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Haya Ascher-Svanum1, Baojin Zhu, Michael D Stensland
1Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. haya@lilly.com
Abstract:
Differences between public mental health delivery systems do not permit generalizing most research findings from one service system to another. Under certain circumstances, generalizing psychopharmacological research findings may be feasible when patients served at these health care systems share a similar illness severity profile. This study compared the illness severity of schizophrenia patients served at the Veterans Healthcare Administration (VA) with that for Non-VA Medicaid patients served at state facilities. Findings demonstrate remarkable clinical comparability and suggest the potential for generalizing psychopharmacological research findings from one health care delivery system to the other, after adjustments for relevant background characteristics.
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