Psychiatric Services
- Volume 55
- Number 9
- September 2004
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Publication date: 01 September 2004
Pages974–976Introduction by the column editor: This month, two columns on mental health reform in New Mexico discuss the transformation of stewardship for mental health in the state of New Mexico and illustrate that these changes are moving along in a direction ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.9.974Rehab Rounds: Cultural Adaptation of the Basic Conversational Skills Module for a Chinese Population
Publication date: 01 September 2004
Pages988–990Introduction by the column editors: Persons with schizophrenia experience numerous deficits in their daily lives, particularly in the area of social competence. Social skills training is an evidence-based element of a comprehensive approach to the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.9.988Other Articles
Publication date: 01 September 2004
Pages997–1005OBJECTIVE: It is now generally accepted that the use of second-generation, or atypical, antipsychotics for schizophrenia represents an advance over conventional antipsychotic agents. However, adherence continues to be a problem, as with other medications ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.9.997Correction
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Publication date: 01 September 2004
Pages1006–1013OBJECTIVE: This study examined data on patients with serious and persistent mental illness in a large state hospital system to determine whether patients who took second-generation antipsychotics were more likely to develop diabetes mellitus than patients ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.9.1006Publication date: 01 September 2004
Pages1014–1021OBJECTIVE: This retrospective analysis of a large Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) database evaluated differences in clinical presentation, health service use, and use of psychotropic medications between older and younger adults with bipolar disorder. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.9.1014Publication date: 01 September 2004
Pages1022–1028OBJECTIVE: This study examined use of mental health services among children and adolescents with private insurance who were entering treatment. Variations in service use were examined by age, gender, diagnosis, recent psychiatric hospitalization, and type ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.9.1022Publication date: 01 September 2004
Pages1029–1035OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the direct and indirect effects of family burden and affective response on medication adherence and outcome among patients with bipolar disorder. METHODS: Data were examined for 126 patients who were consecutively admitted ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.9.1029Publication date: 01 September 2004
Pages1036–1040OBJECTIVE: This study estimated the prevalence of mental health problems among clients of domestic violence programs in North Carolina, determined whether domestic violence program staff members routinely screen clients for mental health problems, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.9.1036Publication date: 01 September 2004
Pages1041–1048OBJECTIVE: This study compared the use of treatments for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among three distinct subpopulations of Medicaid-insured youths who have very different mental health needs and patterns of service use: those with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.9.1041Brief Report
Publication date: 01 September 2004
Pages1049–1051The one-year prevalence of use of psychotropic medications among youths enrolled in a Mid-Atlantic State Children's Insurance Program (SCHIP) in 1999 or 2000 was compared with the 1998-2000 prevalence findings for youths enrolled in four large multistate ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.9.1049Publication date: 01 September 2004
Pages1052–1054The Independent Living Scales (ILS) measures cognitive skills required for independent living and is intended to provide guidelines for appropriate supervision requirements for persons in residential placement. To assess the validity of the ILS among ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.9.1052Publication date: 01 September 2004
Pages1055–1057The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was unique because it was highly concentrated in health care settings and a large number of health care workers were infected. This study investigated stress reactions among 338 staff members in a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.9.1055Publication date: 01 September 2004
Pages1058–1060This study examined whether psychiatrists' attributions of responsibility for mental illnesses affect their decisions about involuntary hospitalization. A survey that was mailed in 2002 to members of the Illinois Psychiatric Society elicited ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.9.1058Publication date: 01 September 2004
Pages1061–1063This study assessed relationships between exposure to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack, current posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), current major depression, and current safety perceptions in a sample of 212 Pentagon staff members 13 months ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.9.1061Publication date: 01 September 2004
Pages1064–1066A retrospective case series of 12 smokers with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder who had not successfully quit smoking with previous treatments for tobacco dependence were treated with nicotine nasal spray. All but one patient (92 percent) ...
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