2022
The Stress and Resilience Town Hall: A systems response to support the health workforce during COVID-19 and beyond
Tebes JK, Awad MN, Connors EH, Fineberg SK, Gordon DM, Jordan A, Kravitz R, Li L, Ponce AN, Prabhu M, Rubman S, Silva MA, Steinfeld M, Tate DC, Xu K, Krystal JH. The Stress and Resilience Town Hall: A systems response to support the health workforce during COVID-19 and beyond. General Hospital Psychiatry 2022, 77: 80-87. PMID: 35569322, PMCID: PMC9033303, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2022.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare workersHealth systemHealth workforceCOVID-19 pandemicHealth workforce needsMean attendancePost-traumatic stressCOVID-19Traumatic stressorsTypes of stressorsSustainable interventionsRigorous qualitative methodsInterventionPandemicSpecific stressorsStressorsWorkforce needsHospitalWorkers
2021
Shifts in inpatient psychiatry utilization patterns at a U.S. Academic Medical Center during the COVID-19 pandemic
Kulp W, Mitchell TO, Pittman B, Li L. Shifts in inpatient psychiatry utilization patterns at a U.S. Academic Medical Center during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychiatry Research 2021, 308: 114376. PMID: 34999295, PMCID: PMC8733685, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient psychiatry serviceU.S. academic medical centersSubstance use disordersAcademic medical centerCOVID-19 pandemicRetrospective cohortInpatient admissionsMedical CenterPsychiatry servicesPsychiatric patientsUse disordersInpatient psychiatryUtilization patternsModest decreasePatientsSignificant changesDiagnostic dataCorresponding monthsEarlier findingsShowing Up Is Half the Battle: The Impact of Telehealth on Psychiatric Appointment Attendance for Hospital-Based Intensive Outpatient Services During COVID-19
Childs AW, Bacon SM, Klingensmith K, Li L, Unger A, Wing AM, Fortunati F. Showing Up Is Half the Battle: The Impact of Telehealth on Psychiatric Appointment Attendance for Hospital-Based Intensive Outpatient Services During COVID-19. Telemedicine Journal And E-Health 2021, 27: 835-842. PMID: 33999738, DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2021.0028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk individualsAppointment attendanceIntensive outpatient programNon-Hispanic white youthRace/ethnicityPsychiatric servicesTreatment programIntensive outpatient servicesOutpatient psychiatric settingsImpact of telehealthHigher clinical acuityChi-square testClinical treatment programsWarrants further investigationNon-Hispanic Black youthAdult patientsIOP groupInsurance typeOutpatient programOutpatient servicesClinical acuityPsychiatric settingsCommercial insuranceClinical programsTelehealth services
2020
Association of a Prior Psychiatric Diagnosis With Mortality Among Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection
Li L, Li F, Fortunati F, Krystal JH. Association of a Prior Psychiatric Diagnosis With Mortality Among Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2023282. PMID: 32997123, PMCID: PMC7527869, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.23282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overBetacoronavirusCerebrovascular DisordersCohort StudiesComorbidityCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Diabetes MellitusFemaleHeart FailureHIV InfectionsHospitalizationHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKidney DiseasesLiver DiseasesMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionNeoplasmsPandemicsPneumonia, ViralProportional Hazards ModelsRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2United StatesRapid design and deployment of intensive outpatient, group-based psychiatric care using telehealth during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Childs AW, Unger A, Li L. Rapid design and deployment of intensive outpatient, group-based psychiatric care using telehealth during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association 2020, 27: 1420-1424. PMID: 32687151, PMCID: PMC7454574, DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocaa138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric careHigh-risk psychiatric patientsHigh-risk individualsOutpatient psychiatric servicesProvider-patient interactionsAdolescent treatment programsCOVID-19Telehealth service deliveryGroup-based interventionPsychiatric interventionPsychiatric servicesPsychiatric patientsPhysical distancing guidelinesTreatment programTelehealth policyTelehealthInfectious spreadService deliveryCOVID-19 outbreakTelehealth infrastructureFeasibility testingCareInterventionDeliveryGroup supportChallenges and Priorities in Responding to COVID-19 in Inpatient Psychiatry
Li L. Challenges and Priorities in Responding to COVID-19 in Inpatient Psychiatry. Psychiatric Services 2020, 71: 624-626. PMID: 32321388, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000166.Peer-Reviewed Original Research