Psychiatric Services
- Volume 55
- Number 12
- December 2004
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Publication date: 01 December 2004
Pages1371–1378OBJECTIVE:This study comprehensively assessed the work outcomes of employees with depression. METHODS: We collected baseline and six-month follow-up survey data from 229 employees with depression and two employee comparison groups: a group of healthy ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.12.1371Publication date: 01 December 2004
Pages1379–1385OBJECTIVE: There is evidence of disparities in depression treatment by factors such as age, race or ethnicity, and type of insurance. The purpose of this study was to assess whether observed disparities in treatment are due to differences in rates of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.12.1379Publication date: 01 December 2004
Pages1386–1391OBJECTIVE: Comparing quality of care between large health care systems is important for health systems management. This study compared measures of the quality of pharmacotherapy for patients with major depression across a sample of patients from the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.12.1386Publication date: 01 December 2004
Pages1392–1396OBJECTIVE: This study compared use of medical and behavioral health care by adolescents with bipolar disorder and other adolescents and identified areas in need of more clinical attention. METHODS: Medical and behavioral health insurance claims from 1996 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.12.1392Publication date: 01 December 2004
Pages1397–1407OBJECTIVES: This article provides an overview of what is known about the prevalence, diagnosis, and effective treatment of mood disorders among youths, particularly among juvenile offenders, and discusses the unique problems that arise for the delivery of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.12.1397Publication date: 01 December 2004
Pages1408–1413OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine health-related quality of life and health behaviors among persons reporting a primary mental health impairment compared with those reporting a primary physical health impairment and those reporting no ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.12.1408Psychosocial Risk Factors Associated With Suicide Attempts and Violence Among Psychiatric Inpatients
Publication date: 01 December 2004
Pages1414–1419OBJECTIVES: To better understand the relationship between suicidal behavior and violence directed toward others among patients with major psychiatric disorders, this study examined how suicide attempts and violent behaviors were associated with various ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.12.1414Brief Report
Publication date: 01 December 2004
Pages1427–1430The National Health Insurance (NHI) database in Taiwan was used to detect the use of health care services and the costs of psychiatric disorders among NHI enrollees. Data were analyzed for 126,146 enrollees. Four categories were used for enrollees: no ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.12.1427Publication date: 01 December 2004
Pages1431–1433In an effort to improve parenting assessments for mothers with mental illness, this study examined the relationship between caregiving attitudes and maternal behavior. Participants included 44 mothers with major mental illness who were involved with the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.12.1431Publication date: 01 December 2004
Pages1434–1436Consumers of psychiatric medications or services may be stigmatized by health care providers. The authors surveyed community pharmacists (N=283) in the greater Toronto area to determine their attitudes toward and professional interactions with patients ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.12.1434Publication date: 01 December 2004
Pages1437–1439This study examined the relationship between age at first gambling experience and severity of gambling and related problems among older adult problem gamblers. Fifty-two problem gamblers over the age of 65 years completed self-report instruments that ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.12.1437Publication date: 01 December 2004
Pages1440–1442Outpatients with chronic mental illness living in therapeutic residential facilities in Mannheim, Germany (N=110) responded to an opinion poll to determine their voting preferences for the 2002 federal election to the Bundestag. The poll found that the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.12.1440