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Psychiatric Services

  • Volume 63
  • Number 9
  • September 2012

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Articles

Publication date: 01 September 2012

Pages855–861

In this sample of National Guard soldiers with PTSD who were surveyed three months after they returned from Iraq, nearly three-quarters reported readjustment stressors, such as problems with family, marriage, or employment. Among older soldiers who had ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100337

Publication date: 01 September 2012

Pages862–867

Objective: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is widespread among veterans, but many veterans with PTSD use few health services. This study examined how individual characteristics influenced use of outpatient visits by veterans with PTSD. Methods: The ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100444

Publication date: 01 September 2012

Pages868–874

In 2009 bushfires devastated large parts of Victoria, Australia, causing 173 deaths and destroying more than 2,000 homes and many schools and businesses. In response, the Australian government expanded mental health services available in primary care ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100534

Publication date: 01 September 2012

Pages875–880

Among African Americans seeking mental health care, a striking and consistent disparity is the higher rate at which they receive a schizophrenia diagnosis. In this study, diagnosing clinicians were asked, "Did the patient appear to be responding honestly? ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100388

Publication date: 01 September 2012

Pages881–888

Objective: Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is an empirically supported treatment for outpatients with borderline personality disorder. However, the utility of DBT strategies for inpatients with the disorder is unclear. This review summarizes and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100311

Publication date: 01 September 2012

Pages889–895

Objective: This study examined the extent to which hospital and regional characteristics are associated with length of hospitalization among patients with serious mental illness. Methods: Data from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100412

Publication date: 01 September 2012

Pages896–905

Objective: This study examined patient, hospital, and county characteristics associated with hospitalization after emergency department visits for pediatric mental health problems. Methods: Retrospective analysis of emergency department encounters (N=324,...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201000482

Publication date: 01 September 2012

Pages906–912

Objective: Although foster care placement is often preceded by stressful events such as child abuse, foster care itself often exposes children to additional severe stressors. A history of foster care, as well as the childhood abuse that often precedes it, ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100405

Publication date: 01 September 2012

Pages913–919

Objective: The purpose of this research was to examine the factors associated with various levels of engagement with mental health services in a large sample of mothers at high risk of maltreating their children. Methods: Data were collected by LONGSCAN (...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100394

Publication date: 01 September 2012

Pages920–928

Objective: This study examined the association between adherence to antipsychotic and cardiometabolic medication and annual use of health care services and expenditures. Methods: MarketScan Medicaid files from 2004 to 2008 were used to evaluate annual cross-...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100328

Open Forum

Publication date: 01 September 2012

Pages929–934

Research indicates that one in five children and adolescents in the United States has a behavioral or emotional disorder and a substantial number use psychotropic medications. Pediatric primary care providers play an important role in prescribing and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100318

Brief Reports

Publication date: 01 September 2012

Pages935–937

Objectives: This study examined the impact of critical time intervention (CTI) in reducing rehospitalization among formerly homeless individuals with severe and persistent mental illness after discharge from inpatient psychiatric treatment. Methods: CTI is ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100468

Publication date: 01 September 2012

Pages938–941

Objective: Whereas most studies of inpatient stay for mental illness examine whether substance use is present, this study identified types or combinations of abused substances that most increased hospitalization risk. Methods: Logistic regression of data ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100455

Publication date: 01 September 2012

Pages942–944

Objective: Distress symptoms and high-risk behaviors among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans were examined as predictors of treatment utilization. Methods: Veterans (N=618) completed self-report measures upon treatment enrollment (2005–2008). Two-year ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100349

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