTime-updated covariatesPrimary care visitsImportant clinical outcomesMulti-modal treatmentUrine drug testingUninfected patientsUntreated patientsCare visitsChronic painClinical outcomesCox regressionDecreased riskHigh comorbidityMortality burdenRehabilitative therapySUD treatmentHigh risk
2015
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HIV STATUS AND HOMELESSNESS AMONG VETERANS IN CARE
Ghose T, Gordon A, Metraux S, Mattocks K, Goulet J, Rodriguez‐Barradas M, Day N, Blackstock O, Justice A. THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HIV STATUS AND HOMELESSNESS AMONG VETERANS IN CARE. Journal Of Community Psychology 2015, 43: 189-198. DOI: 10.1002/jcop.21673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHIV-negative veteransSubstance useAging Cohort StudyAfrican American substance usersGeneral veteran populationHIV-positive statusHazardous alcohol useHealth care systemCohort studyHIV infectionHIV-positiveHIV statusHigh riskVeteran populationWomen veteransHIVAlcohol useCare systemSubstance usersHomelessness riskLast monthVeteransHomelessness prevalence