Psychiatric Services
- Volume 67
- Number 8
- August 2016
This Month’s Highlights
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 15 March 2016
Pages835–841Objective: This study examined postrelease patterns of Medicaid coverage and use of services among persons with severe mental illness who were referred for expedited Medicaid enrollment before their release from state prisons, county jails, and psychiatric ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500306Publication date: 15 March 2016
Pages842–849Objective: This study investigated whether Washington State’s 2006 policy of expediting Medicaid enrollment for offenders with severe mental illness released from state prisons increased Medicaid access and use of community mental health services while ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500305Publication date: 15 April 2016
Pages850–857Objective: There is widespread belief that people with mental disorders are overrepresented in police encounters. The prevalence of such interactions is used as evidence of extensive problems in our health care and social support systems. The goal of this ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500312Publication date: 15 April 2016
Pages858–863Objective: Crisis plans are a type of psychiatric advance statement (PAS) that describe how to recognize early signs of a psychiatric crisis and how to handle crisis situations. Although PASs may help reduce the occurrence of crises, their implementation ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400495Publication date: 01 April 2016
Pages864–869Objective: Implementations of evidence-based mental health practices often disappear quickly, and few studies have examined sustainment. Since 2001, the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) learning community has promoted dissemination, implementation, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500301Publication date: 01 April 2016
Pages870–877Objective: The objective of this study was to identify individual- and program-level characteristics associated with veterans’ ability to move into permanent housing following receipt of a housing voucher and to identify factors associated with more rapid ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500248Publication date: 15 March 2016
Pages878–882Objective: The study sought to identify the extent to which posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnoses are recorded in the electronic health record (EHR) in Army behavioral health clinics and to assess clinicians’ reasons for not recording them and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500292Publication date: 01 April 2016
Pages883–889Objective: Self-directed care (SDC) offers flexibility in and control over mental health services. This study examined the types of goods and services that individuals with serious mental illness request in an SDC intervention. Methods: Data were from a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500311Publication date: 01 April 2016
Pages890–897Objective: Unmet need for mental health treatment among college students is a significant public health issue. Despite having access to campus mental health providers and insurance to cover services, many college students do not receive necessary services. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500307Publication date: 15 April 2016
Pages898–903Objective: The study evaluated trends in the off-label use of second-generation antipsychotics in the Medicare population, a practice that has been identified as lacking adequate supporting evidence for many indications. Methods: Medicare claims data from ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500316Brief Reports
Publication date: 15 April 2016
Pages908–911Objective: The study examined the association of insurance type with access to and utilization of essential health services among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods: Multivariate logistic regressions were used to illustrate the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500206Publication date: 02 May 2016
Pages912–915Objective: Emerging evidence suggests that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be diagnosed by age 18 months and that early intensive behavioral intervention positively affects ASD core deficits. This pilot randomized controlled trial examined the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500162Publication date: 01 April 2016
Pages916–919Objective: This study examined relationships between various measures of the severity of child maltreatment and expenditures on psychotropic drugs among children in the welfare system. Methods: Child participants (N=4,453) in the first National Survey of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500211Publication date: 01 April 2016
Pages920–923Objectives: Prior research found preliminary effectiveness for Burnout Reduction: Enhanced Awareness, Tools, Handouts, and Education (BREATHE), a daylong workshop for reducing burnout among behavioral health providers. Using a longer follow-up compared ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500220Publication date: 15 March 2016
Pages924–927Objective: This study examined mental health service use among three groups of young adults with assessed psychological distress: no perceived need for treatment, reported unmet need, and received treatment. Methods: Data came from participants ages 18 to 25 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500230Open Forum
Publication date: 15 March 2016
Pages904–907The term “deprescribing,” initially coined in geriatric medicine, describes a process of pharmacologic regimen optimization through reduction or cessation of medications for which benefits no longer outweigh risks. Burgeoning rates of polypharmacy, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500359Best Practices
Publication date: 15 April 2016
Pages824–826Most women with perinatal depression do not receive depression treatment. The authors describe the development and beta testing of a new program, PRogram In Support of Moms (PRISM), to improve treatment of perinatal depression in obstetric practices. A ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600049Integrated Care
Publication date: 01 April 2016
Pages827–829Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) provide comprehensive care to underserved and disadvantaged populations. FQHCs now comprise the largest primary care network in the United States. Currently, many FQHCs provide limited access to psychiatric ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500419Research & Services Partnerships
Publication date: 01 April 2016
Pages830–832The Mental Health Research Network (MHRN), funded by the National Institute of Mental Health to serve as a national laboratory to improve mental health care, includes researchers embedded in 13 health systems in 15 states. This column describes practice ...
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