2021
Post‐9/11 military veterans' adjustment to civilian life over time following separation from service
Park CL, Sacco SJ, Finkelstein‐Fox L, Sinnott SM, Scoglio AAJ, Lee SY, Gnall KE, Mazure C, Shirk SD, Hoff RA, Kraus SW. Post‐9/11 military veterans' adjustment to civilian life over time following separation from service. Journal Of Clinical Psychology 2021, 77: 2077-2095. PMID: 33871869, DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLottery-Purchasing Adolescents: Gambling Perceptions, Problems, and Characteristics
Zhai ZW, Hoff RA, Howell JC, Wampler J, Krishnan-Sarin S, Potenza MN. Lottery-Purchasing Adolescents: Gambling Perceptions, Problems, and Characteristics. Journal Of Gambling Studies 2021, 37: 1177-1195. PMID: 33528742, PMCID: PMC8326295, DOI: 10.1007/s10899-021-10004-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGambling perceptionsGambling attitudesConnecticut high-school adolescentsProblem-gambling severityPast-year gamblingParental approvalOnline gamblingGambling typesGambling characteristicsLottery productsGambling behaviorGamblingHealth/functioningParenting contextAttitudesPrevention effortsPartnersPerceptionYouthPrevalent behaviorContext
2020
Associations between patient experience and clinical outcomes in general mental health clinics: Findings from the veterans outcomes assessment survey
Katz IR, Resnick S, Hoff R. Associations between patient experience and clinical outcomes in general mental health clinics: Findings from the veterans outcomes assessment survey. Psychiatry Research 2020, 295: 113554. PMID: 33183768, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAmbulatory Care FacilitiesCommunicationFemaleHumansMaleMental HealthMental Health ServicesMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPatient SatisfactionPhysician-Patient RelationsQuality of Health CareSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransVeterans HealthConceptsGeneral mental health clinicsVeterans Outcome Assessment surveyMental health clinicsPatient experienceHealth clinicsAssessment of symptomsPatient-reported outcomesHealth Outcomes SurveyMeasurement-based careBetter patient experienceMental health careExperience of careMental health programsAssessment surveyClinical outcomesRatings of communicationFavorable outcomeTreatment outcomesPatient reportsOutcome SurveyEarly identificationHealth programsSignificant associationMental healthCareA psychosocial mediational model of homelessness among U.S. male and female veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan
Spinola S, Hoff RA, Tsai J. A psychosocial mediational model of homelessness among U.S. male and female veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Health & Social Care In The Community 2020, 29: 453-463. PMID: 32662176, DOI: 10.1111/hsc.13106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchizophrenia 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 ResearchConceptsPsychotic 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 featuresUsing patient-reported outcome measures for program evaluation: Design and findings on intention-to-treat outcomes from the Veterans Outcome Assessment survey
Katz IR, Resnick SG, Kasprow WJ, Boden MT, Cherkasova E, Fielstein EM, Trafton JA, Hoff RA. Using patient-reported outcome measures for program evaluation: Design and findings on intention-to-treat outcomes from the Veterans Outcome Assessment survey. Psychiatry Research 2020, 291: 113226. PMID: 32590230, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-reported outcome measuresMeasurement-based careTreat outcomesOutcome measuresGeneral mental health clinicsOngoing mental health careVeterans Outcome Assessment surveyVeterans Health Administration patientsAssessment of patientsMental health clinicsMental health treatmentMental health careProgram evaluationOngoing treatmentHealth clinicsHealth treatmentPatientsHealth careCareOutcomesTreatmentAssessment surveyClinicEvaluationFindingsValidation of a Brief Pornography Screen across multiple samples
