Psychiatric Services
- Volume 50
- Number 7
- July 1999
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Publication date: 01 July 1999
Page887In collaboration with the staff of the APA library, Psychiatric Services offers a monthly listing of mental-health-related Web sites and other sites of interest. The list will change monthly as new sites are identified, existing sites add new features, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.7.887Column
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Publication date: 01 July 1999
Pages907–913OBJECTIVE: Very large numbers of severely mentally ill persons now fall under the jurisdiction of the criminal justice system. A number of conditions are placed on those who are returned to the community, including specific ones related to treatment. This ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.7.907Publication date: 01 July 1999
Pages914–918Objectives: Although a 1996 federal law terminated Social Security disability benefits to individuals disabled primarily by drug addiction and alcoholism, many were expected to successfully appeal for recertification based on mental illness. This study ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.7.914Publication date: 01 July 1999
Pages919–925Advance directives are designed to establish a person's preferences for treatment if the person becomes incompetent in the future or unable to communicate those preferences to treatment providers. Mental health advance directives are similar to the more ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.7.919Publication date: 01 July 1999
Pages926–930OBJECTIVE: The therapeutic specificity of patient education about schizophrenia was investigated in a randomized controlled study comparing the effects of two styles of group educational intervention. METHODS: Thirty-three adult inpatients with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.7.926Publication date: 01 July 1999
Pages931–935Economic pressures are changing the nature and quality of services available to individuals with chronic psychiatric disorders. Vertical integration of services has been proposed as a strategy for cost-effective merging of resources. This report describes ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.7.931Publication date: 01 July 1999
Pages936–940Objectives: This study identifies the demographic characteristics and patterns of mental health service use among Russian refugees in New York State. METHODS: Data from a 1995 statewide survey of characteristics of patients served by the New York State ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.7.936Publication date: 01 July 1999
Pages941–944OBJECTIVE: Although the use of token economies has been shown to facilitate patient change and improve program functioning in numerous settings, token economies have received little attention in acute psychiatric settings. A token economy was introduced ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.7.941Publication date: 01 July 1999
Pages945–947OBJECTIVE: A survey examined prescribing practices for monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) and explored reasons for the widely noted decline in their use. METHODS: A one-page questionnaire was sent in 1997 to 1,129 members of the Michigan Psychiatric ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.7.945Publication date: 01 July 1999
Pages948–952OBJECTIVE: The feasibility and effectiveness of a combination of group cognitive-behavioral therapy and medication for the treatment of depression among gay men with AIDS or symptomatic HIV infection were evaluated. METHODS: Fifteen patients diagnosed ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.7.948Brief Report
Publication date: 01 July 1999
Pages953–955On April 19, 1995, a terrorist bombing in Oklahoma City killed 168 people and injured 853 others. The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services was the lead agency in crafting a community mental health response to reduce impairment ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.7.953Publication date: 01 July 1999
Pages956–958Nineteen infants and children were killed in the 1995 terrorist bombing in Oklahoma City, and many were injured. More than 200 children lost one or both parents. These casualties focused attention on children in the disaster response efforts. This paper ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.7.956Publication date: 01 July 1999
Pages959–961The validity of the Empowerment Scale was examined in an adult outpatient mental health population. A survey was mailed to 2,000 consumers in the South Carolina outpatient public mental health system, and 283 completed surveys were received, a response ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.7.959Publication date: 01 July 1999
Pages961–963A study at two outpatient facilities compared two methods of collecting data on client satisfaction with mental health services provided by case managers and by physicians. A satisfaction survey instrument was developed with input from clients. A total of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.7.961Unusual Case Report
Publication date: 01 July 1999
Pages964–965Behavior therapy has been shown to improve the functioning of institutionalized clients, but frontline staff often have difficulty implementing behavior therapy techniques. In the case described in this report, staff with inadequate training in behavior ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.7.964Publication date: 01 July 1999
Pages966–968The authors report an unusual presentation of amnestic syndrome mislabeled as malingering in a man with mild developmental disability. The case highlights the challenges to medical personnel in treating persons who visit emergency rooms often, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.7.966Letter
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