2022
Increased Admissions of Older Adults to Substance Use Treatment Facilities and Associated Changes in Admission Characteristics, 2000-2017.
Na PJ, Rosenheck R, Rhee TG. Increased Admissions of Older Adults to Substance Use Treatment Facilities and Associated Changes in Admission Characteristics, 2000-2017. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2022, 83 PMID: 35377564, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.21m13938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSUD treatment facilitiesSubstance use disordersOlder adultsYoung adultsCocaine/General older adult populationTreatment Episode Data SetAdults 55 yearsOlder adult populationUse of alcoholClinical characteristicsPatient characteristicsAdmission ratesRelative decreaseAnnual admissionsGeneral populationUse disordersAdmissionMultivariate analysisNationwide dataAdult populationLogistic regressionCannabis useAdultsTreatment facilities
2021
Posttraumatic Distress Symptoms and Their Response to Treatment in Adults With Prolonged Grief Disorder.
Na PJ, Adhikari S, Szuhany KL, Chen AZ, Suzuki RR, Malgaroli M, Robinaugh DJ, Bui E, Mauro C, Skritskaya NA, Lebowitz BD, Zisook S, Reynolds CF, Shear MK, Simon NM. Posttraumatic Distress Symptoms and Their Response to Treatment in Adults With Prolonged Grief Disorder. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2021, 82 PMID: 34000119, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.20m13576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress symptomsPosttraumatic distress symptomsNonviolent deathsGrief disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderBereaved adultsPrimary diagnosisFunctional impairmentMixed-effects regressionPlaceboProlonged Grief DisorderGrief treatmentMajor life stressorsCitalopramSecondary analysisAntidepressant citalopramDistress symptomsStress disorderPoor functioningLife stressorsAdultsDisordersTreatmentStress symptomsSymptoms
2019
A systematic review of older adults’ request for or attitude toward euthanasia or assisted-suicide
Dransart D, Lapierre S, Erlangsen A, Canetto S, Heisel M, Draper B, Lindner R, Richard-Devantoy S, Cheung G, Scocco P, Gusmão R, De Leo D, Inoue K, De Techterman V, Fiske A, Hong J, Landry M, Lepage A, Marcoux I, Na P, Neufeld E, Ummel D, Winslov J, Wong C, Wu J, Wyart M. A systematic review of older adults’ request for or attitude toward euthanasia or assisted-suicide. Aging & Mental Health 2019, 25: 420-430. PMID: 31818122, DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2019.1697201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder adultsConsistent predictorPhysical healthPass decisionsLow religiositySocial factorsSample characteristicsAttitudesCultural factorsAdultsResearch designLife decisionsDescriptive dataSocio-economic statusPredictorsFuture studiesMost studiesOutcome measuresFindingsEndorsementPhysician-assisted suicideQuantitative studySystematic reviewReligiosityDecisions