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Antipsychotic Use In Nursing Homes Varies By Psychiatric Consultant, Jennifer Tjia, Terry Field, Celeste Lemay, Kathleen Mazor, Michelle Pandolfi, Ann Spenard, Shih-Yieh Ho, Abir Kanaan, Jennifer Donovan, Jerry Gurwitz, Becky Briesacher
Antipsychotic Use In Nursing Homes Varies By Psychiatric Consultant, Jennifer Tjia, Terry Field, Celeste Lemay, Kathleen Mazor, Michelle Pandolfi, Ann Spenard, Shih-Yieh Ho, Abir Kanaan, Jennifer Donovan, Jerry Gurwitz, Becky Briesacher
Jennifer Tjia
BACKGROUND: The relationship between psychiatric consultation and antipsychotic prescribing in nursing homes (NH) is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To identify the association between psychiatric consultant groups and NH-level antipsychotic prescribing after adjustment for resident case-mix and facility characteristics. RESEARCH DESIGN AND SUBJECTS: Nested cross-sectional study of 60 NHs in a cluster randomized trial. We linked facility leadership surveys to October 2009-September 2010 Minimum Data Set, Nursing Home Compare, the US Census, and pharmacy dispensing data. MEASURES: The main exposure is the psychiatric consultant group and the main outcome is NH-level prevalence of atypical antipsychotic use. We calculated annual means and interquartile ranges …
Psychiatry And Efforts To Build Community In Iraq., Amir A Afkhami
Psychiatry And Efforts To Build Community In Iraq., Amir A Afkhami
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Faculty Publications
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Who's Your Expert? Use Of An Expert Opinion Survey To Inform Development Of American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines., Joel Yager, Robert Kunkle, Laura J. Fochtmann, Sara M. Reid, Robert Plovnick, James E. Nininger, Joel J. Silverman, Michael J. Vergare
Who's Your Expert? Use Of An Expert Opinion Survey To Inform Development Of American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines., Joel Yager, Robert Kunkle, Laura J. Fochtmann, Sara M. Reid, Robert Plovnick, James E. Nininger, Joel J. Silverman, Michael J. Vergare
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Faculty Papers
OBJECTIVE: For many clinical questions in psychiatry, high-quality evidence is lacking. Credible practice guidelines for such questions depend on transparent, reproducible, and valid methods for assessing expert opinion. The objective of this study was to develop and demonstrate the feasibility of a method for assessing expert opinion to aid in the development of practice guidelines by the American Psychiatric Association (APA).
METHODS: A "snowball" process initially soliciting nominees from three sets of professional leaders was used to identify experts on a guideline topic (psychiatric evaluation). In a Web-based survey, the experts were asked to rate their level of agreement that …