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Marcela Horvitz-Lennon
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Open AccessCorrection to: Healthcare Access for a Diverse Population with Schizophrenia Following the Onset of the COVID‑19 Pandemic
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Open AccessHealthcare Access for a Diverse Population with Schizophrenia Following the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 has had a disproportionate impact on the most disadvantaged members of society, including minorities and those with disabling chronic illnesses such as schizophrenia. We examined the pandemic’s impact...
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Significance and Factors Associated with Antipsychotic Polypharmacy Utilization Among Publicly Insured US Adults
Antipsychotic polypharmacy (APP) lacks evidence of effectiveness in the care of schizophrenia or other disorders for which antipsychotic drugs are indicated, also exposing patients to more risks. Authors asses...
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Open AccessEmpirically identified networks of healthcare providers for adults with mental illness
Policies target networks of providers who treat people with mental illnesses, but little is known about the empirical structures of these networks and related variation in patient care. The goal of this paper ...
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Providing Health Physicals and/or Health Monitoring Services in Mental Health Clinics: Impact on Laboratory Screening and Monitoring for High Risk Populations
Providing physical health care in specialty mental health clinics is a promising approach to improving the health status of adults with serious mental illness, but most programs examined in prior studies are n...
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Open AccessThe Predicted Long-Term Benefits of Ensuring Timely Treatment and Medication Adherence in Early Schizophrenia
The impact of initiatives aimed at reducing time in untreated psychosis during early-stage schizophrenia will be unknown for many years. Thus, we simulate the effect of earlier treatment entry and better antip...
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Evidence-Based Practices or Practice-Based Evidence: What Is the Future?
Although multiple evidence-based practices are available for the treatment of behavioral disorders, these interventions are not consistently delivered in routine care in the United States. This research to practi...
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Predictors of Receipt of Physical Health Services in Mental Health Clinics
To inform efforts to improve physical health care for adults with serious mental illness, this study examines predictors of provision and receipt of physical health services in freestanding mental health clini...
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Is Mental Illness a Risk Factor for Hospital Readmission?
People with mental illnesses (MI) receive suboptimal care for medical comorbidities and their high risk for readmission may be addressed by adequate medication management and follow-up care. We examined the as...
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Open AccessRisk of weight gain for specific antipsychotic drugs: a meta-analysis
People with schizophrenia are at considerably higher risk of cardiometabolic morbidity than the general population. Second-generation antipsychotic drugs contribute to that risk partly through their weight gai...
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Impact of a Mental Health Based Primary Care Program on Quality of Physical Health Care
We examine the impact of mental health based primary care on physical health treatment among community mental health center patients in New York State using propensity score adjusted difference in difference m...
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Valuing health in a racially and ethnically diverse community sample: an analysis using the valuation metrics of money and time
Limited research in health valuation analyzes samples with high proportions of racial/ethnic minorities within the United States. The primary objective was to explore patterns of health valuation across race/e...
