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Psychiatric Services

  • Volume 67
  • Number 2
  • February 2016

This Month’s Highlights

Taking Issue

Articles

Publication date: 15 September 2015

Pages162–168

Objective: In 2008, the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) passed, prohibiting U.S. health plans from subjecting mental health and substance use disorder (behavioral health) coverage to more restrictive limitations than those ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400575

Publication date: 15 October 2015

Pages169–175

Objective: Repeated hospitalizations and arrests or incarcerations diminish the ability of individuals with serious mental illnesses to pursue recovery. Community mental health systems need new models to address recidivism as well as service fragmentation, ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300482

Publication date: 01 December 2015

Pages176–183

Objective: Computer-based psychotherapy interventions (CBPIs) are increasingly offered as first-level access to evidence-based mental health treatment. However, their implementation has not been evaluated in public-sector outpatient settings. Methods: An ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400532

Publication date: 15 October 2015

Pages192–198

Objective: Latino families may be at risk of experiencing stressors resulting from the immigration process, such as those related to documentation status and acculturation, that may increase their need for mental health services. However, little research ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400444

Publication date: 01 October 2015

Pages199–205

Objective: This study estimated the proportions of Hispanic and non-Hispanic white and black children ages three to 17 with a diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) receiving services from the New York State public mental health ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400364

Publication date: 01 December 2015

Pages206–213

Objective: The main objective was to identify which patient characteristics have the strongest association with suicide outcomes in the 12 months after an index emergency department (ED) visit. Methods: Data were analyzed from the first two phases of the ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400513

Publication date: 01 October 2015

Pages214–220

Objective: Stakeholders have expressed concern over the appropriate use of psychiatric medications and adequacy of mental health services for youths involved with the juvenile justice system. This study assessed the impact of implementing psychiatric ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400544

Publication date: 01 October 2015

Pages221–226

Objective: This study examined sources of help (providers or nonproviders) used by soldiers for mental health problems. Differences in perceived barriers to care by type of help used were also assessed. Methods: Active-duty soldiers from four brigade combat ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400519

Publication date: 15 October 2015

Pages227–233

Objective: First-episode psychosis has an annual incidence rate of 24.6 to 40.9 per 100,000 population, and most individuals develop chronic disorders, such as schizophrenia or affective psychosis. The first two to five years are thought to be key ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400316

Brief Reports

Publication date: 01 October 2015

Pages240–243

Objective: Active-play video games have been used to enhance aerobic fitness in various clinical populations, but their use among individuals with schizophrenia has been limited. Methods: Feasibility, acceptability, safety, and adherence data were obtained ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400523

Publication date: 02 November 2015

Pages244–247

Objective: This study examined how accurately inpatient case managers predicted 30-day readmission and whether objective patient characteristics improved prediction accuracy. Methods: In this prospective study, inpatient case managers at a psychiatric ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400282

Publication date: 02 November 2015

Pages248–251

Objective: Feature articles in the Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR) reflect the U.S. military’s health surveillance priorities. This study examined whether the recent rise in the number of ambulatory encounters for mental disorders in the U.S. ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500001

Open Forum

Publication date: 02 November 2015

Pages234–235

Ninety percent of the determinants of our health derive from our lifetime social and physical environment—not from the provision of health care. The author describes behaviors, such as poor eating, excessive drinking and abuse of drugs, smoking, and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500232

Datapoints

Best Practices

Publication date: 15 October 2015

Pages153–155

This column discusses “cultural activation,” defined as a consumer’s recognition of the importance of providing cultural information to providers about cultural affiliations, challenges, views about, and attitudes toward behavioral health and general ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500278

Case Studies in Public-Sector Leadership

Economic Grand Rounds

Publication date: 02 November 2015

Pages159–161

Financing has been hypothesized to be an important driver of the implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs), yet there has been little systematic investigation of financing as a factor in EBP implementation. This column presents findings from a ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500392

Book Reviews

News & Notes

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