Psychiatric Services
- Volume 56
- Number 12
- December 2005
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Publication date: 01 December 2005
Pages1517–1523OBJECTIVE: This study examined the impact of patient characteristics and source of care on differences between whites and Latinos in use and quality of depression treatment in managed primary care settings. METHODS: Data were examined for 1,175 patients (...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.12.1517Publication date: 01 December 2005
Pages1524–1528OBJECTIVES: Depression is most commonly treated in the primary care setting. However, most studies have shown that depression care in this setting is often inadequate. This study examined the adequacy of antidepressant treatment and overall depression ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.12.1524Publication date: 01 December 2005
Pages1529–1533OBJECTIVE: This study examined patterns of diagnosis, consultation, and treatment of persons who screened positive for bipolar disorder. METHODS: An impact survey was mailed to a representative subset of 3,059 individuals from a large U.S.-population-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.12.1529Publication date: 01 December 2005
Pages1534–1540OBJECTIVE: Little is known about the effects of lithium on suicidal ideation or about the possible antisuicidal effects of divalproex, second-generation antipsychotics, or antidepressants among persons with bipolar disorder. METHODS: Using a cross-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.12.1534Publication date: 01 December 2005
Pages1541–1548OBJECTIVE: Little is known about serious adverse events that occur in the context of clinical care for bipolar disorder. This study examined predictors of serious adverse events in a large cohort of patients with bipolar disorder. METHODS: Types and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.12.1541Publication date: 01 December 2005
Pages1549–1555OBJECTIVES: The authors examined whether African Americans, compared with whites, received guideline-concordant care for bipolar I disorder. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was conducted of data for patients who received a diagnosis of bipolar I ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.12.1549Publication date: 01 December 2005
Pages1556–1563OBJECTIVE: The authors explored racial differences in the prevalence of depression and its associated factors among older persons. METHODS: Using 1990 census data for Brooklyn, New York, the authors attempted to interview all cognitively intact persons ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.12.1556Publication date: 01 December 2005
Pages1564–1569OBJECTIVE: This article describes the development, administration, and reliability of the Cornell Services Index (CSI), a new instrument that measures health service use. The CSI was developed to create a standardized measure of the quantity and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.12.1564Publication date: 01 December 2005
Pages1570–1582OBJECTIVE: This study examined the feasibility of identifying performance measures for early psychosis treatment services and obtaining consensus for these measures. The requirements of the study were that the processes used to identify measures and gain ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.12.1570Publication date: 01 December 2005
Pages1584–1590OBJECTIVE: The authors describe the development of the Clinical Strategies Implementation Scale (CSI), an instrument designed to help providers measure the extent to which evidence-based strategies have been implemented in the treatment of persons with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.12.1584Publication date: 01 December 2005
Pages1593–1599OBJECTIVE: This study compared health service use and costs among adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and adults with depression, diabetes, or seasonal allergic rhinitis (seasonal allergy). METHODS: Pharmacy and medical claims data ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.12.1593Open Forum
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Publication date: 01 December 2005
Pages1606–1609As a result of deinstitutionalization over the past half-century, police have become frontline mental health care workers. This study assessed five-year patterns of police calls for suicidal behavior in Toronto, Canada. Police responded to an average of 1,...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.12.1606Publication date: 01 December 2005
Pages1610–1613A retrospective analysis of reports of medication administration errors over a period of three and a half years was carried out in a UK psychiatric hospital. A total of 112 errors and "near misses" were studied. The reporting rate increased over time. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.12.1610Publication date: 01 December 2005
Pages1614–1616This cross-sectional retrospective study examined the frequency of positive tests for infectious diseases among 655 patients who were admitted to a state psychiatric hospital from 1997 to 1999. Not all patients who were admitted to the hospital were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.12.1614Publication date: 01 December 2005
Pages1617–1620Eighteen nonmedicated adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and 18 who did not have ADHD were evaluated in a full-day simulated workplace experience. It was hypothesized that adults with ADHD would evidence greater impairments on ...
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