2020
Patterns of Vitamin D Deficiency in a Community Outpatient Psychiatric Practice: a Real-World Evaluation of Treatment Gaps
Jegede O, Gayam V, Gunasekara R, Tiongson B, Ishola A, Sidhu J, Virk J, Virk I, Ahmed S, Ojo O, Ojimba C, Ogunlesi C, Olupona T. Patterns of Vitamin D Deficiency in a Community Outpatient Psychiatric Practice: a Real-World Evaluation of Treatment Gaps. Psychiatric Quarterly 2020, 91: 561-570. PMID: 32086668, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-020-09720-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVitamin D deficiencyVitamin D deficiency treatmentClinical practice guidelinesD deficiencyVitamin DEndocrine Society Clinical Practice GuidelineDeficient vitamin D levelsVitamin D supplementation practicesOutpatient mental health clinicPhysician prescription practicesVitamin D levelsVitamin D supplementationMajority of patientsVitamin D metabolismCommunity teaching hospitalConsecutive psychiatric outpatientsMental health clinicsOutpatient psychiatric practiceAfrican AmericansD supplementationOutpatient psychiatristsD metabolismPrescription practicesD levelsTreatment gap
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