Psychiatric Services
- Volume 65
- Number 11
- November 2014
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 01 November 2014
Pages1300–1310Objective: The general medical health of individuals with serious mental illnesses is compromised relative to those without serious mental illnesses. To address this health disparity, numerous integrated care strategies are being employed from the system ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300502Publication date: 01 November 2014
Pages1311–1317Objectives: Permanent supported housing programs are being implemented throughout the United States. This study examined the relationship between fidelity to the Housing First model and residential outcomes among clients of full service partnerships (FSPs) ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300447Publication date: 01 November 2014
Pages1318–1324Objectives: Housing First is a supportive housing model for persons with histories of chronic homelessness that emphasizes client-centered services, provides immediate housing, and does not require treatment for mental illness or substance abuse as a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300195Publication date: 01 November 2014
Pages1325–1331Objective: People with severe mental illness and a co-occurring substance use disorder (co-occurring disorders) who live in urban areas experience high rates of incarceration. This study examined sociodemographic, clinical, economic, and community ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300408Publication date: 01 November 2014
Pages1332–1340Objective: This study examined polypharmacy patterns and rates over time among Medicaid-enrolled youths by comparing three enrollment groups (youths in foster care, with a disability, or from a family with low income). Methods: Serial cross-sectional trend ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300410Publication date: 01 November 2014
Pages1341–1346Objective: As health information technology advances, efforts to use administrative data to inform real-time treatment planning for individuals are increasing, despite few empirical studies demonstrating that such administrative data predict subsequent ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300306Publication date: 01 November 2014
Pages1347–1353Objective: With Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom winding down, large numbers of National Guard members have recently returned from active deployment. No prospective, longitudinal studies have examined predictors of mental health ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300282Publication date: 01 November 2014
Pages1354–1359Objective: The objective was to assess the prevalence and impact of anxiety disorders on service utilization among Veterans Health Administration (VHA) patients with schizophrenia. Methods: This cross-sectional study examined diagnostic, utilization, and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300316Publication date: 01 November 2014
Pages1360–1366Objective: This study assessed participants’ experienced discrimination and their causal attributions, particularly to mental illness or race-ethnicity. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 202 service users with severe mental illnesses were interviewed to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300302Publication date: 01 November 2014
Pages1367–1372Objective: Use of restraint in psychiatric treatment is controversial. This study compared social, mental health, and treatment characteristics of restrained and nonrestrained adolescents in acute psychiatric inpatient units. Methods: In a retrospective case-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300429Open Forum
Publication date: 01 November 2014
Pages1373–1375The Joint Commission has recently included seclusion and restraint as quality-of-care indicators for hospital-based inpatient psychiatric services. Their inclusion is the result of abuse of these practices, wide variation across hospitals, and cultural ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300577Brief Reports
Publication date: 01 November 2014
Pages1378–1380Objective: The study determined rates of reengagement in services for individuals with serious mental illness who had discontinued services. Methods: As part of a quality assurance program in New York City involving continuous review of Medicaid claims and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300549Publication date: 01 November 2014
Pages1381–1384Objective: To explore the role of Web-based platforms in behavioral health, the study examined usage of a Web site for supporting training and implementation of an evidence-based intervention. Methods: Using data from an online registration survey and Google ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300512Publication date: 01 November 2014
Pages1385–1388Objective: This evaluation compared the effectiveness of MOVE!, a U.S. Veterans Health Administration (VHA) weight management program, among veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), other mental conditions, or no mental health diagnoses. Methods: ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300404Publication date: 01 November 2014
Pages1389–1391Objective: The study assessed factors associated over time with high use of emergency departments by patients in Quebec who had schizophrenia and a co-occurring substance use disorder. Methods: The cohort study included 2,921 patients who received a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300474Publication date: 01 November 2014
Pages1392–1395Objective: A national epidemiological survey in Chile assessed adaptive (health care utilization) and maladaptive (substance use) postearthquake behaviors. Methods: Three months after the 8.8-magnitude 2010 Bio-Bio earthquake, face-to-face interviews were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300500Columns
Publication date: 01 November 2014
Pages1297–1299States face new federal requirements to monitor psychotropic prescribing practices for children and adults enrolled in Medicaid. Effective use of quality measurement and quality improvement strategies hold the promise of improved outcomes for public ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400343Frontline Reports
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