Marc A Safran
Biographic Data
| ID | 6064428 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marc A Safran |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marc A |
| FAMILY NAME | Safran |
| SIGNATURE | SAFRAN M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Marc A. Safran and Kathleen Y. McDuffie are with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, and also serve in the US Public Health Service. Robert A. Mays Jr and Phoung Kim Pham are with the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Larke Nahme Huang and Sylvia Kay Fisher are with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD. Ron McCuan is with the National Institute for Corrections, Washington, DC, and serves in... |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Mental Health Disparities
Mental health disparities have received increased attention in the literature in recent years. After considering 165 different health disparity conditions, the Federal Collaborative for Health Disparities Research chose mental health disparity as one of four topics warranting its immediate national research attention. In this essay, we describe the challenges and opportunities encountered in developing a research agenda to address mental health d…
A Preliminary Analysis of Medical Expenditures Among Active and Sedentary US Adults With Mental Disorders
Physical activity is associated with a reduced economic burden among people with mental disorders
Caffeine Consumption among Adults on Benzodiazepine Therapy
The concomitant use of benzodiazepines and caffeine was studied to learn if caffeine consumption varied as a function of benzodiazepine use. Caffeine may antagonize the effects of benzodiazepine and even relatively small amounts can aggravate symptoms associated with anxiety disorders. In addition, caffeine can cause or aggravate insomnia, one of the main reasons cited for use by the subjects in this analysis. Given this, there would seem to be s…
Mental Health Disparities
Mental health disparities have received increased attention in the literature in recent years. After considering 165 different health disparity conditions, the Federal Collaborative for Health Disparities Research chose mental health disparity as one of four topics warranting its immediate national research attention. In this essay, we describe the challenges and opportunities encountered in developing a research agenda to address mental health d…
Caffeine Consumption among Adults on Benzodiazepine Therapy
The concomitant use of benzodiazepines and caffeine was studied to learn if caffeine consumption varied as a function of benzodiazepine use. Caffeine may antagonize the effects of benzodiazepine and even relatively small amounts can aggravate symptoms associated with anxiety disorders. In addition, caffeine can cause or aggravate insomnia, one of the main reasons cited for use by the subjects in this analysis. Given this, there would seem to be s…
A Preliminary Analysis of Medical Expenditures Among Active and Sedentary US Adults With Mental Disorders
Physical activity is associated with a reduced economic burden among people with mental disorders
Mental Health Disparities
Mental health disparities have received increased attention in the literature in recent years. After considering 165 different health disparity conditions, the Federal Collaborative for Health Disparities Research chose mental health disparity as one of four topics warranting its immediate national research attention. In this essay, we describe the challenges and opportunities encountered in developing a research agenda to address mental health d…
Medicine (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (2 works) · Mental health (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Aggregate expenditure (1 work) · Anxiety (1 work) · Benzodiazepine (1 work)