Ilse Wiechers

• Craig Rothenberg
• Declan Barry
• Hannah Roggenkamp
• Joel Gelernter
• Michelle Conroy
• Robert Kerns

Drug Utilization; Geriatric Psychiatry; Health Services Research; Mental Health Services; Psychotropic Drugs; Program Evaluation; Pharmacoepidemiology; Community-Based Participatory Research; Quality Improvement

• The Management of Major Depressive Disorder: Synopsis of the 2022 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline.McQuaid JR, Buelt A, Capaldi V, Fuller M, Issa F, Lang AE, Hoge C, Oslin DW, Sall J, Wiechers IR, Williams S. The Management of Major Depressive Disorder: Synopsis of the 2022 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2022, 175: 1440-1451. PMID: 36122380, DOI: 10.7326/m22-1603.
• Strategies Associated With Reducing Benzodiazepine Prescribing to Older Adults: A Mixed Methods StudyMaust DT, Takamine L, Wiechers IR, Blow FC, Bohnert ASB, Strominger J, Min L, Krein SL. Strategies Associated With Reducing Benzodiazepine Prescribing to Older Adults: A Mixed Methods Study. The Annals Of Family Medicine 2022, 20: 328-335. PMID: 35879067, PMCID: PMC9328717, DOI: 10.1370/afm.2825.
• Effect of Pharmacogenomic Testing for Drug-Gene Interactions on Medication Selection and Remission of Symptoms in Major Depressive DisorderOslin DW, Lynch KG, Shih MC, Ingram EP, Wray LO, Chapman SR, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J, Pyne JM, Stone A, DuVall SL, Lehmann LS, Thase ME, Aslam M, Batki S, Bjork J, Blow F, Brenner L, Chen P, Desai S, Dieperink E, Fears S, Fuller M, Goodman C, Graham D, Haas G, Hamner M, Helstrom A, Hurley R, Icardi M, Jurjus G, Kilbourne A, Kreyenbuhl J, Lache D, Lieske S, Lynch J, Meyer L, Montalvo C, Muralidhar S, Ostacher M, Paschall G, Pfeiffer P, Prieto S, Przygodzki R, Ranganathan M, Rodriguez-Suarez M, Roggenkamp H, Schichman S, Schneeweis J, Simonetti J, Steinhauer S, Suppes T, Umbert M, Vassy J, Voora D, Wiechers I, Wood A. Effect of Pharmacogenomic Testing for Drug-Gene Interactions on Medication Selection and Remission of Symptoms in Major Depressive Disorder. JAMA 2022, 328: 151-161. PMID: 35819423, PMCID: PMC9277497, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.9805.
• Comparison of mental health outcomes of augmenting medications for patients with posttraumatic stress disorder: A national veterans affairs studyRanney R, Maguen S, Woods A, Seal K, Neylan T, Bernardy N, Wiechers I, Ryder A, Cohen B. Comparison of mental health outcomes of augmenting medications for patients with posttraumatic stress disorder: A national veterans affairs study. Journal Of Evaluation In Clinical Practice 2022, 29: 191-202. PMID: 35709244, DOI: 10.1111/jep.13726.
• Evaluation of Antipsychotic Reduction Efforts in Patients With Dementia in Veterans Health Administration Nursing HomesGerlach LB, Maust DT, Kales HC, Chang M, Kim HM, Wiechers IR, Zivin K. Evaluation of Antipsychotic Reduction Efforts in Patients With Dementia in Veterans Health Administration Nursing Homes. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2022, 179: 544-552. PMID: 35615813, PMCID: PMC9349465, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.21060591.
• Impact of an interdisciplinary intervention for distress behaviors in dementia on psychotropic drug use in Veterans Health Administration Community Living Centers STAR-VA impact on psychotropic drug utilizationMcConeghy KW, Curyto K, Jedele J, Intrator O, Mohr DC, Wiechers IR, Karel MJ. Impact of an interdisciplinary intervention for distress behaviors in dementia on psychotropic drug use in Veterans Health Administration Community Living Centers STAR-VA impact on psychotropic drug utilization. Geriatric Nursing 2021, 42: 1533-1540. PMID: 34739929, DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2021.10.009.
• Benzodiazepine Prescribing from VA and Medicare to Dually Enrolled Older Veterans: A Retrospective Cohort StudyLei L, Strominger J, Wiechers IR, Kim HM, Blow FC, Bohnert ASB, Min L, Krein SL, Maust DT. Benzodiazepine Prescribing from VA and Medicare to Dually Enrolled Older Veterans: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2021, 36: 3689-3696. PMID: 34047924, PMCID: PMC8642498, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-06780-y.
• Trends in Medication Prescribing in Patients With PTSD From 2009 to 2018: A National Veterans Administration Study.Holder N, Woods A, Neylan TC, Maguen S, Seal KH, Bernardy N, Wiechers I, Ryder A, Urbieta AM, Cohen BE. Trends in Medication Prescribing in Patients With PTSD From 2009 to 2018: A National Veterans Administration Study. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2021, 82 PMID: 34004087, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.20m13522.
