Psychiatric Services
- Volume 52
- Number 6
- June 2001
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Evidence-Based Practices
Publication date: 01 June 2001
Pages771–779This article describes the assertive community treatment model of comprehensive community-based psychiatric care for persons with severe mental illness and discusses issues pertaining to implementation of the model. The assertive community treatment model ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.6.771Other Articles
Publication date: 01 June 2001
Pages780–785OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate alternative procedures for improving the understanding of research consent disclosures by persons who have mental illness. METHODS: Three groups participated in the study: persons with schizophrenia (...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.6.780Publication date: 01 June 2001
Pages786–792OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to identify predictors of the use and cost of ambulatory care services among Medicare recipients with schizophrenia. METHODS: The design was a cross-sectional analysis of Medicare claims in 1991. The study ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.6.786Publication date: 01 June 2001
Pages793–799OBJECTIVE: Despite high rates of dual diagnosis among children and adolescents and evidence that adults with coexisting substance use disorders require specialized services, many children are placed in residential settings and are offered uniform service ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.6.793Publication date: 01 June 2001
Pages800–804OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the utility of the Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) in identifying youth at risk of behavioral health problems and to develop strategies to meet their mental health needs. METHODS: The PSC was completed ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.6.800Publication date: 01 June 2001
Pages805–811OBJECTIVE: This naturalistic study used claims data to examine the relationship of medication nonadherence to hospital use and costs among severely mentally ill clients in Wisconsin. METHODS: Data for 619 clients were obtained from Medicaid drug and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.6.805Publication date: 01 June 2001
Pages812–814Studies have shown that trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder are highly prevalent among persons with serious mental illness who are treated in state-funded mental health systems. Nevertheless, there is strong evidence that many of these persons ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.6.812Publication date: 01 June 2001
Pages816–819OBJECTIVE: The authors evaluated the reliability and preliminary validity of the Charleston Psychiatric Outpatient Satisfaction Scale, a 15-item measure of patients' satisfaction designed for use in outpatient settings. The instrument uses a 5-point ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.6.816Publication date: 01 June 2001
Pages820–823OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to develop a model for identifying patients with a high risk of developing alcohol withdrawal delirium after assessment in the emergency department. METHODS: Patients seeking acute treatment for alcohol withdrawal at ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.6.820Publication date: 01 June 2001
Pages824–827Preventive intervention after exposure to traumatic events is a subject of increasing interest among mental health professionals. Psychological debriefing, which aims to reduce the risk of posttraumatic stress disorder and other psychopathological ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.6.824Publication date: 01 June 2001
Pages828–833OBJECTIVE: This study tested the hypothesis that professionals' maintenance of long-term contact with persons who are at risk of suicide can exert a suicide-prevention influence. This influence was hypothesized to result from the development of a feeling ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.6.828Brief Report
Publication date: 01 June 2001
Pages834–836This study attempted to identify critical components of a supported employment program that were strongly correlated with competitive employment outcomes in a state mental health system. Researchers used a supported employment fidelity scale to rate ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.6.834Publication date: 01 June 2001
Pages836–837The incidence in Hong Kong of intentional carbon monoxide poisonings by burning charcoal in a confined space was investigated. In the two-year study period, 22 (39 percent) of the 56 reported cases occurred in the three months following a highly ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.6.836Publication date: 01 June 2001
Pages838–840A total of 684 primary care physicians in Wisconsin participated in a survey designed to explore their experiences of consulting with and referring patients to mental health care professionals. The respondents indicated that they had only moderate access ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.52.6.838Publication date: 01 June 2001
Pages841–843The author examined variations in the clinical characteristics, costs, utilization, and discharge patterns of adult inpatients who were hospitalized for psychiatric disorders in Maryland state general hospitals in 1998. Administrative discharge data on ...
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