Psychiatric Services
- Volume 54
- Number 6
- June 2003
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Publication date: 01 June 2003
Pages807–808Introduction by the column editor: In this month's column, Dr. Harvey Greenberg discusses how psychiatric illnesses have been depicted in a variety of contemporary film and television dramas. Dr. Greenberg, who is a clinical professor of psychiatry at ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.6.807Special Section
Publication date: 01 June 2003
Pages827–835This article outlines the history and rationale of a multisite study of blood-borne infections among persons with severe mental illness reported in this special section of Psychiatric Services. The general problem of blood-borne diseases in the United ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.6.827Publication date: 01 June 2003
Pages836–841OBJECTIVE: Previous reports have indicated that persons with severe mental illness have an elevated risk of contracting HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C compared with the general population. This study extends earlier findings by examining the factors ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.6.836Publication date: 01 June 2003
Pages842–847OBJECTIVES: The authors sought to better understand the relationship of substance abuse to higher rates of transmission of hepatitis C among persons with severe mental illness. METHODS: The authors assessed 668 persons with severe mental illness for HIV, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.6.842Publication date: 01 June 2003
Pages848–853OBJECTIVES: The authors assessed gender differences in hepatitis C infection and associated risk behaviors among persons with severe mental illness. METHODS: The sample consisted of 777 patients (251 women and 526 men) from four sites. RESULTS: Across ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.6.848Publication date: 01 June 2003
Pages854–859OBJECTIVE: An estimated 19.6 percent of persons with severe mental illness are infected with the hepatitis C virus. Given the pressing need to identify and treat persons with severe mental illness who are at risk of hepatitis C infection and transmission, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.6.854Publication date: 01 June 2003
Pages860–865The Five-Site Health and Risk Study estimated prevalence rates of blood-borne infections, including the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, and addressed risk factors and correlates of infection among persons with severe ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.6.860Other Articles
Publication date: 01 June 2003
Pages866–870Although there have been critiques about the application of the "least restrictive alternative" to mental health policies in the past three decades, no critical analysis of the ethical logic of this principle has been put forward. The author explores ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.6.866Publication date: 01 June 2003
Pages871–877OBJECTIVE: This study examined patterns and predictors of use of and unmet need for support services among aging families of adults with severe mental illness by using an expanded version of the Andersen Behavioral Model. METHODS: Mailed surveys were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.6.871Publication date: 01 June 2003
Pages878–883OBJECTIVES: This study estimated the rates of mental health service provision and of specialist referral in primary care in Canada and investigated factors associated with receiving mental health services and with referral to mental health specialists ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.6.878Publication date: 01 June 2003
Pages884–890OBJECTIVES: Cost-effective programs are needed to assist homeless persons with severe mental illness in their transition from shelters to community living. The authors investigated the cost-effectiveness of the critical time intervention program, a time-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.6.884Publication date: 01 June 2003
Pages891–895OBJECTIVE: Illicit substance use is a potent risk factor for poor outcomes in schizophrenia, yet methods for detecting substance use consistently underestimate the problem. The purpose of this study was to assess whether use of a relatively new method of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.6.891Open Forum
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Publication date: 01 June 2003
Pages902–904Gynecological variables and service use were examined in a sample of 65 older women outpatients who had schizophrenia and in a control group of 51 women who were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.6.902Publication date: 01 June 2003
Pages905–908The authors tested the hypotheses that neuropsychological functioning would improve after homeless persons with severe and persistent mental illness were provided with housing and that executive functioning would improve more among those placed in group ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.6.905Letters
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