Kraus SW, Gola M, Grubbs JB, Kowalewska E, Hoff RA, Lew-Starowicz M, Martino S, Shirk SD, Potenza MN. Validation of a Brief Pornography Screen across multiple samples. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2020, 9: 259-271. PMID: 32644937, PMCID: PMC8939429, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2020.00038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompulsive sexual behavior disorderMale patientsU.S. representative sampleU.S. veteransBehavior disorderHigh internal consistencyReceiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curveCharacteristic curveOne-factor solutionFactor structureOperating Characteristic curveFive-itemPolish adultsSexual behavior disorderInternal consistencyPsychometric propertiesRepresentative sampleDiscriminant validityProblematic pornography useScoresItem endorsementStudy 1PatientsIndependent samplesCurrent gapsPerceived Stress Mediates the Association between Deployment Sexual Trauma and Nicotine Dependence in Women Veterans
Gross GM, Colon R, Bastian LA, Hoff R. Perceived Stress Mediates the Association between Deployment Sexual Trauma and Nicotine Dependence in Women Veterans. Women's Health Issues 2020, 30: 214-220. PMID: 32317136, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2020.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine dependenceWomen veteransSexual traumaBaseline interview dataRates of smokingCross-sectional associationsRelated health consequencesDeleterious health outcomesPerceived stressMilitary sexual traumaRisk factorsTobacco useHayes mediation modelHealth outcomesClinical targetsHealth consequencesTraumaVeteran sampleSmokingVeteransAssociationPresent studySurvey of experiencesCivilian counterpartsSignificant mediator
2012
Previous Use of Alcohol, Cigarettes, and Marijuana and Subsequent Abuse of Prescription Opioids in Young Adults
Fiellin LE, Tetrault JM, Becker WC, Fiellin DA, Hoff RA. Previous Use of Alcohol, Cigarettes, and Marijuana and Subsequent Abuse of Prescription Opioids in Young Adults. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2012, 52: 158-163. PMID: 23332479, PMCID: PMC3552239, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrescription opioidsPrevious marijuana usePrevious substance usePrevious alcoholMarijuana useSubsequent abuseYoung womenSubstance useYoung adulthoodCommunity-dwelling individualsLogistic regression analysisCurrent abusePrevious alcohol useClinical dataOpioidsDrug useSubstance abuseAlcohol useCigarettesPrevention effortsPrevious useYoung adultsYoung individualsYoung menYear olds
2010
Health advantage for black women: patterns in pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder
Pilver CE, Kasl S, Desai R, Levy BR. Health advantage for black women: patterns in pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder. Psychological Medicine 2010, 41: 1741-1750. PMID: 21108869, PMCID: PMC3404818, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291710002321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-menstrual dysphoric disorderPre-menstrual symptomsWhite womenDysphoric disorderBlack womenHealth advantagesOral contraceptive useBody mass indexCollaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology SurveysDSM-IV criteriaLogistic regression modelingMultinomial logistic regression modelingPsychological risk factorsSmoking statusMass indexProvisional diagnosisRisk factorsContraceptive useMood disordersEpidemiology SurveysPsychiatric disordersWomen's healthRacial disparitiesSymptomsWomen
2009
Gender Differences in the Association Between Body Mass Index and Psychopathology
Desai RA, Manley M, Desai MM, Potenza MN. Gender Differences in the Association Between Body Mass Index and Psychopathology. CNS Spectrums 2009, 14: 372-383. PMID: 19773713, PMCID: PMC3708686, DOI: 10.1017/s1092852900023026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric disordersWeight groupHigh body mass index groupBody mass index groupsPersonality disorderBody mass indexNormal weight respondentsAxis II psychopathologyAxis II disordersNational Epidemiologic SurveyLogistic regression modelsObese patientsObese womenMass indexWeight managementAxis IDiagnostic criteriaEpidemiologic SurveyGender differencesIndex groupMeeting criteriaPrevalence estimatesRelated conditionsAnxiety disordersDisordersRelationship of nicotine dependence, subsyndromal and pathological gambling, and other psychiatric disorders: data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.
