2021
Predictive modeling of service discontinuation in transitional age youth with recent behavioral health service use
Bory C, Schmutte T, Davidson L, Plant R. Predictive modeling of service discontinuation in transitional age youth with recent behavioral health service use. Health Services Research 2021, 57: 152-158. PMID: 34396526, PMCID: PMC8763280, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral health service useHealth service useTransitional age youthService usePrimary behavioral health diagnosisLogistic regressionBehavioral health diagnosesContinuity of careAge youthBehavioral health servicesBehavioral health needsBehavioral health careMedicaid claimsAdministrative claimsMedicaid beneficiariesHealth needsHealth servicesMedicaid enrollmentDiscontinuationHealth diagnosisMonthsHealth careYoung personService discontinuationCareComparisons between suicide in persons with serious mental illness, other mental disorders, or no known mental illness: Results from 37 U.S. states, 2003–2017
Schmutte T, Costa M, Hammer P, Davidson L. Comparisons between suicide in persons with serious mental illness, other mental disorders, or no known mental illness: Results from 37 U.S. states, 2003–2017. Schizophrenia Research 2021, 228: 74-82. PMID: 33434737, PMCID: PMC7987877, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2020.11.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious mental illnessMental illnessMental disordersToxicology resultsSuicide decedentsCo-occurring substance use disordersSuicide deathsCo-occurring drug useContinuity of carePoor physical healthSubstance use disordersPrevious suicide attemptsImportant suicide prevention strategySuicide prevention strategiesTime of deathPost-mortem toxicology resultsCommon suicide methodAntidepressant medicationClinical characteristicsMedication adherenceCommon precipitating circumstancesLeading causeOdds ratioRetrospective analysisUse disorders
2018
A Pay-for-Performance Initiative to Reduce Pediatric Psychiatric Inpatient Length of Stay
Schmutte T, Van der Heide L, Szczygiel L, Phelan A, Davidson L, Plant R. A Pay-for-Performance Initiative to Reduce Pediatric Psychiatric Inpatient Length of Stay. Psychiatric Services 2018, 70: 156-158. PMID: 30394181, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201800190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric Inpatient LengthInpatient lengthMore community-based servicesP4P programApparent adverse outcomesCommunity-based servicesDays postdischargePostdischarge careInpatient stayAdverse outcomesNonsignificant decreaseService useStayPerformance initiativesAdditional researchAverage lengthReadmissionPostdischarge
2008
Stemming the Tide of Suicide in Older White Men: A Call to Action
Schmutte T, O'Connell M, Weiland M, Lawless S, Davidson L. Stemming the Tide of Suicide in Older White Men: A Call to Action. American Journal Of Men's Health 2008, 3: 189-200. PMID: 19477749, DOI: 10.1177/1557988308316555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevention strategiesWhite menGeriatric mental healthPublic health problemOld white manElderly white menRisk age groupSuicide prevention initiativesAwareness of suicideOlder menHealth problemsAge groupsPrevention initiativesMental healthOlder adultsVulnerable populationsSuicideMenSuicide ratesLate adulthoodUnited StatesUnprecedented agingReality of suicide