Psychiatric Services
- Volume 54
- Number 12
- December 2003
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Publication date: 01 December 2003
Pages1584–1588Introduction by the column editor: In this final column of the year, Dr. Taintor provides an overview of exciting technological developments via his report on the 2003 annual meeting of the American Association for Technology in Psychiatry (AATP). ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.12.1584Other Articles
Publication date: 01 December 2003
Pages1599–1603Editor's Note: In the May issue of Psychiatric Services Benjamin Grasso, M.D., and his colleagues reported the results of a study showing that psychiatric inpatients are at substantial risk of harm from medication errors. An accompanying Taking Issue ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.12.1599Publication date: 01 December 2003
Pages1604–1609OBJECTIVE: In response to new developments and interest in the area of telepsychiatry, literature on this topic has greatly increased over the past three years. Because of this increase, the authors conducted a literature review of telepsychiatry to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.12.1604Publication date: 01 December 2003
Pages1610–1617OBJECTIVE: Evidence has been found of significant psychological distress after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, even in communities that were not directly affected. Persons with preexisting posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.12.1610Publication date: 01 December 2003
Pages1618–1621OBJECTIVE: The little information available about prescribing patterns for persons with posttraumatic stress disorder comes from male combat-veteran populations treated through programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The objective of this study ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.12.1618Publication date: 01 December 2003
Pages1622–1628OBJECTIVE: Statutes, ethical standards, and local confidentiality guidelines have been developed to guide providers' decisions about releasing information from mental health records. However, confidentiality policies often do not specifically discuss the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.12.1622Publication date: 01 December 2003
Pages1629–1634OBJECTIVE: To address the mental health needs of youths who are arrested and detained in Illinois, an initiative was designed and implemented that identified youths with psychotic or affective disorders, linked them to community services, and monitored ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.12.1629Publication date: 01 December 2003
Pages1635–1640OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the relationships between clinical characteristics, cognitive functioning, and history of violent behavior and substance use among outpatients with schizophrenia. METHODS: Ninety-six patients with a diagnosis of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.12.1635Brief Report
Publication date: 01 December 2003
Pages1641–1643The authors examined data from the Veterans Integrated Service Network of New York and New Jersey to determine whether the number of veterans who were treated for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) increased significantly after the terrorist attacks of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.12.1641Publication date: 01 December 2003
Pages1644–1646Administrators of 94 assisted living facilities in Michigan completed a 19-item survey about the extent of mental health problems of residents and how such problems were addressed. In 45 facilities more than half of the residents were reported to be ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.12.1644Publication date: 01 December 2003
Pages1646–1649Medication algorithms developed in Texas are being implemented in a number of states in the United States and internationally. This report describes a quality improvement process adapted from the Texas Medication Algorithm Project that was used to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.12.1646Publication date: 01 December 2003
Pages1649–1651Near-death experiences, or mystical experiences during encounters with death, are reported to have beneficial effects despite their phenomenologic similarity to pathological states. This study explored the prevalence of near-death experiences and ...
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