Stephanie Shiau

Substance use diagnoses among patients who present to federally run mental health facilities with co-morbid ADHD and bipolar disorder between 2013-2023: a national analysis using random forest methods

Background/Objectives Although substance use disorder is common in patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or bipolar disorder, limited recent data exist for those with these co-occurring conditions. Our study analyzes recent trends and predictors of these diagnose...

The impact of co-occurring opioid and stimulant use disorders on unplanned readmissions among patients hospitalized with bacterial infections

Opioid and stimulant use disorders (OUD and StUD) are major drivers of injection drug use (IDU)-related bacterial infections requiring hospitalization and may increase readmission risk. However, the independent and combined effects of these factors on short-term readmission risk...