Eugene Laska
Biographic Data
| ID | 1830951 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eugene Laska |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eugene |
| FAMILY NAME | Laska |
| SIGNATURE | LASKA E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6799-1361 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Percentage of Heavy Drinking Days Following Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy vs Placebo in the Treatment of Adult Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder
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Electrical fingerprint of the amygdala guides neurofeedback training for stress resilience
Real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (rt-fMRI) has revived the translational perspective of neurofeedback (NF) 1 . Particularly for stress management, targeting deeply located limbic areas involved in stress processing 2 has paved new paths for brain-guided interventions. However, the high cost and immobility of fMRI constitute a challenging drawback for the scalability (accessibility and cost-effectiveness) of the approach, particular…
Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in a Total Population Sample
OBJECTIVE: Experts disagree about the causes and significance of the recent increases in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Limited data on population base rates contribute to this uncertainty. Using a population-based sample, the authors sought to estimate the prevalence and describe the clinical characteristics of ASDs in school-age children. METHOD: The target population was all 7- to 12-year-old children (N=55,266) in a South…
Estimating Numbers of Unsheltered Homeless People Through Plant-Capture and Postcount Survey Methods
Objectives. We sought to increase the accuracy of New York City’s estimates of its unsheltered homeless population. Methods. We employed 2 approaches to increasing count accuracy: a plant-capture strategy in which embedded decoys (or “plants”) were used to estimate the proportion of visible homeless people missed by enumerators and a postcount survey of service users designed to estimate the proportion of unsheltered homeless people who were not …
Estimating Capacity Requirements for Mental Health Services After a Disaster Has Occurred
Objectives. We sought to estimate the extended mental health service capacity requirements of persons affected by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Methods. We developed a formula to estimate the extended mental health service capacity requirements following disaster situations and assessed availability of the information required by the formula. Results. Sparse data exist on current services and supports used by people with mental healt…
Recovery from psychotic illness
BACKGROUND: Poorly defined cohorts and weak study designs have hampered cross-cultural comparisons of course and outcome in schizophrenia. AIMS: To describe long-term outcome in 18 diverse treated incidence and prevalence cohorts. To compare mortality, 15- and 25-year illness trajectory and the predictive strength of selected baseline and short-term course variables. METHODS: Historic prospective study. Standardised assessments of course and outc…
An Alternative to DRGs
A statistical methodology based on the Cox proportional hazards model (a survival time analysis method), an alternative to the approach underlying DRGs, is presented. The method is used to obtain an estimate of the length-of-stay (LOS) distribution of a patient incorporating either patient-specific or hospital variables. A percentile of the distribution chosen to minimize prediction error serves as the assigned LOS. Absolute deviation is used as …
Quantitative care norms for a psychiatric ambulatory population in a county medical assistance program
An approach for developing quantitative care norms for outpatient acute psychiatric patients is presented. Both the methodological concept of the norming procedure and its application to the needs of Medicaid in Rockland County, New York are given. The methodology is totally general in that it could be applied to concerns related to characterization of services rendered in a wide variety of applications ranging from planning to utilization review…
The Multi-State Information System for Psychiatric Patients
The Multi-State Information System for Psychiatric Patients (MSIS) is a computer based, clinical and administrative management information system used by numerous mental health programs and facilities for patient and program management. Structured forms are used for the collection of core information on patients, on services rendered, on affiliated agencies, and on fiscal and administrative processes. A variety of output reports and general retri…
In Defense of Data Systems
Journal Article In Defense of Data Systems Get access Eugene M. Laska Eugene M. Laska Information Sciences Division Multi-State Information SystemOrangeburg, New York Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 19, Issue 3, May 1974, Pages 383–384, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/19.3.383 Published: 01 May 1974
Estimating Numbers of Unsheltered Homeless People Through Plant-Capture and Postcount Survey Methods
Objectives. We sought to increase the accuracy of New York City’s estimates of its unsheltered homeless population. Methods. We employed 2 approaches to increasing count accuracy: a plant-capture strategy in which embedded decoys (or “plants”) were used to estimate the proportion of visible homeless people missed by enumerators and a postcount survey of service users designed to estimate the proportion of unsheltered homeless people who were not …
