Psychiatric Services
- Volume 66
- Number 8
- August 2015
This Month’s Highlights
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 31 March 2015
Pages783–797Objective:The aim of this review was to explore what is known about the effectiveness of strategies to increase the use of research in mental health policies.Methods:PsycINFO, MEDLINE, PubMed and EMBASE were searched for peer-reviewed journal articles by ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400329Publication date: 01 May 2015
Pages798–805Objective:The objective of this study was to synthesize the available evidence regarding the impact of patients’ language proficiency on access to psychiatric care.Methods:A systematic literature search of PubMed, EMBASE, Medline, and PsycINFO was ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400351Publication date: 15 April 2015
Pages806–816Objective:This systematic review analyzed the best available research in the United States on permanent supportive housing programs for homeless individuals with mental illness and the effect of these programs on housing status and mental health. It ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400294Publication date: 31 March 2015
Pages817–823Objective:Differences between patients who do and do not participate in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) could diminish the generalizability of results. This study examined whether RCT participants differ from non-RCT participants who are recruited ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300557Publication date: 15 April 2015
Pages824–830Objective:Integrated behavioral health care has the potential to reduce barriers to mental health treatment among low-income and minority populations. This study aimed to identify predictors of Latino patients’ decision to follow through with referrals to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400085Publication date: 01 May 2015
Pages831–839Objective:Community engagement and planning (CEP) could improve dissemination of depression care quality improvement in underresourced communities, but whether its effects on provider training participation differ from those of standard technical ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400099Publication date: 01 May 2015
Pages840–844Objective:This study compared long-term use of mental health care by two groups of patients who had common mental disorders in the Netherlands—those treated in a collaborative care setting and those referred to off-site specialized mental health services ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400238Publication date: 15 April 2015
Pages845–850Objective:Although many studies have reported higher rates of trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among persons with severe mental illness, the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of PTSD in public mental health centers remain at a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400192Publication date: 01 May 2015
Pages851–856Objective:The Positive Alternatives to Restraint and Seclusion (PARS) project of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) was designed to build capacity to use alternatives to restraint and seclusion within state-operated and licensed inpatient ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400279Publication date: 01 May 2015
Pages857–864Objective:Compared with the general population, people with a mental illness have a greater prevalence of behaviors that contribute to higher chronic disease rates. Mental health clinical guidelines recommend preventive care to address such behaviors; ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400360Publication date: 15 June 2015
Pages865–871Objective:This review examined the extent to which existing behavioral health quality measures address the priority areas of the National Behavioral Health Quality Framework (NBHQF) as well as the extent to which the measures have received National ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400589Brief Reports
Publication date: 15 April 2015
Pages879–882Objective:Retention, or its opposite, dropout, is a common metric of psychotherapy quality, but using it to assess provider performance can be problematic. Differences among providers in numbers of general dropouts, “good” dropouts (patients report ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400059Publication date: 15 April 2015
Pages883–887Objectives:The study aimed to determine the number of accumulated coercive events experienced by patients during inpatient admission, the patients’ functioning and quality of life (QOL) one year after discharge, and associations between these variables ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400212Publication date: 15 April 2015
Pages888–891Objectives:This report characterizes pathways to first psychiatric admission and describes their relationship to patients’ sociodemographic and clinical features.Methods:Eighty-four patients consecutively admitted for the first time in 2009–2010 to a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400168Publication date: 15 April 2015
Pages892–895Objective:This study examined psychiatry resident burnout in emergency departments and its association with residents’ posttraining plans to care for Medicaid patients and others publicly insured.Methods:Between November and December 2013, psychiatry ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400234Open Forum
Publication date: 15 April 2015
Pages872–878Many recent public and private strategies aimed at improving the quality and efficiency of the U.S. health care system focus on measuring, reporting on, and providing incentives for improving quality. In behavioral health care, despite recent efforts, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400393Economic Grand Rounds
Publication date: 01 May 2015
Pages772–774Most individuals with substance use disorders and with mental disorders do not receive treatment. If treatment options were more attractive, treatment rates might increase. The advantages of novel approaches, including primary care–based treatment and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500077Integrated Care
Publication date: 01 May 2015
Pages775–777A range of integration models for providing effective care to individuals with comorbid general medical and behavioral health conditions have been described and tested in varied settings internationally for several subsets of this population. This column ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400461Best Practices
Publication date: 01 May 2015
Pages778–780The Maryland Resilience Breakthrough Series Collaborative (BSC), a recent quality improvement initiative for children’s mental health services providers, is aimed at bridging the gap between resilience theory and mental health service practices. Six ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500036Personal Accounts
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