Acupuncture for Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review
RAND researchers conducted a systematic review that synthesized evidence from trials of acupuncture to assess its efficacy and safety in treating major depressive disorder.
Eric Apaydin is an adjunct policy researcher at RAND. He is also a research health scientist in the Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation, and Policy at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, and an assistant adjunct professor in medicine in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Apaydin is primarily interested in health care workforce research, including the levels, drivers, and effects of burnout, and systematic reviews. He conducts reviews with both the Southern California Evidence Review Center and the VA Evidence Synthesis Program.
Apaydin received his Ph.D. in policy analysis from the Pardee RAND Graduate School. His dissertation consisted of a mix of qualitative, quantitative, and systematic review work on physician satisfaction, job role, and income in the United States. He also earned an M.P.P. in public policy from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.S. in biology and a B.S. in animal physiology and neuroscience from the University of California, San Diego.
Education
Ph.D. in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.P.P. in public policy, admininstration, and analysis, University of California, Berkeley; M.S. in biology, University of California, San Diego; B.S. in physiology and neuroscience, University of California, San Diego
Concurrent Non-RAND Positions
Research Health Scientist in the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System; Assistant Adjunct Professor in Medicine at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Selected Work
- Apaydin EA, Paige NM, Begashaw MM, Larkin J, Miake-Lye IM, Shekelle PG, "Veterans Health Administration (VA) vs. non-VA healthcare quality: a systematic review," Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2023
- 20.Mohr DC, Apaydin EA, Li BM, Molloy-Paolillo BK, Rinne ST, "Changes in burnout and moral distress among VA physicians before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. ," Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 65(7), 2023
- Apaydin EA, Rose DE, Yano EM, Shekelle PG, McGowan MG, Antonini TL, Valdez CA, Peacock M, Probst L, and Stockdale SE, "Burnout Among Primary Care Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic," Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, 63(8), 2021
- Apaydin EA, Rose DE, Yano EM, Shekelle PG, Stockdale SE, and Mohr DC, "Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Workplace Civility and Burnout Among VA Primary Care Providers," Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2021 (forthcoming)
- Apaydin EA, Richardson AS, Baxi S, Vockley J, Akinniranye O, Ross R, Larkin J, Motala A, Azhar G, and Hempel S, "An evidence map of randomised controlled trials evaluating genetic therapies," BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 26(4), 2021
- Apaydin EA, Rose D, Meredith LS, McClean M, Dresselhaus T, and Stockdale SE, "Association between difficulty with VA patient-centered medical home model components and provider emotional exhaustion and intent to remain in practice," Journal of General Internal Medicine, 35(7), 2020
- Paige NM, Apaydin EA, Goldhaber-Fiebart JD, Mak SS, Miake-Lye IM, Begashaw MM, Severin JM, Shekelle PG, "What is the optimal primary care physician panel size? A systematic review," Annals of Internal Medicine, 173(3), 2020
- Apaydin E, Chen PG, and Friedberg MW, "Differences in physician income by gender in a multiregion survey," Journal of General Internal Medicine, 33(9), 2018
Authored by Eric Apaydin
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