Psychiatric Services
- Volume 66
- Number 9
- September 2015
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Publication date: 01 May 2015
Pages916–922Objective: National efforts to improve responses to persons with mental illness involved with the criminal justice system have traditionally focused on providing mental health services under court supervision. However, a new policy emphasis has emerged ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400448Publication date: 15 May 2015
Pages923–929Objective: The goal of mental health courts (MHCs) is to decrease incarceration and recidivism while increasing continuity of mental health treatment. Although previous research has found positive outcomes, questions remain unanswered regarding the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400230Publication date: 15 May 2015
Pages930–937Objective: The authors reported use of mental health services among children in the United States between ages six and 11 who were described by their parents as having emotional or behavioral difficulties (EBDs). Methods: Using data from the 2010–2012 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400342Publication date: 15 May 2015
Pages938–945Objective: The study examined, from the perspective of therapists, the barriers to and facilitators in implementing cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxious youths in community settings. Methods: Fifty therapists (43% of the original training sample of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400134Publication date: 15 May 2015
Pages946–951Objective: The objective of this study was to detect and measure differences in antipsychotic drug use across racial-ethnic groups of children enrolled in Medicaid. Methods: The main data sources were the Medicaid MAX Person Summary and the MAX Prescription ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400045Publication date: 01 May 2015
Pages952–958Objective: To inform development of intensive management programs for high-cost patients, this study investigated the relationship between psychiatric diagnoses and patterns of health care utilization among high-cost patients in the Department of Veterans ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400286Publication date: 01 May 2015
Pages959–965Objective: Veterans are believed to be at high risk of suicide. However, research comparing suicide rates between veterans and nonveterans is limited, and even less is known regarding differences by history of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) service ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400031Publication date: 15 May 2015
Pages966–974Objective: This article reviews how mental health services can best prevent and treat HIV infection among women with serious mental illness. Methods: This is a selective narrative review of the recent literature on mental health services and HIV. The author ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400411Publication date: 15 May 2015
Pages975–979Objective: Negative health consequences of smoking have prompted many correctional facilities to become tobacco free, including the New Jersey Department of Corrections, and this study examined the results of implementing tobacco-free policies. Methods: ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400429Publication date: 15 May 2015
Pages980–984Objective: This study examined U.S. Cambodian refugees’ utilization of mental health services across provider types, levels of minimally adequate care, and mode of communication with providers.Methods: Face-to-face household interviews about mental health ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400368Brief Reports
Publication date: 01 May 2015
Pages988–991Objective: The authors conducted a feasibility assessment of online training plus an online learning collaborative to support implementation of an evidence-based psychosocial treatment in a community mental health system. Methods: Two mental health centers ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400318Publication date: 01 May 2015
Pages992–995Objective: Convergent evidence suggests that low socioeconomic status (SES) may be related to reduced mental health service use. However, this relationship has not been tested in the National Guard (NG) population, in which the prevalence of mental health ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400346Publication date: 31 March 2015
Pages996–999Objective: This study examined the potential impact of a proposed change to the official federal definition of chronic homelessness. Methods: Using administrative data from the emergency shelters in a large U.S. city, this study estimated the number of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400240Open Forum
Publication date: 15 May 2015
Pages985–987Despite widespread support for removing barriers to the use of electronic health records (EHRs) in behavioral health care, adoption of EHRs in behavioral health settings lags behind adoption in other areas of health care. The authors discuss barriers to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400095Integrated Care
Publication date: 01 June 2015
Pages904–906The evidence is overwhelming that a collaborative care approach to common mental illnesses is superior to usual care. Why isn’t this model widely available? The authors of this column argue that the problem is not a lack of evidence or documentation of a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400529Economic Grand Rounds
Publication date: 15 May 2015
Pages907–909The impact of criminal justice involvement and clinical characteristics on the cost of public treatment services for adults with serious mental illnesses is unknown. The authors examined differential effects of justice involvement on behavioral health ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500134Global Mental Health Reforms
Publication date: 01 June 2015
Pages910–912After the terror attacks of July 22, 2011, Norwegian health authorities piloted a new model for municipality-based psychosocial follow-up with victims. This column describes the development of a comprehensive follow-up intervention by health authorities ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500050Case Studies in Public-Sector Leadership
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