Featured Publications
Multimorbidity and Correlates of Comorbid Depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder in a Nationally Representative US Sample
Jegede O, Stefanovics E, Rhee T, Rosenheck R. Multimorbidity and Correlates of Comorbid Depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder in a Nationally Representative US Sample. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2023, 211: 355-361. PMID: 36807207, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000001625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderAdditional psychiatric diagnosesRepresentative US sampleComorbid groupPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric diagnosisPoor mental health qualityMental health-related qualityPoorer mental health-related qualityAnxiety disordersHealth-related qualityAdditional psychiatric disordersNationally Representative US SampleMental health qualityLogistic regression analysisSubstance use disordersNational Epidemiologic SurveyMDD-only groupRelated Conditions-IIISingle disorder groupsGeneralized anxiety disorderSingle diagnosis groupsPsychiatric comorbidityComorbid depressionDepressive disorder
2020
Clinical characteristics, hospital course, and outcomes among COVID-19 positive patients with mental illness in a community hospital in New York City
Jegede O, Raman A, Tiongson B, Garlapati P, Hershberger J, Gayam V. Clinical characteristics, hospital course, and outcomes among COVID-19 positive patients with mental illness in a community hospital in New York City. International Journal Of Mental Health 2020, 50: 4-15. DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2020.1845567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2 infectionPsychiatric diagnosisHospital courseInflammatory markersClinical characteristicsCommunity hospitalSevere SARS-CoV-2 infectionMental illnessSevere COVID-19 infectionCo-morbid medical conditionsCOVID-19 positive patientsElevated inflammatory markersRetrospective cohort studyCohort of patientsPrimary psychiatric disordersCommon psychiatric diagnosesComorbid psychiatric diagnosesMajor depressive disorderCOVID-19 infectionCentral nervous systemCOVID-19 burdenMorbid obesityCohort studyPositive patientsCommon presentationPerceived barriers to access care, anticipated discrimination and structural vulnerability among African Americans with substance use disorders
Jegede O, Muvvala S, Katehis E, Paul S, Soipe A, Jolayemi A. Perceived barriers to access care, anticipated discrimination and structural vulnerability among African Americans with substance use disorders. International Journal Of Social Psychiatry 2020, 67: 136-143. PMID: 32666877, DOI: 10.1177/0020764020934512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersStigma subscalesUse disordersPsychiatric diagnosisAfrican AmericansAfrican American patientsTreatment-related stigmaAnticipated discriminationSubstance use servicesTotal mean scoreAmerican patientsTeaching hospitalCare EvaluationMental illnessHealth disparitiesHealth inequitiesMean scoreSignificant differencesDiagnosisAssessment toolCareDisordersStigmaSubscalesDiscrimination Survey
2019
Outcomes of Direct-Acting Antiviral Treatment of Psychiatric Patients with Comorbid Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Gayam V, Jegede O, Tiongson B, Mandal AK, Sidhu J, Garlapati P. Outcomes of Direct-Acting Antiviral Treatment of Psychiatric Patients with Comorbid Hepatitis C Virus Infection. Digestive Diseases 2019, 38: 232-239. PMID: 31494648, DOI: 10.1159/000502514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virus infectionC virus infectionNon-psychiatric patientsPsychiatric patientsPsychiatric diagnosisAntiviral treatmentVirus infectionTreatment responsePsychiatric disordersComorbid hepatitis C virus (HCV) infectionDirect-acting antiviral treatmentRetrospective cohort observational studyComorbid substance use disorderNeuropsychiatric adverse effectsPrior treatment statusSustained virologic responseCohort observational studyPrimary psychiatric diagnosisComorbid substance abusePrimary care practicesSubstance use disordersHCV patientsVirologic responseHigh burdenObservational study
2018
Tobacco and Substance Use among Psychiatric Inpatients in a Community Hospital: Cessation Counseling, Correlates, and Patterns of Use
Jegede O, Ojo O, Ahmed S, Kodjo K, Virk I, Rimawi D, Mellon C, Jolayemi A, Olupona T. Tobacco and Substance Use among Psychiatric Inpatients in a Community Hospital: Cessation Counseling, Correlates, and Patterns of Use. Journal Of Addiction 2018, 2018: 7919704. PMID: 30662786, PMCID: PMC6312619, DOI: 10.1155/2018/7919704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCessation counselingTobacco smokingSubstance usePsychiatric diagnosisUnderserved African American populationEffective public health strategiesTobacco cessation counselingTobacco treatment strategiesPrimary psychiatric diagnosisCommunity teaching hospitalCurrent tobacco smokersPublic health strategiesInpatient psychiatric unitUrine toxicology reportsIllicit drug usePublic health concernOnly significant predictorCurrent smokersTobacco screeningRetrospective reviewSmoking groupUrine toxicologyTobacco smokersEntire cohortTobacco dependence