2012
Psychotherapy use in a privately insured population of patients diagnosed with a mental disorder
Harpaz-Rotem I, Libby D, Rosenheck RA. Psychotherapy use in a privately insured population of patients diagnosed with a mental disorder. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2012, 47: 1837-1844. PMID: 22349151, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-012-0486-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnxiety DisordersComorbidityDatabases as TopicDepressive Disorder, MajorFemaleHealth Care SurveysHumansInsurance CoverageInsurance, HealthLogistic ModelsMaleMental DisordersMental Health ServicesMiddle AgedPrivate SectorPsychotherapyStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsMajor depressive disorderUse of psychotherapyPosttraumatic stress disorderReceipt of psychotherapyPsychotherapy visitsDepressive disorderMild depressionBipolar disorderMental disordersStress disorderAlcohol useCorrelates of receiptCurrent Procedural Terminology codesPopulation of patientsLarge claims databaseAlternative drug therapiesProcedural Terminology codesMental health servicesMultivariate binary regressionEffectiveness of psychotherapyPatient characteristicsClaims databasePharmacological treatmentDrug therapyPsychotherapy use
2009
Duration of Pharmacotherapy with Long-Acting Injectable Risperidone in the Treatment of Schizophrenia
Mohamed S, Rosenheck R, Harpaz-Rotem I, Leslie D, Sernyak MJ. Duration of Pharmacotherapy with Long-Acting Injectable Risperidone in the Treatment of Schizophrenia. Psychiatric Quarterly 2009, 80: 241-249. PMID: 19768543, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-009-9111-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond-generation antipsychoticsInjectable risperidoneLong-Acting Injectable RisperidoneDuration of pharmacotherapyOral conventional antipsychoticsHalf of patientsMultivariable logistic regressionTreatment of schizophreniaDuration of treatmentProportional hazards modelOral antipsychoticsTreatment discontinuationOral medicationsReal-world practiceConventional antipsychoticsPatient characteristicsMedication adherenceAntipsychotic medicationVA patientsHazards modelAntipsychoticsMedicationsPatientsLogistic regressionRisperidoneTracing the Flow of Knowledge: Geographic Variability in the Diffusion of Prazosin Use for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Nationally in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Harpaz-Rotem I, Rosenheck RA. Tracing the Flow of Knowledge: Geographic Variability in the Diffusion of Prazosin Use for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Nationally in the Department of Veterans Affairs. JAMA Psychiatry 2009, 66: 417-421. PMID: 19349311, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2008.536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderHealth care systemVeterans AffairsStress disorderSound Health Care SystemCare systemUse of prazosinPercentage of patientsTreatment of patientsTreatment of nightmaresPrazosin usePatient characteristicsNational health care systemMedical CenterMAIN OUTCOMEPrazosinPassive disseminationPatientsClinical practiceNew treatmentsPassive diffusionPrazosin hydrochlorideFiscal year 2004TreatmentPreliminary evidence
2006
Prescribing practices of psychiatrists and primary care physicians caring for children with mental illness
Harpaz‐Rotem I, Rosenheck RA. Prescribing practices of psychiatrists and primary care physicians caring for children with mental illness. Child Care Health And Development 2006, 32: 225-238. PMID: 16441857, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00588.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAge DistributionAnxiety DisordersAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityChildChild Behavior DisordersDrug Administration ScheduleFamily PracticeFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansInsurance, HealthMaleMental DisordersMood DisordersPractice Patterns, Physicians'PsychiatryPsychotropic DrugsSex DistributionTime FactorsConceptsPrimary care physiciansMental health servicesPsychotropic medicationsMental illnessCare physiciansPrescribing practicesHealth servicesProportion of patientsCollaborative care modelType of medicationEffective mental health servicesCombination of psychotherapyMental health specialistsPsychotropic prescribing practicesSignificant differencesPatient characteristicsHealth insurance plansMarketScan databasePrivate health insurance plansCalendar year 2000Mood disordersCare modelEffective treatmentMedicationsClinical contact