2011
Stealing among high school students: prevalence and clinical correlates.
Grant JE, Potenza MN, Krishnan-Sarin S, Cavallo DA, Desai RA. Stealing among high school students: prevalence and clinical correlates. The Journal Of The American Academy Of Psychiatry And The Law 2011, 39: 44-52. PMID: 21389165, PMCID: PMC3671850.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
A cross-sectional study of problem and pathological gambling in patients with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder.
Desai RA, Potenza MN. A cross-sectional study of problem and pathological gambling in patients with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2009, 70: 1250-7. PMID: 19538900, PMCID: PMC3695825, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.08m04359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchizophrenia/schizoaffective disorderProblem/pathological gamblingSchizoaffective disorderPsychotic disordersPathological gamblingGreater alcohol use severityVA Connecticut Healthcare SystemConnecticut Mental Health CenterMental health care utilizationHealth care utilizationCross-sectional studyMental health centersHigher depression scoresLogistic regression modelsAlcohol use severityMultinomial logistic regression modelsAlcohol use problemsCare utilizationClinical correlatesOutpatient subjectsHealth centersMultivariable modelHigh riskImproved preventionDepression scores
1998
Trends Over a Decade for a General Hospital Psychiatry Unit
Druss B, Bruce M, Jacobs S, Hoff R. Trends Over a Decade for a General Hospital Psychiatry Unit. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 1998, 25: 427-435. PMID: 10582385, DOI: 10.1023/a:1022296608777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatry unitGeneral hospital psychiatry unitAssociation of clinicalLikelihood of readmissionLength of stayInpatient psychiatry unitMore readmissionsInitial treatmentInpatient carePsychotic diagnosesDemographic dataReadmissionInadequate lengthVulnerable populationsStayShorter lengthSicker GroupDelivery of servicesPatientsAdmissionClinicalHospitalDiagnosis
1996
Depression in former school-age mothers and community comparison subjects
Horwitz S, Bruce M, Hoff R, Harley I, Jekel J. Depression in former school-age mothers and community comparison subjects. Journal Of Affective Disorders 1996, 40: 95-103. PMID: 8882919, DOI: 10.1016/0165-0327(96)00047-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchool-age mothersCommunity comparison subjectsDrug/alcohol abuseMajor depressive disorderDSM-III criteriaDepressive disorderLifetime prevalenceAlcohol abuseComparison subjectsSociodemographic characteristicsCommunity womenYoung mothersOnly factorMothersDepressionSame agePrevalenceWomenCohortDiagnosisStriking difference