Psychiatric Services
- Volume 44
- Number 5
- May 1993
Article
Publication date: 01 May 1993
Pages427–428A stepwise approach to clinical management of lithium-induced polyuria is suggested. Nonpharmacologic interventions such as dose reduction and change in dosage distribution should be tried first. If such measures prove inadequate, potassium ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.44.5.427Publication date: 01 May 1993
Pages429–431Mitchell was identified as a child who needed related services—that is, counseling and occupational therapy—to help him achieve success in the classroom. The provision of these services in the school setting played an important role in keeping Mitchell in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.44.5.429Publication date: 01 May 1993
Pages439–449Objective: An approach referred to as "supported housing," based on principles of consumer choice, integrated community housing, and flexible services, is replacing residential treatment facilities for persons with psychiatric disabilities. To improve ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.44.5.439Publication date: 01 May 1993
Pages450–455Objective: The author examined the methodology and results of studies that surveyed mentally ill clients' preferences related to housing and support services to gain an overview of demographic characteristics, current and preferred housing situations, and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.44.5.450Publication date: 01 May 1993
Pages456–461The Ohio Department of Mental Health has aggressively promoted the development of supported housing-affordable, permanent community housing along with a system of needed support services-for adults with serious mental illness. The authors outline the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.44.5.456Publication date: 01 May 1993
Pages461–464The role of a psychiatrist in relation to supported housing programs for persons with serious psychiatric disability has not been well defined. The psychiatrist clearly has an important role in prescribing medication in a way that supports the client's ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.44.5.461Publication date: 01 May 1993
Pages465–468Consensus does not yet exist about the definition of case management as it is practiced in the care of long-term mentally ill patients. Case management interventions may be arrayed on a continuum, with brokering and clinical approaches at the poles. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.44.5.465Publication date: 01 May 1993
Pages469–473Confusion about the cost-effectiveness of case management stems partly from poorly defined assumptions about outcomes and unclear theories of how case management affects costs. The authors discuss how cost-effectiveness is influenced by the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.44.5.469Publication date: 01 May 1993
Pages473–477Religion plays an important role in the lives of most Americans and often influences the ways patients react to medical illness. However, the religious aspects of patients' lives are often ignored or only superficially explored by consultation-liaison ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.44.5.473Publication date: 01 May 1993
Pages478–483Objective: To help predict changes in patterns of service delivery, the total number of inpatient admissions to specialty mental health organizations and the number of elderly persons ( over age 65) admitted were projected in five-year intervals between ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.44.5.478Publication date: 01 May 1993
Pages484–489Objective: The authors sought to determine whether state departments of mental health have specific policies and programs addressing the needs of mentally ill women served in the public sector who have preschıl-age children. Methods: A questionnaire was ...
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