2022
National trends of suicidal ideation and mental health services use among US adults with opioid use disorder, 2009–2020
Na PJ, Bommersbach TJ, Petrakis IL, Rhee TG. National trends of suicidal ideation and mental health services use among US adults with opioid use disorder, 2009–2020. EClinicalMedicine 2022, 54: 101696. PMID: 36267498, PMCID: PMC9576812, DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health service useOpioid use disorderHealth service usePast-year opioid use disorderMental health servicesPrevalence of SISuicidal ideationService useUse disordersHealth servicesUS adultsPast-year major depressive episodeInpatient mental health servicesMental health service utilizationHealth service utilizationMajor depressive episodePast-year suicidal ideationCo-occurring depressionSedative use disorderClinical characteristicsPrescription medicationsDepressive episodeOdds ratioService utilizationRoutine screeningIncreased 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
Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders and Related Service Use in the Diverse Black Sub-Populations in the United States
Jegede O, Na PJ, Rhee TG, Stefanovics EA, Rosenheck RA. Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders and Related Service Use in the Diverse Black Sub-Populations in the United States. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2021, 9: 2237-2247. PMID: 34590245, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-021-01163-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelated service useSubstance use diagnosesSubstance use disordersService useUse diagnosesUse disordersRelated Conditions Wave IIILogistic regression analysisNational Epidemiologic SurveyDiverse black populationsAfrican AmericansMultinomial logistic regression analysisBlack/African AmericanBlack populationClinical characteristicsMethodsThe dataWave IIIEpidemiologic SurveyMeasures of qualityMental healthPhysical healthReference groupSubstance useGroup differencesBlack individuals
2018
The PHQ-9 Item 9 based screening for suicide risk: a validation study of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)−9 Item 9 with the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
Na PJ, Yaramala SR, Kim JA, Kim H, Goes FS, Zandi PP, Voort J, Sutor B, Croarkin P, Bobo WV. The PHQ-9 Item 9 based screening for suicide risk: a validation study of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)−9 Item 9 with the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS). Journal Of Affective Disorders 2018, 232: 34-40. PMID: 29477096, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.02.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsPregnancyReference StandardsRegistriesReproducibility of ResultsRisk AssessmentSensitivity and SpecificitySocioeconomic FactorsSuicidal IdeationSuicideSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultConceptsPatient Health QuestionnaireColumbia-Suicide Severity Rating ScaleSeverity Rating ScaleSuicide riskItem 9Health QuestionnaireRating ScaleGold standardOverall poor resultsSuicide ideationClinical characteristicsOverall cohortCare registriesPHQ-9Depressed patientsClinical subgroupsSuicide itemPatientsPassive thoughtsSurrogate measureRiskPoor resultsFurther investigationIdeationAssessment tool