Objective: This study quantifies excess annual costs associated with schizophrenia patients
in the United States in 2002 from a societal perspective. Method: Annual direct medical costs …

Background— A hub-and-spoke telestroke network is an effective way to extend quality acute
stroke care to remote hospitals and to improve patient outcomes. This study assessed the …

BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is associated with health-related quality-of-life impairment and
depression. OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine the effect of adalimumab on depression …

BACKGROUND: To estimate the prevalence and correlates of clinician-diagnosed DSM-IV
nonaffective psychosis (NAP) in a national household survey. METHODS: Data came from …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: We determined the effects of adalimumab maintenance treatment
on the risks of hospitalization and surgery in Crohn's disease (CD). METHODS: A total of 778 …

Objective In the absence of head-to-head randomized trials, indirect comparisons of treatments
across separate trials can be performed. However, these analyses may be biased by …

The absence of head-to-head trials is a common challenge in comparative effectiveness
research and health technology assessment. Indirect cross-trial treatment comparisons are …

OBJECTIVES We evaluated the effects of adalimumab maintenance therapy on health-related
quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with moderate to severe Crohn's disease. METHODS In …

Background. Schizophrenia is a debilitating chronic mental illness. However, the annual
prevalence of schizophrenia is not well understood because of under-representation of …

BACKGROUND: Symptoms of psoriasis can be embarrassing and distressing, and may
increase risk of developing psychiatric disorders in young people. OBJECTIVE: We sought to …