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Psychiatric Services

  • Volume 62
  • Number 3
  • March 2011

Taking Issue

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Articles

Publication date: 01 March 2011

Pages247–254

Robust scientific evidence shows that mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders can be prevented before they begin. This article highlights and expands points from a 2009 Institute of Medicine report to provide a concise summary of the literature on ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.3.pss6203_0247

Publication date: 01 March 2011

Pages255–263

Objective: Despite increased calls for use of mixed-methods designs in mental health services research, how and why such methods are being used and whether there are any consistent patterns that might indicate a consensus about how such methods can and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.3.pss6203_0255

Publication date: 01 March 2011

Pages264–271

Objective: Few clinical epidemiologic investigations have assessed whether youths exposed to a traumatic injury demonstrate elevations in the full spectrum of provider-recognized psychiatric disorders compared with unexposed, noninjured youths. Methods: In ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.3.pss6203_0264

Publication date: 01 March 2011

Pages272–277

Objectives: This study had two objectives: to elicit preferences for current health in a sample of persons with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD ) in order to establish quality-of-life estimates for this disorder and to identify symptoms and problems ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.3.pss6203_0272

Publication date: 01 March 2011

Pages278–284

Objective: The study aimed to identify patient characteristics associated with differences in outcomes of acute treatment in day hospitals and conventional hospital wards. Methods: Data were from the European Day Hospital Evaluation (EDEN) (2000–2003), a ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.3.pss6203_0278

Publication date: 01 March 2011

Pages285–290

Objective: This study sought information about the prevalence, epidemiology, and management of self-injurious behavior by inmates in U.S. prison systems. Although self-injurious behavior has long been the source of significant challenges in correctional ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.3.pss6203_0285

Publication date: 01 March 2011

Pages291–298

Objectives: This study examined the prevalence and predictors of past-year serious psychological distress and receipt of mental health services among community-dwelling older adults in the United States. Methods: The sample included 9,957 adults aged 65 or ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.3.pss6203_0291

Brief Reports

Publication date: 01 March 2011

Pages299–302

Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to describe a model for specialized psychogeriatric consultation to long-term care homes in a large metropolitan Canadian city and to provide an overview of the diagnostic and demographic data of patients ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.3.pss6203_0299

Publication date: 01 March 2011

Pages303–305

Objective: This study identified and examined characteristics of mental health interventions listed in a registry of evidence-based behavioral health programs and practices. Methods: Data were from the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.3.pss6203_0303

Publication date: 01 March 2011

Pages306–309

Objectives: Effective January 2008, state Medicaid plans may reimburse for screening and brief intervention for alcohol and drug misuse. This study assessed state Medicaid activity to implement Healthcare Common Procedure Code System codes and pay for ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.3.pss6203_0306

Publication date: 01 March 2011

Pages310–312

Objective: The primary purpose of this study was to compare referral to additional clinical services after primary care clinicians screened for and found a positive screen for alcohol misuse, depression, or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Methods: ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.3.pss6203_0310

Publication date: 01 March 2011

Pages313–316

Objective: The study examined relationships between adherence to bipolar medication and to antiretroviral therapy, measured by medication fills, among patients with diagnoses of bipolar disorder and HIV infection. Methods: A retrospective study was ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.3.pss6203_0313

Publication date: 01 March 2011

Pages317–321

Objective: The study examined interest in treatment and treatment preferences and obstacles of low-income depressed parents. Methods: A total of 273 primarily low-income, Hispanic parents of children aged seven to 17 attending an urban family medicine ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.3.pss6203_0317

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