2023
Opioid Use Disorder With Chronic Pain Increases Disease Burden and Service Use
MacLean RR, Sofuoglu M, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R. Opioid Use Disorder With Chronic Pain Increases Disease Burden and Service Use. Psychological Services 2023, 20: 157-165. PMID: 34968125, PMCID: PMC9358616, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderChronic painMental health diagnosesService useUse disordersHealth AdministrationConcurrent opioid use disorderHealth diagnosisOngoing opioid epidemicOutpatient service useVeterans Health AdministrationMental health disordersSubstance use diagnosesSingle disorder groupsClinical service useOpioid prescriptionsAdditional comorbiditiesMultinomial regression analysisDisease burdenMedication fillsOpioid epidemicPrescription opiatesMedical conditionsMedical disordersUse diagnoses
2022
Women’s Use of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services: Rates, Correlates, and Comparisons to Men
Falker CG, Stefanovics EA, Rhee TG, Rosenheck RA. Women’s Use of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services: Rates, Correlates, and Comparisons to Men. Psychiatric Quarterly 2022, 93: 737-752. PMID: 35661318, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-022-09989-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersSUD treatmentSubstance use disorder treatment servicesDSM-5 SUD diagnosesSUD treatment useReceipt of treatmentPast-year treatmentDisorder treatment servicesTreatment receiptSUD diagnosisTreatment useService useUse disordersGender differencesTreatment servicesWomenSignificant gender differencesMenSignificant differencesTreatmentSpite of evidenceWomen's useReceiptCorrelatesLittle informationReligious Institutions as a Link to Substance use Treatment: Characterizing the Potential Service Population through National Survey Data
Heikkila HD, Edens EL, Stefanovics EA, Rhee TG, Rosenheck RA. Religious Institutions as a Link to Substance use Treatment: Characterizing the Potential Service Population through National Survey Data. Substance Abuse 2022, 43: 699-707. PMID: 35099366, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2021.2007510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersDrug use disordersSUD treatmentUse disordersLife scoresUse diagnosesPast-year substance use disorderRepresentative cross-sectional surveyDrug use diagnosesSuch service useQuarter of adultsSubstance use diagnosesNational Epidemiologic SurveyRelated Conditions-IIISubstance use treatmentCross-sectional surveyCharacteristics of adultsProportion of adultsUse of servicesCurrent alcoholMultinomial logistic regressionEpidemiologic SurveyService useAfrican American groupSocio-demographic disadvantage
2021
Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders and Related Service Use in the Diverse Black Sub-Populations in the United States
Jegede O, Na PJ, Rhee TG, Stefanovics EA, Rosenheck RA. Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders and Related Service Use in the Diverse Black Sub-Populations in the United States. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2021, 9: 2237-2247. PMID: 34590245, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-021-01163-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelated service useSubstance use diagnosesSubstance use disordersService useUse diagnosesUse disordersRelated Conditions Wave IIILogistic regression analysisNational Epidemiologic SurveyDiverse black populationsAfrican AmericansMultinomial logistic regression analysisBlack/African AmericanBlack populationClinical characteristicsMethodsThe dataWave IIIEpidemiologic SurveyMeasures of qualityMental healthPhysical healthReference groupSubstance useGroup differencesBlack individualsMental Health Service Utilization in Rural Areas Nationally in the Veterans Health Administration
Bommersbach T, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R. Mental Health Service Utilization in Rural Areas Nationally in the Veterans Health Administration. Rural Mental Health 2021, 45: 229-242. DOI: 10.1037/rmh0000182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationMental health servicesHealth servicesHealth AdministrationSpecialty mental health servicesMental health service utilizationRural-Urban Commuting Area codesSpecific mental health servicesVHA administrative databasesHealth service utilizationSubstance use diagnosesIntensive case managementUtilization of servicesMental health problemsService usersAdministrative databasesService utilizationUrban veteransUse diagnosesHigh riskEligible veteransService useEquitable careSystemic propensityLarger sample sizeComparison of Black and white individuals who report diagnoses of schizophrenia in a national sample of US adults: Discrimination and service use
Bommersbach TJ, Rhee TG, Stefanovics EA, Rosenheck RA. Comparison of Black and white individuals who report diagnoses of schizophrenia in a national sample of US adults: Discrimination and service use. Schizophrenia Research 2021, 253: 22-29. PMID: 34088549, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2021.05.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepresentative survey dataExperiences of discriminationReligious service attendanceRecognition of disparitiesSocial assetsComparison of BlackSocial disadvantageService attendanceJob discriminationBlack AmericansViolent behaviorRepresentative U.S. sampleSurvey dataEducational attainmentSystem discriminationSocial supportNational sampleService useDiscrimination ScaleU.S. sampleWhite adultsBlacksDiscriminationBlack individualsIncarceration
2018
Opioid use disorder and homelessness in the Veterans Health Administration: The challenge of multimorbidity.
Iheanacho T, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R. Opioid use disorder and homelessness in the Veterans Health Administration: The challenge of multimorbidity. Journal Of Opioid Management 2018, 14: 171-182. PMID: 30044482, DOI: 10.5055/jom.2018.0447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderVeterans Health AdministrationUse disordersAgonist therapyHomeless veteransRisk ratioRisk factorsService useHealth AdministrationOpioid agonist therapyGreater service useMajor risk factorChallenges of multimorbidityAlcohol use disorderPercent of veteransMore multimorbidityClinical correlatesVHA usersFiscal year 2012Vulnerable veteransMultimorbidityBivariate analysisGreater riskLogistic regressionMajor cause
2010
Criminal Justice System Involvement Among People with Schizophrenia
Greenberg G, Rosenheck RA, Erickson SK, Desai RA, Stefanovics EA, Swartz M, Keefe RS, McEvoy J, Scott Stroup T, Other CATIE Investigators. Criminal Justice System Involvement Among People with Schizophrenia. Community Mental Health Journal 2010, 47: 727-736. PMID: 21113799, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-010-9362-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariate logistic regression analysisLogistic regression analysisCJS involvementDrug abuseSystem involvementCriminal justice system involvementCo-morbid drug abuseBaseline clinical statusSymptoms of akathisiaPotential risk factorsSevere mental illnessClinical Antipsychotic TrialsRegression analysisJustice system involvementBivariate chi-squarePatient characteristicsClinical statusRisk factorsAntipsychotic TrialsPsychiatric statusService useAdolescent conduct disorderMental illnessSociodemographic characteristicsBivariate analysis