Psychiatric Services
- Volume 50
- Number 8
- August 1999
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Publication date: 01 August 1999
Page1019In 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.50.8.1019Article
Publication date: 01 August 1999
Pages1021–1027OBJECTIVE: Although pathological gambling is an increasing problem, many mental health providers are unfamiliar with its diagnosis and treatment. To improve recognition and treatment of pathological gambling, the authors reviewed the literature on its ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.8.1021Correction
Article
Publication date: 01 August 1999
Pages1028–1035OBJECTIVE: The outcomes of employment discrimination charges filed under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) by individuals with psychiatric disabilities and those with other disabilities were compared. METHODS: Data obtained from the Equal ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.8.1028Publication date: 01 August 1999
Pages1036–1042OBJECTIVE: This cross-sectional mortality linkage study describes the prevalence of specific fatal disease and injury conditions in an adult population with serious mental illness. The large sample of decedents and the use of multiple-cause-of-death data ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.8.1036Publication date: 01 August 1999
Pages1043–1048The Israeli Ministry of Health maintains a psychiatric case register that includes basic demographic and clinical information for all psychiatric hospital admissions since 1950. Currently, the case register includes information about some 130,000 people ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.8.1043Publication date: 01 August 1999
Pages1049–1052OBJECTIVE: The extent to which the legal status of a first psychiatric admission—voluntary or involuntary—predicted the legal status and number of future admissions was examined among patients with schizophrenia. METHODS: Data on all patients in Israel ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.8.1049Publication date: 01 August 1999
Pages1053–1058OBJECTIVE: Although measures of consumer satisfaction are increasingly used to supplement administrative measures in assessing quality of care, little is known about the association between these two types of indicators. This study examined the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.8.1053Publication date: 01 August 1999
Pages1059–1065OBJECTIVE: This study assessed the extent to which patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) had diagnoses for which ECT is an efficacious treatment according to evidence-based standards. METHODS: ECT use among all beneficiaries of a large New ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.8.1059Publication date: 01 August 1999
Pages1066–1070OBJECTIVE: Constant observation is a staff-intensive, costly intervention that entails continuous supervision of suicidal inpatients until they no longer express suicidal intent or behavior. This study explored patients' experiences of constant ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.8.1066Publication date: 01 August 1999
Pages1071–1075Psychiatric problems are common in general medical practice and strongly influence utilization of medical care. Although several studies have demonstrated the positive clinical and financial impact of psychiatric interventions for medical patients, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.8.1071Correction
Brief Report
Publication date: 01 August 1999
Pages1076–1078In an open study, sildenafil (Viagra) was prescribed for nine women outpatients who reported sexual dysfunction induced by antidepressant medication, primarily selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. A 50 mg dose of sildenafil was prescribed, and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.8.1076Publication date: 01 August 1999
Pages1079–1081Alcoholics Anonymous groups are underused by persons with the dual diagnoses of mental illness and substance use disorder, and mental health professionals are cautious about referring them to AA because of fears that the AA group will discourage them from ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.8.1079Publication date: 01 August 1999
Pages1081–1083The author describes experiences gained over 18 years of conducting a therapy group for chronically ill psychiatric patients that focuses on spiritual beliefs and values. The group is held in a day treatment center and is attended by both men and women, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.8.1081Publication date: 01 August 1999
Pages1084–1086In a naturalistic study of the effectiveness of atypical antipsychotics for the long-term outpatient treatment of persons with severe and persistent mental illness, 19 patients began taking risperidone and were prospectively evaluated. Nine patients ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.8.1084Letter
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