• Comment on “Do Benzodiazepines Cause Alzheimer’s Disease?”Maust DT, Wiechers IR. Comment on “Do Benzodiazepines Cause Alzheimer’s Disease?”. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2021, 178: 205-206. PMID: 33517758, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20070989.
• Benzodiazepine Use among Medicare, Commercially Insured, and Veteran Older Adults, 2013–2017Maust DT, Kim HM, Wiechers IR, Ignacio RV, Bohnert ASB, Blow FC. Benzodiazepine Use among Medicare, Commercially Insured, and Veteran Older Adults, 2013–2017. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 69: 98-105. PMID: 32951209, PMCID: PMC7856043, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16825.
• An Unconventional PathWiechers I. An Unconventional Path. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2018, 27: 167-169. PMID: 30558851, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2018.12.009.
• Engage for Change: The Imperative to Increase Our Efforts in Geriatric Mental Health PolicyWiechers I, Epstein-Lubow G, Thielke S. Engage for Change: The Imperative to Increase Our Efforts in Geriatric Mental Health Policy. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2018, 27: 97-99. PMID: 30558850, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2018.12.006.
• Prescription Benzodiazepine Use Among Older AdultsGerlach L, Wiechers I, Maust D. Prescription Benzodiazepine Use Among Older Adults. Harvard Review Of Psychiatry 2018, 26: 264-273. PMID: 30188338, PMCID: PMC6129989, DOI: 10.1097/hrp.0000000000000190.
• Patient centered medical homes did not improve access to timely follow-up after ED visitChou SC, Rothenberg C, Agnoli A, Wiechers I, Lott J, Voorhees J, Bernstein SL, Venkatesh AK. Patient centered medical homes did not improve access to timely follow-up after ED visit. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 36: 854-858. PMID: 29452920, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.01.070.
• National Trends in Antidepressant, Benzodiazepine, and Other Sedative-Hypnotic Treatment of Older Adults in Psychiatric and Primary Care.Maust DT, Blow FC, Wiechers IR, Kales HC, Marcus SC. National Trends in Antidepressant, Benzodiazepine, and Other Sedative-Hypnotic Treatment of Older Adults in Psychiatric and Primary Care. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2017, 78: e363-e371. PMID: 28448697, PMCID: PMC5408458, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.16m10713.
• Development and Applications of the Veterans Health Administration’s Stratification Tool for Opioid Risk Mitigation (STORM) to Improve Opioid Safety and Prevent Overdose and SuicideOliva EM, Bowe T, Tavakoli S, Martins S, Lewis ET, Paik M, Wiechers I, Henderson P, Harvey M, Avoundjian T, Medhanie A, Trafton JA. Development and Applications of the Veterans Health Administration’s Stratification Tool for Opioid Risk Mitigation (STORM) to Improve Opioid Safety and Prevent Overdose and Suicide. Psychological Services 2017, 14: 34-49. PMID: 28134555, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000099.
• No End in Sight: Benzodiazepine Use in Older Adults in the United StatesMaust DT, Kales HC, Wiechers IR, Blow FC, Olfson M. No End in Sight: Benzodiazepine Use in Older Adults in the United States. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2016, 64: 2546-2553. PMID: 27879984, PMCID: PMC5173408, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14379.
• Prevalence and correlates of coprescribing anxiolytic medications with extensive prescription opioid use in Veterans Health Administration patients with metastatic cancer.Barry DT, Sofuoglu M, Kerns RD, Wiechers IR, Rosenheck RA. Prevalence and correlates of coprescribing anxiolytic medications with extensive prescription opioid use in Veterans Health Administration patients with metastatic cancer. Journal Of Opioid Management 2016, 12: 259-68. PMID: 27575827, DOI: 10.5055/jom.2016.0341.
• Growing Use of Mental and General Health Care Services Among Older Veterans With Mental IllnessWiechers IR, Karel MJ, Hoff R, Karlin BE. Growing Use of Mental and General Health Care Services Among Older Veterans With Mental Illness. Psychiatric Services 2015, 66: 1242-1244. PMID: 26278225, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201400370.
• Prevalence and correlates of co-prescribing psychotropic medications with long-term opioid use nationally in the Veterans Health AdministrationBarry DT, Sofuoglu M, Kerns RD, Wiechers IR, Rosenheck RA. Prevalence and correlates of co-prescribing psychotropic medications with long-term opioid use nationally in the Veterans Health Administration. Psychiatry Research 2015, 227: 324-332. PMID: 25863822, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.03.006.
• Antidepressant Prescribing in Elderly PopulationsWiechers IR, Maust DT. Antidepressant Prescribing in Elderly Populations. Psychiatric Services 2014, 65: 1285-1285. PMID: 25270498, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.651003.
