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Using Natural Language Processing in Suicide Risk Prediction

Original Research

Using Natural Language Processing in Suicide Risk Prediction

June 19, 2023

Natural language processing, a subfield of AI that evaluates textual patterns, added predictive accuracy to the current model of using structured EHR data in suicide risk prediction.

Maxwell Levis, Joshua Levy, Kallisse R. Dent, et al

Tools to Detect Suicide Risk

Meta-Analysis

Tools to Detect Suicide Risk

November 16, 2022

More than 20 instruments have been developed to assist in detecting suicide risk in adults. This systematic review used likelihood ratio analysis to determine the diagnostic accuracy of instruments...

Natalie B. Riblet, Sarah Matsunaga, Younji Lee, et al

ECT and Death by Suicide

Original Research

ECT and Death by Suicide

April 13, 2022

It is unclear if a course of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is associated with a decreased risk of death by suicide. This study examined the association of adequate exposure to...

Bradley V. Watts, Talya Peltzman, Brian Shiner

Original Research

ECT and Emergency Department Use in Homeless Veterans

October 26, 2021

Homeless veterans are 4 times as likely to use ED services compared to veterans who are not homeless. This study of VA data looked at the effect of electroconvulsive...

Jack Tsai, Talya Peltzman, Bradley V. Watts, et al

Original Research

Factors Associated With Response to PTSD Medications

October 5, 2021

This analysis of VA patients asked whether certain patients respond better than others to PTSD medications.

Brian R. Shiner, Jiang Gui, Luke Rozema, et al

Original Research

Medications for DSM-5 PTSD

October 13, 2020

This retrospective study explored whether 5 medications for PTSD with efficacy in meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials—fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, topiramate, and venlafaxine—are also effective in routine clinical practice.

Brian Shiner, Christine E. Leonard, Jiang Gui, et al

Article

Comparing the Effectiveness of Medications for PTSD

September 18, 2018

When choosing among agents for treating PTSD, which one should you pick? Fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, topiramate, and venlafaxine have all shown efficacy. This large retrospective VA study compared the...

Brian Shiner, Christine Leonard Westgate, Jiang Gui, et al

Original Research

Anticonvulsants in PTSD

May 24, 2017

Anticonvulsants are often prescribed to veterans with PTSD, but how certain are we that these agents are effective for this indication? Read this analysis of medical records from the...

Brian Shiner, Christine Leonard Westgate, Nancy C. Bernardy, et al

Meta-Analysis

Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

June 15, 2013

Bradley V. Watts, Paula P. Schnurr, Lorna Mayo, et al