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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 9 of 9 Research Studies DisplayedMinden SL, Ding L, Cleary PD
Improving the quality of mental health care in multiple sclerosis.
The researchers surveyed multiple sclerosis (MS) patients across the U.S. to determine how many experienced mental health problems and received treatment over the preceding year. Also studied were patient experiences with and ratings of care, type of treatment provider, and the location of care. The researchers found a high unmet need for mental health treatment among persons with MS.
AHRQ-funded; HS016978
Citation: Minden SL, Ding L, Cleary PD .
Improving the quality of mental health care in multiple sclerosis.
J Neurol Sci. 2013 Dec 15;335(1-2):42-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.08.021..
Keywords: Behavioral Health, Quality of Care, Chronic Conditions
Gilbert AL, Bauer NS, Carroll AE
Child exposure to parental violence and psychological distress associated with delayed milestones.
The researchers examined the association between parental report of intimate partner violence (IPV) and parental psychological distress (PPD) with child attainment of developmental milestones. They found that parental report of both IPV and PPD during the first 72 months of a child’s life is significantly associated with developmental milestone failure across all 4 developmental domains and within the domains of language, personal-social, and gross motor development.
AHRQ-funded; HS017939; HS018453.
Citation: Gilbert AL, Bauer NS, Carroll AE .
Child exposure to parental violence and psychological distress associated with delayed milestones.
Pediatrics 2013 Dec;132(6):e1577-83. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-1020..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Domestic Violence, Family Health and History, Depression, Anxiety, Behavioral Health
Schumacher JR, Palta M, Loconte NK
Characterizing the psychological distress response before and after a cancer diagnosis.
The purpose of this study was to estimate the magnitude and long-term temporal course of the cancer psychological distress response, incorporating negative (depression and anxiety) and positive (psychological well-being). Cancer survivors were more likely to experience clinically significant increases in depression and anxiety, with no significant results being found for well-being.
AHRQ-funded; HS00083
Citation: Schumacher JR, Palta M, Loconte NK .
Characterizing the psychological distress response before and after a cancer diagnosis.
J Behav Med. 2013 Dec;36(6):591-600. doi: 10.1007/s10865-012-9453-x..
Keywords: Cancer, Behavioral Health, Quality of Life
Chambers C, Katic M, Chiu S
Predictors of medical or surgical and psychiatric hospitalizations among a population-based cohort of homeless adults.
This study identified factors associated with inpatient hospitalizations among a population-based cohort of homeless adults in Toronto, Ontario. Health care need was a strong predictor of medical or surgical and psychiatric hospitalizations. Some hospitalizations among homeless adults were potentially avoidable, whereas others represented an unavoidable use of health services.
AHRQ-funded; HS014129.
Citation: Chambers C, Katic M, Chiu S .
Predictors of medical or surgical and psychiatric hospitalizations among a population-based cohort of homeless adults.
Am J Public Health 2013 Dec;103 Suppl 2:S380-8. doi: 10.2105/ajph.2013.301646..
Keywords: Hospitalization, Social Determinants of Health, Behavioral Health, Health Status
Hartung DM, Middleton L, McFarland BH
Use of administrative data to identify off-label use of second-generation antipsychotics in a Medicaid population.
The researchers sought to determine the accuracy of administrative claims for identifying off-label use of second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) in a Medicaid population. They found that Medicaid claims data had high predictive ability for identifying users of SGAs who did not have documentation of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder in the medical record.
AHRQ-funded; HS019456
Citation: Hartung DM, Middleton L, McFarland BH .
Use of administrative data to identify off-label use of second-generation antipsychotics in a Medicaid population.
Psychiatr Serv. 2013 Dec;64(12):1236-42. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.005482012..
Keywords: Medicaid, Behavioral Health, Medication
Sentell T, Unick GJ, Ahn HJ
Illness severity and psychiatric hospitalization rates among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
This study of mental illness severity and psychiatric hospitalization among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AA/PIs) in Hawaii found that AA/PI subgroups (Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, and Native Hawaiians) had lower psychiatric hospitalization rates than whites, but rates varied across AA/PI subgroups.
AHRQ-funded; HS019990
Citation: Sentell T, Unick GJ, Ahn HJ .
Illness severity and psychiatric hospitalization rates among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Psychiatr Serv. 2013 Nov;64(11):1095-102. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201200408..
Keywords: Behavioral Health, Hospitalization, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Disparities
Bobo WV, Cooper WO, Stein CM
Antipsychotics and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in children and youth.
This study found that in a group of 25, 834 Medicaid-enrolled children and youth who had recently initiated use of either an antipsychotic or a control psychotropic drug, antipsychotic users had a risk of a newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes 3 times greater than the propensity-score matched controls. This group was confined to those who had not been diagnosed with conditions for which antipsychotics were the only recognized pharmacotherapy.
AHRQ-funded; HS0116974
Citation: Bobo WV, Cooper WO, Stein CM .
Antipsychotics and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in children and youth.
JAMA Psychiatry. 2013 Oct;70(10):1067-75. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.2053..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Behavioral Health, Diabetes, Medication, Medicaid
Chambers DA, Haim A, Mullican CA
AHRQ Author: Mullican CA
Health information technology and mental health services research: a path forward.
This article reports on the AHRQ- and NIMH-organized November 2010 workshop, “Health Information Technology and Mental Health: The Way Forward.” The primary workshop goal was to bring together experts in mental health services and interventions research, practitioners, consumers, and technologists to discuss emerging opportunities in uniting all aspects of health IT and mental health research. The workshop resulted in a four-paper series, envisioning a future mental health system in which health IT is fully integrated within mental health service systems, for patient, clinician, and system levels.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Chambers DA, Haim A, Mullican CA .
Health information technology and mental health services research: a path forward.
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2013 Jul-Aug;35(4):329-31. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2013.03.006.
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Keywords: Access to Care, Health Information Technology (HIT), Health Services Research (HSR), Health Information Technology (HIT), Behavioral Health
Baron KG, Lattie E, Ho J
Interest and use of mental health and specialty behavioral medicine counseling in US primary care patients.
This study investigating interest in mental health and specialty behavioral medicine counseling and predictors of utilization over 1 year among primary care patients found high interest but low utilization. Interest in receiving services at the baseline initial survey was the strongest predictor of utilization.
AHRQ-funded; HS00078
Citation: Baron KG, Lattie E, Ho J .
Interest and use of mental health and specialty behavioral medicine counseling in US primary care patients.
Int J Behav Med. 2013 Mar;20(1):69-76. doi: 10.1007/s12529-011-9211-4..
Keywords: Behavioral Health, Healthcare Utilization, Primary Care