Psychiatric Services
- Volume 52
- Number 1
- January 2001
Taking Issue
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Special Reports
Evidence-Based Practices
Publication date: 01 January 2001
Pages45–50Extensive empirical research, summarized in several reviews and codified in practice guidelines, recommendations, and algorithms, demonstrates that several pharmacological and psychosocial interventions are effective in improving the lives of persons with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.1.45Other Articles
Publication date: 01 January 2001
Pages51–55Research over the past decade indicates that the prevalence of bipolar disorder is similar to that of major depression. The author discusses complexities in the diagnosis of bipolar disorder, especially in distinguishing bipolar from unipolar depression. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.1.51Publication date: 01 January 2001
Pages56–62OBJECTIVE: This longitudinal, nonexperimental study examined whether depression treatment provided in concordance with guidelines developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is associated with improved clinical outcomes. METHODS: ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.1.56Publication date: 01 January 2001
Pages63–67Managed care poses a major threat to the future of clinical psychiatry in academic settings. High costs and an aversion to the business aspects of service delivery have left academic departments at a disadvantage in the marketplace. However, numerous ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.1.63Publication date: 01 January 2001
Pages68–74OBJECTIVE: This study described service use among American Indian veterans, compared use patterns across biomedical care and traditional healing options, and tested whether utilization varied as a function of need or availability. METHODS: A cross-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.1.68Publication date: 01 January 2001
Pages75–80OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to identify risk factors and correlates of violence committed by patients in an acute adult psychiatric inpatient unit in a district general hospital of the United Kingdom's National Health Service. METHODS: ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.1.75Publication date: 01 January 2001
Pages81–86OBJECTIVE: Data from electroencephalograms (EEGs), including data from visual evoked-potential studies, were analyzed to assess their association with a specific type of explosive behavior in children and adolescents. METHODS: Data for 326 children and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.1.81Publication date: 01 January 2001
Pages87–91OBJECTIVE: This study examined changes in insurance coverage during the 24 months after first admission for a psychotic disorder and the relationship of insurance type to the extent of care. METHODS: The sample consisted of 443 persons who were enrolled ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.1.87Publication date: 01 January 2001
Pages92–95OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the feasibility and effectiveness of an emergency housing program as a step-down program after inpatient care, as a step-up program from community-based living, and as an alternative to inpatient care for individuals with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.1.92Brief Report
Publication date: 01 January 2001
Pages96–98Daily dosages of antipsychotic medications were evaluated to determine whether current guidelines advocating lower dosing are being followed. A chart review of 163 outpatients with schizophrenia was undertaken in three outpatient hospital settings—a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.1.96Publication date: 01 January 2001
Pages98–100Medical directors from 198 inpatient psychiatric facilities in 46 states completed a survey on the use of a durable power of attorney for health care to compel admission of unwilling patients with dementia. About half the facilities had a policy allowing ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.1.98Publication date: 01 January 2001
Pages101–103This study identified demographic, clinical, and vocational rehabilitation-related correlates of long-term unemployment among 219 adults with severe mental illness. Fifty-one percent of the sample had been unemployed five or more years before enrollment. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.1.101Publication date: 01 January 2001
Pages104–106The study described here compared levels of satisfaction with staff, environment, and other patients among 420 first-time and long-term patients in psychiatric outpatient and inpatient settings. The demographic, clinical, and outcome variables associated ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.1.104