Psychiatric Services
- Volume 67
- Number 1
- January 2016
This Month’s Highlights
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 01 October 2015
Pages16–28Objective:Various forms of compulsory psychiatric community treatment orders (CTOs) are commonly utilized internationally. CTOs remain contentious because of the ethical implications of coercing patients to receive treatment. Understanding patients’ ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400538Publication date: 17 August 2015
Pages29–36Objective:This study aimed to determine whether a self-management support service was more effective than treatment as usual in reducing depressive symptoms and major depressive episodes and increasing personal recovery among individuals with chronic or ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400295Publication date: 17 August 2015
Pages37–42Objective:This study investigated whether higher attendance in a skills-based group therapy program designed for inmates was associated with fewer rule infractions as reflected in the number of disciplinary reports received in a state correctional system....
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400471Publication date: 15 September 2015
Pages43–48Objective:Very little is known regarding noncompletion of sex offender treatment among sex offenders with serious psychiatric illness. The purpose of the study was to identify factors predictive of treatment noncompletion in a forensic psychiatric sample ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400415Publication date: 17 August 2015
Pages49–54Objective:This study examined a range of demographic, clinical, and criminal history factors as they relate to the intensity of offending for up to two years postrelease.Methods:This study drew on data from 1,438 individuals released from Massachusetts ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400417Publication date: 01 September 2015
Pages55–61Objective:Providers share many stigmatizing attitudes with the general public regarding persons with mental illness. These attitudes may contribute to suboptimal general medical care for patients with schizophrenia. This study tested the hypothesis that ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400455Publication date: 16 November 2015
Pages62–70Objective:Because of pervasive poor general medical and mental health status among patients receiving Medicaid, there has been substantial debate about whether Medicaid, as currently financed and delivered, is better than no insurance. The study aimed to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400317Publication date: 01 September 2015
Pages71–77Objective:This study examined the relationship between state and local economic conditions and serious psychological distress, substance use disorders, and mental health service utilization among adults in the United States.Methods:Using data from 21,100 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400016Publication date: 01 September 2015
Pages78–85Objectives:This study identified variables associated with perceived partially met and unmet needs for information, medication, and counseling, as well as overall perceived unmet needs, related to mental health among 571 people in a Canadian epidemiologic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400363Publication date: 15 October 2015
Pages86–93Objective:Many homeless consumers who enroll in supported housing programs—which offer subsidized housing and supportive services—disengage prematurely, before placement in permanent community-based housing. This study explored factors associated with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400311Publication date: 01 October 2015
Pages94–100Objective:The study examined whether same-day integrated mental health services are associated with increased diagnosis and treatment initiation among primary care patients with positive posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) screens.Methods:Data were from ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500035Publication date: 17 August 2015
Pages101–106Objective:This study compared use of and associated expenditures for Medicaid-reimbursed school-based and out-of-school services for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and those with other psychiatric disorders.Methods:Philadelphia County ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400505Brief Reports
Publication date: 15 September 2015
Pages111–114Objective:This study examined whether Housing First fidelity ratings correspond to program operation descriptions from administrative data and predict client outcomes.Methods:A multisite, randomized controlled trial (At Home/Chez Soi) in five Canadian ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400359Publication date: 16 November 2015
Pages115–118Objective:The goal of this study was to understand departures from a model program, critical time intervention (CTI), when used with a population of men with mental illness who were leaving prison, a new population for the intervention.Methods:A fidelity ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400108Publication date: 15 September 2015
Pages119–123Objective:This study characterized mental health facilities that offer suicide prevention services or outcome follow-up after discharge.Methods:The study analyzed data from 8,459 U.S. mental health facilities that participated in the 2010 National Mental ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400335Publication date: 03 August 2015
Pages124–127Objective:The study determined hospital costs associated with a diagnosis of agitation among patients at 14 general hospitals in Spain.Methods:Data from discharge records of adult patients (2008–2012) with a diagnosis of agitation (ICD-9-CM code 293.0) ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400508Publication date: 01 September 2015
Pages128–132Objective:This study compared metabolic screening among patients who received antipsychotic treatment at community mental health centers (CMHCs), with or without case management, and patients treated elsewhere.Methods:Rates of glucose and lipid testing ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400428Publication date: 03 August 2015
Pages133–136Objective:This study compared the demographic, behavioral health, criminal justice, and military characteristics and experiences of female and male veterans participating in criminal justice diversion programs funded under the Substance Abuse and Mental ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400442Publication date: 16 November 2015
Pages137–140Objective:Professional burnout is a well-documented occupational phenomenon, characterized by the gradual “wearing away” of an individual’s physical and mental well-being, resulting in a variety of adverse job-related outcomes. It has been suggested that ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400430Open Forum
Publication date: 15 September 2015
Pages107–110Although religious belief and practice are relevant to mental health outcomes, many clinicians lack knowledge of particular religious traditions required to make informed judgments about referral to and collaboration with faith-based organizations and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400542Law & Psychiatry
Publication date: 01 January 2016
Pages4–6This column describes a civil rights lawsuit over the conditions in the Monterey County, California, jail that resulted in a court order to make substantial reforms. The remarkable feature of the case was the parties’ willingness to use neutral experts to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500432Research & Services Partnerships
Publication date: 01 September 2015
Pages7–9Since 1999, a national two-year multidisciplinary onsite training program has been in operation in Norway. The program trains frontline workforce personnel who provide community treatment to people with severe mental illness. A national network of mental ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500199Best Practices
Publication date: 01 September 2015
Pages10–12This column describes the development of a “community of practice” (CoP) in Quebec, which was implemented in 2012 to promote recovery-oriented practices in mental health care. A group of diverse stakeholders work together to share and transfer knowledge; ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500184Integrated Care
Publication date: 01 September 2015
Pages13–15Integrated care holds promise for reducing mental health disparities for racial and ethnic minority groups, but studies are lacking. The authors consider critical components of effective integrated models for minority populations, including cultural and ...
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