2021
Who Uses Veterans Mental Health Services?
Manhapra A, Stefanovics EA, Rhee TG, Rosenheck RA. Who Uses Veterans Mental Health Services? The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2021, 209: 702-709. PMID: 33993183, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000001369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationPosttraumatic stress disorderHealth service usersMH service usersSubstance use disorder diagnosisClinical practice guidelinesMental health servicesMental health service usersClinical characteristicsMedicaid insurancePain interferenceService usersBlack raceSimilar prevalenceMental health researchMH researchPractice guidelinesGreater prevalenceHealth AdministrationHealth servicesPTSD diagnosisRacial distributionMH statusStress disorderDisorder diagnosis
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 causeThe physical and mental health burden of obesity in U.S. veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Stefanovics EA, Potenza MN, Pietrzak RH. The physical and mental health burden of obesity in U.S. veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2018, 103: 112-119. PMID: 29807318, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of obesityU.S. veteransU.S. military veteransNational HealthHealth burdenVeterans StudyMental healthSubstantial health burdenMental health burdenMultivariate logistic regressionMilitary veteransQuality of lifeNon-white veteransTrauma burdenObesity statusHeart diseaseObesity preventionLifestyle characteristicsNicotine dependenceObesityLifestyle variablesLinear regression analysisActive lifestyleTreatment programLogistic regression
2017
Gambling in a National U.S. Veteran Population: Prevalence, Socio-demographics, and Psychiatric Comorbidities
Stefanovics EA, Potenza MN, Pietrzak RH. Gambling in a National U.S. Veteran Population: Prevalence, Socio-demographics, and Psychiatric Comorbidities. Journal Of Gambling Studies 2017, 33: 1099-1120. PMID: 28293767, DOI: 10.1007/s10899-017-9678-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrauma burdenU.S. veteransPsychiatric comorbidityDrug use disordersU.S. veteran populationMental health treatmentMagnitude of associationNon-White HispanicsChi-square testIndependent correlatesDepressive disorderNational HealthRoutine screeningMultinomial logistic regressionPsychiatric disordersGreater prevalenceVeteran populationHealth treatmentVeterans StudyYounger ageOlder ageSquare testLogistic regressionPhysical traumaRecreational gambling
2015
Treatment outcomes for veterans with PTSD and substance use: Impact of specific substances and achievement of abstinence
Manhapra A, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R. Treatment outcomes for veterans with PTSD and substance use: Impact of specific substances and achievement of abstinence. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 156: 70-77. PMID: 26429726, PMCID: PMC4633308, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.08.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderAchievement of abstinenceEffect of abstinenceTreatment outcomesSubstance useRates of abstinenceNational program evaluationSubstance abuse groupClinical outcomesBaseline variablesAnalysis of covariancePTSD patientsSpecific substancesMedical problemsPTSD programStress disorderAbstinencePTSD symptomsScant longitudinal dataUse outcomesSelf-reported dataAbuse groupOutcomesSignificant differencesGreater improvement
2014
Treatment of Veterans With PTSD at a VA Medical Center: Primary Care Versus Mental Health Specialty Care
Vojvoda D, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck RA. Treatment of Veterans With PTSD at a VA Medical Center: Primary Care Versus Mental Health Specialty Care. Psychiatric Services 2014, 65: 1238-1243. PMID: 24981414, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPrimary care settingPrimary careSpecialty clinicCare settingsSpecialty mental health clinicsSpecialty mental health careMental health specialty careSpecialty mental health settingsVeterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare SystemComorbid psychiatric diagnosesMental health diagnosesVA Medical CenterMental health clinicsService-connected disabilityCharacteristics of veteransPercentage of veteransMental health servicesTreatment of veteransMental health careMental health settingsPsychotropic medicationsSpecialty careHealth clinicsRecent military conflictsA cross-national factor analytic comparison of three models of PANSS symptoms in schizophrenia
Stefanovics EA, Elkis H, Zhening L, Zhang XY, Rosenheck RA. A cross-national factor analytic comparison of three models of PANSS symptoms in schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research 2014, 219: 283-289. PMID: 24930581, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.04.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSymptom structure and severity: A comparison of responses to the positive and negative syndrome scale (PANSS) between patients with PTSD or schizophrenia
