Robert F. Miller
Current Organizations / Institutes
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Research Subjects
Robert F. Miller has a total of 7 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Eleanor Weaver
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
1 shared publication - Joshua D. Cockroft
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
1 shared publication - Michael J. Fowler
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
1 shared publication - Nicolas Baddour
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
1 shared publication - Olivia Knoll
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
1 shared publication - Rohini Chakravarthy
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- 21 May 2020
- Published by Springer Nature in Community Mental Health Journal
- Vol. 57 (1) , 196-202
Addressing Patients’ Mental Health Needs at a Student-Run Free Clinic
Student-run free clinics are uniquely positioned to understand the barriers to accessing mental health resources. We abstracted patient demographics and clinical characteristics from 355 patient charts and examined referral patterns for a subset of patients. Seventy-three (21%) of patients were found to have a psychiatric diagnosis and were more likely to have more medical comorbidities (10 versus 6, p < 0.001), total medications (8 versus 6, p < 0.001, and to be English-speaking (odds ratio: 1.97, p < 0.05). Of patients who received a referral, 37 (60%) were referred to specialty treatment, the majority to a single outside agency provider. 15 (25%) of patients were interviewed. Barriers to successful referral included transportation and medical symptoms. A facilitator of successful referral was concern for individual’s health. Language, social stigma, and cost were not cited as barriers. This study describes mental health needs at a SRFC and suggests opportunities for improvement.
- 21 May 2020
- Published by Springer Nature in Community Mental Health Journal
- Vol. 57 (1) , 196-202
Addressing Patients’ Mental Health Needs at a Student-Run Free Clinic
Student-run free clinics are uniquely positioned to understand the barriers to accessing mental health resources. We abstracted patient demographics and clinical characteristics from 355 patient charts and examined referral patterns for a subset of patients. Seventy-three (21%) of patients were found to have a psychiatric diagnosis and were more likely to have more medical comorbidities (10 versus 6, p < 0.001), total medications (8 versus 6, p < 0.001, and to be English-speaking (odds ratio: 1.97, p < 0.05). Of patients who received a referral, 37 (60%) were referred to specialty treatment, the majority to a single outside agency provider. 15 (25%) of patients were interviewed. Barriers to successful referral included transportation and medical symptoms. A facilitator of successful referral was concern for individual’s health. Language, social stigma, and cost were not cited as barriers. This study describes mental health needs at a SRFC and suggests opportunities for improvement.