Category: EPC Project

Management Strategies To Reduce Psychiatric Readmissions

Gaynes BN, Brown C, Lux LJ, Ashok M, Coker-Schwimmer E, Hoffman V, Sheitman B, Viswanathan M. Management Strategies To Reduce Psychiatric Readmissions. Technical Brief No. 21. (Prepared by the RTI-UNC Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-2012-00008-I.) AHRQ Publication No.15-EHC018-EF. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. May 2015   Links Full report Related… Read more »

Nonpharmacological Versus Pharmacological Treatments for Adult Patients With Major Depressive Disorder

Gartlehner G, Gaynes BN, Amick HR, et al. AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. Nonpharmacological Versus Pharmacological Treatments for Adult Patients With Major Depressive Disorder. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2015.   Links Full report Annals of Internal Medicine journal article BMJ article Related Documents New York Times: Raw Data – Consciousness: The Mind… Read more »

Management and Outcomes of Binge-Eating Disorder

Berkman ND, Brownley KA, Peat CM, Lohr KN, Cullen KE, Morgan LC, Bann CM, Wallace IF, Bulik CM. Management and Outcomes of Binge-Eating Disorder. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 160. (Prepared by the RTI International–University of North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-2012-00008-I.) AHRQ Publication No. 15(16)-EHC030-EF. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and… Read more »

Total Worker Health®

Feltner C, Peterson K, Palmieri Weber R, Cluff L, Coker-Schwimmer E, Viswanathan M, Lohr KN. Total Worker Health®. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 175. (Prepared by the RTI International–University of North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-2012-00008-I.) AHRQ Publication No. 16-EHC016-EF. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2016   Links Full… Read more »

Strategies To De-escalate Aggressive Behavior in Psychiatric Patients

Gaynes BN, Brown C, Lux LJ, Brownley K, Van Dorn R, Edlund M, Coker-Schwimmer E, Zarzar T, Sheitman B, Palmieri Weber R, Viswanathan M, Lohr KN. Strategies To De-escalate Aggressive Behavior in Psychiatric Patients. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 180. (Prepared by the RTI-UNC Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-2015-00011-I) AHRQ Publication No. 16-EHC032EF. Rockville,… Read more »

Strategies To Improve Mental Health Care for Children and Adolescents

Forman-Hoffman VL, Cook Middleton J, McKeeman JL, Stambaugh LF, Christian RB, Gaynes BN, Kane HL, Kahwati LC, Lohr KN, Viswanathan M. Strategies To Improve Mental Health Care for Children and Adolescents. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 181. (Prepared by the RTI International–University of North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-2012-00008-I.) AHRQ Publication No. 16-EHC035-EF…. Read more »

Definition of Treatment-Resistant Depression in the Medicare Population

Gaynes BN, Asher G, Gartlehner G, Hoffman V, Green J, Boland E, Lux L, Weber RP, Randolph C, Bann C, Coker-Schwimmer E, Viswanathan M, Lohr KN. Definition of Treatment-Resistant Depression in the Medicare Population. Technology Assessment Program. Project ID: PSYT0816. (Prepared by RTI International-University of North Carolina (RTI-UNC) Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. HHSA290-01-500011I_HHSA29032006T.)… Read more »

Screening for Speech and Language Delays and Disorders in Children Age 5 Years or Younger: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Berkman ND, Wallace I, Watson L, et al. Screening for Speech and Language Delays and Disorders in Children Age 5 Years or Younger: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2015 Jul. (Evidence Syntheses, No. 120.)   Links Full report Pediatrics article Related… Read more »

Screening for Major Depressive Disorder Among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Forman-Hoffman VL, McClure E, McKeeman J, Wood CT, Middleton JC, Skinner AC, Perrin EM, Viswanathan M. Screening for Major Depressive Disorder Among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Evidence Synthesis No. 116. AHRQ Publication No. 13-05192-EF-1. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2016.   Links Full… Read more »

Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force

Jonas DE, Amick HR, Feltner C, Weber RP, Arvanitis M, Stine A, Lux L, Middleton JC, Voisin C, Harris RP. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Evidence Syntheses, formerly Systematic Evidence Reviews. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: An Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and… Read more »