Electrical fingerprint of the amygdala guides neurofeedback training for stress resilience
Real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (rt-fMRI) has revived the translational perspective of neurofeedback (NF) 1 . Particularly for stress management, targeting deeply located limbic areas involved in stress processing 2 has paved new paths for brain-guided interventions. However, the high cost and immobility of fMRI constitute a challenging drawback for the scalability (accessibility and cost-effectiveness) of the approach, particular…
In Defense of Data Systems
Journal Article In Defense of Data Systems Get access Eugene M. Laska Eugene M. Laska Information Sciences Division Multi-State Information SystemOrangeburg, New York Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 19, Issue 3, May 1974, Pages 383–384, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/19.3.383 Published: 01 May 1974
The Multi-State Information System for Psychiatric Patients
The Multi-State Information System for Psychiatric Patients (MSIS) is a computer based, clinical and administrative management information system used by numerous mental health programs and facilities for patient and program management. Structured forms are used for the collection of core information on patients, on services rendered, on affiliated agencies, and on fiscal and administrative processes. A variety of output reports and general retri…
Quantitative care norms for a psychiatric ambulatory population in a county medical assistance program
An approach for developing quantitative care norms for outpatient acute psychiatric patients is presented. Both the methodological concept of the norming procedure and its application to the needs of Medicaid in Rockland County, New York are given. The methodology is totally general in that it could be applied to concerns related to characterization of services rendered in a wide variety of applications ranging from planning to utilization review…
An Alternative to DRGs
A statistical methodology based on the Cox proportional hazards model (a survival time analysis method), an alternative to the approach underlying DRGs, is presented. The method is used to obtain an estimate of the length-of-stay (LOS) distribution of a patient incorporating either patient-specific or hospital variables. A percentile of the distribution chosen to minimize prediction error serves as the assigned LOS. Absolute deviation is used as …
Recovery from psychotic illness
BACKGROUND: Poorly defined cohorts and weak study designs have hampered cross-cultural comparisons of course and outcome in schizophrenia. AIMS: To describe long-term outcome in 18 diverse treated incidence and prevalence cohorts. To compare mortality, 15- and 25-year illness trajectory and the predictive strength of selected baseline and short-term course variables. METHODS: Historic prospective study. Standardised assessments of course and outc…
Estimating Capacity Requirements for Mental Health Services After a Disaster Has Occurred
Objectives. We sought to estimate the extended mental health service capacity requirements of persons affected by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Methods. We developed a formula to estimate the extended mental health service capacity requirements following disaster situations and assessed availability of the information required by the formula. Results. Sparse data exist on current services and supports used by people with mental healt…
Estimating Numbers of Unsheltered Homeless People Through Plant-Capture and Postcount Survey Methods
Objectives. We sought to increase the accuracy of New York City’s estimates of its unsheltered homeless population. Methods. We employed 2 approaches to increasing count accuracy: a plant-capture strategy in which embedded decoys (or “plants”) were used to estimate the proportion of visible homeless people missed by enumerators and a postcount survey of service users designed to estimate the proportion of unsheltered homeless people who were not …
Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in a Total Population Sample
OBJECTIVE: Experts disagree about the causes and significance of the recent increases in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Limited data on population base rates contribute to this uncertainty. Using a population-based sample, the authors sought to estimate the prevalence and describe the clinical characteristics of ASDs in school-age children. METHOD: The target population was all 7- to 12-year-old children (N=55,266) in a South…
Electrical fingerprint of the amygdala guides neurofeedback training for stress resilience
Real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (rt-fMRI) has revived the translational perspective of neurofeedback (NF) 1 . Particularly for stress management, targeting deeply located limbic areas involved in stress processing 2 has paved new paths for brain-guided interventions. However, the high cost and immobility of fMRI constitute a challenging drawback for the scalability (accessibility and cost-effectiveness) of the approach, particular…
Author Correction
Percentage of Heavy Drinking Days Following Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy vs Placebo in the Treatment of Adult Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder
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