Psychiatric Services
- Volume 65
- Number 3
- March 2014
Book Reviews
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Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages280–283Three years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a class action settlement provided funding for mental health services in the close-knit, largely rural communities of Louisiana that were most affected by the disaster. After meeting with community ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300470Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages284–286Medicare and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) base reimbursement partly on hospital readmission rates, but there is little guidance for providers to reduce these rates. This column describes a model of care used by Washington Heights Community Service (WHCS) ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300519Assessing the Evidence Base Series
Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages287–294Permanent supportive housing for individuals with mental illness and substance abuse is predicated on the simple idea that housing has an impact on health and should be part of the treatment and recovery process. Service providers offer ongoing support ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300261Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages295–300Recovery housing is considered an important component of care for some persons with substance use disorders, yet there has been little formal study of its effectiveness. In fact, the authors of this literature review found only three studies since 1995 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300243Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages301–312Residential treatment models fill a niche for some consumers with substance use disorders, but documenting their effectiveness has been a challenge. An abundance of studies have evaluated this treatment approach, according to this literature review, but ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300242Open Forum
Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages313–314The author describes the crisis in affordable housing for individuals with serious mental illness who have extremely low incomes and outlines implications for the behavioral health system. Studies have shown that nowhere in the United States can an ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300230Articles
Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages315–322With a choice of more than 90 antipsychotic products, physicians who regularly prescribe antipsychotics often rely heavily on a few drugs per class. Nevertheless, this analysis of 2002–2007 prescribing data for nearly 7,400 U.S. physicians found dramatic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200536Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages323–329ObjectiveIn January 2006 insurance coverage for medications shifted from Medicaid to Medicare Part D private drug plans for the six million individuals enrolled in both programs. Dual beneficiaries faced new formularies and utilization management ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300123Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages330–337Researchers in New Hampshire evaluated whether a widely disseminated self-management intervention for psychiatric illness could be successfully modified by adding self-management of general medical illness. Seventy-one older patients at two community ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300023Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages338–344ObjectiveThe study examined the efficacy of family-based and adolescent-only HIV prevention programs in decreasing HIV risk and improving parental monitoring and sexual communication among youths in mental health treatment.MethodsA randomized controlled ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300095Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages345–351ObjectiveThis federally funded study examined implementation and outcomes of the Six Core Strategies for Reduction of Seclusion and Restraint (6CS) in 43 inpatient psychiatric facilities.MethodsA prototype Inventory of Seclusion and Restraint Reduction ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300210Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages352–358ObjectiveMandated community treatment has been proposed as a mechanism to engage people with severe and persistent mental disorders in treatment. Recently, two approaches to mandate treatment through the courts have been highlighted: assisted outpatient ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.002642012Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages359–366ObjectiveThis study examined 12-month rates of service use for mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders among adolescents.MethodsData were from the National Comorbidity Survey Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A), a survey of DSM-IV mental, emotional, and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100518Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages367–373ObjectiveMost studies on the diagnostic patterns of usage of specialized services for childhood psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders have been cross-sectional, and the aim of this study was to provide longitudinal data.MethodsThe Medical Birth ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200544Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages374–380ObjectiveU.S. Army personnel experience a significant mental health burden, particularly during times of war and multiple deployments. This study identified rates of suicidality (seriously considering or attempting suicide) and types of mental health ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200460Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages381–386ObjectiveThis study examined the prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation among parolees and among persons who were not on parole.MethodsThree years of data (2009 to 2011) from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health were analyzed. Data on ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300062Brief Reports
Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages387–390ObjectiveTo inform suicide prevention efforts in mental health treatment, the study assessed associations between recent mental health treatment, personal characteristics, and circumstances of suicide among suicide decedents.MethodsData from 18 states ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300124Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages391–394ObjectiveThe authors examined utilization of the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project, a mental health telephone consultation service for primary care, hypothesizing that greater use would be related to severe psychiatric diagnoses and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200295Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages395–398ObjectiveThe authors compared the health care experiences of families raising a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), an intellectual disability disorder (IDD), or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).MethodsChildren with a current ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200552Frontline Reports
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