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Psychiatric Services

  • Volume 63
  • Number 12
  • December 2012

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Articles

Publication date: 01 December 2012

Pages1171–1177

The diffusion of a new treatment often follows an unpredictable path, and adoption is inconsistent. When researchers examined uptake across the Florida Medicaid program of a pharmacological innovation in schizophrenia treatment, they found that a “...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100408

Publication date: 01 December 2012

Pages1178–1185

Objectives The objectives of this study were to ascertain the relative importance of scientific “approval” versus U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory approval regarding changes in aripiprazole prescribing rates for treating bipolar disorder ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200061

Publication date: 01 December 2012

Pages1186–1194

Intensive case management (ICM) is a key component of VA housing programs. However, provision of ICM makes heavy demands in terms of staff time and VA resources. And ICM may not be the most recovery-oriented or practical approach for many clients. This ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200100

Publication date: 01 December 2012

Pages1195–1205

Objective Studies have demonstrated that supported housing is an effective intervention for individuals who are homeless and have a mental illness or substance use disorder. This study examined data from an experimental trial of the U.S. Department of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201000229

Publication date: 01 December 2012

Pages1206–1212

Objective Early mental health treatment after military deployment may reduce chronic mental health problems. The authors described time to, and predictors of time to, initiation of a first primary care visit, a first mental health outpatient visit, and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200051

Articles

Publication date: 01 December 2012

Pages1213–1217

Objective Depression affects nearly one in five Americans at some time in their life, causing individual suffering and financial cost. The Internet has made it possible to deliver telemedicine care economically to areas and populations with limited access ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100274

Publication date: 01 December 2012

Pages1218–1224

Objective This study examined associations between clinical, demographic, and criminological characteristics of inmates with mental illness and level of mental health intervention received during early custody. Methods In a prospective study, 3,079 ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100344

Publication date: 01 December 2012

Pages1225–1230

Objective Of the 82.6 million people living in Egypt, 31% are children under age 15. Until recently, identification and treatment of child mental health problems have not been a high priority in Middle East countries. This study examined referral patterns ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200039

Open Forum

Publication date: 01 December 2012

Pages1231–1233

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes provisions to shift the U.S. health care system to address achieving wellness rather than just treating illness. The authors of this Open Forum describe opportunities created by the ACA for improving prevention of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200072

Brief Reports

Publication date: 01 December 2012

Pages1234–1238

Objective This pilot study compared Life Goals Collaborative Care (LGCC) with enhanced treatment as usual in reducing cardiometabolic risk factors and improving outcomes for persons with bipolar disorder. Methods Participants were randomly assigned to LGCC (...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100528

Publication date: 01 December 2012

Pages1239–1242

Objective The study evaluated whether timely postdischarge follow-up, a health system quality indicator, corresponded with improved longer-term posthospital care for depression. Methods The authors assessed outpatient mental health encounters, including ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100511

Publication date: 01 December 2012

Pages1243–1246

Objectives: Study objectives were to compare mental health outcomes of a peer-led recovery group, a clinician-led recovery group, and usual treatment and to examine the effect of group attendance on outcomes. Methods: The study used a randomized design with ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100348

Publication date: 01 December 2012

Pages1247–1251

Objective The authors evaluated management of illness, including access to specialist mental health care, among people identified by general practitioners as clinically depressed. Methods Australian primary care practitioners recruited in 2009 completed case ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200017

Publication date: 01 December 2012

Pages1252–1256

Objective Schizophrenia and related disorders are often preceded by attenuated psychosis symptoms, sometimes referred to as attenuated psychosis syndrome, but little is known about practitioners’ current practices with regard to this population. This ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200045

Publication date: 01 December 2012

Pages1257–1260

Objective This study assessed the impact of a prior-authorization process on the use of antipsychotic medications by children under six years old in Florida’s fee-for-service Medicaid program. Methods Child psychiatrists reviewed requests for antipsychotic ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100346

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