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
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 patternsThe Quality of VA Mental Health Services
Hoff R, Rosenheck R, Materko M, Wilson N. The Quality of VA Mental Health Services. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 1998, 26: 45-56. PMID: 9866234, DOI: 10.1023/a:1021217420121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health careInpatient careVA mental health servicesVA mental health careHealth careMental health servicesSpecific health behaviorsMental health programsOutpatient carePsychiatric diagnosisHealth behaviorsFemale veteransHealth servicesHealth programsMeasures of qualityCareStudy sampleObjective measuresWomenDiagnosis
1997
Subjective ratings of emotional health as a risk factor for major depression in a community sample
Hoff R, Bruce M, Kasl S, Jacobs S. Subjective ratings of emotional health as a risk factor for major depression in a community sample. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 1997, 170: 167-172. PMID: 9093508, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.170.2.167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressionEpidemiologic Catchment AreaEmotional healthEpisodes of depressionOutcomes of interestPhysical health outcomesIncident episodesRisk factorsPossible confoundersIndependent riskPsychiatric outcomesHealth outcomesSubjective ratingsDepressionOutcomesCommunity sampleAccurate predictorRiskHealthEpisodesAssociation