Psychiatric Services
- Volume 54
- Number 9
- September 2003
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Publication date: 01 September 2003
Pages1199–1200Introduction by the column editor: Nearly four decades ago, psychiatrists were touting the potential of electronic medical records to tighten the connection between research and clinical care. Data on all clinical care would be captured for research, and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.9.1199Publication date: 01 September 2003
Pages1209–1210Introduction by the column editor: Over the past decade rapid advances in virtual reality technology have found exciting and innovative clinical applications in medicine and surgery, highlighted at the annual conference "Medicine Meets Virtual Reality," ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.9.1209Publication date: 01 September 2003
Pages1219–1220Introduction by the column editors: Homeless persons with mental illness lack not only shelter and reliable pharmacotherapy but also the skills to function adaptively in the community. Given that their deficits are often complicated by substance abuse and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.9.1219Other Articles
Publication date: 01 September 2003
Pages1227–1232The author shares lessons he has learned over the past 45 years he has spent in the health care field, focusing on five areas: research; managed behavioral health care; health insurance and parity; service system availability and linkage; and dignified ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.9.1227Publication date: 01 September 2003
Pages1233–1239OBJECTIVE: Most studies evaluating the adequacy of antidepressant treatment have focused on the relatively small segment of the medicated population with a diagnosis of depression. This study assessed the rates and determinants of the adequacy of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.9.1233Publication date: 01 September 2003
Pages1240–1246OBJECTIVE: To assist in developing public policy about the feasibility of HIV prevention in community mental health settings, the cost of care was estimated for four groups of adults who were eligible to receive Medicaid: persons with serious mental ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.9.1240Publication date: 01 September 2003
Pages1247–1252OBJECTIVE: Questions have been posed about the competence of persons with serious mental illness to consent to participate in clinical research. This study compared competence-related abilities of hospitalized persons with schizophrenia with those of a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.9.1247Publication date: 01 September 2003
Pages1253–1257OBJECTIVE: This study examined the frequency with which persons in the community with psychiatric disorders, substance use disorders, and both types of disorders are victims of violence. METHODS: The relationship between diagnosis, gender, and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.9.1253Publication date: 01 September 2003
Pages1258–1263OBJECTIVE: Applying the schizophrenia treatment guidelines established by the Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT) project, this study evaluated whether antipsychotic medication dosage influenced patient outcomes in routine clinical settings. METHODS: ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.9.1258Publication date: 01 September 2003
Pages1264–1270OBJECTIVES: This study examined case management service use by ethnic group in a sample of 4,249 European-American, Latino, and African-American patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder who were receiving services in the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.9.1264Publication date: 01 September 2003
Pages1271–1276OBJECTIVE: This retrospective study explored the interrelationship among aftercare, length of hospital stay, and rehospitalization within six months of discharge in a sample of psychiatric inpatients. METHODS: Data were analyzed for 1,481 patients who had ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.9.1271Publication date: 01 September 2003
Pages1277–1281OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to describe the kinds of stressors and the extent of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that were reported by children and their parents in a pediatric emergency department and to examine the response rate to an ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.9.1277Publication date: 01 September 2003
Pages1282–1286OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate whether the practice of writing standing p.r.n. (as-needed) orders exposes psychiatric inpatients to unnecessary psychotropic medications. METHODS: Medical records for 223 new hospital admissions ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.9.1282Brief Report
Publication date: 01 September 2003
Pages1287–1289A novel treatment for persons who have both schizophrenia and substance abuse was evaluated by incorporating cognitive-behavioral drug relapse prevention strategies into a skills training method originally developed to teach social and independent living ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.9.1287Publication date: 01 September 2003
Pages1290–1292This study explored psychotic-spectrum symptoms, trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and suicidal intent among low-income inner-city women who were admitted to a community hospital after a suicide attempt. Measures included the Brief Symptom ...
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