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Validation of Screening Questions for Limited Health Literacy in a Large VA Outpatient Population by Chew, Lisa D., Griffin, Joan M., Partin, Melissa R., Noorbaloochi, Siamak, Grill, Joseph P., Snyder, Annamay, Bradley, Katharine A., Nugent, Sean M., Baines, Alisha D., VanRyn, Michelle

“…Objectives Previous studies have shown that a single question may identify individuals with inadequate health literacy. We evaluated and compared the…”
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Proactive Tobacco Treatment for Smokers Using Veterans Administration Mental Health Clinics by Rogers, Erin S., Fu, Steven S., Krebs, Paul, Noorbaloochi, Siamak, Nugent, Sean M., Gravely, Amy, Sherman, Scott E.

“…Veterans with a mental health diagnosis have high rates of tobacco use but encounter low rates of treatment from providers. This study tested whether a…”
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Contribution of patient, physician, and environmental factors to demographic and health variation in colonoscopy follow‐up for abnormal colorectal cancer screening test results by Partin, Melissa R., Gravely, Amy A., Burgess, James F., Haggstrom, David A., Lillie, Sarah E., Nelson, David B., Nugent, Sean M., Shaukat, Aasma, Sultan, Shahnaz, Walter, Louise C., Burgess, Diana J.

“…BACKGROUND Patient, physician, and environmental factors were identified, and the authors examined the contribution of these factors to demographic and health…”
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Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Intervention to Implement Smoking Guidelines in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers: Increased Use of Medications without Cessation Benefit by Joseph, Anne M., Nancy J. Arikian, Larry C. An, Sean M. Nugent, Richard J. Sloan, Pieper, Carl F., GIFT Research Group

“…Background:The AHRQ Clinical Practice Guideline for Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence recommends screening and treatment of all tobacco users. Effective…”
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Proactive outreach for smokers using VHA mental health clinics: protocol for a patient-randomized clinical trial by Rogers, Erin S, Fu, Steven S, Krebs, Paul, Noorbaloochi, Siamak, Nugent, Sean M, Rao, Radha, Schlede, Carolyn, Sherman, Scott E

“…Persons with a mental health diagnosis have high rates of tobacco use and face numerous barriers to cessation including high levels of nicotine dependence, low…”
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Interest in partner-involved services among veterans seeking mental health care from a VA PTSD clinic by Meis, Laura A., Schaaf, Kathryn Wilder, Erbes, Christopher R., Polusny, Melissa A., Miron, Lynsey R., Schmitz, Theresa M., Nugent, Sean M.

“…Associations between PTSD and difficulties in intimate relationships have prompted national calls for partner-involvement in treatment for PTSD. However,…”
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Accuracy of external cause-of-injury coding in VA polytrauma patient discharge records by Carlson, Kathleen F, Nugent, Sean M, Grill, Joseph, Sayer, Nina A

“…Valid and efficient methods of identifying the etiology of treated injuries are critical for characterizing patient populations and developing prevention and…”
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Sensitivity and specificity of select biological indices in characterizing psychotic patients and their relatives by Sponheim, Scott R, Iacono, William G, Thuras, Paul D, Nugent, Sean M, Beiser, Morton

“…Background: Although studies have detailed biological abnormalities in schizophrenia patients and their first-degree biological relatives, few studies have…”
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Clinical rating scales and instruments: How do they compare in assessing abnormal, involuntary movements? by DEAN, Charles E, RUSSELL, Jean M, KUSKOWSKI, Michael A, CALIGIURI, Michael P, NUGENT, Sean M

“…Recent studies have shown that quantitative instrumental measurements are more sensitive than clinical rating scales to subclinical dyskinesia and…”
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Timing of Alcohol and Smoking Cessation Study by Joseph, Anne M., Willenbring, Mark L., Nelson, Dave, Nugent, Sean M.

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Timing of Alcohol and Smoking Cessation (TASC): Smoking Among Substance Use Patients Screened and Enrolled in a Clinical Trial by Joseph, Anne M., Nelson, David B., Nugent, Sean M., Willenbring, Mark L.

“…Tobacco dependence is prevalent among alcohol dependent patients, and causes increased morbidity and mortality. Concurrent treatment for these disorders may be…”
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Psychiatric diagnoses among Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans screened for deployment-related traumatic brain injury by Carlson, Kathleen F., Nelson, David, Orazem, Robert J., Nugent, Sean, Cifu, David X., Sayer, Nina A.

“…The authors examined psychiatric diagnoses in administrative records for 13,201 United States military veterans who were screened for traumatic brain injury…”
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Impact of Treatment Beliefs and Social Network Encouragement on Initiation of Care by VA Service Users With PTSD by Spoont, Michele R, Nelson, David B, Murdoch, Maureen, Rector, Thomas, Sayer, Nina A, Nugent, Sean, Westermeyer, Joseph

“…ObjectivesDespite the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) expansion of mental health services to treat VA service users with posttraumatic stress…”
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Validity of PTSD diagnoses in VA administrative data: comparison of VA administrative PTSD diagnoses to self-reported PTSD Checklist scores by Gravely, Amy A, Cutting, Andrea, Nugent, Sean, Grill, Joseph, Carlson, Kathleen, Spoont, Michele

“…Little research has been done on the validity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnoses that are found in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)…”
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A randomized trial of concurrent versus delayed smoking intervention for patients in alcohol dependence treatment by JOSEPH, Anne M, WILLENBRING, Mark L, NUGENT, Sean M, NELSON, David B

“…Fear of jeopardizing drinking outcomes has resulted in a reluctance to treat tobacco dependence concurrently with alcohol dependence, in spite of the high…”
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Characteristics of veterans using Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinics by Borowsky, Steven J, Nelson, David B, Nugent, Sean M, Bradley, Jenni L, Hamann, Paul R, Stolee, Claire J, Rubins, Hanna B

“…In the late 1990s, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) initiated a system of community-based outpatient clinics to enhance access to care. The purpose of…”
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Race and ethnicity as factors in mental health service use among veterans with PTSD by Spoont, Michele R., Hodges, James, Murdoch, Maureen, Nugent, Sean

“…Many veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) either do not seek treatment or participate in treatment only episodically. The authors conducted a…”
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A Comparative Case Study Examining the Implementation of the Consortium for Educational Change (CEC) System Assessment Process by Nugent, Sean M

“…How educational leaders initiate and sustain change is often hotly debated by those inside and outside of the system. Given the many reform initiatives of the…”
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Prevalence of ADHD and comorbid disorders among elementary school children screened for disruptive behavior by AUGUST, G. J, REALMUTO, G. M, MACDONALD, A. W, NUGENT, S. M, CROSBY, R

“…In the context of a school-based prevention of conduct disorder program, 7,231 first- through fourth-grade children were screened for cross-setting disruptive…”
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Treatment receipt by veterans after a PTSD diagnosis in PTSD, mental health, or general medical clinics by Spoont, Michele R, Murdoch, Maureen, Hodges, James, Nugent, Sean

“…OBJECTIVEDespite the high prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among veterans treated at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities, rates of…”
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