Psychiatric Services
- Volume 62
- Number 3
- March 2011
Taking Issue
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Articles
Publication date: 01 March 2011
Pages247–254Robust 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_0247Publication date: 01 March 2011
Pages255–263Objective: 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_0255Publication date: 01 March 2011
Pages264–271Objective: 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_0264Publication date: 01 March 2011
Pages272–277Objectives: 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_0272Publication date: 01 March 2011
Pages278–284Objective: 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_0278Publication date: 01 March 2011
Pages285–290Objective: 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_0285Publication date: 01 March 2011
Pages291–298Objectives: 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_0291Brief Reports
Publication date: 01 March 2011
Pages299–302Objectives: 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_0299Publication date: 01 March 2011
Pages303–305Objective: 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_0303Publication date: 01 March 2011
Pages306–309Objectives: 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_0306Publication date: 01 March 2011
Pages310–312Objective: 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_0310Publication date: 01 March 2011
Pages313–316Objective: 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_0313Publication date: 01 March 2011
Pages317–321Objective: 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