• A Call to Restructure Psychiatry General and Subspecialty TrainingKirwin P, Conroy M, Lyketsos C, Greenwald B, Forester B, deVries C, Ahmed II, Wiechers I, Zdanys K, Steffens D, Reynolds CF. A Call to Restructure Psychiatry General and Subspecialty Training. Academic Psychiatry 2014, 40: 145-148. PMID: 24809688, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-014-0144-5.
• Prescribing of Psychotropic Medications to Patients Without a Psychiatric DiagnosisWiechers IR, Leslie DL, Rosenheck RA. Prescribing of Psychotropic Medications to Patients Without a Psychiatric Diagnosis. Psychiatric Services 2013, 64: 1243-1248. PMID: 23999894, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201200557.
• Increased Risk Among Older Veterans of Prescribing Psychotropic Medication in the Absence of Psychiatric DiagnosesWiechers IR, Kirwin PD, Rosenheck RA. Increased Risk Among Older Veterans of Prescribing Psychotropic Medication in the Absence of Psychiatric Diagnoses. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2013, 22: 531-539. PMID: 24211029, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2013.10.007.
• The emergence of commercial genomics: analysis of the rise of a biotechnology subsector during the Human Genome Project, 1990 to 2004Wiechers IR, Perin NC, Cook-Deegan R. The emergence of commercial genomics: analysis of the rise of a biotechnology subsector during the Human Genome Project, 1990 to 2004. Genome Medicine 2013, 5: 83. PMID: 24050173, PMCID: PMC3971346, DOI: 10.1186/gm487.
• The Role of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrists in Improving Health Care of Patients with SchizophreniaWiechers IR, Freudenreich O. The Role of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrists in Improving Health Care of Patients with Schizophrenia. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2012, 54: 22-27. PMID: 23194936, DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2012.07.008.
• Impact of a Metabolic Screening Bundle on Rates of Screening for Metabolic Syndrome in a Psychiatry Resident Outpatient ClinicWiechers IR, Viron M, Stoklosa J, Freudenreich O, Henderson DC, Weiss A. Impact of a Metabolic Screening Bundle on Rates of Screening for Metabolic Syndrome in a Psychiatry Resident Outpatient Clinic. Academic Psychiatry 2012, 36: 118-121. PMID: 22532201, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ap.10090138.
• Peer review by early career psychiatrists: an opportunity for development.Gross A, Wiechers I, Stern T. Peer review by early career psychiatrists: an opportunity for development. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2009, 70: 1600-1. PMID: 20031102, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.09com05635whi.
• Behavioral observations reflected on consultation requests from primary medical-surgical services: Are they predictive of delirium diagnosis and outcomes?Xiong GL, Wiechers IR, Bourgeois JA, Gagliardi JP. Behavioral observations reflected on consultation requests from primary medical-surgical services: Are they predictive of delirium diagnosis and outcomes? Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2008, 66: 177-181. PMID: 19154861, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2008.08.003.
• Edwin Southern, DNA blotting, and microarray technology: A case study of the shifting role of patents in academic molecular biologyTofano D, Wiechers I, Cook-Deegan R. Edwin Southern, DNA blotting, and microarray technology: A case study of the shifting role of patents in academic molecular biology. Life Sciences, Society And Policy 2006, 2: 50. PMCID: PMC5424904, DOI: 10.1186/1746-5354-2-2-50.
• The effects of business practices, licensing, and intellectual property on development and dissemination of the polymerase chain reaction: case studyFore J, Wiechers I, Cook-Deegan R. The effects of business practices, licensing, and intellectual property on development and dissemination of the polymerase chain reaction: case study. Journal Of Biomedical Discovery And Collaboration 2006, 1: 7. PMID: 16817955, PMCID: PMC1523369, DOI: 10.1186/1747-5333-1-7.
• If patients with schizophrenia have small brains, why don't they have small heads?Friedman L, Wiechers I, Cerny C, Schulz S, Buckley P. If patients with schizophrenia have small brains, why don't they have small heads? Schizophrenia Research 2000, 42: 1-6. PMID: 10706980, DOI: 10.1016/s0920-9964(99)00098-5.
• Sexual Behavior of Psychiatric Inpatients: Hospital Responses and Policy FormulationBuckley P, Wiechers I. Sexual Behavior of Psychiatric Inpatients: Hospital Responses and Policy Formulation. Community Mental Health Journal 1999, 35: 531-536. PMID: 10863989, DOI: 10.1023/a:1018711318128.
• Global structural brain abnormalities in mood disorders: evidence from a meta-analysis versus a traditional review.Friedman L, Wiechers I, Elkis H. Global structural brain abnormalities in mood disorders: evidence from a meta-analysis versus a traditional review. Biological Psychiatry 1998, 44: 932-4. PMID: 9807654.
• The brain hallucinates and gets caught in the webFriedman L, Wiechers I. The brain hallucinates and gets caught in the web. The Lancet 1996, 348: s21. PMID: 8973499, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(96)98031-9.