Psychiatric Services
- Volume 64
- Number 4
- April 2013
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Publication date: 01 April 2013
Pages298–300Mental health courts (MHCs) are a popular type of problem-solving court, and there is ample evidence that they reduce recidivism and increase participation in community-based treatment. The authors summarize evidence for the effectiveness of MHCs and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300049Articles
Publication date: 01 April 2013
Pages303–311In 2007, Washington State launched a network of recovery-oriented assertive community treatment (ACT) teams. The goal was to lower use of the state’s two psychiatric hospitals. The first three articles in the April issue report findings from an evaluation ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200095Publication date: 01 April 2013
Pages312–317Objective A previous study of recovery-oriented assertive community treatment (PACT) found large differences over three years in use of state psychiatric hospitals between PACT participants and consumers in a matched control group, especially for PACT ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200096Publication date: 01 April 2013
Pages318–323Objective A previous study of a recovery-oriented assertive community treatment initiative (PACT) in Washington State found reductions in state psychiatric hospital use and related costs for PACT participants, especially in the first six months after ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200097Publication date: 01 April 2013
Pages324–330Objective The authors examined physician adoption of second-generation antipsychotic medications and identified physician-level factors associated with early adoption. Methods The authors estimated Cox proportional-hazards models of time to adoption of nine ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200186Publication date: 01 April 2013
Pages331–338Objectives The purpose of this study was to describe, from a health care system perspective, potentially inappropriate benzodiazepine prescribing among elderly persons in a publicly funded health system in Canada as well as health service use and costs ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200089Publication date: 01 April 2013
Pages339–346Objective This study assessed the effect of public health advisories issued between 2005 and 2007 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on treatments of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and physician prescribing practices. Methods ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200147Publication date: 01 April 2013
Pages347–353Objective U.S. Army personnel experience significant burden from mental disorders, particularly during times of war and with multiple deployments. This study identified the rates and predictors of mental health service use by Army soldiers and examined the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.000602012Publication date: 01 April 2013
Pages354–359In this study, nearly 400 veterans who were seeking disability benefits for service-connected PTSD were asked to rate the quality of their eligibility examinations and to assess the examiners’ interpersonal qualities and competence. Ratings were generally ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100526Publication date: 01 April 2013
Pages360–365Since 2008, Massachusetts has had universal health insurance with an individual mandate. Only about 3% of the state’s population is uninsured, but rates are much higher among patients who use behavioral health services. One reason is “churn,” which occurs ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200155Determinants of Care Seeking for Mental Health Problems in Rural Haiti: Culture, Cost, or Competency
Publication date: 01 April 2013
Pages366–372Objective This study examined patterns, determinants, and costs of seeking care for mild to moderate psychiatric distress in order to determine optimal approaches for expanding mental health care in rural Haiti. Methods A cross-sectional, zone-stratified ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200272Open Forum
Publication date: 01 April 2013
Pages373–374The author, a California Superior Court judge who is currently assigned to family law court, describes certain cases of marital dissolution as “parental civil wars” in which a high level of conflict between parents has deleterious effects on children. He ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.002622012Commentary
Brief Reports
Publication date: 01 April 2013
Pages376–379Objectives This study tested the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based psychoeducation program for Chinese outpatients with schizophrenia over an 18-month follow-up. The program is a psychoeducational program that addresses patients’ awareness and knowledge ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.002092012Publication date: 01 April 2013
Pages380–384Objective The study examined factors associated with the utilization of psychotherapy offered in primary care via videoconferencing (telepsychotherapy). Methods Primary care patients with depression (N=179) recruited from five Federally Qualified Health ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200198Publication date: 01 April 2013
Pages385–387Objective This investigation examined the association of anxiety or depressive disorder and frequent insufficient sleep. Methods Data were obtained from a 2010 telephone survey of a population-based sample of 113,936 adults in 20 states. Respondents were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200226Publication date: 01 April 2013
Pages388–391Objective Stigmatization of persons with mental illness may be perpetuated through media depictions. This study analyzed changes in the depiction of mental illness by Bermudian newspapers over 20 years. Methods All articles about mental illness in Bermuda’s ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200204Letters
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