Psychiatric Services
- Volume 62
- Number 6
- June 2011
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Publication date: 01 June 2011
Pages591–597Objective: The Family-to-Family Education Program (FTF) is a 12-week course offered by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) for family members of adults with mental illness. This study evaluated the course's effectiveness. Methods: A total of 318 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.6.pss6206_0591Publication date: 01 June 2011
Pages598–604Objective: Case management-based interventions aimed at improving quality of care have the potential to narrow racial and ethnic disparities among people with chronic illnesses. The aim of this study was to assess the equity effects of assertive community ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.6.pss6206_0598Publication date: 01 June 2011
Pages606–612Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of the illness management and recovery (IMR) program on symptoms and psychosocial functioning of individuals with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder in an outpatient setting in Sweden. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.6.pss6206_0606Publication date: 01 June 2011
Pages613–618Objective: This study investigated whether outpatient visits to psychiatrists and primary care physicians (family physicians, general internists, or general practitioners) by individuals with schizophrenia differed in antipsychotic medication management ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.6.pss6206_0613Publication date: 01 June 2011
Pages619–625Objective: The goal of this study was to characterize racial-ethnic differences in mental health care utilization associated with postpartum depression in a multiethnic cohort of Medicaid recipients. Methods: In a retrospective cohort study, administrative ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.6.pss6206_0619Publication date: 01 June 2011
Pages626–631Objective: The aim of this study was to identify components of cultural competence in mental health programs developed for cultural groups by community and mental health professionals from these groups. Methods: Three programs were studied: a prevention ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.6.pss6206_0626Publication date: 01 June 2011
Pages632–638Objective: Police officers' voluntary choice to participate in specialized, week-long crisis intervention team (CIT) training is generally assumed to be a critical factor in success as a CIT officer. However, issues about self-selection have not been ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.6.pss6206_0632Publication date: 01 June 2011
Pages639–645Objective: This study compared self-reported mental health status and current depression of female adult film performers and other young women. Methods: A cross-sectional structured online survey adapted from the California Women's Health Survey (CWHS) was ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.6.pss6206_0639Publication date: 01 June 2011
Pages646–649Objective: This study examined connections to outpatient mental health care before and between an initial and subsequent pediatric psychiatric emergency department visit. Methods: Data for an eight-year period were obtained from the Pediatric Psychiatry ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.6.pss6206_0646Publication date: 01 June 2011
Pages650–658Objective: The study described service utilization among children with emotional and behavioral disorders making a first visit to outpatient mental health clinics in four Midwest cities. Methods: Data were from the Longitudinal Assessment of Manic Symptoms ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.6.pss6206_0650Publication date: 01 June 2011
Pages659–665Objective: The study investigated whether Massachusetts beneficiaries of Medicare, Medicaid, or both programs who have behavioral disorders have higher rates of diabetes-related complications and hospitalizations. Methods: This was a retrospective study ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.6.pss6206_0659Brief Reports
Publication date: 01 June 2011
Pages666–669Objective: A pilot study evaluated whether the addition of online coaching from a peer specialist increased participation in an online program featuring educational and interactive modules to promote self-management of bipolar disorder. Methods: A total of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.6.pss6206_0666Publication date: 01 June 2011
Pages670–674Objective: This study investigated the reliability and validity of a phone-administered fidelity assessment instrument based on the Dartmouth Assertive Community Treatment Scale (DACTS). Methods: An experienced rater paired with a research assistant without ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.6.pss6206_0670Publication date: 01 June 2011
Pages675–678Objective: Individuals often choose not to seek help for or disclose their mental illness. This study examined whether having more positive attitudes and more knowledge about mental illness could predict intentions to seek help from a general practitioner ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.6.pss6206_0675Publication date: 01 June 2011
Pages679–681Objective: This study assessed transitions to community mental health services among individuals with co-occurring disorders upon release from jail. Methods: Data from jail and public mental health systems in Wayne County, Michigan, were merged to identify ...
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