2012
Adaptation of Intensive Mental Health Intensive Case Management to Rural Communities in the Veterans Health Administration
Mohamed S. Adaptation of Intensive Mental Health Intensive Case Management to Rural Communities in the Veterans Health Administration. Psychiatric Quarterly 2012, 84: 103-114. PMID: 22729625, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-012-9231-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceCase ManagementCommunity Mental Health ServicesFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient SatisfactionProgram EvaluationQuality of LifeRural Health ServicesRural PopulationSeverity of Illness IndexSocial AdjustmentSocioeconomic FactorsSuicidal IdeationUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeterans Health
2009
Off-Label Use of Antipsychotic Medications in the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System
Leslie DL, Mohamed S, Rosenheck RA. Off-Label Use of Antipsychotic Medications in the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Psychiatric Services 2009, 60: 1175-1181. PMID: 19723731, DOI: 10.1176/ps.2009.60.9.1175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntipsychotic medicationLabel useLogistic regression modelsBipolar disorderVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemVeterans AffairsMultivariate logistic regression modelVA administrative databasesHalf of patientsFirst-generation antipsychoticsOff-label useSevere side effectsMental illness diagnosisPosttraumatic stress disorderHealth care systemClinical characteristicsRegression modelsAntipsychotic useVA patientsAdministrative databasesMinor depressionMajor depressionHigher oddsMedicationsSide effectsVA intensive mental health case management in urban and rural areas: veteran characteristics and service delivery.
Mohamed S, Neale M, Rosenheck RA. VA intensive mental health case management in urban and rural areas: veteran characteristics and service delivery. Psychiatric Services 2009, 60: 914-21. PMID: 19564221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAdultAlcoholismCase ManagementCommunity Mental Health ServicesComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesDelivery of Health CareDisability EvaluationFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedRural PopulationSocioeconomic FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesUrban PopulationVeteransConceptsNational VA administrative dataVeterans AffairsCase managementRural-Urban Commuting Area codesIntensive case management servicesVA administrative dataAssertive community treatmentCharacteristics of veteransIntensive case managementMental health servicesMental health case managementCase management servicesRecovery-oriented servicesRural veteransVA disability compensationVeteran characteristicsDisability compensationRural areasClinical problemCommunity treatmentHealth servicesMental illnessService deliveryVeteransAdministrative data
2008
Pharmacotherapy of PTSD in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: diagnostic- and symptom-guided drug selection.
Mohamed S, Rosenheck RA. Pharmacotherapy of PTSD in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: diagnostic- and symptom-guided drug selection. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2008, 69: 959-65. PMID: 18588361, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.v69n0611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Anxiety AgentsAntipsychotic AgentsAnxietyComorbidityDrug TherapyFemaleHumansHypnotics and SedativesInternational Classification of DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedPsychotropic DrugsSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderAnxiolytic/Psychotropic medicationsVeterans AffairsMedication classesService usePharmacotherapy of PTSDMental health service useTreatment of PTSDGreater mental health service usePsychotropic medication classesSedative-hypnotic useHealth service useMultivariable logistic regressionAntidepressant useMedication usePsychotropic prescriptionsAntipsychotic useSuch medicationsVA patientsPsychotropic pharmacotherapySymptom responseDepressive disorderVeteran characteristicsSpecific symptoms