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www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/diagnosis-treatment/diagnosis/index.html
December 01, 2017 - Diagnosis
Information about what to do after you receive a diagnosis.
Next Steps After Your Diagnosis
This guide offers general advice for people with almost any disease or condition. And it has tips to help you learn more about your specific problem and how it can be treated. The information here is …
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www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/diagnosis-treatment/treatments/index.html
December 01, 2017 - Taking Medicines
Learn about taking medicine
Read
Blood Thinner Pills: Your Guide to Using Them Safely
How To Create a Pill Card
Your Medicine: Be Smart. Be Safe.
Watch
Staying Active and Healthy With Blood Thinners (Video, 8 minutes, 29 seconds; Transcript )
Manténgase activo y saludable con lo…
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/moud-playbook/monitor-patient-outcomes/tracking-patient-outcomes
August 01, 2025 - Treatment Retention. Treatment retention is one of the most important outcomes to track. … discontinue treatment re-enter treatment at a later date. 17 Treatment retention is a simple concept, … which are essential for assessing care quality and long-term recovery outcomes. 21,22 To truly measure therapeutic … treatment plan. … Retention in treatment and therapeutic adherence: How are these associated with therapeutic success?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-276-ocd-executive-summary.pdf
December 01, 2024 - • Treatment of OCD:
o Cognitive behavioral therapy with exposure and response prevention
(ERP) … o Cognitive behavioral therapy with ERP provided via telehealth is more
effective than waitlist control … o Cognitive behavioral therapy with ERP provided via telehealth is as
effective as in-person ERP for … Treatment: We found 71 RCTs and 2 adjusted NRCSs evaluating OCD treatments. … behavioral and pharmacologic treatments in 17 studies and one
study evaluating transcranial direct
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/moud-playbook/avoiding-common-pitfalls
August 01, 2025 - Principles of Person-Centered OUD Treatment
Principles of Person-Centered OUD Treatment Don't have … Engaging Patients in Treatment for OUD Don't delay treatment due to requirements to complete paperwork … Pharmacotherapy Don't underestimate the therapeutic benefit of shared decision-making. … intensive treatment. … (Similarly, don't withhold counseling or therapy if a patient is not ready to start MOUD.)
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/disruptive-behavior-disorders-research-executive-summ.pdf
April 01, 2025 - Key decisional
dilemmas for this review include determining the most effective treatments (while
weighing … included in that review and
more recently published evidence for psychosocial and pharmacological treatments … • Stimulant plus add-on risperidone therapy and nonstimulant therapy was
associated with reduced … Posttreatment
2 RCTs
Insufficient evidence No evidence
Multicomponent
Multisystemic Therapy … ., primary diagnosis, concomitant diagnoses), as well as
substantial heterogeneity in psychosocial treatments
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/evidence.html
November 01, 2023 - Evidence for Practice
Knowing what works for treatment and prevention. … Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain —Update (2022)
Treatments for Acute Pain —Update (2022 … )
Nonoioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain —Update (2022)
Opioid Treatments for Chronic … for Acute Pain (2020)
Treatment of Acute Episodic Migraine (2020)
Opioid Treatments for Chronic … Treatments for Chronic Pain (2020)
Interventions for Substance Abuse Treatment in Adolescents (2020
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cdsic.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/Copy%20of%20Final_MO_Patient%20Preference%20Inventory_6.7.24_508.xlsx
January 01, 2025 - side effects, support services, lifestyle changes, alternative therapies, managing finances, etc.)
• … side
effects, support services, lifestyle changes,
alternative therapies, managing finances,
etc.)
