Psychiatric Services
- Volume 66
- Number 11
- November 2015
This Month’s Highlights
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 01 July 2015
Pages1141–1148Objective: The study sought to determine the impact of a pediatric behavioral health screening and colocation model on utilization of behavioral health care. Methods: In 2003, Cambridge Health Alliance, a Massachusetts public health system, introduced ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400315Publication date: 01 July 2015
Pages1149–1154Objectives: Prescription opioid medications are the most commonly implicated substances in unintentional overdoses. Outpatient health care encounters represent a potential opportunity to intervene to reduce opioid overdose risk. This study assessed the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400194Publication date: 03 August 2015
Pages1155–1161Objective: The study investigated the association between implementation of a brief critical time intervention (BCTI) model and occurrence of early and long-term psychiatric readmission of adults with serious mental illness. Methods: A sample of 149 adults ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400362Publication date: 01 July 2015
Pages1162–1166Objective: The study examined associations between staffing levels by registered nurses (RNs) and non-RNs on psychiatric units and the rate of injurious assaults against hospital personnel, the rate of injurious assaults against other patients, and the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400453Publication date: 01 July 2015
Pages1167–1172Objective: This study estimated the impact of a statewide, centralized telepsychiatry service provided in nonpsychiatric emergency departments (EDs) on use of mental health services. Methods: Individuals treated via telepsychiatry were compared with a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400122Publication date: 01 July 2015
Pages1173–1179Objective: Individuals with severe mental illness have low employment rates, and the job interview presents a critical barrier for them to obtain competitive employment. Prior randomized controlled trials (RCTs) indicated that virtual reality job interview ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400504Publication date: 01 July 2015
Pages1180–1193Illness self-management (ISM) programs for adults with serious mental illness offer strategies to increase self-directed recovery activities to maximize wellness and increase independence from the service delivery system. This article describes five of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400355Publication date: 17 August 2015
Pages1194–1199Objective: The study examined implementation outcomes from a large state initiative to support dissemination of multifamily group (MFG) psychoeducation in outpatient mental health settings. Methods: Thirty-one sites participated in the project. Baseline ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400403Publication date: 15 July 2015
Pages1200–1206Objectives: To determine mental health service utilization and barriers among female veterans, this study examined the prevalence of U.S. female veterans who identified the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as their main source of health care. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400550Publication date: 15 July 2015
Pages1207–1212Objective: Depression screening is a required part of an initial annual wellness visit (AWV), a benefit for Medicare Part B beneficiaries. It is uncertain whether AWVs will increase depression screening. This study assessed whether patients with an AWV ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400524Publication date: 03 August 2015
Pages1213–1220Objective: Integration of smoking cessation services in substance use disorder treatment would benefit many patients. Although prior studies have identified organizational characteristics associated with delivery of these services, less is known regarding ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400451Publication date: 03 August 2015
Pages1221–1228Objective: Low rates of alcohol treatment seeking have been shown to be associated with perceived barriers to treatment, but heterogeneity in patterns of perceived barriers has not been explored. The study analyzed data from a population-based sample of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400160Publication date: 15 July 2015
Pages1229–1234Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify patient and provider characteristics associated with enrollment in a cost-sharing exemption program among people newly diagnosed as having schizophrenia. Methods: The study used a nationally representative ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400371Brief Reports
Publication date: 15 June 2015
Pages1238–1241Objective: Highly publicized incidents in which people with apparent mental illnesses use guns to victimize strangers have important implications for public views of people with mental illnesses and the formation of mental health and gun policy. The study ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400512Publication date: 17 August 2015
Pages1242–1244Objective: National data from Veterans Health Administration (VHA) electronic medical records were used to examine rates of mental illness and service use among older veterans since mental health care transformation efforts were implemented in 2005. Methods:...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400370Publication date: 15 June 2015
Pages1245–1248Objectives: This study examined the impact of co-occurring cognitive impairment and depression on functional limitations, hospital and nursing home admissions, and out-of-pocket expenditures (OOPEs) among older adults. Methods: Individual mixed-effects ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400511Publication date: 03 August 2015
Pages1249–1252Objective: Level of functioning is positively associated with subjective quality of life for people with severe mental illness, but a detailed relationship between functioning and satisfaction with various life domains is largely unknown, and this gap ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400376Research & Services Partnerships
Publication date: 01 July 2015
Pages1132–1134Practice-based research networks (PBRNs) create continuous collaborations among academic researchers and practitioners. Most PBRNs have operated in primary care, and less than 5% of federally registered PBRNs include mental health practitioners. In 2012 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500076Integrated Care
Publication date: 01 July 2015
Pages1135–1137Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID) are lifelong conditions with profound impact on the functioning of affected individuals and their families. Optimizing developmental outcomes requires a lifelong perspective on treatment. The ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400443Best Practices
Publication date: 03 August 2015
Pages1138–1140Two rehabilitation programs for young adults ages 18 to 30 with severe mental illness were launched in Israel in 2009. Both programs adhered to the Illness Management and Recovery approach, but one emphasized emotional support and containment (supportive ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500071Open Forum
Publication date: 01 July 2015
Pages1235–1237Recovery began as a social justice movement. In more recent years, professionals have joined the movement, unintentionally co-opting and mainstreaming the more radical goals of these earlier activist consumer movements. The goals of the patient-centered ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400518Correction
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