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Rani A. Desai
Psychiatry
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Cross-System Service Use Among VA Mental Health Patients Living in Philadelphia
There are few published studies of cross-system use of multiple systems of mental health care. This study examines use of VA and non-VA services in Philadelphia County. Results indicated that rates of cross-sy...
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Older Adult Patients with Both Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Disorders: Prevalence and Health Service Use
The prevalence and service use among older adults with concurrent psychiatric and substance abuse disorders (the “dually diagnosed”) was examined in a cross-sectional survey of a representative national sample...
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Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in homeless mentally ill persons
Background: Despite reports of high rates of suicidal behavior among mentally ill homeless persons, it remains unknown whether the well-established suicide risks of increased age and comorbid psychiatric and sub...
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Prevalence of Hepatitis C virus infection in a sample of homeless veterans
Objective: This study measures the prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection in a sample of homeless veterans treated in a Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans (DCHV) program in Massachusetts. We also ex...
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The Effects of Federal Versus State Funding and Academic Affiliation on Mental Health Services
This study compares mental health services in three facilities on two domains: federal versus state funding and academic affiliation. Data from a cross-sectional study of psychiatric outpatients is utilized to...
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Excitement-seeking Gambling in a Nationally Representative Sample of Recreational Gamblers
Excitement-seeking and related constructs have been associated with heavier gambling and negative health measures in problem and/or pathological gamblers. Most adults gamble recreationally and an understanding...
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Gli adulti al di sopra dei 65 anni rappresentano una fascia demografica ampia e in aumento nella popolazione degli Stati Uniti d’America e, probabilmente, un bersaglio chiave nel mercato dell’industria del gio...
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Posttraumatic stress disorder and trauma characteristics are correlates of premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often comorbid with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) in women; however, it is unclear whether this relationship is driven by the trauma that may lead to PTSD or if...
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Criminal Justice System Involvement Among People with Schizophrenia
There is growing concern that people with schizophrenia and other severe mental illnesses are increasingly at risk for unnecessary criminal justice system (CJS) involvement. There has been limited examination,...
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Racial Comparison of Therapeutic Support, Service Use, and Satisfaction Among Male Outpatients with Severe Mental Illness
This study examined racial differences among male outpatients with severe mental illness on therapeutic support, mental health service utilization, and service satisfaction. A total of 530 participants (289 Wh...
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Measuring Use of Evidence Based Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
To improve methods of estimating use of evidence-based psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in the Veteran’s health administration, we evaluated administrative data and note text for patients newly ...
