National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
Latest available findings on quality of and access to health care
Data
- Data Infographics
- Data Visualizations
- Data Tools
- Data Innovations
- All-Payer Claims Database
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
- Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
- AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics
- State Snapshots
- United States Health Information Knowledgebase (USHIK)
- Data Sources Available from AHRQ
Search All Research Studies
AHRQ Research Studies Date
AHRQ Research Studies
Sign up: AHRQ Research Studies Email updates
Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
Results
1 to 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedSulzer SH
Does "difficult patient" status contribute to de facto demedicalization? The case of borderline personality disorder.
This study relies on 22 in-depth interviews with mental health clinicians in the United States to evaluate how they describe patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD), how the diagnosis of BPD affects the treatment clinicians are willing to provide, and the implications for patients. Its findings suggest patients with BPD are routinely labeled “difficult,” and subsequently routed out of care through a variety of direct and indirect means.
AHRQ-funded; HS000032.
Citation: Sulzer SH .
Does "difficult patient" status contribute to de facto demedicalization? The case of borderline personality disorder.
Soc Sci Med 2015 Oct;142:82-9. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.08.008..
Keywords: Behavioral Health, Clinician-Patient Communication, Access to Care
Sylvia LG, Thase ME, Reilly-Harrington NA
Psychotherapy use in bipolar disorder: association with functioning and illness severity.
The researchers examined characteristics of individuals with bipolar disorder who sought psychotherapy versus those who did not. Their data suggest that a minority of individuals with bipolar disorder attend psychotherapy services, and those that do have greater illness burden.
AHRQ-funded; HS019371.
Citation: Sylvia LG, Thase ME, Reilly-Harrington NA .
Psychotherapy use in bipolar disorder: association with functioning and illness severity.
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2015 May;49(5):453-61. doi: 10.1177/0004867415569803..
Keywords: Access to Care, Healthcare Utilization, Behavioral Health
Saloner B, Le Cook B
An ACA provision increased treatment for young adults with possible mental illnesses relative to comparison group.
The researchers examined the impact of the ACA dependent coverage provision on people ages 18-25 with possible mental health or substance use disorders. They found that after implementation of the ACA provision, among people ages 18-25 with possible mental health disorders, mental health treatment increased by 5.3 percentage points relative to a comparison group of similar people ages 26-35. For those using mental health treatment, uninsured visits declined by 12.4 percentage points, and visits paid by private insurance increased by 12.9 percentage points.
AHRQ-funded; HS021486.
Citation: Saloner B, Le Cook B .
An ACA provision increased treatment for young adults with possible mental illnesses relative to comparison group.
Health Aff 2014 Aug;33(8):1425-34. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0214.
.
.
Keywords: Access to Care, Health Insurance, Behavioral Health, Substance Abuse, Young Adults
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.
.
.
Keywords: Access to Care, Health Information Technology (HIT), Health Services Research (HSR), Health Information Technology (HIT), Behavioral Health