List of works by Rani A Desai

A comparison of outcomes among patients with schizophrenia in two mental health systems: a health state approach

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A cross-sectional study of problem and pathological gambling in patients with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder

scientific article published on 16 June 2009

Access to VA services for returning veterans with PTSD.

scientific article published on July 2012

Acculturation and the lifetime risk of psychiatric and substance use disorders among Hispanics

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Appropriate and inappropriate imaging rates for prostate cancer go hand in hand by region, as if set by thermostat

scientific article published on 01 April 2012

Association between community and client characteristics and subjective measures of the quality of housing

scientific article published in March 2005

Association of psychiatric illness and all-cause mortality in the National Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System

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Associations between mental health and surgical outcomes among women undergoing mastectomy for cancer

scientific article published on 21 March 2013

Benchmarking treatment of schizophrenia: a comparison of service delivery by the national government and by state and local providers

scientific article published on 01 April 2000

Characteristics of adolescent past-year gamblers and non-gamblers in relation to alcohol drinking.

scientific article published on 11 July 2006

Childhood risk factors for criminal justice involvement in a sample of homeless people with serious mental illness

scientific article published in June 2000

Comparison of treatment outcomes for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder with and without comorbid substance use/dependence

scientific article published on 27 June 2012

Complementary and alternative medicine in VA specialized PTSD treatment programs

scientific article published on November 2012

Correlates of at-risk/problem internet gambling in adolescents

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Criminal Justice System Involvement Among People with Schizophrenia

scientific article published on November 28, 2010

Cross-system service use among VA mental health patients living in Philadelphia

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Differences in the associations between gambling problem severity and psychiatric disorders among black and white adults: findings from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions

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Differential associations between problem and pathological gambling and psychiatric disorders in individuals with and without alcohol abuse or dependence

scientific article published on January 2010

Emergency department information system adoption in the United States

scientific article published on May 2010

Excitement-seeking gambling in a nationally representative sample of recreational gamblers

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Exposure to American culture is associated with premenstrual dysphoric disorder among ethnic minority women

scientific article published on November 5, 2010

Female Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan seeking care from VA specialized PTSD Programs: comparison with male veterans and female war zone veterans of previous eras

scientific article published in April 2010

Gambling problem severity and psychiatric disorders among Hispanic and white adults: findings from a nationally representative sample

scientific article published on August 30, 2010

Gambling, health and age: data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions

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Gambling-related attitudes and behaviors in adolescents having received instant (scratch) lottery tickets as gifts

scientific article published on October 2012

Gender and non-medical use of prescription opioids: results from a national US survey

scientific article published on 27 November 2007

Gender differences among recreational gamblers: association with the frequency of alcohol use.

scientific article published on June 2006

Gender differences in adolescent gambling

scientific article published on October 2005

Gender differences in adolescent marijuana use and associated psychosocial characteristics.

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Gender differences in the association between body mass index and psychopathology.

scientific article published on July 2009

Gender differences in the associations between past-year gambling problems and psychiatric disorders

scientific article published on 15 December 2007

Gender-related influences of parental alcoholism on the prevalence of psychiatric illnesses: analysis of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions

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Health correlates of recreational gambling in older adults

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Health/functioning characteristics, gambling behaviors, and gambling-related motivations in adolescents stratified by gambling problem severity: findings from a high school survey

scientific article published on 04 October 2011

Impact of clozapine on completed suicide

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Impact of clozapine prescription on inpatient resource utilization

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Impact of the seeking safety program on clinical outcomes among homeless female veterans with psychiatric disorders

scientific article published in September 2008

Impulsive sensation seeking, parental history of alcohol problems, and current alcohol and tobacco use in adolescents

scientific article published on January 2008

Income differences and recreational gambling.

scientific article published in September 2007

Lifetime discrimination associated with greater likelihood of premenstrual dysphoric disorder

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Measuring use of evidence based psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder.

scientific article published in July 2013

Mental health care in juvenile detention facilities: a review

scientific article published on January 2006

Mental health service delivery and suicide risk: the role of individual patient and facility factors

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Mental health service provision in juvenile justice facilities: pre- and postrelease psychiatric care

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Nicotine withdrawal in U.S. smokers with current mood, anxiety, alcohol use, and substance use disorders

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Non-medical use, abuse and dependence on prescription opioids among U.S. adults: psychiatric, medical and substance use correlates

scientific article published on 11 December 2007

Non-medical use, abuse and dependence on sedatives and tranquilizers among U.S. adults: psychiatric and socio-demographic correlates

scientific article published on June 2007

Nondaily smoking and alcohol use, hazardous drinking, and alcohol diagnoses among young adults: findings from the NESARC.

