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Psychiatric Services

  • Volume 64
  • Number 12
  • December 2013

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Publication date: 01 December 2013

Pages1190–1192

Five years ago, Medicaid recognized peer support services as an evidence-based, reimbursable model of care. Insurance companies and managed care organizations have embraced peer support services and are formally incorporating them into their networks of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300277

Articles

Publication date: 01 December 2013

Pages1195–1202

Can asking one question accurately assess suicide risk? If the question is item 9 on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), the answer may be yes. Researchers in a large integrated health system examined outcomes for more than 84,000 outpatients who ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200587

Publication date: 01 December 2013

Pages1203–1210

A two-year study of recovery among 177 people with serious mental illnesses revealed four distinct patterns, none of which resembled the grim deterioration once thought to characterize serious mental illness. In fact, half the patients had a rather stable ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200545

Publication date: 01 December 2013

Pages1211–1217

Objective The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate a low-cost, strengths-based group intervention led jointly by peer counselors and professional counselors to foster recovery among adults with serious mental illnesses. Methods Cohort 1 ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200546

Publication date: 01 December 2013

Pages1218–1224

Studies of supported employment programs have yielded conflicting results, suggesting that unmeasured variables may affect quality of life among job holders. In this rural sample of African-American adults with severe mental illness, family relationships ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200553

Publication date: 01 December 2013

Pages1225–1229

Objective The study examined risk factors for readmission to acute care among Florida Medicaid enrollees with schizophrenia treated with antipsychotics. Methods Medicaid and service use data for 2004 to 2008 were used to identify adults with schizophrenia ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.003382012

Publication date: 01 December 2013

Pages1230–1235

Sociodemographic and clinical factors were significant predictors of hospitalization among New Zealanders after a first episode of psychosis. After the psychotic episode, all of the participants completed an assertive outreach program designed to avoid ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200388

Publication date: 01 December 2013

Pages1236–1242

Objective The use of second-generation antipsychotics for conditions not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a prevalent phenomenon with important implications. The objective of this study was to determine the accuracy of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.005482012

Publication date: 01 December 2013

Pages1243–1248

Objective This study used a private insurance claims database to examine the use of diverse classes of psychotropic medications among patients without a psychiatric diagnosis. Methods MarketScan claims data for 2009 were used to identify privately insured ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200557

Publication date: 01 December 2013

Pages1249–1258

Objective Although nonattendance at initial appointments in mental health services is a substantial problem, the phenomenon is poorly understood. This review synthesized findings of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of interventions to increase initial ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200540

Brief Reports

Publication date: 01 December 2013

Pages1259–1262

Objective The authors compared the efficacy of long-acting injectable antipsychotics and oral antipsychotics on rehospitalization rate of community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia who had frequent admissions. Methods The cohort study of 14,610 patients ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200506

Publication date: 01 December 2013

Pages1263–1266

Objective Despite widespread use of individual outpatient psychotherapies among community mental health centers (CMHCs), few studies have examined implementation of these psychotherapies. This exploratory qualitative study identified key themes associated ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200508

Publication date: 01 December 2013

Pages1267–1269

Clients whose case managers placed less emphasis on hygiene, social skills, and use of alcohol and drugs in determining work readiness were more likely to turn in a job application and take steps toward employment. The case managers were also more likely ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200537

Publication date: 01 December 2013

Pages1270–1273

Objective There is concern that diagnostic labels for psychiatric disorders may invoke damaging stigma, especially for children. This study compared parents’ stigma toward children with the symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200578

Publication date: 01 December 2013

Pages1274–1277

Objective This exploratory study examined whether social network structures among persons with severe mental illness—the size of the current friendship network and the frequency of contact with it—are related to lifetime arrest. Methods Data from 119 ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200443

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