Psychiatric Services
- Volume 62
- Number 7
- July 2011
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Publication date: 01 July 2011
Pages704–706This column describes a best practice for dissemination and implementation used by the Johnson & Johnson-Dartmouth Program: a national learning collaborative among community mental health programs on supported employment. In this two-tiered learning ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.7.pss6207_0704Publication date: 01 July 2011
Pages707–709Should a murderer be allowed to inherit the victim's estate? The question dates from biblical times, but most jurisdictions today have statutes in place that bar inheritance by convicted murderers. However, a special problem arises when the killer has a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.7.pss6207_0707Publication date: 01 July 2011
Pages710–712Research has shown a relationship between income inequality and poor health. This column reports findings from a state-level study of the relationship between income inequality and the prevalence of depression. Estimates of depression prevalence by state, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.7.pss6207_0710Articles
Publication date: 01 July 2011
Pages713–719Objective: This study assessed the effectiveness of a previously tested model, critical time intervention (CTI), in producing an enduring reduction in the risk of homelessness for persons with severe mental illness who were discharged from inpatient ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.7.pss6207_0713Publication date: 01 July 2011
Pages720–726Objective: Concerns have been raised that antidepressants may be overused. This study aimed to provide an estimate of antidepressant overuse in a more recent, nationally representative sample of adults and with a more contemporary set of antidepressants ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.7.pss6207_0720Publication date: 01 July 2011
Pages727–733Objective: This study evaluated the national trends in prescribing pharmacologic treatments for pediatric depression before and after a 2003 U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory linking an increased risk of suicidality with antidepressants among ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.7.pss6207_0727Publication date: 01 July 2011
Pages734–739Objective: This study examined how prior experiences of caregivers of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) leading up to treatment related to later service use. Methods: The investigators interviewed caregivers of 48 children with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.7.pss6207_0734Publication date: 01 July 2011
Pages740–746Objective: Given their prevalence and persuasive power in our culture, gender norms—commonly described as socially reinforced, learned expectations of what it means to be a man or a woman—likely contribute to sex differences in service utilization for ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.7.pss6207_0740Publication date: 01 July 2011
Pages747–752Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine whether medication refill behavior varies by the number of prescribers of antipsychotic medication a patient has. Methods: A total of 7,868 patients with schizophrenia were identified from North Carolina ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.7.pss6207_0747Publication date: 01 July 2011
Pages753–758Objective: Integration of general medical and mental health services is a growing priority for safety-net providers. The authors describe a project that established a one-year learning collaborative focused on integration of services between community ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.7.pss6207_0753Publication date: 01 July 2011
Pages759–764Objective: Evidence has emerged of a higher risk of serious violence in first-episode psychosis. This study compared the characteristics of two groups of persons with psychosis found not guilty of violent offenses on the grounds of mental illness (NGMI): ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.7.pss6207_0759Publication date: 01 July 2011
Pages765–773Objectives: Preventing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a pressing public health need. Studies have shown significant barriers to obtaining early care. This study prospectively evaluated the acceptance of early assessment and treatment, the accuracy ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.7.pss6207_0765Publication date: 01 July 2011
Pages774–781Objective: This study used data from the South African Stress and Health Study (SASH) to examine both structural and attitudinal barriers to treatment initiation among South Africans with mental disorders and to investigate predictors of treatment dropout. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.7.pss6207_0774Publication date: 01 July 2011
Pages782–788A crisis in the behavioral health care workforce has drawn considerable attention from consumers, families, advocates, clinical professionals, and system administrators at local, state, and federal levels in the past decade. Its effects have been felt in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.7.pss6207_0782Brief Reports
Publication date: 01 July 2011
Pages789–792This study examined the quality of mental health care for people with schizophrenia in eight regions in the Netherlands as assessed by the QUARTS: Quality Assessment of Regional Treatment Systems for Schizophrenia. The focus was on determining whether the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.7.pss6207_0789Publication date: 01 July 2011
Pages793–795Objective: The study examined whether education level was associated with benefits derived from a self-management intervention. Because such interventions increase one's sense of control, it was hypothesized that persons with less education, who generally ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.7.pss6207_0793Publication date: 01 July 2011
Pages796–799Objective: This study examined the extent to which individuals with psychotic and affective disorders have access to vocational rehabilitation (VR) services and their employment and entitlement outcomes relative to persons with other disabilities. Methods: ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.7.pss6207_0796Publication date: 01 July 2011
Pages800–802Objective: This study assessed phases one and two of a three-phase weight-loss program called RENEW—Recovering Energy Through Nutrition and Exercise for Weight Loss—among individuals with serious mental illness at four mental health centers. RENEW provides ...
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