Psychiatric Services
- Volume 64
- Number 6
- June 2013
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Publication date: 01 June 2013
Pages506–508Adequate financing is essential to implementing services for individuals experiencing a first episode of a psychotic illness. Recovery After an Initial Schizophrenia Episode (RAISE), a project sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health, is ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300106Publication date: 01 June 2013
Pages509–511This column describes the essential role of partnerships in the conduct of dissemination and implementation (D&I) research. This research field, which develops knowledge to support the integration of health information and evidence-based practices, has ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300032Articles
Publication date: 01 June 2013
Pages512–519As full implementation of the Affordable Care Act approaches, researchers are analyzing available data to reduce uncertainty about the future and help measure the effects of anticipated changes. This analysis of 1985–2005 data provides a baseline for ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200298Publication date: 01 June 2013
Pages520–526In states that opt to expand Medicaid, individuals with household income less than 138% of the poverty level will gain access to treatment. To assess unmet need for substance abuse treatment among newly eligible adults, researchers analyzed data from two ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200011Publication date: 01 June 2013
Pages527–533ObjectiveTo ensure optimal care for patients with schizophrenia, antipsychotic medications must be appropriately prescribed and used. Therefore, the primary objectives of this study were to identify and describe pathways for antipsychotic prescribing, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.002022012Publication date: 01 June 2013
Pages534–540Traumatic brain injury affects an estimated 22% of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. Deficits in memory and functioning among these veterans, who may also have PTSD and depression, can create challenges in household management and lead to friction among ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.001622012Publication date: 01 June 2013
Pages541–546ObjectiveThis study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and helpfulness of implementation of multifamily group treatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI) among veterans who sustained a TBI during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and their families ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.001632012Publication date: 01 June 2013
Pages547–553ObjectiveAlthough many risk behaviors peak during young adulthood, little is known about health risk factors and access to care. This study assessed health indicators and health care access in a national sample of young adult veterans and civilians....
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.003002012Publication date: 01 June 2013
Pages554–562ObjectiveThis study used factor analysis of a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) survey to identify factors that measure satisfaction with inpatient treatment and to examine the factors’ utility in evaluating treatment participation following discharge....
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.002342012Publication date: 01 June 2013
Pages563–569ObjectiveThe Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has undergone significant organizational transformation as part of a comprehensive strategic plan to enhance mental health services. Organizational change can create stress and decrease employee morale, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200337Publication date: 01 June 2013
Pages570–578ObjectiveMedication outcome literature in schizophrenia across racial-ethnic groups is sparse, with inconsistent findings. The Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness (CATIE) study provided an opportunity for exploratory analyses of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.002412012Publication date: 01 June 2013
Pages579–585ObjectiveThis study explored the range of interventions and the use of more intrusive techniques by staff of assertive community treatment (ACT) teams to promote engagement, manage problem behaviors, and reinforce positive behaviors among patients. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200151Open Forum
Publication date: 01 June 2013
Pages586–589The National Institute of Mental Health and the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention have requested input into the development of a national suicide research agenda. In response, a working group of the American Association for Geriatric ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.003582012Brief Reports
Publication date: 01 June 2013
Pages590–593ObjectiveTo identify community reentry needs, this study examined mental illness, substance dependence, and other correlates of reincarceration in an ethnically diverse, rural population of women prisoners.MethodsA purposive, cross-sectional sample of 98 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200120Publication date: 01 June 2013
Pages594–596ObjectiveThis study examined the association between utilization of Veterans Affairs (VA) health services and the probability of treatment dropout among veterans with serious mental illness.MethodsUtilization of VA health services in the fiscal year (FY) ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.002382012Primary Care Providers’ Views on Metabolic Monitoring of Outpatients Taking Antipsychotic Medication
Publication date: 01 June 2013
Pages597–599ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to evaluate attitudes of primary care providers toward barriers to metabolic monitoring and to characterize their beliefs about providers’ responsibility for monitoring and reducing cardiovascular risk for people ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.002542012News & Notes
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