Psychiatric Services
- Volume 55
- Number 4
- April 2004
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Publication date: 01 April 2004
Pages387–391OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of use of prescription antidepressants among children and adolescents by using nationwide data and to examine trends in use from 1998 to 2002. METHODS: Ambulatory prescription claims data for ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.4.387Publication date: 01 April 2004
Pages392–395OBJECTIVE: Despite the existence of effective and relatively cost-effective depression treatments, many depressed patients do not receive appropriate care. The authors assessed opportunities for increasing the rate of effective depression treatment by ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.4.392Publication date: 01 April 2004
Pages396–400This article describes a six-year statewide initiative to help mental health service providers in continuously monitoring the outcomes of youths with serious emotional disturbances who are treated in the public-sector managed behavioral health care ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.4.396Publication date: 01 April 2004
Pages401–406OBJECTIVE: This study determined the costs of evidence-based supported employment programs in real-world settings. METHODS: A convenience sample of 12 supported employment programs known to follow closely the principles of evidence-based supported ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.4.401Publication date: 01 April 2004
Pages407–414OBJECTIVE: This study assessed rates of detection and treatment of minor and major depressive disorder, panic disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder among pregnant women receiving prenatal care at public-sector obstetric clinics. METHODS: ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.4.407Publication date: 01 April 2004
Pages415–420OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the use of mental health services and predictors of use among men injured through community violence. METHODS: This one-year prospective study examined use of mental health services in a sample of 231 men who ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.4.415Publication date: 01 April 2004
Pages421–426OBJECTIVE: This study examined whether the situational factors that contribute to severe grief in the general population predicted the severity of grief in a sample of persons who had diagnoses of serious mental illness. METHOD: Research participants who ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.4.421Publication date: 01 April 2004
Pages427–433OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to test whether reorganizing a psycho-oncology service in a planned and focused manner would maximize the achievement of coherent developmental goals. METHODS: The logic model, a strategic program development ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.4.427Brief Report
Publication date: 01 April 2004
Pages434–436Although many persons with schizophrenia report significant levels of hopelessness, less is understood about the impact of hopelessness on functioning. This study examined the relationship between initial ratings of hopelessness and work functioning in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.4.434Publication date: 01 April 2004
Pages436–438An increasing proportion of psychiatric patients are treated in day hospital settings, which are an effective alternative to hospital admission. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of an intensive day program for patients with mood ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.4.436Publication date: 01 April 2004
Pages439–441The unique treatment needs of psychiatric inpatients who are deaf require added dimensions to their care. Because of the scarcity of specialized units for persons who are deaf, descriptions of these treatment needs are infrequent. This study assessed ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.4.439Publication date: 01 April 2004
Pages442–444The effects of establishing a multidisciplinary mental health primary care team in a Veterans Affairs internal medicine primary care clinic were evaluated. The multidisciplinary team worked in collaboration with primary care providers to evaluate and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.4.442Publication date: 01 April 2004
Pages445–447To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of a program to manage Social Security disability benefits in a clinical sample of patients with severe mental illness and co-occurring substance dependence, 41 patients were randomly assigned to have their ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.4.445Publication date: 01 April 2004
Pages448–450A matched-case-control study compared eight-week outcomes between a group of 16 depressed women who received brief (eight-session) interpersonal psychotherapy and a group of 16 who received a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (sertraline). Women who ...
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