Psychiatric Services
- Volume 64
- Number 9
- September 2013
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Publication date: 01 September 2013
Pages828–831Calling integrated care “the new gold standard,” the authors describe a series of initiatives by the New York State Office of Mental Health to better integrate general medical and behavioral health care. The efforts include use of a Web-based clinical ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300197Publication date: 01 September 2013
Pages832–834The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH), which is a partner in the RAISE (Recovery After Initial Schizophrenia Episode) Connection program, is scaling up services for individuals with first-episode psychosis (FEP) and must estimate the number of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300186Articles
Publication date: 01 September 2013
Pages837–842To better understand the dimensions of recovery, staff at two supported housing agencies invited consumers to participate in photovoice, in which people use cameras to document their daily realities and create narratives about them to promote dialog and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200503Publication date: 01 September 2013
Pages843–849Criminal justice liaison and diversion (CJLD) services, such as mental health courts, are designed to identify offenders with mental disorders and link them to appropriate community services. But are they effective? A literature review of the best ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200144Publication date: 01 September 2013
Pages850–855ObjectiveThis randomized controlled trial studied whether seclusion and restraint could be prevented in the psychiatric care of persons with schizophrenia without an increase of violence.MethodsOver the course of a year, 13 wards of a secured national ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200393Publication date: 01 September 2013
Pages856–862ObjectiveThis study examined whether possession of psychotropic medication and receipt of outpatient services reduce the likelihood of posthospitalization arrest among adults with serious mental illness. A secondary aim was to compare service system costs ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200406Publication date: 01 September 2013
Pages863–870ObjectiveThe study explored mental health service use patterns and barriers to care among individuals with comorbid mental and substance use disorders.MethodsUsing data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2005–2010) for 18,972 adults with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200289Publication date: 01 September 2013
Pages871–877ObjectivesThe relationship between perceived need for mental health treatment, reasons for not receiving care, substance use, and race and gender among young adults was examined to identify barriers to mental health care.MethodsData from the 2010 National ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200159Publication date: 01 September 2013
Pages878–885ObjectiveThis study was conducted to examine whether medication continuity among Medicaid beneficiaries with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder was associated with medication utilization management practices (prior authorization, copayment amounts, and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200349Publication date: 01 September 2013
Pages886–892ObjectiveThe authors explored the relationship between critical elements of medication management appointments (appointment length, patient-centered talk, and positive nonverbal affect among providers) and patient appointment adherence.MethodsThe authors ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200416Publication date: 01 September 2013
Pages893–900ObjectiveThe rise in use of antipsychotics among U.S. children is well documented. Compliance rates with current safety-monitoring guidelines are low. In response, the North Carolina Division of Medical Assistance established the Antipsychotics—Keeping It ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.002762012Publication date: 01 September 2013
Pages901–907ObjectiveThe objective was to identify individual or contextual inequalities in visits to psychiatrists in Spain, a country with a regionalized health care system and variable integration of mental health and primary care.MethodsThis cross-sectional study ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100419Open Forum
Publication date: 01 September 2013
Pages908–910The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is promoting formation of accountable care organizations (ACOs). In these population-based models, CMS aligns a Medicare beneficiary population to an ACO with associated expenditure and quality targets, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200330Brief Reports
Publication date: 01 September 2013
Pages911–914ObjectivesPrograms that use the Housing First model are being implemented throughout the United States and internationally. The authors describe the development and validation of a Housing First fidelity survey.MethodsA 46-item survey was developed to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200500Publication date: 01 September 2013
Pages915–917ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to measure the impact of a transitional case management (TCM) program targeted to individuals with mental disorders and multiple arrests for misdemeanor offenses.MethodsThe sample included 178 individuals who were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200190Publication date: 01 September 2013
Pages918–920ObjectivePeople with severe mental illness are vulnerable to having other people directly take or misappropriate their disability payments. This study investigated the prevalence of different types of financial victimization and the client characteristics ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.005882012Publication date: 01 September 2013
Pages921–924ObjectiveThis study examined the diagnostic patterns for individuals presenting with a complaint of anger.MethodsThe study examined the rates of psychiatric diagnoses in a nationally representative sample of visits (N=1,005,628) to outpatient medical ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200329Publication date: 01 September 2013
Pages925–928ObjectiveGiven high rates of co-occurring mental and substance use disorders among homeless youths and poorly understood facilitators of and barriers to service use, this study explored factors influencing service use among homeless youths with co-...
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