Psychiatric Services
- Volume 67
- Number 7
- July 2016
This Month’s Highlights
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 29 February 2016
Pages710–717Objectives: Community mental health clinics are increasingly utilizing independent contractors to provide clinical services. At the same time, many organizations are participating in initiatives intended to increase implementation of evidence-based ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500234Publication date: 15 March 2016
Pages718–727Objective: Over the past decade, there has been growing recognition of the mental health consequences associated with deployment and service by military service personnel. This study examined potential barriers to mental health care faced by members of the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500237Publication date: 01 April 2016
Pages728–734Objective: Most depression among older adults is treated in primary care, and many patients do not adhere to medication treatment. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has recently introduced initiatives to address such treatment gaps. This study ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500120Publication date: 01 April 2016
Pages735–742Objective: This study evaluated the six-month outcomes of incorporating the principles of supported employment, specifically Individual Placement and Support (IPS), into the About Face program, an existing standardized group-based vocational program for ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500058Publication date: 29 February 2016
Pages743–748Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess trends in health care utilization among adults with serious psychological distress (SPD) from 2003 to 2014 and compare utilization patterns between adults with and without SPD. Methods: The study sample came ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500221Publication date: 15 April 2016
Pages749–757Objective: The objective of this study was to characterize racial-ethnic variation in diagnoses and treatment of mental disorders in large not-for-profit health care systems. Methods: Participating systems were 11 private, not-for-profit health care ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500217Receipt of Depression Treatment From General Medical Providers and Specialty Mental Health Providers
Publication date: 15 March 2016
Pages758–765Objective: This study compared sociodemographic characteristics and health conditions of adults with a major depressive episode who received treatment from general medical providers or specialty mental health providers. Methods: The sample included 17,700 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500113Publication date: 15 March 2016
Pages766–770Objective: Attenuated psychosis syndrome (APS) has recently been included in the appendix of DSM-5 as a condition for further study. This study compared public stigma associated with four mental health conditions among study participants in Hong Kong. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500156Publication date: 29 February 2016
Pages771–778Objective: This study examined the role of static indicators and proximal, clinically relevant indicators in the prediction of short-term community violence in a large, heterogeneous sample of adults with mental illnesses. Methods: Data were pooled from five ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500259Publication date: 29 February 2016
Pages779–783Objective: There is increasing attention to diversity in psychiatric services and widespread recognition of the mental health implications of stigma for individuals from sexual or gender minority groups. However, these areas remain markedly underdeveloped ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500209Brief Reports
Publication date: 01 April 2016
Pages787–789Objective: This study examined mental health service use, by service type, of adolescents ages 12–17. Methods: Data were from approximately 113,000 adolescents who participated in the 2008–2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an annual nationally ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400196Publication date: 01 February 2016
Pages790–793Objective: The authors measured use of mental health services among young people before and during incarceration. Methods: Administrative data were used to describe mental health services received by 13,919 youths and young adults (ages 12–24) while ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500085Publication date: 29 February 2016
Pages794–797Objective: In light of the national trend toward integrating mental and general medical care, this study examined disparities in diabetes treatment among Medicaid recipients in a nonintegrated, managed care behavioral health carve-out system. Methods: A ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500060Publication date: 01 April 2016
Pages798–802Objective: This study aimed to assess provider attitudes about glucose testing for adults prescribed second-generation antipsychotic medication. Methods: Missouri Medicaid prescribers of antipsychotics in 2011 were surveyed (N=924, 25% response rate). ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500181Publication date: 14 February 2016
Pages803–806Objective: This study considered various factors as predictors of antidepressant adherence over time as assessed by self-report and medication possession ratios (MPRs) derived from administrative pharmacy data. Methods: Adherence was assessed at six and 12 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400568Publication date: 14 February 2016
Pages807–810Objective: This study examined the demographic, diagnostic, and service characteristics of veterans who received services for “other psychological or physical stress, not elsewhere classified” (ICD-9-CM V62.89) in the month following a suicide attempt. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500302Open Forum
Publication date: 15 March 2016
Pages784–786Debate surrounding assisted outpatient treatment has mostly focused on issues of due process, cost-effectiveness, and efficacy as measured by readmission and incarceration rates. Less attention has been paid to whether long-term use of antipsychotic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500408Law & Psychiatry
Publication date: 01 July 2016
Pages704–706When Social Security beneficiaries are incapable of managing their benefits, the agency can appoint a representative payee to administer benefits on their behalf. A committee of the Institute of Medicine was asked by the Social Security Administration to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600196Best Practices
Publication date: 15 March 2016
Pages707–709Cognitive remediation (CR) is a psychosocial therapy that seeks to restore patients’ cognitive abilities by providing strategies to improve functioning in cognitive domains and helping them transfer acquired capabilities to everyday life. Since 2008, CR ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600033Letters
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