Cost-Effectiveness of Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest

September 1, 2009 | Journal Article

Can Shelter-Based Interventions Improve Treatment Engagement in Homeless Individuals with Psychiatric and/or Substance Misuse Disorders

August 1, 2005 | Journal Article

Although a large number of homeless individuals need psychiatric and/or substance abuse treatment, few receive consistent care. This study tested the effectiveness of a shelter-based intervention that incorporated outreach by a psychiatric social wo ...

700 Miles Away: A New View of U.S. Health Care

October 10, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post

Doctors who register at DUFH.org are contacted with information about their Haitian counterpart. Once their trip is arranged they typically stay in Haiti one to two weeks, working as part of an integrated team to help alleviate patient load for the ...

Interventions Aimed at Decreasing Obesity in Children Younger Than 2 Years

December 1, 2010 | Journal Article

This literature review describes interventions aimed at preventing weight gain in children under age 2. There are promising signs that weight gain during infancy is preventable.

Capturing Intervention Effects Over Time

October 1, 2005 | Journal Article

We analyzed whether a method for identifying latent trajectories—latent class growth analysis (LCGA)—was useful for understanding outcomes for individuals subject to an intervention. We used LCGA to reanalyze data from a published study of mentally ...

A Mental Health Intervention for Schoolchildren Exposed to Violence

August 6, 2003 | Journal Article

A Randomized Controlled Trial