Psychiatric Services
- Volume 63
- Number 10
- October 2012
Book Reviews
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Publication date: 01 October 2012
Pages956–958Punishment of juvenile murderers forces policy makers to weigh the developmental immaturity of adolescents against the heinousness of their crimes. The U.S. Supreme Court has progressively limited the severity of punishments that can be imposed on ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.631012Articles
Publication date: 01 October 2012
Pages963–973Stigma associated with mental illness has malignant effects on the lives of people with serious mental illnesses. Many strategies have been used to combat public stigma—the prejudice and discrimination endorsed by the general population. To identify the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100529Publication date: 01 October 2012
Pages974–981Self-stigma is the harm that occurs when a person internalizes the prejudices embodied in public stigma. A review of current research on self-stigma reduction strategies identified two prominent approaches: interventions to alter the individual's ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100459Publication date: 01 October 2012
Pages982–988Objective This study by the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership Clinical Leaders Project sought to describe ongoing or soon-to-be-established national-level mental health quality measurement programs in 12 participating countries, in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100382Publication date: 01 October 2012
Pages989–996Objective The study assessed the prevalence of suicidal ideation, suicide plans, and suicide attempts as well as patterns of mental health service use among adolescents. Methods Data came from the National Comorbidity Survey–Adolescent Supplement, a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200058Publication date: 01 October 2012
Pages997–1003Objective This study assessed rates of mental health care utilization among juvenile detainees upon community reentry and examined the impact of a mental health screening and referral program. Methods A pre-post cohort design was used: 24 months before and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100550Publication date: 01 October 2012
Pages1004–1010Objective This study examined racial disparities in mental health service use by problem type (internalizing versus externalizing) for youths in contact with the child welfare system. Methods Participants included 1,693 non-Hispanic white, African-American, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100427Publication date: 01 October 2012
Pages1011–1018Objectives The study aimed to assess the occurrence of overlapping prescriptions for methylphenidate among children and adolescents with newly diagnosed attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and to evaluate the extent to which physician-level and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100473Publication date: 01 October 2012
Pages1019–1025Objective Recent evidence suggests that children are increasingly diagnosed as having bipolar disorder, yet no studies have quantified treatment costs for pediatric patients. The objectives of the study were to identify one-year health services utilization ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100516Publication date: 01 October 2012
Pages1026–1031Objective Rapid economic growth and social change in China in recent years have been accompanied by increased rates of mental health problems among the country’s adolescents. This study examined rates of mental health service use and associated factors ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200090Publication date: 01 October 2012
Pages1032–1038Objective A longitudinal analysis was used to explore the relationship between diagnosis of serious mental illness and subsequent new diagnoses of HIV. Methods Logistic regression was used to predict HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2002–2004 among Medicaid ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100342Open Forum
Publication date: 01 October 2012
Pages1039–1041Years after the heyday of the antipsychiatry movement, a broad array of Internet activists, investigative journalists, psychologists, and academic psychiatrists are questioning the validity of psychiatric categories and diagnostic practices and reliance ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100484Brief Reports
Publication date: 01 October 2012
Pages1042–1046Objective This study described the epidemiology of serious mental illness in the adult household population. Methods Data from the 2007 National Health Interview Survey of 23,393 adult respondents were used. Serious mental illness was defined when ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100442Publication date: 01 October 2012
Pages1047–1050Objective: This evaluation study elicited feedback from participants in a novel program intended to help posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) clinical managers address organizational challenges in providing services and improving care. Methods: Program ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100446Publication date: 01 October 2012
Pages1051–1054Objective This study investigated the relationship between positive and negative religious coping and quality of life among outpatients with schizophrenia. Methods Interviews were conducted with 63 adults in the southeastern United States. Religious coping ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201000208News & Notes
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