Psychiatric Services
- Volume 56
- Number 9
- September 2005
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Publication date: 01 September 2005
Pages1061–1069OBJECTIVES: Continuity of care is considered to be essential to the effective treatment of persons with severe mental illness, yet evidence to support the association between continuity and outcomes is sparse because of a lack of longitudinal studies and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.9.1061Publication date: 01 September 2005
Pages1070–1076OBJECTIVES: Although the association between continuity of care and health outcomes among persons with severe mental illness is beginning to be elucidated, the association between continuity and costs has remained virtually unexplored. The purpose of this ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.9.1070Publication date: 01 September 2005
Pages1077–1083OBJECTIVE: Maternal psychiatric illness is a potent risk factor for child psychiatric disorders, but little is known about rates of psychiatric diagnoses among mothers who bring their children to pediatric mental health clinics. This study investigated ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.9.1077Publication date: 01 September 2005
Pages1084–1088OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the stability of a diagnosis of psychosis four years after the first-episode diagnosis. METHODS: The study was a prospective four-year follow-up study (1995 to 1999) of 147 patients with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.9.1084Publication date: 01 September 2005
Pages1089–1097OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to identify determinants of use of psychoactive medication and receipt of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) among adolescents with a diagnosis of new-onset depression. METHODS: A population-based ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.9.1089Publication date: 01 September 2005
Pages1098–1103OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether a structured interview administered by a master's-level clinician and reported to physicians before an initial evaluation would reduce physicians' evaluation time without compromising ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.9.1098Other Articles
Publication date: 01 September 2005
Pages1105–1108Reliance on seclusion, restraint, and psychotropic PRN (as needed) medication for behavior management has been tied to a variety of untoward outcomes that detract from the quality of care in public psychiatric hospitals. A large body of evidence has ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.9.1105Publication date: 01 September 2005
Pages1109–1114OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to calculate the economic cost of using restraint on one adolescent inpatient service and to examine the effect of an initiative to reduce or eliminate the use of restraint after it was implemented. METHODS: A ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.9.1109Publication date: 01 September 2005
Pages1115–1122OBJECTIVES: This study examined the use of seclusion and mechanical restraint from 1990 to 2000 and the rate of staff injuries from patient assaults from 1998 to 2000 in a state hospital system. METHODS: Records of patients older than 18 years who were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.9.1115Publication date: 01 September 2005
Pages1123–1133OBJECTIVE: This study examined the frequency and associated distress of potentially traumatic or harmful experiences occurring within psychiatric settings among persons with severe mental illness who were served by a public-sector mental health system. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.9.1123Publication date: 01 September 2005
Pages1134–1138OBJECTIVE: Recent studies show a high prevalence of trauma symptoms among people with serious mental illness who are treated in public-sector mental health systems. Unfortunately, growing evidence suggests that many consumers have had traumatic or harmful ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.9.1134Open Forum
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Publication date: 01 September 2005
Pages1147–1149This study identified the proportion of homeless veterans who are parents and described characteristics of homeless veterans whose children became involved in their treatment. Of the 9,444 veterans surveyed, 37.7 percent were parents of children younger ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.9.1147Publication date: 01 September 2005
Pages1150–1152The objectives of this study were to perform an initial needs assessment of partners of Vietnam veterans with combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and to assess the partners' current rates of treatment use. A telephone survey was conducted ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.56.9.1150Assessment of the Burden of Disease Among Inpatients in Specialized Units That Provide Psychotherapy
Publication date: 01 September 2005
Pages1153–1155The burden of disease of 1,651 inpatients in the Netherlands who had complex personality problems and personality disorders and who were treated in specialized units that provide psychotherapy was compared with the burden of disease of patients with other ...
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