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Psychiatric Services

  • Volume 65
  • Number 1
  • January 2014

Book Reviews

Taking Issue

This Month's Highlights

Columns

Publication date: 01 January 2014

Pages5–7

A 2012 California law banning treatment to change the sexual orientation of patients under 18 years old marked the first time a state has restricted the practice of a specific psychotherapy. Practitioners of the therapy sued, arguing that the ban violated ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.650102

Publication date: 01 January 2014

Pages8–10

More than 100,000 offenders in the Texas correctional system have a mental illness, which represents about 19% of the state’s correctional population, including offenders in prison and under community correctional supervision. To reduce these numbers, a ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300411

Assessing the Evidence Base Series

Publication date: 01 January 2014

Pages11–15

With this issue, Psychiatric Services launches a 14-article series evaluating the latest evidence for commonly used, recovery-focused services. As this introduction makes clear, the goal of the series, which was commissioned by the Substance Abuse and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300214

Publication date: 01 January 2014

Pages16–23

After 20 years of research, evidence of the effectiveness of supported employment for individuals with mental disorders is irrefutable. Across the country, this approach has replaced sheltered workshops for people who want the benefits and satisfaction of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300262

Articles

Publication date: 01 January 2014

Pages24–32

As e–mental health applications proliferate, the Internet is increasingly viewed as a potentially transformative tool that will broaden access to effective mental health services. This “rapid review” of the literature found an encouraging amount of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300009

Publication date: 01 January 2014

Pages33–49

Online therapies, Web-based self-management systems, and Internet forums are rapidly becoming part of the mental health services repertoire, but can they be effective for individuals with psychotic disorders? This literature review indicates that people ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300050

Publication date: 01 January 2014

Pages50–58

Policies to restrict access to firearms among persons with serious mental illness are popular, but are they supported by evidence? As this literature review demonstrates, some things are clear: most persons with serious mental illness are not violent; ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300141

Publication date: 01 January 2014

Pages59–67

Objective The purpose of this study was to examine racial-ethnic differences in use of mental health treatment for a comprehensive range of specific disorders over time. Methods Data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and the National Hospital ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200528

Publication date: 01 January 2014

Pages68–74

Objective This study examined the factors associated with service utilization for mental health conditions among Latino and Asian non-U.S. citizens in the United States by service type and race. Methods Data were obtained from the National Latino and Asian ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200430

Publication date: 01 January 2014

Pages75–80

Objective Guidelines strongly recommend that smokers with mental illness receive evidence-based smoking cessation interventions similar to those provided to smokers in the general population. The goal of this study was to evaluate the resources, barriers, ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200247

Publication date: 01 January 2014

Pages81–90

Objective The authors compared fidelity to bipolar disorder treatment at community practices that received a standard or enhanced version of a novel implementation intervention called Replicating Effective Programs (REP). Methods Five community practices in ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300039

Publication date: 01 January 2014

Pages91–97

Objective This study used a questionnaire to identify individuals who met criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ten months after surviving a disaster and compared their use of health care services before and after the disaster with that of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200535

Publication date: 01 January 2014

Pages98–105

Objective This study assessed the prevalence of general medical problems, stress or emotional problems, and alcohol problems reported by members of the armed forces of the United Kingdom after deployment in Iraq or Afghanistan. The study also identified ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.004972012

Publication date: 01 January 2014

Pages106–112

Objective Large-scale health care systems such as the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) have recently invested heavily in the expansion of psychotherapy services. This study examined longitudinal changes in use of psychotherapy at the VHA during a ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300056

Open Forum

Publication date: 01 January 2014

Pages113–115

Working as a mental health professional in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system can be very rewarding. Providers have the privilege of caring for America’s heroes, many opportunities to learn and implement evidence-based practices, and the ability ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300109

Brief Reports

Publication date: 01 January 2014

Pages116–120

Objective The Recovery-Oriented Decisions for Relatives’ Support (REORDER) intervention is an innovative, manualized protocol utilizing shared decision-making principles with persons who have serious mental illnesses to promote recovery and encourage ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300074

Publication date: 01 January 2014

Pages121–124

Objective This study examined state and demographic variation in use of depot antipsychotics among Medicaid beneficiaries with schizophrenia. Method Medicaid claims data (2007) from 21 states and the District of Columbia were analyzed for 102,884 ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300001

Publication date: 01 January 2014

Pages125–128

Objective Psychotropic polypharmacy in the treatment of bipolar disorder has proliferated. Yet evidence about the prevalence and predictors of different combinations of polypharmacy in inpatient settings is scarce. Methods The Nationwide Psychiatric ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200529

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