Psychiatric Services
- Volume 54
- Number 3
- March 2003
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Publication date: 01 March 2003
Pages302–304Introduction by the column editors: People with mental illness have consistently identified employment as a strong unmet need, yet only one in five people with schizophrenia has been able to work in full-time competitive employment and less than 50 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.3.302Publication date: 01 March 2003
Pages311–316Introduction by the column editor: We humans "know" from information mediated through our "natural senses." All outside signals come to us through some medium—sound waves, pressure and touch, light waves, radio and television waves, and so forth. McLuhan'...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.3.311Other Articles
Publication date: 01 March 2003
Pages327–332Recently the National Institutes of Health has been emphasizing research that takes findings generated by clinical research and translates them into treatments for patients who are seen in day-to-day nonresearch settings. This translational process ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.3.327Publication date: 01 March 2003
Pages333–339Many behavioral and pharmacologic treatments for which there is strong empirical support are rarely used in clinical practice in the treatment of substance dependence. In an effort to facilitate greater emphasis on issues such as utility, practicality, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.3.333Correction
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Publication date: 01 March 2003
Pages340–345OBJECTIVE: The authors analyzed data from 615 depressed primary care patients to determine their willingness to pay for depression treatment. METHODS: A sample of 615 adult patients from four primary care clinics participated in a randomized controlled ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.54.3.340Publication date: 01 March 2003
Pages346–350OBJECTIVE: Protecting and safeguarding persons with impaired decisional capacity are among the critical functions of a psychiatric hospital. The objective of this study was to investigate the elements of these functions as they relate to sexual behavior ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.3.346Publication date: 01 March 2003
Pages351–355OBJECTIVE: Admissions to psychiatric emergency services have frequently been cited as a gauge of how well a mental health system manages behavioral disorders. However, few measurements of the longitudinal association between psychiatric emergencies and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.3.351Publication date: 01 March 2003
Pages356–362OBJECTIVE: This study examined factors related to psychiatric hospital readmission among children and adolescents who were wards of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. METHODS: The authors analyzed service reports and clinical ratings ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.3.356Publication date: 01 March 2003
Pages363–369OBJECTIVES: This study provided population estimates of mental syndromes and substance use problems and examined whether the co-occurrence of mental health and substance use problems was associated with the use of substance abuse treatment services. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.3.363Publication date: 01 March 2003
Pages370–376OBJECTIVE: The authors sought to identify case managers' perspectives on the critical ingredients, therapeutic mechanisms of action, and gaps in implementation of the critical ingredients of assertive community treatment. METHODS: Seventy-three assertive ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.3.370Publication date: 01 March 2003
Pages377–382OBJECTIVES: This study examined the utility of screening adjudicated juvenile offenders for mental health symptoms at intake to the State of Washington Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration. The authors assessed the ability of a screening measure, the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.3.377Publication date: 01 March 2003
Pages383–388OBJECTIVE: This study examined the use of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) aftercare services among patients with serious mental disorders who were discharged from the military after a first admission to a Department of Defense (DoD) hospital. METHODS: ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.3.383Publication date: 01 March 2003
Pages389–393OBJECTIVE: This study examined the views of patients and staff involved in incidents of aggression to help understand emotions experienced, perceptions of causes, and recommendations for ways of reducing the frequency of aggression. METHODS: A total of 29 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.3.389Brief Report
Publication date: 01 March 2003
Pages394–396Seventy percent of persons who suffer from psychiatric illness do not receive treatment. Cost-effective, automated treatment can be delivered through the Internet but can be complicated by the lack of professional supervision. This open study piloted a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.3.394Publication date: 01 March 2003
Pages396–398Psychoeducational materials can be disseminated at minimal expense through the use of distance technologies, offering an opportunity for prevention. The objective of this project was to develop and evaluate a psychoeducational computer program designed to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.3.396Publication date: 01 March 2003
Pages399–401The authors investigated whether mental health inpatients' perceptions of coercion were associated with postdischarge treatment adherence. Patients eligible for New York's outpatient commitment program were interviewed and their perceptions of coercion ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.3.399Letters
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