Psychiatric Services
- Volume 65
- Number 5
- May 2014
Book Reviews
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Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages573–576Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is the leading cause of mortality among adults with severe mental illness. Although gains in reducing mortality from IHD through screening, risk reduction, and early intervention have been realized for the general public, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400015Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages577–579This column describes lessons learned by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) researchers and clinical operations managers while they were engaged in a unique partnership. In this partnership, researchers turned generalizable lessons from ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400054Assessing the Evidence Base Series
Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages580–590Behavioral management programs have become an important tool in encouraging prosocial behavior among children who are considered disruptive or aggressive. Since 1995, a number of well-designed randomized controlled trials have found evidence for the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300253Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages591–602Developed to address PTSD symptoms associated with sexual abuse, trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) has been adapted to help children cope with physical or emotional abuse or neglect, community or domestic violence, traumatic loss, and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300255Articles
Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages603–611Despite the increased popularity of interventions for first-episode psychosis (FEP), approximately 30% of individuals with FEP disengage from services. In an attempt to understand the reasons for the disengagement, the authors examined rates and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200570Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages612–617A review of nearly 50 years of research on psychotherapy refutes any notion that psychotherapy is less effective for racial-ethnic minority populations compared with nonminority populations. The authors pooled data from 56 randomized controlled trials of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300165Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages618–625ObjectiveThis study aimed to test for social disparities in early discontinuation of antidepressant treatment and to explore associations with type of drug and composition of prescriber’s clientele.MethodsThe cohort was 14,518 Marseille residents (ages 18–...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300184Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages626–633ObjectivesThis study assessed racial-ethnic disparities in access to high-quality treatment for at-risk drinking and alcohol abuse in the United States and simulated strategies to narrow the gap.MethodsLongitudinal data collected in 2001–2002 and 2004–...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300188Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages634–640The hodgepodge of laws that has governed civil commitment for treatment of severe substance use disorders since the 1970s allows gravely disabled, often homeless individuals to opt out of inpatient treatment against medical advice at any time, never ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300175Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages641–647ObjectivesThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is transitioning to a Housing First approach to placement of veterans in permanent supportive housing through the use of rental vouchers, an ambitious organizational transformation. This qualitative ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300073Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages648–653ObjectiveThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has engaged in substantial efforts to promote the use of evidence-based psychotherapies for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The authors evaluated the effectiveness of these efforts.MethodsThis ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300176Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages654–662ObjectivesDespite the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) expansion of mental health services to treat VA service users with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), many with PTSD do not engage in treatment. Numerous studies suggest that beliefs about ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200324Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages663–669ObjectivePosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the most prevalent psychiatric condition for which veterans receive service-connected disability benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Historically, women have been less likely than ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300017Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages670–674ObjectivesThis multisite study aimed to answer the following research questions about women in urban and rural jails. First, what is the current and lifetime prevalence of serious mental illness (major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and psychotic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300172Open Forum
Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages675–677In seeking to replace psychodynamic approaches that once dominated psychiatry, the evidence-based practice movement may unwittingly have thrown the baby out with the bathwater of psychoanalytic theory. The author of this Open Forum argues that the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300274Brief Reports
Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages678–680ObjectivePeer-delivered services have burgeoned, and evidence of the effectiveness of peer support is increasing. However, the potential benefits to peer support specialists (PSSs) themselves are not as well understood. The authors conducted a survey of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300113Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in a Nationwide Survey of Office-Based Physician Practice
Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages681–684ObjectiveThis study examined treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in office-based practice.MethodsData from the 2003–2010 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, a nationally representative survey of visits to U.S. office-based physicians, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300192Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages685–688ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to examine racial-ethnic and gender differences in return visits to emergency services among transition-age youths (aged 17 to 24 years) with mental health needs.MethodsData were from the California Emergency ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300012Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages689–692ObjectiveThis 24-month study, conducted in The Netherlands, examined the feasibility of enhancing the effectiveness of assertive community treatment (ACT) by adding evidence-based interventions.MethodsA total of 159 patients were randomly assigned to two ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300143Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages693–696ObjectiveThis study examined the experience, perceptions, and knowledge of physical therapists who work within mental health services regarding barriers to and facilitators of physical activity among people with schizophrenia.MethodsA total of 151 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300276Frontline Reports
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