2010
Video-Gaming Among High School Students: Health Correlates, Gender Differences, and Problematic Gaming
Desai RA, Krishnan-Sarin S, Cavallo D, Potenza MN. Video-Gaming Among High School Students: Health Correlates, Gender Differences, and Problematic Gaming. Pediatrics 2010, 126: e1414-e1424. PMID: 21078729, PMCID: PMC3678538, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-2706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProblematic gamingHealth correlatesMore externalizing behaviorsVideo game playingInternalizing symptomsHigh school studentsExternalizing behaviorsRegular cigarette smokingSerious fightNegative health correlatesGame playingIntervention strategiesGender differencesSchool studentsCorrelatesGamingHealth behaviorsHealth factorsDrug useGirlsBoysMore researchDepressionAggressionAdolescents
2009
Gender Differences in the Association Between Body Mass Index and Psychopathology
Desai RA, Manley M, Desai MM, Potenza MN. Gender Differences in the Association Between Body Mass Index and Psychopathology. CNS Spectrums 2009, 14: 372-383. PMID: 19773713, PMCID: PMC3708686, DOI: 10.1017/s1092852900023026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric disordersWeight groupHigh body mass index groupBody mass index groupsPersonality disorderBody mass indexNormal weight respondentsAxis II psychopathologyAxis II disordersNational Epidemiologic SurveyLogistic regression modelsObese patientsObese womenMass indexWeight managementAxis IDiagnostic criteriaEpidemiologic SurveyGender differencesIndex groupMeeting criteriaPrevalence estimatesRelated conditionsAnxiety disordersDisorders
2007
Gender differences in the associations between past-year gambling problems and psychiatric disorders
Desai RA, Potenza MN. Gender differences in the associations between past-year gambling problems and psychiatric disorders. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2007, 43: 173-183. PMID: 18080792, PMCID: PMC3700360, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-007-0283-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric disordersAxis II disordersNational Epidemiological SurveyBackgroundPsychiatric disordersMajor depressionNicotine dependenceAxis IEpidemiological surveyGender differencesSubsyndromal levelsPanic disorderPast-year gambling problemsRelated disordersTreatment effortsStrong associationDisordersWomenGambling problemsPathological gamblingMenAssociationDysthymiaAimToMethodsDataAlcoholism
1998
The Use of VA and Non-VA Mental Health Services by Female Veterans
Hoff R, Rosenheck R. The Use of VA and Non-VA Mental Health Services by Female Veterans. Medical Care 1998, 36: 1524-1533. PMID: 9821940, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199811000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-VA mental health servicesVA mental health servicesMental health servicesSpecialty mental health clinicsFemale veteransHealth servicesMale veteransVeterans AffairsService useMental health service useVA mental health careHealth service useMental health clinicsVA service useMental health careLogistic regression modelsHealth clinicsDiagnostic subgroupsPsychiatric diagnosisGender differencesVA servicesObjective diagnostic dataHealth careVeteransUtilization patterns