What happened to patients with a 1st hospitalization for a psychosis at Cambridge Health Alliance (1/1/2019–12/31/2020)
This repository contains documentation and analysis for a research project examining inpatient treatment and disposition for First Episode Psychosis (FEP) patients at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA). The study focuses on racial and ethnic disparities in treatment, changes during the COVID-19 pandemic, and follow-up care with Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) clinics. This work was conducted in collaboration with Harvard Medical School faculty and funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and McLean Hospital.
- Assess treatment and follow-up outcomes for FEP patients from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds.
- Determine whether inpatient units adequately referred patients to CSC clinics.
- Examine how treatment patterns shifted before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Treatment and disposition outcomes differ by race and ethnicity.
- The COVID-19 pandemic impacted treatment patterns and follow-up care.
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First Hospitalization for Psychosis at CHA.pdf
Final research poster summarizing findings, methods, and policy implications. -
Psychosis Data Preparation & Analysis 7-17-24.do Stata script for cleaning, transforming, and analyzing the psychosis dataset.
Due to the sensitive nature of the data used in this project, including protected health information (PHI), the raw datasets are not included in this repository and cannot be shared publicly.
Erik Franke
efranke@falcon.bentley.edu
Bentley University Academic Technology Center | Research Assistant