Grant JE, Desai RA, Potenza MN. Relationship of nicotine dependence, subsyndromal and pathological gambling, and other psychiatric disorders: data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2009, 70: 334-43. PMID: 19254518, PMCID: PMC3691098, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.08m04211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAlcoholismAnxiety DisordersBipolar DisorderComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesDepressive Disorder, MajorFemaleGamblingHealth SurveysHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedPersonality DisordersPhobic DisordersRisk AssessmentSocioeconomic FactorsTobacco Use DisorderUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsNicotine dependenceNational Epidemiologic SurveyPsychiatric disordersAxis IEpidemiologic SurveyRelated conditionsPathological gamblingPathological levelsCurrent nicotine dependenceMultiple Axis IMain outcome measuresDSM-IV nicotine dependenceNicotine-dependent subjectsMultiple psychiatric disordersProblem/pathological gamblingOutcome measuresElevated riskDependent respondentsDiagnostic criteriaSubsyndromal levelsSpecific preventionSignificant psychopathologySignificant nicotinePathological gambling severityDisorders
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
2007
Gender differences in the associations between past-year gambling problems and psychiatric disorders
Desai RA, Potenza MN. Gender differences in the associations between past-year gambling problems and psychiatric disorders. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2007, 43: 173-183. PMID: 18080792, PMCID: PMC3700360, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-007-0283-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric disordersAxis II disordersNational Epidemiological SurveyBackgroundPsychiatric disordersMajor depressionNicotine dependenceAxis IEpidemiological surveyGender differencesSubsyndromal levelsPanic disorderPast-year gambling problemsRelated disordersTreatment effortsStrong associationDisordersWomenGambling problemsPathological gamblingMenAssociationDysthymiaAimToMethodsDataAlcoholismGambling, Health, and Age: Data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions
Desai RA, Desai MM, Potenza MN. Gambling, Health, and Age: Data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors 2007, 21: 431-440. PMID: 18072825, DOI: 10.1037/0893-164x.21.4.431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder adultsPoor health measuresRecreational gamblingHealthy agingNational Epidemiologic SurveyRecreational gamblersProblem/pathological gamblingPathological gamblingGamblingLongitudinal studyNegative measuresCross-sectional dataRelated conditionsHealth measuresSocial activitiesEpidemiologic SurveyYounger respondentsAdultsOlder respondentsMeasuresGamblersAge groupsHealth effectsHealthAging
2001
Impact of Clozapine on Completed Suicide
Sernyak MJ, Desai R, Stolar M, Rosenheck R. Impact of Clozapine on Completed Suicide. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2001, 158: 931-937. PMID: 11384902, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.158.6.931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsControl groupNational Death RegistryImpact of clozapineVeterans Affairs systemRate of deathClozapine groupRefractory schizophreniaClozapine treatmentDeath RegistryTypical neurolepticsVA databasesClozapine's effectRates of suicideRespiratory disordersClozapineAccidental deathCompleted SuicideDeathSignificant differencesLower ratesSuicidePsychiatric researchTreatmentGroupNeuroleptics
2000
Bed Closures and Incarceration Rates Among Users of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services
Rosenheck RA, Banks S, Pandiani J, Hoff R. Bed Closures and Incarceration Rates Among Users of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services. Psychiatric Services 2000, 51: 1282-1287. PMID: 11013328, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.51.10.1282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionCrimeDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)Health Facility ClosureHospitals, GeneralHospitals, PsychiatricHospitals, StateHospitals, VeteransHumansInpatientsMaleMental DisordersNew YorkOdds RatioOutpatientsPopulation SurveillanceRetrospective StudiesSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsMental health servicesVeterans Affairs (VA) mental health servicesVA mental health servicesHealth servicesMale patientsBed closuresGeneral HospitalVA service usersDual diagnosis patientsAge 40 yearsHealth system usersMental health disordersCommunity general hospitalProbabilistic population estimationMental health problemsBehavioral health careHealth care systemState mental hospitalSubstance abuse problemsDiagnosis patientsRates of incarcerationVA patientsNew York State countiesService useVA facilities
1999
Diversion from Jail of Detainees with Substance Abuse: The Interaction with Dual Diagnosis
Hoff R, Rosenheck R, Baranosky M, Buchanan J, Zonana H. Diversion from Jail of Detainees with Substance Abuse: The Interaction with Dual Diagnosis. American Journal On Addictions 1999, 8: 201-210. PMID: 10506901, DOI: 10.1080/105504999305811.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
The Use of VA and Non-VA Mental Health Services by Female Veterans
Hoff R, Rosenheck R. The Use of VA and Non-VA Mental Health Services by Female Veterans. Medical Care 1998, 36: 1524-1533. PMID: 9821940, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199811000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-VA mental health servicesVA mental health servicesMental health servicesSpecialty mental health clinicsFemale veteransHealth servicesMale veteransVeterans AffairsService useMental health service useVA mental health careHealth service useMental health clinicsVA service useMental health careLogistic regression modelsHealth clinicsDiagnostic subgroupsPsychiatric diagnosisGender differencesVA servicesObjective diagnostic dataHealth careVeteransUtilization patternsDatapoints: Use of Alternative Medicine in Major Depression
Druss BG, Rohrbaugh R, Kosten T, Hoff R, Rosenheck RA. Datapoints: Use of Alternative Medicine in Major Depression. Psychiatric Services 1998, 49: 1397-1397. PMID: 9826237, DOI: 10.1176/ps.49.11.1397.Peer-Reviewed Original Research