2023
Assessing the impact of a comprehensive mental health program on frontline health service workers
Ward E, Fragala M, Birse C, Hawrilenko M, Smolka C, Ambwani G, Brown M, Krystal J, Corlett P, Chekroud A. Assessing the impact of a comprehensive mental health program on frontline health service workers. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0294414. PMID: 37988363, PMCID: PMC10662717, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health benefitsSheehan Disability ScaleHealth service workersMental health issuesHealth benefitsHealth issuesRetrospective cohort studyPHQ-9 scaleMental health screeningComprehensive mental health programGAD-7 scaleMental health programsCare navigationCohort studyHealth screeningDisability ScaleMedication managementTreatment appointmentsFunctional impairmentLeast moderate anxietyHealth services companyOutcome assessmentHealth programsModerate anxietyAnxiety symptoms
2022
Clinical and Financial Outcomes Associated With a Workplace Mental Health Program Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Bondar J, Morrow C, Gueorguieva R, Brown M, Hawrilenko M, Krystal JH, Corlett PR, Chekroud AM. Clinical and Financial Outcomes Associated With a Workplace Mental Health Program Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2216349. PMID: 35679044, PMCID: PMC9185188, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.16349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health programsHealth programsCohort studyLarge clinical effect sizesPatient Health Questionnaire-9Common mental health conditionsSheehan Disability ScaleClinical effect sizeMental health conditionsMental health symptomsCost of treatmentGeneralized anxiety disorderMental health difficultiesMental health benefitsWorkplace wellness programsCare navigationClinical improvementPrimary outcomeClinical benefitQuestionnaire-9Disability ScaleMedication managementLeast moderate anxietyMixed-effects regressionPerson psychotherapy
2005
Clinical treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder.
Pittenger C, Kelmendi B, Bloch M, Krystal JH, Coric V. Clinical treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder. Innov Clin Neurosci 2005, 2: 34-43. PMID: 21120095, PMCID: PMC2993523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive disorderSRI-resistant obsessive compulsive disorderMainstay of treatmentSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsEffective treatment modalityUse of clomipramineCurrent treatment strategiesRecent epidemiological studiesCommon psychiatric disordersCompulsive disorderCognitive behavioral therapyInvasive neurosurgical proceduresPartial responseAvailable medicationsPharmacologic treatmentReuptake inhibitorsTreatment armamentariumSignificant morbidityTreatment modalitiesChronic disordersMedication managementTreatment strategiesEpidemiological studiesPsychiatric disordersClinical treatment