2015
VA Patients With High Numbers of Opioid Prescriptions
Petrakis I, Sofuoglu M, Rosenheck R. VA Patients With High Numbers of Opioid Prescriptions. Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment 2015, 14: 167-175. DOI: 10.1097/adt.0000000000000058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh opioid useOpioid usePrescription opioid useOpioid prescriptionsOpioid groupOutpatient visitsHigher prescription opioid useVeterans Health Administration usersVeterans Health Administration patientsLogistic regressionDrug abuseMajor public health concernAntidepressant medication prescriptionMedical outpatient visitsOpioid prescription useEmergency room visitsComorbid drug useDrug use disordersForm of painPsychotropic medication usagePublic health concernConcomitant antidepressantsAntidepressant prescriptionsPsychotropic prescriptionsMedical illness
1999
Toward a rational pharmacotherapy of comorbid substance abuse in schizophrenic patients
Krystal J, D'Souza D, Madonick S, Petrakis I. Toward a rational pharmacotherapy of comorbid substance abuse in schizophrenic patients. Schizophrenia Research 1999, 35: s35-s49. PMID: 10190224, DOI: 10.1016/s0920-9964(98)00162-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchizophrenic patientsSubstance abuseTerms of rehospitalizationComorbid substance abuseExacerbation of symptomsHealth care expensesSelf-medication hypothesisBetter prognosisMedical illnessPharmacotherapeutic approachesRational pharmacotherapyNonschizophrenic populationsPatientsVocational functionIllicit substancesCare expensesAbuseVulnerability hypothesisRehospitalizationExacerbationMedicationsPharmacotherapyPrognosisPsychostimulantsIllness