Publications by authors named "Jeff T Sherer"
Objective: To assess the reversibility of weight gain associated with psychotropic medications in children.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted using an ambulatory electronic medical records database. Individuals under 18 years of age were identified if they were initiating a new course of second generation/atypical antipsychotics (SGA) or mood stabilizers (MS) following a bipolar disorder diagnosis and subsequently discontinued treatment within 24 months of treatment initiation.
Effect of Psychopharmacotherapy on Body Mass Index Among Children and Adolescents with Bipolar Disorders.
J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol
May 2017
Objective: To assess the long-term effect of all treatment options for pediatric bipolar disorders on body mass index (BMI) and to explore individual characteristics associated with less BMI increase during psychotropic medication exposures.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted by using the 1995 to 2010 General Electric Electronic Medical Record database. Individuals aged 18 years or younger who had a new bipolar disorder episode were identified.
Background And Objectives: Pharmacists use PDAs for performing various activities related to their profession. The objective of this study was to examine pharmacists' utilization pattern and interest in usage of personal digital assistants (PDAs) in various facets of health care.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted by distributing a pre-validated 23-item instrument to a convenience sample of pharmacists (n = 295) in the Houston area.
Objective: To evaluate pharmacists' behavioral intention to use personal digital assistants (PDAs) in their profession, by means of the Extended Technology Acceptance Model (ETAM).
Design: Prospective cross-sectional study.
Setting: Hospital and community pharmacies in Houston, TX, in 2004.