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