• … The PNQ assesses individual importance of treatment objectives, reflecting the preferences of therapeutic … the choice between two different treatments. … Treatment options include: (1) hand therapy and orthosis, (2) corticosteroid injection, and (3) open
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February 01, 2024 - Therefore, patients who continue to use substances may need additional behavioral therapies or interventions … Sharing this information can help strengthen communication and the therapeutic alliance between providers … Most patients who drop out of treatment do so within the first month, and those who stay in treatment … Treatment Plans and Goals. … Treatment retention and follow-up outcomes in the Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Study (DATOS).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-276-ocd-appendix-h.xlsx
January 01, 2023 - KQ2 Predictors of Treatment Efficacy
PMID First Author Publication Year Extractor Study Name/Database … ES 95% CI SE P-Value Favors Strength
25721185 Torp 2015 GPA NordLOTS, stage 1 14 weeks (post-treatment … 59 15.3 (2.4) 25.4 (5.3) Behavioral CBT/not specified brief intensive group cognitive behavioral therapy … 59 15.3 (2.4) 25.4 (5.3) Behavioral CBT/not specified brief intensive group cognitive behavioral therapy … 59 15.3 (2.4) 25.4 (5.3) Behavioral CBT/not specified brief intensive group cognitive behavioral therapy
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy_research-protocol.pdf
January 27, 2012 - Treatments for Alcohol-Use Disorders
Treatments for AUDs continue to evolve as research on the effectiveness … of various
treatments is published, and new treatments, including pharmacotherapy, are introduced … enhancement therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and 12-step facilitation, as well as
treatment … , behavioral
therapies, or social network and environment-based therapies) focused specifically on … e.g., behavioral counseling, cognitive behavioral therapy,
motivational enhancement therapy, psychosocial
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/topic-briefs/polysubstance-use
February 01, 2025 - effective treatments for, as opposed to focusing on substances we have less effective treatments for … Psychosocial treatments such as contingency management (CM) and/or cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) … While some psychosocial therapies have been tested for certain combinations of substances, there is limited … Some of the digital therapeutics are authorized by the U.S. … Knowledge around both therapeutic interventions and medications are needed.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/Copy%20of%20Final_MO_Patient%20Preference%20Inventory_6.7.24_508.xlsx
June 05, 2024 - side effects, support services, lifestyle changes, alternative therapies, managing finances, etc.)
• … side
effects, support services, lifestyle changes,
alternative therapies, managing finances,
etc.)
• … The PNQ assesses individual importance of treatment objectives, reflecting the preferences of therapeutic … the choice between two different treatments. … Treatment options include: (1) hand therapy and orthosis, (2) corticosteroid injection, and (3) open
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/moud-playbook/implementing-treatment/payment-and-reimbursement
January 01, 2025 - codes relevant to medications and other treatments for OUD across Medicaid, Medicare, managed care organizations … Conditioning access to medication on participation in behavioral therapies conflicts with expert guidance … to begin treatment. … through EHRs and standardize requirements across payers, meaningful progress remains limited. 18 Step therapy … Accessed May 30, 2025. https://www.doseofreality.com/about-treatment/ 11.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/outcomes-dental-services-rapid-research.pdf
May 01, 2025 - of SUD often begins with withdrawal
management (also known as detox), followed by long-term therapies … that may involve cognitive
behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and pharmacological treatments … Reconation Therapy,
Cognitive Behavioral Intervention, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Assertive … Community Treatment, Dialectic Behavior
Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Medication Assisted Treatment … Non-Surgical Periodontal
Therapy with Adjunct Photodynamic
Therapy for the Management of Periodontal
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72525/psn-pdf
December 02, 2020 - Breast cancer treatment delays by socioeconomic and
health care access latent classes in Black and White … Breast cancer treatment delays by socioeconomic and health
care access latent classes in Black and White … -
classes-black-and
Delays in treatment pose a significant threat to patient safety. … The authors examined contribution of time to
treatment and treatment duration on racial and ethnic disparities … and prolonged treatment duration more often than White women.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/lung-cancer-nonsurgical-therapies_executive.pdf
June 01, 2013 - However, alternative treatments are
needed for two subsets of stage I NSCLC patients. … comparisons
may be segregated and reported accordingly if it is
not possible to discern interventional therapeutic … • Rigorous and standardized reporting is needed to
account for all patients and treatments received. … Therapeutic bronchoscopy in lung
cancer. … Laser therapy, electrocautery, brachytherapy, stents, and
photodynamic therapy.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/852750/psn-pdf
August 23, 2023 - Cognitive biases and moral characteristics of healthcare
workers and their treatment approach for persons … Cognitive biases and moral characteristics of healthcare workers
and their treatment approach for persons … Cognitive biases can influence treatment approach at the end of life. … treatment) were associated
with clinician cognitive biases in acute care settings for patients with … Representativeness, availability, and anchoring biases were associated with treatment approach in this
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/moud-playbook/implementing-treatment/engaging-and-educating
January 01, 2024 - Patients clarify their goals and help develop treatment plans. … Providers need to carefully consider how to build patient-provider relationships to establish trust and a therapeutic … Patients will be more engaged and more likely to remain in treatment if they feel welcome. … In the past, just the [opioid treatment] programs feel more like being in jail. … ASAM Guideline on Engagement and Retention of Nonabstinent Patients in Substance Use Treatment.