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Photo of L. Ried L. Douglas Ried, PhD
Core Investigator, Stroke QUERI Center
North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System
1601 SW Archer Road, 151B
Gainesville, FL 32608
PHONE: 352-376-1611
Extension 4969
E-mail:  Doug.Ried@med.va.gov

  TITLES AND AFFILIATIONS
  • Research Health Scientist, Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center
  • Associate Dean, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida
  • Professor, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida

  BIOSKETCH

L. Douglas Ried, PhD, has a longstanding interest in geriatric pharmacy practice. He is currently conducting research into the effects of drugs on patients’ quality of life and the psychosocial aspects of elderly patients and psychotropic drug use. He also has conducted a major project investigating the link between use of different antihypertensive medications and the onset of depressive symptoms.

Dr. Ried served on the panel that wrote the National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Conference Statement Symptom Management in Cancer: Pain, Depression, and Fatigue, and has been funded with grants from the National Institute on Aging and the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (now Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AHRQ).

Dr. Ried will be a member of the Translation, Implementation and Evaluation Core and an Investigator on the Goal Groups 3 and 4. He will provide expertise in increasing patient compliance to drug therapy.

  RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Schizophrenia
  • Depression in Primary Care
  • Mental Health
  • Patient Quality of Life Outcome Measures
  • Pharmacoeconomics
  • Pharmacoepidemiology and Adverse Drug Events
  • Pharmacy Outcomes

  SELECTED PROJECTS

  SELECTED PUBLICATIONS, 2005-2007
  • Ried LD, Tueth MJ, Handberg E, Nyanteh H. Validating a Self-report Measure of Global Subjective Well-being to Predict Adverse Clinical Outcomes. Quality of Life Research (2006); 15; 675-686.
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  • Ried LD, Tueth MJ, Taylor MD, Sauer BC, Lopez LM, Pepine CJ. Depressive symptoms in coronary artery disease patients after hypertension treatment. Annals of Pharmacotherapy (2006); 40; 597-604.
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  • Ried LD, Tueth MJ, Jia H. A pilot study to describe antidepressant prescriptions dispensed to veterans after stroke. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy (2006); 2; 96-109.
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  • Hoenig H, Ganesh SP, Taylor DH, Pieper C, Guralnik J, Fried LP. Lower extremity physical performance and use of compensatory strategies for mobility. J Am Geriatr Soc (2006); 54; 262-269.
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  • Stansbury JP, Ried LD, Velozo CA. Unidimensionality and Bandwidth in the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) Scale. J Pers.Assess. (2006); 86; 10-22.
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  • Bono CA, Ried LD, Kimberlin CA, Vogel WB. Missing Data on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale: A Comparison of Four Imputation Techniques. (2005); 14; 2056-2056.
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  • Ried LD, Tueth MJ, Handberg E, Kupfer S, Pepine CJ. A Study of Antihypertensive Drugs and Depressive Symptoms (SADD-Sx) in patients treated with a calcium antagonist versus an atenolol hypertension Treatment Strategy in the International Verapamil SR-Trandolapril Study (INVEST). Psychosom Med (2005); 67; 398-406.
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  SELECTED PRESENTATIONS, 2005-2007
  • Jia H, Williams LS, Qin H, Ried LD, Damush T, Reker DM, Young LJ, Wang X, Duncan PW. Impact of Post-stroke Depression on Healthcare Utilization by Veteran Stroke Patients. American Heart Association/American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference 2006. Orlando, FL. 2006 Feb 16.
  • Motycka C, Mobley C, Ried L. Comparing the Emotional Burnout of Pharmacy Students at the Founding Campus and at a Distance [Poster]. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Cincinnati, OH. 2005 Jul 11 .
  • Ried L. Evaluating Curricular Outcomes [Oral Presentation]. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Cincinnati, OH. 2005 Jul 11 .
  • Ried L, Stolte S, Van Dusen V, Standifer K, Ofosu J, Donovan M. Beyond the Walls: Consderations in the Provision of Entry-Level Pharmacy Education at a Distance from the Founding Campus [Oral Presentation]. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Cincinnati, OH. 2005 Jul 11 .
  • Ried L. Appropriate Use of Depression Medications [Oral Presentation]. American Pharmacists Association. Orlando, FL. 2005 Apr 3 .