Psychiatric Services
- Volume 55
- Number 3
- March 2004
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Publication date: 01 March 2004
Pages240–242Introduction by the column editors: Given the recent emergence of supported employment as an evidence-based means of helping persons with mental illness obtain jobs in the competitive employment market, one might ask, "What is the value of and indications ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.3.240Publication date: 01 March 2004
Pages253–255Introduction by the column editor: The biggest obstacle to harvesting the advantages of information technology systems to guide best practice has been psychiatrists' reluctance. To make algorithms efficient for physician use, electronic medical records ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.3.253Other Articles
Publication date: 01 March 2004
Pages259–263Editor's Note: To encourage attention to medical errors in psychiatry, Psychiatric Services has introduced the Patient Safety Forum, a quarterly feature in which expert discussants address important questions in this area. Benjamin Grasso, M.D., is guest ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.3.259Publication date: 01 March 2004
Pages264–269OBJECTIVE: Because about one-third of persons with bipolar illness take less than 30 percent of their medication and because nonadherence is associated with rehospitalization and suicide, the literature was searched to identify controlled studies of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.3.264Publication date: 01 March 2004
Pages270–273OBJECTIVE: The high rate of co-occurrence of substance abuse and mental disorders renders the availability of psychiatric programs, or integrated service delivery, a vital quality-of-care issue for substance abuse clients. This article describes the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.3.270Publication date: 01 March 2004
Pages274–283OBJECTIVE: A survey assessed use of mental health services and psychiatric medications in New York City four to five months after the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center. METHODS: A telephone survey using random-digit dialing was ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.3.274Publication date: 01 March 2004
Pages284–289OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which the use of case management services predicted public shelter use among homeless persons with serious mental illness after the termination of Access to Community Care and Effective ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.3.284Publication date: 01 March 2004
Pages290–294OBJECTIVE: This study compared the specific antihostility effects of atypical antipsychotic monotherapy (olanzapine or risperidone) with that of combination treatment with divalproex sodium among patients with schizophrenia experiencing an acute psychotic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.3.290Publication date: 01 March 2004
Pages295–301OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for people who use psychiatric emergency services repeatedly and to estimate their financial charges. METHODS: The authors used interviews and chart reviews to compare 74 patients who had ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.3.295Publication date: 01 March 2004
Pages302–308OBJECTIVE: Supported employment has steadily increased in prominence as an evidence-based mental health practice, and research shows that the service significantly improves employment outcomes over one to two years. The objective of this study was to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.3.302Brief Report
Publication date: 01 March 2004
Pages309–311This study estimated the overall rate of use of psychotropic medications among youths (less than 18 years of age) in the U.S. mental health service system and compared rates of use for youths with a single diagnosis and those with co-occurring diagnoses. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.3.309General Psychiatry Residents' Perceptions of Specialized Training in the Field of Mental Retardation
Publication date: 01 March 2004
Pages312–314This study examined the perceptions of general psychiatry residents about the utility of specialized training that they received on an inpatient unit for patients with mental retardation and co-occurring psychiatric disorders. An anonymous questionnaire ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.3.312Publication date: 01 March 2004
Pages315–317This report examines current trends in specialized mental health care in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Over the period 1999 to 2002, inpatient bed-days declined steadily, and the number of outpatient visits increased. Outpatient pharmacy ...
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