Publications by authors named "S Shushan"

Article Synopsis
  • Olfaction may seem limited in influencing human behavior, but losing the sense of smell (anosmia) can lead to serious negative effects, including a shorter lifespan.
  • The study investigates how anosmia affects nasal airflow patterns using a wearable device that tracks breathing over 24 hours in individuals with and without anosmia.
  • Findings show that airflow patterns differ significantly in those with anosmia, which could explain some health and emotional issues linked to the condition, suggesting that altered breathing may be a bigger factor than just the inability to perceive smells.
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Background And Objectives: Opioid use and overdose remain a central and worsening public health emergency in the United States and abroad. Efforts to expand treatment have struggled to match the rising incidence of opioid use disorder (OUD), and treating patients in primary care settings represents one of the most promising opportunities to meet this need. Learning collaboratives (LCs) are one evidence-based strategy to improve implementation of medication treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in primary care.

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Objective: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and bipolar disorder are common in primary care. Evidence supports collaborative care in primary care settings to treat depression and anxiety, and recent studies have evaluated its effectiveness in treating complex conditions such as PTSD and bipolar disorder. This study aimed to examine how primary care clinicians experience collaborative care for patients with these more complex psychiatric disorders.

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Background: Key to curtailing the COVID-19 pandemic are wide-scale screening strategies. An ideal screen is one that would not rely on transporting, distributing, and collecting physical specimens. Given the olfactory impairment associated with COVID-19, we developed a perceptual measure of olfaction that relies on smelling household odorants and rating them online.

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