2014
Association of symptom severity, insight and increased pharmacologic side effects in acutely hospitalized patients with schizophrenia
Zhang J, Rosenheck R, Mohamed S, Zhou Y, Chang Q, Ning Y, He H. Association of symptom severity, insight and increased pharmacologic side effects in acutely hospitalized patients with schizophrenia. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2014, 55: 1914-1919. PMID: 25217308, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.07.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPharmacologic side effectsSevere side effectsGreater medication complianceHigher medication dosagesPANSS total scoreSevere symptomsSide effectsMedication complianceMedication dosageITAQ scoresHigh dosesTotal scorePoor treatment complianceSide effect scoresLarge psychiatric hospitalRelationship of symptomsNegative Syndrome ScaleTreatment Attitudes QuestionnaireStepwise multiple linear regression analysisInteraction of symptomsInsightful patientsTreatment emergentHospital dischargePrescribed medicationsTreatment compliance
2013
Dual Diagnosis Among Intensive Case Management Participants in the Veterans Health Administration: Correlates and Outcomes
Mohamed S. Dual Diagnosis Among Intensive Case Management Participants in the Veterans Health Administration: Correlates and Outcomes. Journal Of Dual Diagnosis 2013, 9: 311-321. DOI: 10.1080/15504263.2013.835162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensive case managementVeterans Health AdministrationDual diagnosisCase managementHealth AdministrationComorbid severe mental illnessIntensive case management programMonths of treatmentSevere mental illnessSubstance use disordersCase management programMore hospitalizationsOnly significant differenceBaseline differencesSevere symptomsUse disordersIndex scoreReal-world settingMental illnessTreatment dropoutTreatment entryTreatment programSubstance abuseDiagnosisOutcomes