scientific article published on 25 September 2008

Older adult patients with both psychiatric and substance abuse disorders: prevalence and health service use.

scientific article published in January 2001

Pathological gambling severity and co-occurring psychiatric disorders in individuals with and without anxiety disorders in a nationally representative sample

scientific article published on 24 April 2012

Patient centered outcomes in prostate cancer treatment: predictors of satisfaction up to 2 years after open radical retropubic prostatectomy

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Patterns of Care and Outcomes Associated With Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Versus Conventional Radiation Therapy for Older Patients With Head-and-Neck Cancer

scientific article published on 16 February 2012

Pharmacologic treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder among privately insured Americans.

scientific article published in October 2008

Posttraumatic stress disorder and trauma characteristics are correlates of premenstrual dysphoric disorder

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Predictors of arrest during forensic assertive community treatment

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Prescribers' nonadherence to treatment guidelines for schizophrenia when prescribing neuroleptics

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Prevalence and correlates of burden among caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder enrolled in the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder.

scientific article published in May 2007

Prevalence and correlates of human immunodeficiency virus testing and posttest counseling among outpatients with serious mental illness

scientific article published on September 2007

Prevalence and psychiatric correlates of pain interference among men and women in the general population

scientific article published on 23 September 2011

Prevalence of Hepatitis C virus infection in a sample of homeless veterans

scientific article published in July 2003

Problematic Internet use and health in adolescents: data from a high school survey in Connecticut

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Psychiatric comorbidity and the prevalence of HIV infection in a sample of patients in treatment for substance abuse

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Pubertal status, sensation-seeking, impulsivity, and substance use in high school-aged boys and girls

scientific article published on March 2013

Racial comparison of therapeutic support, service use, and satisfaction among male outpatients with severe mental illness

scientific article published in December 2012

Recent trends in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder and other mental disorders in the VHA.

scientific article published in January 2012

Regional variation in total cost per radical prostatectomy in the healthcare cost and utilization project nationwide inpatient sample database

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Relationship of nicotine dependence, subsyndromal and pathological gambling, and other psychiatric disorders: data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions

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Residential treatment for homeless female veterans with psychiatric and substance use disorders: effect on 1-year clinical outcomes.

scientific article published in January 2011

Risk of incarceration between cohorts of veterans with and without mental illness discharged from inpatient units

scientific article published in February 2008

Seeking safety therapy: clarification of results

scientific article published in January 2009

Shopping problems among high school students

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Smoke-free policies in drinking venues predict transitions in alcohol use disorders in a longitudinal U.S. sample

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Smoking expectancies, weight concerns, and dietary behaviors in adolescence.

scientific article published on 14 June 2010

Social integration of people with severe mental illness: relationships between symptom severity, professional assistance, and natural support

scientific article published in April 2012

Socioeconomic disparities in outcomes after acute myocardial infarction

scientific article published on 01 February 2007

Stealing among high school students: prevalence and clinical correlates.

scientific article published on January 2011

Substance use comorbidity among veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder and other psychiatric illness

scientific article published on 17 March 2011

Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in a sample of homeless people with mental illness

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Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in homeless mentally ill persons: age-specific risks of substance abuse

scientific article published in April 2003

Suicide among discharged psychiatric inpatients in the Department of Veterans Affairs

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The association between diffusion of the surgical robot and radical prostatectomy rates

scientific article published in April 2011

The effects of federal versus state funding and academic affiliation on mental health services

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The impact of managed care on cross-system use of mental health services by veterans in Colorado

scientific article published in December 2002

The interdependence of mental health service systems: the effects of VA mental health funding on veterans' use of state mental health inpatient facilities

scientific article published on June 2000

The mental health of children exposed to maternal mental illness and homelessness.

scientific article published in October 2006

The population level prevalence and correlates of appropriate and inappropriate imaging to stage incident prostate cancer in the medicare population

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The relationship between age of gambling onset and adolescent problematic gambling severity

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The relationship of dysthymia, minor depression, and gender to changes in smoking for current and former smokers: longitudinal evaluation in the U.S. population

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The relationship of major depressive disorder and gender to changes in smoking for current and former smokers: longitudinal evaluation in the US population

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The role of psychiatric diagnosis in satisfaction with primary care: data from the department of veterans affairs

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The use of yoga in specialized VA PTSD treatment programs.

scientific article published in January 2012

Time trends and predictors of suicide among mental health outpatients in the Department of Veterans Affairs

scientific article published on 8 November 2007

Trauma experience among homeless female veterans: correlates and impact on housing, clinical, and psychosocial outcomes

scientific article published on December 2012

Video-gaming among high school students: health correlates, gender differences, and problematic gaming

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