Department of Psychiatry Faculty

Mayur M. Desai, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Epidemiology Core Faculty, RWJ Clinical Scholars Program, Faculty Member, Yale South Asian Studies Council VA Connecticut Healthcare System NEPEC (182) 950 Campbell Avenue West Haven, CT 06516 Tel: (203) 932-5711 ext. 4728 Fax: (203) 937-4762 E-mail: mayur.desai@yale.edu

Education and Training

1992, BS (Biochemistry) and BA (Political Science), University of California, San Diego
1994, MPH (Health Policy), Yale University
1997, PhD (Epidemiology), Yale University
1997-1999, EIS Officer, CDC/National Center for Health Statistics

Research Interest

My research interests lie in the interface between mental health and medical care. Studies have shown that persons with psychiatric and substance use disorders are at elevated risk for chronic disease morbidity (including diabetes, cancer, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C) and mortality. In addition, mentally ill patients represent a population that is potentially vulnerable to experiencing barriers to and receiving poorer quality of medical care. My work is focused on improving the quality and outcomes of primary and specialty medical care among patients with mental disorders, and is currently supported by a Career Development Award from the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Service (2004-2007).

Publications of Note

Desai MM, Rosenheck RA, Craig TJ. Case-finding for depression among medical outpatients in the Veterans Health Administration. Medical Care (in press).

Desai MM, Rosenheck RA. Unmet need for medical care among homeless adults with serious mental illness. General Hospital Psychiatry 2005;27:418-425.

Desai MM, Rosenheck RA, Craig TJ. Screening for alcohol use disorders among medical outpatients: the influence of individual and facility characteristics. American Journal of Psychiatry 2005;162:1521-1526.

Desai MM, Rosenheck RA. HIV testing and receipt of test results among homeless persons with serious mental illness. American Journal of Psychiatry 2004;161:2287-2294.

Desai MM, Rosenheck RA. Trends in discharge disposition, mortality, and service use among long-stay psychiatric patients in the 1990s. Psychiatric Services 2003;54:542-548.

Desai MM, Rosenheck RA, Kasprow WJ. Determinants of receipt of ambulatory medical care in a national sample of mentally ill homeless veterans. Medical Care 2003;41:275-287.

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