Psychiatric Services
- Volume 51
- Number 7
- July 2000
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Publication date: 01 July 2000
Pages864–866Introduction by the column editors: Because the mental health system in Japan has emphasized hospital-based treatment (), patients with schizophrenia often remain institutionalized for long periods, even after their symptoms have stabilized. In addition, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.51.7.864Historical Articles
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Publication date: 01 July 2000
Pages879–884The research and practice literature was examined to determine whether community support programs are responsive to ethnocultural issues and to derive strategies for developing culturally relevant programming. Great variation exists across cultures in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.51.7.879Publication date: 01 July 2000
Pages885–889OBJECTIVE: This study examined whether patients discharged from inpatient psychiatric care would have lower rehospitalization rates if they kept an outpatient follow-up appointment after discharge. METHODS: Complete data were collected in 1998 on 3,113 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.51.7.885Publication date: 01 July 2000
Pages890–892OBJECTIVE: Epidemiological surveys suggest that half of mental disorders in the community are treated in general medical settings. This paper examines delivery of mental health services in psychiatric, primary care, and specialty medical clinics in the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.51.7.890Publication date: 01 July 2000
Pages893–898OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether severe personality disorders improve or deteriorate with intensive inpatient treatment. METHODS: Overall 216 patients diagnosed as having personality disorders by DSM-III-R criteria were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.51.7.893Publication date: 01 July 2000
Pages899–902OBJECTIVE: Many physicians believe that documenting a discharge as "against medical advice" protects them from legal actions for adverse consequences related to the discharge. The authors examined case law for evidence of such protection. METHODS: MEDLINE ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.51.7.899Publication date: 01 July 2000
Pages903–907OBJECTIVE: This study examined the prevalence and characteristics of suicidal ideation among middle-aged and older persons who have HIV infection or AIDS. METHODS: A total of 113 subjects older than age 45 who had HIV-AIDS were recruited from AIDS service ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.51.7.903Publication date: 01 July 2000
Pages908–913OBJECTIVE: Longitudinal prospective data from the multisite Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) survey were examined to determine relationships between mental disorders, alcohol abuse or dependence, and transfer payments for disability. METHODS: ECA ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.51.7.908Publication date: 01 July 2000
Pages914–921OBJECTIVE: The effectiveness of a community-based case management program at the Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Healthcare Center in reducing hospital readmission of mentally ill veterans living in privately operated board-and-care homes was evaluated. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.51.7.914Brief Report
Publication date: 01 July 2000
Pages922–924The symptoms of schizophrenia were examined in a residential sample of adults with severe or profound mental retardation. Three groups were compared: those with a significant elevation on the schizophrenia subscale of the Diagnostic Assessment for the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.51.7.922Publication date: 01 July 2000
Pages924–927Utilization rates for urban psychiatric emergency services remain high, and the decision to seek care in this setting is poorly understood. Three hundred individuals accompanying patients to a psychiatric emergency service were interviewed about their ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.51.7.924Publication date: 01 July 2000
Pages928–929This study assessed misuse of anticholinergic drugs in a population of 50 patients with serious mental illness who were assertively managed by a community-based outreach team in Sydney, Australia. One-third of the subjects reported having misused ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.51.7.928Publication date: 01 July 2000
Pages930–932To examine the variety of roles filled by psychiatrists functioning as medical directors in community settings, a survey of all members of the American Association of Community Psychiatrists was undertaken. A total of 168 respondents classified themselves ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.51.7.930Open Forum
Publication date: 01 July 2000
Pages932–934The psychiatric community has been profoundly affected by managed care, but its response has been largely passive and defensive. Because many practicing psychiatrists have failed to adapt, they lack the skills and attitudes required to function ...
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