2022
Risk for PTSD symptom worsening during new PTSD treatment episode in a nationally representative sample of treatment-seeking U.S. veterans with subthreshold PTSD
Gross GM, Pietrzak RH, Hoff RA, Katz IR, Harpaz-Rotem I. Risk for PTSD symptom worsening during new PTSD treatment episode in a nationally representative sample of treatment-seeking U.S. veterans with subthreshold PTSD. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2022, 151: 304-310. PMID: 35526446, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.04.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptom worseningRisk factorsSubthreshold PTSDPTSD symptom clustersSymptom clustersPTSD symptomsHealth care utilizationPTSD specialty clinicPoor treatment outcomesUnited States veteransBinary logistic regressionAdjusted analysisCare utilizationTreatment episodesRepresentative sampleSpecialty clinicSignificant symptomsTreatment outcomesSignificant worseningStates veteransSubthreshold symptomsEligible veteransNew episodesOutcome assessmentDiagnostic threshold
2004
Treatment Retention Among Children Entering a New Episode of Mental Health Care
Harpaz-Rotem I, Leslie D, Rosenheck RA. Treatment Retention Among Children Entering a New Episode of Mental Health Care. Psychiatric Services 2004, 55: 1022-1028. PMID: 15345762, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.55.9.1022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health servicesService usePsychiatric hospitalizationHealth servicesRecent psychiatric hospitalizationSeverity of illnessPrimary care physiciansMental health contactsMental health specialistsMental health careMental health professionalsCare physiciansHealth contactsOverall mean numberSix-month periodLower riskNew episodesTreatment retentionType of insuranceHealth specialistsHealth professionalsPrivate insuranceAverage durationTotal numberInsurance coverage