Psychiatric Services
- Volume 62
- Number 8
- August 2011
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Publication date: 01 August 2011
Pages824–826This column describes strategic stigma change (SSC), which comprises five principles and corresponding practices developed as a best practice to erase prejudice and discrimination associated with mental illness and promote affirming behaviors and social ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.8.pss6208_0824Publication date: 01 August 2011
Pages827–829There is a severe shortage and a maldistribution of child and adolescent psychiatrists in the United States. Public-academic collaborations play a major role in attempting to address these conditions. This column describes examples of two types of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.8.pss6208_0827Articles
Publication date: 01 August 2011
Pages871–877Objective: Given financial difficulties precipitated by the flagging national economy, state policy makers are interested in the impact of Medicaid cutbacks on individuals with schizophrenia. Starting in 2003, the Oregon legislature eliminated all Medicaid ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.8.pss6208_0871Publication date: 01 August 2011
Pages878–881Objective: Discontinuities in health insurance coverage may make it difficult for individuals early in psychosis to receive the services that are critical in determining long-term outcome. This study reports on the rates and continuity of insurance ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.8.pss6208_0878Publication date: 01 August 2011
Pages882–887Objective: This study described the views over time of young people referred to early intervention services (EIS), particularly as they relate to the importance of relationships. Methods: A cohort of people aged 14 to 35 enrolled in a large multisite study ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.8.pss6208_0882Publication date: 01 August 2011
Pages888–892Objective: Discontinuation of antipsychotic medication is a pervasive clinical problem in the treatment of patients suffering from psychosis. The aim of this study was to complement a largely quantitative body of research by focusing on patients' ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.8.pss6208_0888Publication date: 01 August 2011
Pages893–899Objective: The extant literature describes stigma in two forms, public stigma and self-stigma. Public stigma pertains to negative social behaviors, reactions, attitudes, and beliefs directed toward people with mental illness and among persons with mental ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.8.pss6208_0893Publication date: 01 August 2011
Pages900–907Objectives: This study sought to understand the stability of and change in benzodiazepine use among incident long-term benzodiazepine users over a five-year period and to investigate predictors of variation in use patterns from adolescence into adulthood. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.8.pss6208_0900Benzodiazepine Use Among Patients With Schizophrenia in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population-Based Survey
Publication date: 01 August 2011
Pages908–914Objective: This study aimed to describe the pattern of benzodiazepine use in a representative sample of patients with schizophrenia in Taiwan. Methods: Data from the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan were used to examine the prevalence ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.8.pss6208_0908Publication date: 01 August 2011
Pages915–921Objective: Hierarchically organized board-and-staff-run consumer-operated service programs (COSPs) are viewed as organizations that promote recovery while working in concert with community mental health agencies (CMHAs). This study's objective was to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.8.pss6208_0915Publication date: 01 August 2011
Pages922–928Objective: This study was conducted to determine whether patients with serious mental illness receiving care in Veterans Affairs (VA) mental health programs with colocated general medical clinics were more likely to receive adequate medical care than ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.8.pss6208_0922Publication date: 01 August 2011
Pages929–935Objectives: This study determined rates of response and remission at 12 and 24 weeks among patients being treated by psychiatrists for depression on the basis of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scores and identified factors associated with response ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.8.pss6208_0929Publication date: 01 August 2011
Pages936–942Objective: This pilot study tested the effectiveness of culturally tailored, telephone-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for improving depression outcomes among Latino primary care patients living in rural settings. Methods: A total of 101 Latino ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.8.pss6208_0936Publication date: 01 August 2011
Pages943–949Objectives: This study described utilization of specialty treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities among veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), in Afghanistan, or of Operation Iraqi ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.8.pss6208_0943Brief Reports
Publication date: 01 August 2011
Pages950–953Objective: The individual placement and support (IPS) model has helped clients with severe mental illness obtain competitive jobs, but questions have been raised whether job tenure is brief. This study examined job tenure over 24 months among clients of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.8.pss6208_0950Publication date: 01 August 2011
Pages954–958Objectives: This study examined the traumatic and stressful event exposure history and psychiatric health characteristics of soon-to-be released female inmates who self-referred to specialty posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment. Methods: The final ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.8.pss6208_0954Publication date: 01 August 2011
Pages959–962Objective: This study assessed the national incidence and mental health correlates of recent intimate partner violence among adults interviewed by the wave 2 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Methods: Data were collected about ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.8.pss6208_0959Publication date: 01 August 2011
Pages963–965Objective: This study evaluated a state psychiatric hospital's algorithm for prescribing antipsychotic drugs for inpatients with schizophrenia to determine whether its emphasis on cost efficiency is compatible with quality of care. Methods: Outcomes were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.8.pss6208_0963Publication date: 01 August 2011
Pages966–970Objective: This study examined characteristics of frequent visitors to a psychiatric emergency service in a French public teaching hospital over six years. Diagnostic variability of psychotic disorders was documented. Methods: A retrospective review of the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.8.pss6208_0966Publication date: 01 August 2011
Pages971–974Objective: The assertive community treatment (ACT) teams of Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto and the KUINA Center, Hitachinaka, Japan, were compared with regard to ACT fidelity, organizational structure, populations served, and treatment outcomes. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.8.pss6208_0971Publication date: 01 August 2011
Pages975–978Objective: This study examined prevalence and correlates of mental health service use among adolescents with an autism spectrum disorder. Methods: Data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 were used to examine mental health service use among ...
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