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Physical Health Monitoring of Patients With Schizophrenia by Marder, Stephen R., Essock, Susan M., Miller, Alexander L., Buchanan, Robert W., Casey, Daniel E., Davis, John M., Kane, John M., Lieberman, Jeffrey A., Schooler, Nina R., Covell, Nancy, Stroup, Scott, Weissman, Ellen M., Wirshing, Donna A., Hall, Catherine S., Pogach, Leonard, Pi-Sunyer, Xavier, Bigger, J. Thomas, Friedman, Alan, Kleinberg, David, Yevich, Steven J., Davis, Bonnie, Shon, Steven

“…OBJECTIVE: Schizophrenia is associated with several chronic physical illnesses and a shorter life expectancy, compared with life expectancy in the general…”
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Antipsychotic prescribing practices in the Veterans Healthcare Administration--New York metropolitan region by Weissman, Ellen M

“…Most research literature concerning pharmacological treatments reports results from controlled clinical trials, which provide data critical to assess the…”
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Impact of Splitting Risperidone Tablets on Medication Adherence and on Clinical Outcomes for Patients With Schizophrenia by Weissman, Ellen M, Dellenbaugh, Cornelia

“…Tablet splitting is a strategy aimed at reducing the cost of prescriptions. Some clinicians question whether patients with psychosis can understand and follow…”
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Lipid monitoring in patients with schizophrenia prescribed second-generation antipsychotics by WEISSMAN, Ellen M, ZHU, Carolyn W, SCHOOLER, Nina R, GOETZ, Raymond R, ESSOCK, Susan M

“…Treatment with second-generation antipsychotic (SGA) medications has been linked with increased rates of the metabolic syndrome (i.e., dyslipidemia, obesity,…”
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Weight Gain With Clozapine Compared to First Generation Antipsychotic Medications by Covell, Nancy H, Weissman, Ellen M, Essock, Susan M

“…Few studies have examined gender differences in the propensity to gain weight on clozapine. Weight gain increases risk for many medical illnesses and is of…”
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What do people with schizophrenia think about weight management? by Weissman, Ellen M, Moot, Dawn M, Essock, Susan M

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Health monitoring for patients who have schizophrenia. Summary of the Mount Sinai Conference recommendations by Covell, Nancy H, Jackson, Carlos T, Weissman, Ellen M

“…Schizophrenia is associated with several chronic medical illnesses and a reduced life expectancy. This paper summarizes findings and recommendations from "The…”
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Implementing peer-assisted case management to help homeless veterans with mental illness transition to independent housing by WEISSMAN, Ellen M, COVELL, Nancy H, KUSHNER, Mara, IRWIN, Julie, ESSOCK, Susan M

“…Formerly homeless mentally ill veterans are at an important crossroads when they move from living in an institutional setting such as a shelter or supportive…”
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Evidence-Based Pharmacologic Treatment for People With Severe Mental Illness:A Focus on Guidelines and Algorithms by Mellman, Thomas A., Miller, Alexander L., Weissman, Ellen M., Crismon, M. Lynn, Essock, Susan M., Marder, Stephen R.

“…Medication treatment of severe mental illness has been advanced and complicated by the introduction of numerous therapeutic agents. Practice guidelines based…”
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Inside the Black Box: The Importance of Monitoring Treatment Implementation by Essock, Susan M., Covell, Nancy H., Weissman, Ellen M.

“…The desire to provide good care is, in itself, an important incentive to support the implementation of evidence based practices. However, adequate…”
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Volume of VA Patients With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the New York Metropolitan Area After September 11 by Weissman, Ellen M, Kushner, Mara, Marcus, Susan M, Davis, Donald F

“…The authors examined data from the Veterans Integrated Service Network of New York and New Jersey to determine whether the number of veterans who were treated…”
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Impact of Modifying Risk Adjustment Models on Rankings of Access to Care in the VA Mental Health Report Card by Weissman, Ellen M, Rosenheck, Robert A, Essock, Susan M

“…OBJECTIVE: Using a measure from the Veterans Administration (VA) mental health report card, the authors examined stability of report card rankings under…”
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What's in a name? Terms preferred by service recipients by Covell, Nancy H, McCorkle, Brian H, Weissman, Ellen M, Summerfelt, Tom, Essock, Susan M

“…In a large (n = 1,827) multi-site study examining effectiveness of consumer operated service programs as an adjunct to traditional mental health services, we…”
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Distress with medication side effects among persons with severe mental illness by Covell, Nancy H, Weissman, Ellen M, Schell, Bonnie, McCorkle, Brian H, Summerfelt, W Thomas, Weiden, Peter J, Essock, Susan M

“…We examined prevalence and perceived distress resulting from self-reported side effects (SEs) attributed to psychotropic medications among individuals with…”
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Monitoring metabolic side effects when initiating treatment with second-generation antipsychotic medication by Weissman, Ellen, Jackson, Carlos, Schooler, Nina, Goetz, Ray, Essock, Susan

“…Published guidelines recommend metabolic monitoring for patients prescribed second-generation antipsychotic (SGA) medications. This study determined monitoring…”
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Antipsychotic prescribing practices in the Veterans Healthcare administration: New York metropolitan region : The Mount Sinai Conference on the Pharmacotherapy of Schizophrenia by WEISSMAN, Ellen M

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Letters by Weissman, Ellen M, Moot, Dawn M, Essock, Susan M

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Letters by Weissman, Ellen M., Moot, Dawn M., Essock, Susan M.

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A VA Health Care System Two Years After September 11, 2001 by Kushner, Mara, Weissman, Ellen

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The Cost of Access to Mental Health Services in Managed Care by Weissman, Ellen, Pettigrew, Karen, Sotsky, Stuart, Regier, Darrel A.

“…Managed care has controlled the cost of specialty mental health services, but its impact on access to care is not well described. In a retrospective design,…”
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