Deborah E Welsh

Biographic Data

ID5420102
NAMEDeborah E Welsh
GIVEN NAMESDeborah E
FAMILY NAMEWelsh
SIGNATUREWELSH D E
AFFILIATIONSAnn Arbor VA Medical Center
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS8
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2002
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
H-INDEX1

  • Quality of Care for Cardiometabolic Disease

    Nancy E Morden, Ethan M Berke et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2010References: 39

    BACKGROUND: This study examines quality of cardiometabolic care among veterans receiving care in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health system. We assess whether quality of care disparities by mental disorder status are magnified for individuals living in rural areas. RESEARCH DESIGN: We identified all patients in a 2005 national Veterans Administration cardiometabolic quality of care chart review. The intersection of this cohort and VA registries, tha…

  • Co-occurring Conditions and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Bipolar Disorder

    Amy M Kilbourne, Brian E Perron et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2009

    Objective: To assess changes in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and to determine whether co-occurring substance use and medical comorbidities were associated with worse HRQOL over a 1-year period in a naturalistic sample of patients with bipolar disorder. Method: Patients enrolled in the Continuous Improvement for Veterans in Care: Mood Disorders (CIVIC-MD), a large prospective study from July 2004 to July 2006, completed baseline and foll…

  • Clinical and Demographic Factors Associated With Homelessness and Incarceration Among VA Patients With Bipolar Disorder

    Laurel A Copeland, Alexander L Miller et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2009Cited by: 7References: 40

    Objectives. We assessed the association between homelessness and incarceration in Veterans Affairs patients with bipolar disorder. Methods. We used logistic regression to model each participant's risk of incarceration or homelessness after we controlled for known risk factors. Results. Of 435 participants, 12% reported recent homelessness (within the past month), and 55% reported lifetime homelessness. Recent and lifetime incarceration rates were…

  • Brief Interventions for Patients Presenting to the Psychiatric Emergency Service (PES) with Major Mental Illnesses and At-risk Drinking

    Open AccessKaren Milner, Karen K Milner et al.ARTICLECommunity Mental Health Journal2009References: 34

  • Oral Health in Veterans Affairs Patients Diagnosed with Serious Mental Illness

    Open AccessAmy M Kilbourne, Marcela Horvitz‐Lennon et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2007

    Suboptimal oral health was self-reported with substantial prevalence among patients with SMI, a problematic finding given its consequences for general health, social functioning, and quality of life. Greater efforts are needed to improve oral health outcomes among patients with SMI by facilitating access to dental care and addressing mutable factors such as smoking and medication side effects

  • The Home Front Project

    D Welsh, Deborah E WelshARTICLEHistory Workshop Journal2006Cited by: 1

  • Impact of Different Measures of Comorbid Disease on Predicted Mortality of Intensive Care Unit Patients

    Joseph A Johnston, Douglas P Wagner et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2002References: 15

    BACKGROUND: Valid comparison of patient survival across ICUs requires adjustment for burden of chronic illness. The optimal measure of comorbidity in this setting remains uncertain. OBJECTIVES: To examine the impact of different measures of comorbid disease on predicted mortality for ICU patients. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SUBJECTS: Seventeen thousand eight hundred ninety-three veterans from 17 geographically diverse VA Medical Centers …