Psychiatric Services
- Volume 64
- Number 1
- January 2013
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Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages4–6Anders Breivik’s murder of 77 people in Norway in 2011 led to an unusual clash of interests. With conflicting psychiatric reports regarding his sanity, prosecutors argued that Breivik should be found not guilty by reason of insanity, whereas the defense ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.640102Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages7–9Many states have not implemented involuntary outpatient commitment, possibly believing that the program is too costly. A review of New York State’s experience found that even though the state had appropriated funds for implementing outpatient commitment, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200467Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages10–12Until recently, suicides of mental health care users in the Netherlands had to be reported to the Health Care Inspectorate by treating clinicians and medical directors. Interview data from 38 clinicians who reported a suicide and directors of the 28 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200400Articles
Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages13–20ObjectiveThis study assessed whether adding a telephone care management protocol to usual aftercare improved the outcomes of veterans in the year after they were discharged from residential treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).MethodsIn a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200142Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages21–27ObjectiveDespite guideline recommendations against their use, benzodiazepines are among the most commonly prescribed psychotropic medications among veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). This ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100544Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages28–35ObjectiveThis study examined practices for monitoring metabolic side effects of antipsychotics at 32 Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities.MethodsThis retrospective cohort analysis included outpatients receiving a new antipsychotic prescription from April 2008 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100445Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages36–43ObjectiveThe Health Care for Reentry Veterans (HCRV) program provides Veterans Health Administration outreach services to veterans incarcerated in state and federal prisons. This study used HCRV data to compare risk of incarceration of veterans of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200188Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages44–50ObjectiveThis study examined the prevalence of cigarette smoking and the quantity of cigarettes consumed by individuals with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and by those with no psychiatric disorder in the period 1999–2011.MethodsA total of 991 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200143Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages51–57ObjectiveIndividuals with serious mental illness have elevated rates of comorbid chronic general medical conditions and may benefit from interventions designed to support illness self-management. This study examined the effectiveness of a modified version ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200034The LORS-Enabled Dialogue: A Collaborative Intervention to Promote Recovery From Psychotic Disorders
Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages58–64ObjectiveThis study examined the effectiveness of the LORS-Enabled Dialogue (LED) in reducing the discrepancy between clinicians’ and patients’ ratings of the severity of symptoms of psychotic disorders, improving adherence to medication, and improving ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100421Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages65–70ObjectiveThis study assessed the appropriateness of the Cochrane review system for providing guidance to the mental health field regarding evidence-based practice.MethodsExcluding entries for substance misuse and dementia, all entries from the three ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.001682012Open Forum
Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages71–75It is time to strategically apply science and accountability to the public health problem of preventable suicide. U.S. suicide rates have remained stable for decades. More than 36,000 individuals now die by suicide each year. A public health–based ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100512Brief Reports
Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages76–79ObjectiveTailoring service planning to clients’ personal life goals, or person-centered planning, has emerged as a recovery-oriented practice. This study examined the impact of person-centered planning and collaborative documentation on service engagement ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100489Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages80–82ObjectivesThis study estimated unmet need for mental health services, identified population risk factors related to unmet need, and established baseline data to assess the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200071Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages83–87Objective:Prior investigations suggest that olanzapine use declined rapidly after a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) communication and consensus statement warning of the drug’s increased metabolic risks, but whether declines differed by racial-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200002Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages88–90ObjectiveThis study examined rates of substance screening and referral for substance abuse treatment as part of an integrated care program providing mental health services to low-income patients in primary care.MethodsAdults (N=11,150) who were enrolled ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200082Concordance Between Measured and Self-Perceived Weight Status of Persons With Serious Mental Illness
Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages91–93Objective:This study investigated concordance between self-perceived and measured weight status for persons with serious mental illness.Methods:A total of 586 mental health clients assessed their weight as underweight, normal, overweight, or obese. The ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100515Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages94–97ObjectiveThe study examined outcomes of clients treated by primary care psychologists in 2010 in the Netherlands.MethodsData for 55,067 clients treated by 613 primary care psychologists were analyzed for three outcomes: regular conclusion of treatment, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100541Frontline Reports
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