2020
Schizophrenia symptom severity and motivations for gambling in individuals with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
Fortgang RG, Hoff RA, Potenza MN. Schizophrenia symptom severity and motivations for gambling in individuals with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Psychiatry Research 2020, 291: 113281. PMID: 32763543, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleGamblingHumansMaleMiddle AgedMotivationPsychotic DisordersSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologySeverity of Illness IndexConceptsPsychotic symptom severitySymptom severitySymptom dimensionsGambling onsetSpecific symptom dimensionsSchizoaffective disorderDifferent symptom dimensionsProblem-gambling severitySpecific symptom clustersCognitive distortionsGambling motivationsContext of schizophreniaElevated scoresDepressed factorPathological gamblingSymptom clustersSymptom factorsMotivationSchizophreniaGamblingPsychotic symptomsPsychotic disordersStructured faceDisordersPositive features
2009
A cross-sectional study of problem and pathological gambling in patients with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder.
Desai RA, Potenza MN. A cross-sectional study of problem and pathological gambling in patients with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2009, 70: 1250-7. PMID: 19538900, PMCID: PMC3695825, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.08m04359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchizophrenia/schizoaffective disorderProblem/pathological gamblingSchizoaffective disorderPsychotic disordersPathological gamblingGreater alcohol use severityVA Connecticut Healthcare SystemConnecticut Mental Health CenterMental health care utilizationHealth care utilizationCross-sectional studyMental health centersHigher depression scoresLogistic regression modelsAlcohol use severityMultinomial logistic regression modelsAlcohol use problemsCare utilizationClinical correlatesOutpatient subjectsHealth centersMultivariable modelHigh riskImproved preventionDepression scores
2008
Suicide among Discharged Psychiatric Inpatients in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Desai RA, Dausey D, Rosenheck RA. Suicide among Discharged Psychiatric Inpatients in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Military Medicine 2008, 173: 721-728. PMID: 18751586, DOI: 10.7205/milmed.173.8.721.Peer-Reviewed Original Research