Psychiatric Services
- Volume 67
- Number 10
- October 2016
This Month’s Highlights
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 16 May 2016
Pages1062–1067Objective: The Medicaid health home option of the Affordable Care Act provides a new opportunity to address the fragmented system of care for persons with serious mental illness. This study examined the implementation of integrated health homes in Los ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500092Publication date: 16 May 2016
Pages1068–1075Objective: This study explored the risk of patient safety events and associated nonfatal physical harms and mortality in a cohort of persons with serious mental illness. This group experiences high rates of medical comorbidity and premature mortality and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500415Publication date: 01 July 2016
Pages1076–1082Objective: Depression is highly prevalent yet underdiagnosed and undertreated among patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Collaborative care models have improved depression outcomes in primary care settings, and this study aimed to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400474Publication date: 01 June 2016
Pages1083–1090Objective: Although youth homelessness presents a significant public health problem, the needs of homeless youths with mental illness, as distinct from adults, are not well understood. This study examined the unique demographic, clinical, and service use ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500461Publication date: 01 June 2016
Pages1091–1097Objective: This study compared changes in criminal justice contact, quality of life, and social connectedness over a 12-month follow-up period between participants in two Housing First configurations (scattered site [SS] and congregate site [CS]). Methods: A ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500446Publication date: 02 May 2016
Pages1098–1102Objective: Accessing Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is challenging for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The federally funded SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access and Recovery (SOAR) project aims to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500247Publication date: 15 June 2016
Pages1103–1108Objective: Community mental health providers often operate within stressful work environments and are at high risk of emotional exhaustion, which can negatively affect job performance and client satisfaction with services. This cross-sectional study ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500191Publication date: 01 June 2016
Pages1109–1115Objective: This study evaluated three domains of job burnout (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment) and factors associated with burnout in a national sample of peer specialists (PSs) employed at 138 Veterans Health ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500239Publication date: 01 June 2016
Pages1116–1123Objective: The primary purpose was to develop, field test, and validate a computerized-adaptive test (CAT) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to enhance PTSD assessment and decrease the burden of symptom monitoring. Methods: Data sources included self-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500382Publication date: 01 June 2016
Pages1124–1130Objective: This study assessed the relative cost-effectiveness of haloperidol decanoate (HD), a first-generation long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotic, and paliperidone palmitate (PP), a second-generation LAI antipsychotic. Methods: A double-blind, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500447Publication date: 01 June 2016
Pages1131–1138Objective: The influence of employment on subsequent psychiatric hospitalization for people with serious mental illness is unclear. This study examined whether unemployed people with serious mental illness were more or less likely to experience psychiatric ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500343Open Forum
Publication date: 01 June 2016
Pages1139–1141The Social Security Administration’s Mental Health Treatment Study (MHTS) produced positive mental health, employment, and quality of life outcomes for people on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). The investigators discuss major policy ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500336Law & Psychiatry
Publication date: 15 August 2016
Pages1054–1056Since 1988, a major development to reduce lethal encounters between police and persons displaying signs of mental illness has been the adoption by many police departments of crisis intervention teams (CITs). Created in Memphis, Tennessee, CIT programs ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600348Best Practices
Publication date: 15 June 2016
Pages1057–1059Interest in measuring the quality of mental health services has increased, but challenges remain in moving from general standards of quality and best practices to specific, implementable quality measures. The International Initiative for Mental Health ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600198Personal Accounts
Frontline Reports
Brief Reports
Publication date: 16 May 2016
Pages1142–1145Objective: The study evaluated an intervention to help veterans with psychiatric disabilities, who face a unique set of challenges concerning money management. Methods: A randomized clinical trial was conducted of a brief (one to three hours) ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500203Publication date: 02 May 2016
Pages1146–1148Objective: This study aimed to describe state Medicaid psychotropic-monitoring programs targeting youths. Methods: Key informants from each state Medicaid administration and the District of Columbia were invited to participate in a telephone-administered ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500270Publication date: 15 June 2016
Pages1149–1151Objective: This study examined whether a history of criminal justice involvement is related to the use of contemporaneous mental health and substance abuse treatment among adults experiencing co-occurring disorders. Methods: Pooled 2009–2013 data from the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500381Publication date: 02 May 2016
Pages1152–1155Objective: This study compared the probability of receiving anxiety treatment during a physician visit to primary care practices with and without an electronic health record (EHR). Methods: The 2007–2010 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey was used to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500150Publication date: 01 July 2016
Pages1156–1159Objective: This study sought to identify rates and predictors of obesity counseling performed by outpatient psychiatrists in the United States. Methods: The 2005–2010 National Ambulatory Medical Care Surveys provided data from 7,309 outpatient psychiatry ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500345Book Reviews
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