Stefanovics EA, Krystal JH, Rosenheck RA. Symptom structure and severity: A comparison of responses to the positive and negative syndrome scale (PANSS) between patients with PTSD or schizophrenia. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2014, 55: 887-895. PMID: 24602497, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntipsychotic AgentsChronic DiseaseCombat DisordersDiagnosis, DifferentialDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsRisperidoneSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologyStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticVeteransYoung AdultConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderNegative Syndrome ScaleSyndrome ScalePTSD samplePlacebo-controlled trialPsychosis-related factorsClinical trial patientsClinical Antipsychotic TrialsT-testSchizophrenia sampleExploratory factor analysisSymptoms of schizophreniaMilitary-related post-traumatic stress disorderSymptom structureAdjunctive risperidoneTrial patientsTraumatic Stress DisorderAntipsychotic TrialsSecondary data analysisSevere symptomsIndependent factorsDepressive factorsPatientsSymptom ratingsStress disorder
2012
Rater Evaluations for Psychiatric Instruments and Cultural Differences
Aggarwal NK, Zhang XY, Stefanovics E, Chen D, Xiu MH, Xu K, Rosenheck RA. Rater Evaluations for Psychiatric Instruments and Cultural Differences. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2012, 200: 814-820. PMID: 22922237, PMCID: PMC3885177, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0b013e318266bcaa.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 analysisDifferences in the Associations between Gambling Problem Severity and Psychiatric Disorders among Black and White Adults: Findings from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions
Barry DT, Stefanovics EA, Desai RA, Potenza MN. Differences in the Associations between Gambling Problem Severity and Psychiatric Disorders among Black and White Adults: Findings from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. American Journal On Addictions 2010, 20: 69-77. PMID: 21175923, PMCID: PMC3059256, DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2010.00098.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric disordersWhite adultsCo-occurring disordersSubstance use disordersNational Epidemiologic SurveyMental health preventionProblem severityTreatment strategiesMood disordersUse disordersEpidemiologic SurveySubsyndromal levelsHealth preventionRelated conditionsDisordersPathological gamblingGambling problem severitySeverityRepresentative sampleAdultsRace-related factorsAssociationWhite respondentsBlack respondentsDifferencesPatient Centered Outcomes in Prostate Cancer Treatment: Predictors of Satisfaction Up to 2 Years After Open Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy
Abraham NE, Makarov DV, Laze J, Stefanovics E, Desai R, Lepor H. Patient Centered Outcomes in Prostate Cancer Treatment: Predictors of Satisfaction Up to 2 Years After Open Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy. Journal Of Urology 2010, 184: 1977-1981. PMID: 20850836, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.06.099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadical retropubic prostatectomyOpen radical retropubic prostatectomyRetropubic prostatectomyProstate cancer treatmentBiochemical failureUrinary functionPredictors of satisfactionAmerican Urological Association symptom scoreCancer treatmentMultivariate analysis menProspective cohort studyMultivariate logistic regressionPatient-centered outcomeMeasures analysisHigh satisfaction rateShort-term satisfactionLong-term satisfactionAnalysis menClinical characteristicsCohort studyMedian followupPostoperative factorsPrimary outcomeAnastomotic strictureSymptom scores
2005
The Role of Psychiatric Diagnosis in Satisfaction With Primary Care
Desai RA, Stefanovics EA, Rosenheck RA. The Role of Psychiatric Diagnosis in Satisfaction With Primary Care. Medical Care 2005, 43: 1208-1216. PMID: 16299432, DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000185747.79104.90.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary carePsychiatric illnessPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric diagnosisVeterans AffairsOutpatient primary carePrimary care servicesSatisfaction ratingsMental health diagnosesPosttraumatic stress disorderPatient characteristicsPatient subgroupsPatient satisfactionPsychiatric patientsPatientsCare servicesMedical careMental illnessStress disorderSuch disordersDrug abuseSubjective healthHealth diagnosisLower satisfaction ratingsDiagnosis