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Psychiatric Services

  • Volume 53
  • Number 8
  • August 2002

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Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages945–948

The authors provide an overview of the ACCESS program (Access to Community Care and Effective Services and Supports), which evaluated the integration of service systems and its impact on outcomes for homeless persons with severe mental illness. The ACCESS ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.53.8.945

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages949–957

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the first of the two core questions around which the ACCESS (Access to Community Care and Effective Services and Supports) evaluation was designed: Does implementation of system-change strategies lead to ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.53.8.949

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages958–966

OBJECTIVE: The authors evaluated the second of the two core questions around which the ACCESS (Access to Community Care and Effective Services and Supports) evaluation was designed: Does better integration of service systems improve the treatment outcomes ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.53.8.958

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages967–969

The authors summarize the main findings of the ACCESS (Access to Community Care and Effective Services) program and offer lessons for policy makers. Data from studies at the site level and the client level, which were presented in the two previous ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.53.8.967

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages970–976

OBJECTIVE: The authors compared self-reported symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a cohort of Cuban children and adolescents with assessments of internalizing and externalizing behaviors by the children's teachers. METHODS: Eighty-seven ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.53.8.970

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages977–983

OBJECTIVE: The authors compared data from psychiatrists and psychologists in California to determine whether long-standing differences in clinical practice remain after the introduction of managed care and other changes in mental service delivery. METHODS:...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.53.8.977

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages984–987

Integrating science-based practices into clinical care has become an increasingly important theme in the substance abuse field. The authors describe various factors that have traditionally kept researchers and practitioners from collaborating with one ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.53.8.984

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages988–994

OBJECTIVE: This study sought to determine whether persons with psychiatric disabilities who filed employment discrimination complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) were referred to ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.53.8.988

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages995–1000

OBJECTIVE: This study sought to determine the possible need for a payee among Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) inpatients with substance use disorders who receive public support payments. METHODS: A total of 290 veterans hospitalized in VA psychiatric ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.53.8.995

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1001–1009

OBJECTIVE: The study examined how growing up with alcoholic parents and having adverse childhood experiences are related to the risk of alcoholism and depression in adulthood. METHODS: In this retrospective cohort study, 9,346 adults who visited a primary ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.53.8.1001

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1010–1017

OBJECTIVE: The authors studied the psychometric properties and utility of the Problem Severity Summary (PSS), a 13-item instrument that assesses symptom severity and functioning among adults with severe and persistent mental illness. METHODS: Case ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.53.8.1010

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Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1023–1024

In response to rising pharmacy costs in the Iowa Department of Corrections prison system, a retrospective analysis of psychiatric drug use and expenditures was performed for fiscal years 1990 through 2000. Population-adjusted changes in use and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.53.8.1023

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1025–1027

The authors compared statewide mortality rates for people with severe mental illness who were served in public mental health systems of care in Vermont and Oklahoma. In both states, mortality rates for younger service recipients, but not for older ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.53.8.1025

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1028–1030

A total of 267 patients who were receiving care for psychiatric and substance use disorders at a university medical center completed a self-report instrument assessing their previous receipt of clinical preventive services. High rates of mammography and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.53.8.1028

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