Psychiatric Services
- Volume 62
- Number 9
- September 2011
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Publication date: 01 September 2011
Pages1001–1003Diabetes and obesity among patients with serious mental illness are common. Use of second-generation antipsychotics compounds risk, and widely prevalent unhealthy behaviors further contribute to negative outcomes. This column describes Targeted Training ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.9.pss6209_1001Publication date: 01 September 2011
Pages1004–1006State mental health authorities can use public-academic partnerships to create professional roles in which leaders can track trends, identify problems, and carry out quality improvement projects to address key issues. Leaders with positions in both ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.9.pss6209_1004Articles
Publication date: 01 September 2011
Pages1007–1012Objective: People experiencing a first episode of psychosis frequently have co-occurring substance use disorders, usually involving alcohol and cannabis, which put them at risk for prolonged psychosis, psychotic relapse, and other adverse outcomes. Yet few ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.9.pss6209_1007Publication date: 01 September 2011
Pages1013–1018Objective: According to recent estimates, there is a shortage of around 45,000 psychiatrists in the United States. It will be very difficult to address this problem without attracting more medical students to psychiatry and motivating the current crop of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.9.pss6209_1013Publication date: 01 September 2011
Pages1019–1025Objectives: This study explored whether racial and ethnic disparities in the treatment of depression and anxiety are associated with provider-level factors. Methods: This study analyzed 58,826 office-based adult outpatient visits to primary care physicians ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.9.pss6209_1019Publication date: 01 September 2011
Pages1026–1031Objective: This study examined ethnic disparities in antipsychotic therapy in a population with significant Asian representation. Methods: Using a cross-sectional retrospective study design, self-reported ethnicity data pooled from three cycles of the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.9.pss6209_1026Publication date: 01 September 2011
Pages1032–1040Objective: A retrospective study using Medicaid claims identified patients with bipolar disorder for whom oral second-generation antipsychotics were prescribed and compared rates of adherence, persistence of use, and costs across five groups of patients ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.9.pss6209_1032Publication date: 01 September 2011
Pages1041–1046Objectives: This study analyzed the role of patient and physician characteristics associated with the purchase of antidepressant or antianxiety medications in Israel, a country that has a universal health care system. Methods: A national sample of 30,000 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.9.pss6209_1041Publication date: 01 September 2011
Pages1047–1053Objective: This study evaluated a large demonstration project of collaborative care of depression at community health centers by examining the role of clinic site on two measures of quality care (early follow-up and appropriate pharmacotherapy) and on ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.9.pss6209_1047Publication date: 01 September 2011
Pages1054–1059Objective: An estimated 37% to 40% of veterans treated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have a psychiatric disorder, and many of them have comorbid general medical problems. This study examined the impact of demographic and clinical ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.9.pss6209_1054Publication date: 01 September 2011
Pages1060–1065Objective: This study examined the association between the occurrence of an involuntary psychiatric examination under Florida civil commitment law and the probability of arrest during the next quarter. Methods: County criminal justice records and several ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.9.pss6209_1060Publication date: 01 September 2011
Pages1066–1072Objectives: Previous research on the individual placement and support (IPS) model of supported employment has focused on the model's effectiveness and on fidelity to the program model. Little is known about service intensity, or the number of service ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.9.pss6209_1066Publication date: 01 September 2011
Pages1073–1078Objective: This study was a retrospective data-based analysis of health care utilization and costs for patients diagnosed as having bipolar disorder compared with patients with diagnoses of depression, diabetes, coronary artery disease, or asthma. Methods: ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.9.pss6209_1073Publication date: 01 September 2011
Pages1079–1084Objective: This study assessed whether patients being treated for schizophrenia spectrum and affective disorders in Lombardy receive adequate treatment and sought predictors of adequate treatment. Methods: Patients were aged ≥18, were residents of Italy's ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.9.pss6209_1079Open Forum
Publication date: 01 September 2011
Pages1085–1089Objective: In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center, the public mental health system in New York City mounted the largest mental health disaster response in history, called Project Liberty. The successes and challenges ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.9.pss6209_1085Brief Reports
Publication date: 01 September 2011
Pages1090–1093Objective: The PROG-CSM (Progetto Centri di Salute Mentale) survey was conducted in all Italian community mental health centers (CMHCs) with the aim of evaluating the extent to which these services adhered to the standards defined by the Italian National ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.9.pss6209_1090Publication date: 01 September 2011
Pages1094–1097Objective: The New York City Mental Health Care Monitoring Initiative uses Medicaid claims data to identify individuals with serious mental illness who are experiencing or at risk for gaps in services. In this study the authors assessed whether proposed ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.9.pss6209_1094Publication date: 01 September 2011
Pages1098–1100Objective: This study compared comorbid conditions and functional status among elderly and nonelderly individuals with mental illness who were newly admitted to nursing homes (N=286,411). Methods: Data were drawn from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.9.pss6209_1098Publication date: 01 September 2011
Pages1101–1105Objective: This study examined the prevalence of sleep problems and their association with the use of inpatient and emergency department services by Medicaid recipients with serious mental illness. Methods: The sample consisted of 1,560 psychiatric patients ...
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