Psychiatric Services
- Volume 65
- Number 6
- June 2014
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Publication date: 01 June 2014
Pages710–712After Maryland’s public mental health system shifted toward a Medicaid-based fee-for-service system, the director of the state mental health authority decided to address the issue of quality by expanding a long-standing public-academic partnership with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400067Publication date: 01 June 2014
Pages713–715This column describes the Center for Practice Innovations (CPI), which was created in 2007 by the New York State Office of Mental Health and the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University. CPI uses innovative approaches to build stakeholder ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400071Assessing the Evidence Base Series
Publication date: 01 June 2014
Pages718–726Intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) have emerged as a critical facet of 21st-century treatment of substance use disorders, serving up to 12% of patients receiving specialty addiction treatment. In this literature review, the authors compared outcomes of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300249Publication date: 01 June 2014
Pages727–738Programs to help persons with serious mental illness to strengthen social, cognitive, and coping skills take many forms and can be difficult to compare. In fact, more than 100 randomized controlled trials have examined the effectiveness of these popular ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300251Articles
Publication date: 01 June 2014
Pages739–750Violent events involving homeless persons often precipitate an anguished examination by the public and the media of the role of severe mental illness in homelessness, violence, and crime—a barrage of public commentary that often produces more heat than ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200515Publication date: 01 June 2014
Pages751–757ObjectivesThis study examined use of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and non-VA services and predictors of service use among veterans and nonveterans who resided in a low-demand emergency shelter.MethodsEqual numbers (N=110) of veterans and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300104Publication date: 01 June 2014
Pages758–764ObjectiveInterventions to reduce the duration of untreated psychosis should target institutions and key figures that may interact with individuals who have emerging or untreated psychosis. These individuals may come into contact with criminal justice ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300206Publication date: 01 June 2014
Pages765–773A randomized trial found that older adults with subsyndromal depression who received problem-solving therapy for primary care (PST-PC) avoided developing major depression for two years. But in an unexpected finding, so did a comparison group of patients ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300216Publication date: 01 June 2014
Pages774–780ObjectivePsychosis-like experiences may be clinically significant given their demonstrated associations with concurrent psychological distress and the later development of diagnosable psychotic disorders. Prior studies of treatment for psychosis-like ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300254Publication date: 01 June 2014
Pages781–788ObjectiveThe study compared the risk of all-cause hospitalization associated with use of first- versus second-generation antipsychotics among elderly nursing home residents who were eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.MethodsA retrospective cohort ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300093Publication date: 01 June 2014
Pages789–795ObjectiveThe aim of the study was to extend research on the potential benefits of adding ongoing feedback, coaching, and consultation to initial therapist training workshops to ensure fidelity of delivery of evidence-based practices, specifically for the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200177Publication date: 01 June 2014
Pages796–801ObjectivesPrevious studies suggest that psychiatrists may be more stressed than other medical specialists and mental health professionals. This study examined differences in stress factors, job resources, psychological distress, and job satisfaction ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300200Publication date: 01 June 2014
Pages802–807ObjectiveLittle is known about the crisis treatment preferences of people with borderline personality disorder. Clinicians may also question service users’ ability to make considered decisions about their treatment when in crisis. Therefore, this ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300303Open Forum
Publication date: 01 June 2014
Pages808–811After nearly three decades of studies evaluating the legal practice of involuntary outpatient commitment, there is yet little consensus about its effectiveness and only limited implementation. Debate continues over how best to assist adults with serious ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300424Publication date: 01 June 2014
Pages812–815This Open Forum reviews research findings on outpatient commitment and alternative approaches, such as conditional hospital release and guardianship. Despite the accumulating evidence in favor of these practices, many questions remain about their ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400052Publication date: 01 June 2014
Pages816–817Involuntary outpatient commitment remains controversial, and two Open Forum essays take up the debate. Authors of one essay argue that we have sufficient evidence for the effectiveness of this approach. Authors of the other highlight remaining questions ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.650602Brief Reports
Publication date: 01 June 2014
Pages818–821ObjectiveThe study compared delays in seeking general medical care among adults with serious mental illness and a general population sample. Associations of delays with health status and use of emergency department services among individuals with serious ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300348Publication date: 01 June 2014
Pages822–825ObjectiveCommunity integration is integral to recovery for individuals with severe mental illness. This study explored the integration of individuals with severe mental illness into mental health and non–mental health communities and associations with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300233Publication date: 01 June 2014
Pages826–829ObjectiveThis cross-sectional study examined factors associated with unmet need for care from primary care physicians or from psychiatrists among clients enrolled in mental health court support programs in Toronto, Ontario.MethodsThe sample included ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300301Sources of the Increasing Number of Vietnam Era Veterans With a Diagnosis of PTSD Using VHA Services
Publication date: 01 June 2014
Pages830–832ObjectiveCorrelates of the sharp increase in Vietnam era veterans diagnosed as having posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) were examined.MethodsAnalyses compared receipt of a PTSD diagnosis and service-connected ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300232Publication date: 01 June 2014
Pages833–835ObjectiveRoughly half of veterans who served in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) have not received services from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). This study assessed probable posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ...
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