Psychiatric Services
- Volume 66
- Number 12
- December 2015
This Month’s Highlights
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 03 August 2015
Pages1271–1276Objectives: This study evaluated financial challenges, satisfaction with financial-management supports, and interest in additional or alternative supports among clients of a mental health center. Methods: Six focus groups were held with 39 clients of an ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400438Publication date: 17 August 2015
Pages1277–1282Objective: This study examined how state decisions not to expand Medicaid have affected behavioral health services utilization in health centers. Because health center revenues are adversely affected, the ability to provide on-site nonrequired services, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400361Publication date: 01 September 2015
Pages1283–1289Objective: Permanent supportive housing (PSH) programs are being implemented throughout the United States. This study examined the relationship between fidelity to the Housing First model and health service use among clients in PSH programs in California. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400564Publication date: 17 August 2015
Pages1290–1295Objective: Japan has the largest number of psychiatric beds in the world and has been in the process of deinstitutionalization since 2004. The majority of psychiatric inpatients are elderly long-term patients, who are at risk of homelessness after they are ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400517Publication date: 15 July 2015
Pages1296–1302Objective: Despite the existence of efficacious interventions that reduce suicide risk, connecting high-risk individuals with care remains a problem. Little is known about factors that may be associated with service use and nonuse among suicidal adults. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400593Publication date: 17 August 2015
Pages1303–1311Objective: This study explored whether older black and white adults with major depressive disorder differed in rates of remission or attrition during open-label treatment with venlafaxine and supportive care. Methods: A total of 47 black (10%) and 412 white (...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400480Publication date: 17 August 2015
Pages1312–1317Objective: One of the major changes in DSM-5 was removal of the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF). To determine whether the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) is a suitable replacement for the GAF, this study ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400400Publication date: 17 August 2015
Pages1318–1325Objective: Employment is a vital part of the postdeployment return to civilian life. This study investigated factors associated with employment-related outcomes (employment status, self-reported work performance, and self-reported work satisfaction) among ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400334Publication date: 03 August 2015
Pages1326–1332Objective: This prospective study assessed the use of seclusion and restraint in Pennsylvania forensic centers from 2001 through 2010. It also examined the correlation between declining use of containment procedures and patient-to-patient and patient-to-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400378Publication date: 03 August 2015
Pages1333–1340Objective: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the first line of treatment for depression. Among the SSRIs, paroxetine has strong anticholinergic properties and may lead to increased risk of adverse cognitive outcomes among elderly ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500011Publication date: 01 September 2015
Pages1341–1346Objective: This study examined admission patterns, including voluntary, involuntary, and partly voluntary admissions to Chinese psychiatric hospitals, in relation to sociodemographic and clinical factors, before a new mental health law was implemented in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400566Brief Reports
Publication date: 01 September 2015
Pages1350–1352Objective: This study examined barriers to employment among Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries who received comprehensive vocational and mental health services but were not successful in returning to work. Methods: This study examined ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400502Publication date: 01 October 2015
Pages1353–1356Objective: Among homeless veterans and those at risk of homelessness currently enrolled in Veterans Affairs (VA) health care, this study examined the proportion likely to become eligible for Medicaid in 2014 and their health needs. Methods: A total of 114,...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500377Publication date: 15 July 2015
Pages1357–1360Objective: This study examined the relationship between residential transience (moving frequently) and mental illness. Methods: The analyses used data for approximately 154,400 adults from the 2008–2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Logistic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400399Publication date: 01 September 2015
Pages1361–1364Objective: Nonphysician mental health clinicians were surveyed to understand their knowledge about bipolar disorder, treatment approaches, and perceived barriers to optimal treatment. Methods: Nonphysician mental health clinicians (N=55) from five community ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400004Publication date: 01 October 2015
Pages1365–1368Objective: The study assessed gaps between published best practices and real-world practices of treating depression in home health care (HHC) and barriers to closing gaps. Methods: The qualitative study used semistructured interviews with nurses and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400481Publication date: 15 July 2015
Pages1369–1372Objective: This study assessed trends in use of seclusion and restraint in response to injurious assault, including trends in percentage of assaults involving seclusion or restraint; average duration of seclusion; average duration of restraint using ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400490Publication date: 17 August 2015
Pages1373–1376Objective: The objective of this study was to compare assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) eligibility characteristics among participants receiving community treatment through AOT and non-AOT referrals. Methods: A total of 131 AOT and non-AOT charts were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400437Best Practices
Publication date: 17 August 2015
Pages1265–1267Integrated care pathways (ICPs) provide an approach for delivering evidence-based treatment in a hospital setting. This column describes the development and pilot implementation in a clinical setting of an ICP for patients with concurrent major depressive ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500115Research & Services Partnerships
Publication date: 15 July 2015
Pages1268–1270Barriers to sustainably implementing general medical interventions in community mental health (CMH) settings include role uncertainty, consumer engagement, workforce limitations, and sustainable reimbursement. To address these barriers, this project used ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500157Open Forum
Publication date: 17 August 2015
Pages1347–1349This Open Forum describes two agendas for addressing stigma surrounding mental illness: the services agenda, which aims to increase care seeking by decreasing stigma, and the rights agenda, which aims in the spirit of other civil rights efforts to ...
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