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Reducing Benzodiazepine Prescribing in Older Veterans: A Direct-to-Consumer Educational Brochure
- Author:
- Margaret A. Mendes, PharmD
- Jason P. Smith, PharmD
- Jennifer Kryskalla Marin, PharmD
- Mark Bounthavong, PharmD, MPH
- Marcos K. Lau, PharmD
- Juan l. Miranda, MHS
- David Gray, PharmD
- Maria Brown, PharmD
- Peter Hauser, MD
This quality improvement project used an educational brochure to help older veterans reduce their benzodiazepine use.
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Psychotherapy Telemental Health Center and Regional Pilot
- Author:
- Kathryn Williams, PhD
- Shira Kern, MA
- Steven R. Thorp, PhD
- Martin Paulus, MD
- Nilesh Shah, MD
- Leslie Morland, PhD
- Peter Hauser, MD
A pilot program that delivers telemental health care for posttraumatic stress disorder provides best practices for facilities looking to expand in...
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Using Dashboard Technology to Monitor Overdose Risk
- Author:
- Jennifer Kryskalla, PharmD
- Shira Kern, MA
- David Gray, PharmD
- Peter Hauser, MD
By identifying veterans who are receiving high-dose opioid prescriptions and who have risk factors for suicide, VISN 22 providers were able to...
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A suicidal injection obsession
- Author:
- Annette M. Matthews, MD
- Peter Hauser, MD
Mr. F’s uncontrollable urge to ingest poisons has caused neurotoxic depression and other symptoms. A death wish or impulse control disorder? You...
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A creepy-crawly disorder
- Author:
- Annette M. Matthews, MD
- Peter Hauser, MD
Three months after spotting mites on her arm, Mrs. K believes she and her house are infested. No medical evidence is found, but she’s convinced...