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  • Volume 16
  • Number 4
  • October 2018

From the Guest Editor

Reviews

Publication date: 01 October 2018

Pages356–362

A sampling of recent efforts to increase access to empirically supported psychotherapies and related interventions is reviewed. Recommendations to aid clinicians in decision making are included.

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20180018

Publication date: 01 October 2018

Pages363–369

This article summarizes six decades of clinical outcome research relevant to evidence-based practices for depression and anxiety delivered via clinical videoconferencing.

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20180027

Publication date: 01 October 2018

Pages370–375

This article reviews the use of ecological momentary assessment and intervention in clinical research applications, using prompts administered through a smartphone or tablet. This technology can enhance treatment by prompting patients outside therapy ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20180017

Publication date: 01 October 2018

Pages376–383

This review summarizes the literature on Internet and smartphone interventions for alcohol and substance use disorders based on evidence-based approaches. Treatment through the Internet or smartphone is attractive for people ambivalent to seeking ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20180016

Publication date: 01 October 2018

Pages384–392

American military veterans have higher rates of psychiatric disorders, and timely access to high-quality mental health treatment in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is a persistent challenge. Integrated primary care (IPC) is one of many strategies ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20180024

Ask the Expert

Ethics Commentary

Communication Commentary

Patient Management Exercise

21st-Century Psychiatrist

Publication date: 01 October 2018

Pages407–414

The APA Committee on RBRVS, Codes, and Reimbursement authored this article to help psychiatrists gain a better understanding of the current coding and reimbursement structure for psychiatric services, including how it evolved and what the future holds.

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20180002

Bibliography

Abstracts

Influential Publications

Publication date: 01 October 2018

Pages430–448

Qualifying Statements: The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense guidelines are based upon the best information available at the time of publication. They are designed to provide information and assist decision making. They are not ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.16408

Publication date: 01 October 2018

Pages449–455

The psychological treatment of mental health problems is beginning to undergo a sea-change driven by the widespread availability of digital technology. In this paper we provide an overview of the developments to date and those in the pipeline. We describe ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.16405

Publication date: 01 October 2018

Pages456–465

Background: The initial introduction of the World Wide Web in 1990 brought around the biggest change in information acquisition. Due to the abundance of devices and ease of access they subsequently allow, the utility of mobile health (mHealth) has never ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.16406

Publication date: 01 October 2018

Pages466–471

Manic patients, excited schizoaffective patients, and agitated schizophrenic patients were rated using a “manic interpersonal interaction scale” that evaluated a number of interpersonal interactions including testing of limits, projection of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.16404

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Reviewing the Clinical Landscape

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