Psychiatric Services
- Volume 55
- Number 6
- June 2004
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Publication date: 01 June 2004
Pages649–653OBJECTIVE: This study examined whether data needed to inform evidence-based practice can be found in leading mental health journals. METHODS: Research studies described in articles that were published in 12 leading mental health journals in 1999 were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.6.649Publication date: 01 June 2004
Pages654–659OBJECTIVE: Patients exhibiting aggressive or criminal behavior present a challenge to treaters and caregivers. After discharge from an inpatient facility, such patients are at high risk of rehospitalization and rearrest. A long-term behaviorally based ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.6.654The STIRR Model of Best Practices for Blood-Borne Diseases Among Clients With Serious Mental Illness
Publication date: 01 June 2004
Pages660–664OBJECTIVE: Persons with severe mental illness have a markedly elevated risk of several blood-borne infections, including HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Prevention, early detection, and treatment of these disorders are crucial interventions for high-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.6.660Publication date: 01 June 2004
Pages665–670OBJECTIVE: This study examined the frequency and nature of violence directed at staff in a state inpatient psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents. METHODS: A total of 215 assaults that occurred over a two-month period were examined by using ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.6.665Publication date: 01 June 2004
Pages671–676OBJECTIVES: This study identified desired outcomes for adolescent mental health services according to various stakeholders—adolescents, parents, and therapists—and examined agreement across these groups of stakeholders. Potential correlates of agreement, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.6.671Publication date: 01 June 2004
Pages677–684OBJECTIVE: This study examined variations in the use of second-generation antipsychotic medication among African-American and non-Hispanic white patients in a national sample of adults who were treated by psychiatrists. METHODS: This study used data from ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.6.677Publication date: 01 June 2004
Pages685–690OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to identify the differential effect of patient and health-system characteristics on length of stay in the community among recidivist psychiatric patients. METHODS: Data on demographic and clinical characteristics ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.6.685Publication date: 01 June 2004
Pages691–697OBJECTIVE: About 96 percent of all residents of Taiwan were enrolled in the National Health Insurance (NHI) program in 2000. This study used claims data from the NHI database to determine the prevalence of and the demographic characteristics that are ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.6.691Publication date: 01 June 2004
Pages698–702Editor's Note: To encourage attention to medical errors in psychiatry, Psychiatric Services introduced the Patient Safety Forum in December 2003. Expert discussants are invited to address important questions in this area. Benjamin Grasso, M.D., is guest ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.6.698Brief Report
Publication date: 01 June 2004
Pages703–705This study evaluated clinicians' adherence to the major depressive disorder algorithm of the Texas Implementation of Medication Algorithms (TIMA) as a component of usual care in the Texas public mental health system. Data were collected from two Texas ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.6.703Publication date: 01 June 2004
Pages706–708This article examines the use of psychotropic medications among youths in residential community-based placements. Data are from a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health of therapeutic foster care (June 1999 through May 2001) and group ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.6.706Publication date: 01 June 2004
Pages708–710Risk behaviors and health care use among 396 initially hospitalized veterans with severe mental illnesses were examined. Health care use was abstracted from Veterans Affairs databases (March 1998 to June 2000) for one year after hospital discharge. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.6.708Publication date: 01 June 2004
Pages711–713This study compared the mental and physical health of two groups of black mothers aged 55 years and older: those who were providing care for their adult child with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (N=30) and those who did not have a child with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.6.711Publication date: 01 June 2004
Pages714–717This study provided representative data about the attitudes and behaviors of psychiatrists with respect to obtaining informed consent for antipsychotic medications. A cross-sectional representative survey of 617 psychiatrists, stratified by age and gender,...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.6.714Publication date: 01 June 2004
Pages717–719This study, which was conducted in Israel, examined staff members' reactions to the relocation of three closed psychiatric wards to a new building. Participants' (N=61) levels of uncertainty were significantly higher before the relocation than they were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.6.717Letters
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