2022
Characteristics of Assaultive Patients Whom Inpatient Psychiatric Staff Report to Law Enforcement
Chaffkin J, Barnes TA, Avila Quintero VJ, Flores JM, Lin E, Wasser T. Characteristics of Assaultive Patients Whom Inpatient Psychiatric Staff Report to Law Enforcement. Psychiatric Services 2022, 73: 768-773. PMID: 35172591, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient psychiatric unitPsychiatric unitChronic mental illnessDegree of injuryClinical factorsRegression modelsCertain patientsCriminal justice involvementPsychotic symptomsAssaultive patientsPatient assaultsPatient encountersMental illnessPatientsHospital systemLarger quantitative studyPredictive variablesStaff reportsJustice involvementDescriptive statisticsStaffStaff decisionsMedicationsAdmissionInjury
2021
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Psychiatry Resident Prescribing: a Quality Improvement Education Intervention to Address Health Equity
Cerdeña I, Holloway T, Cerdeña JP, Wing A, Wasser T, Fortunati F, Rohrbaugh R, Li L. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Psychiatry Resident Prescribing: a Quality Improvement Education Intervention to Address Health Equity. Academic Psychiatry 2021, 45: 13-22. PMID: 33495966, PMCID: PMC9942699, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-021-01397-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite patientsRace/ethnicityPrescriber profilesLatinx patientsEthnic differencesUnique patient encountersPrescription of antipsychoticsElectronic medical recordsAntidepressant prescriptionsAntipsychotic prescribingAntidepressant prescribingHigher diagnosisPrimary diagnosisMedical recordsDepression diagnosisMedication ordersClinical careLower oddsPatientsPsychotic disordersPatient encountersHealth disparitiesPrescribingConclusionsOur findingsEducation intervention