Psychiatric Services
- Volume 67
- Number 5
- May 2016
This Month’s Highlights
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 04 January 2016
Pages485–495Objective: Several systematic reviews have evaluated interventions that aim to increase mental health service initiation and engagement as well as adherence to pharmacological treatment. No reviews have focused on evaluating these interventions’ effects on ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400591Publication date: 15 December 2015
Pages496–503Objective: Empirical study of public behavioral health systems’ use of data and their investment in evidence-based treatments (EBTs) is limited. This study describes trends in state-level EBT investment and research supports from 2001 to 2012. Methods: Data ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500014Publication date: 04 January 2016
Pages504–509Objective: Recessions are associated with increased prevalence of mental and substance use disorders, but their effect on use of behavioral health services is less clear. This study examined changes in spending per enrollee for behavioral health services ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500034Publication date: 14 January 2016
Pages510–516Objective: This study assessed the effects of a community outreach and education model implemented as part of the Early Detection, Intervention and Prevention of Psychosis Program (EDIPPP), a national multisite study in six U.S. regions. Methods: EDIPPP’s ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300236Publication date: 14 January 2016
Pages517–522Objective: Frequency of suicidal ideation in the past two weeks, assessed by item 9 of the nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), has been positively associated with suicide mortality among patients in a setting other than the Veterans Health ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500149Publication date: 01 December 2015
Pages523–528Objective: The objective of this study was to identify supply-side interventions to reduce state psychiatric hospital admission delays. Methods: Healthcare Enterprise Accounts Receivable Tracking System (HEARTS) data were collected for all patients admitted ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400570Publication date: 29 February 2016
Pages529–535Objective: Psychiatric emergency hold laws permit involuntary admission to a health care facility of a person with an acute mental illness under certain circumstances. This study documented critical variation in state laws, identified important questions ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500205Publication date: 04 January 2016
Pages536–542Objective: The relationship between admission volume and the quality of mental health care remains unclear. This study examined the association between admission volume of psychiatric hospital units and quality of mental health care among patients with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500026Publication date: 04 January 2016
Pages543–550Objective: The primary goal of this analysis was to assess whether recent use of outpatient services for general medical concerns by Vietnam veterans varies according to level of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology over time. Another goal ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400576Publication date: 14 February 2016
Pages551–557Objective: Many youths receiving community mental health treatment do not receive evidence-based interventions. Research suggests that community mental health therapists use a broad range of therapeutic techniques at low intensities. This study examined ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500022Brief Reports
Publication date: 15 December 2015
Pages558–561Objective: This study examined the feasibility, acceptability, and utility of behavioral sensing among individuals with schizophrenia. Methods: Nine outpatients and 11 inpatients carried smartphones for two- or one-week periods, respectively. Device-embedded ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500130Publication date: 04 January 2016
Pages562–565Objective: Many offenders treated for psychiatric disorders while incarcerated are paroled to counties where psychiatric care is limited, leading some correctional departments to offer psychiatric treatment via videoconferencing (“telepsychiatry”). However,...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500025Publication date: 14 January 2016
Pages566–569Objective: Preliminary findings are reported from a photovoice intervention, “Recovery Speaks,” to reduce primary care provider stigma in regard to people with mental illness and addiction. Methods: Twenty-seven primary care providers were recruited through ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500049Publication date: 14 February 2016
Pages570–573Objective: Despite a call for the reduction and ultimate elimination of the use of seclusion and restraint, research on reduction of these practices in behavioral programs has been limited. This study sought to examine the effectiveness of a modified ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500039Publication date: 01 February 2016
Pages574–577Objective: Mental health treatment approaches based on character strengths can be used to complement the traditional focus on functional impairment. The study tested use of a character strengths–based intervention to enhance the self-esteem and self-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500021Research & Services Partnerships
Publication date: 29 February 2016
Pages476–478This column describes the planning and implementation of an integrated behavioral health project which was facilitated and endorsed by a developing accountable health community, the Washtenaw Health Initiative (WHI). The WHI is a voluntary countywide ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600029Best Practices
Use of Peer Staff in a Critical Time Intervention for Frequent Users of a Psychiatric Emergency Room
Publication date: 14 January 2016
Pages479–481Project Connect, a clinical demonstration program developed in consultation with the New York State Office of Mental Health, adapted critical time intervention for frequent users of a large urban psychiatric emergency room (ER). Peer staff provided ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500503State Mental Health Policy
Publication date: 14 January 2016
Pages482–484Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs) are assuming increasing clinical responsibilities in the treatment of individuals with mental illness as the shortage of psychiatrists and their maldistribution continues to persist in the United ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500486Correction
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