Psychiatric Services
- Volume 52
- Number 3
- March 2001
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Publication date: 01 March 2001
Pages303–306Introduction by the column editors: Persistent psychotic symptoms can intrude on an individual's cognitive and psychosocial functioning and interfere with that person's active and constructive participation in social and vocational rehabilitation. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.3.303Evidence-Based Practices
Publication date: 01 March 2001
Pages313–322Supported employment for people with severe mental illness is an evidence-based practice, based on converging findings from eight randomized controlled trials and three quasi-experimental studies. The critical ingredients of supported employment have been ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.3.313Special Section on Outpatient Commitment
Publication date: 01 March 2001
Pages325–329OBJECTIVE: A randomized controlled trial of outpatient commitment was conducted in North Carolina to provide empirical data on involuntary outpatient commitment and to evaluate its effectiveness in improving outcomes among persons with severe mental ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.3.325Publication date: 01 March 2001
Pages330–336OBJECTIVE: The study evaluated the effectiveness of a three-year outpatient commitment pilot program established in 1994 at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. METHODS: A total of 142 participants were randomly assigned; 78 received court-ordered ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.3.330Publication date: 01 March 2001
Pages337–341The authors describe studies showing the effectiveness of involuntary outpatient commitment in improving treatment compliance, reducing hospital readmission, and reducing episodes of violence among persons with severe psychiatric illnesses. They point out ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.3.337Publication date: 01 March 2001
Pages342–346Policy makers have recently begun to reconsider involuntary outpatient commitment as a means of enhancing public safety and providing mental health services to people deemed to be noncompliant with treatment. The authors review the therapeutic claims for ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.3.342Publication date: 01 March 2001
Pages347–350We are witnessing an unprecedented wave of interest in outpatient commitment. In part, enthusiasm for outpatient commitment stems from concerns about highly publicized acts of violence by persons with mental disorders, although this is one of the weaker ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.3.347Other Articles
Publication date: 01 March 2001
Pages351–357>OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to compare vocational and nonvocational outcomes of clients of two community mental health centers that underwent conversion from day treatment programs to supported employment programs with outcomes of clients of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.3.351Publication date: 01 March 2001
Pages358–361The authors provide an overview of the diagnosis, course, and treatment of bipolar II disorder, a distinct subtype that is often misdiagnosed as unipolar depression or bipolar I disorder. They discuss research suggesting that underdiagnosis of bipolar II ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.3.358Publication date: 01 March 2001
Pages362–367OBJECTIVE: Despite increased public screening, many individuals with depression remain undetected or untreated. This study explored the performance of an Internet-based program in screening for depression. METHODS: The Centers for Epidemiological Studies ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.3.362Publication date: 01 March 2001
Pages368–375OBJECTIVE: The author reviewed recent literature on the epidemiology of parasuicide in the general population. Major risk factors are also discussed. METHODS: Parasuicide was defined as suicide attempts and deliberate self-harm inflicted with no intent to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.3.368Brief Report
Publication date: 01 March 2001
Pages376–378This study examined the outcomes associated with shortening hospital stays for geriatric inpatients with dementia at a Veterans Administration medical center. Thirty-three patients who were admitted after January 1997, when the hospital decided to reduce ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.3.376Publication date: 01 March 2001
Pages378–380Adherence to recommended services is essential for long-term effectiveness of ambulatory treatment programs, but factors associated with such adherence are not securely established. We evaluated attendance at 896 scheduled psychiatric clinic visits for 62 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.3.378Publication date: 01 March 2001
Pages381–383This study examined the self-reported needs of suicidal users of mental health services and the extent to which needs were met. Data on 10,641 adults were available from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing. In the year before the ...
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