Psychiatric Services
- Volume 68
- Number 1
- January 2017
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 01 August 2016
Pages9–16Objective: This study compared trends in racial-ethnic disparities in mental health care access among whites, blacks, Hispanics, and Asians by using the Institute of Medicine definition of disparities as all differences except those due to clinical ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500453Publication date: 03 October 2016
Pages17–24Objective: The study examined the effectiveness of a perinatal collaborative care intervention in moderating the effects of adverse neonatal birth events on risks of postpartum depressive symptoms and impaired functioning among women of lower socioeconomic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600002Publication date: 01 September 2016
Pages25–32Objective: In 2008, Massachusetts Medicaid implemented a pediatric behavioral health (BH) screening mandate. This study conducted a population-level, longitudinal policy analysis to determine the impact of the policy on ambulatory, emergency, and inpatient ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500543Publication date: 01 August 2016
Pages33–40Objective: This study assessed the relationship of timeliness of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis with current use of ASD-related services in a nationally representative sample of U.S. children. Methods: The Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC’s) ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500549Publication date: 15 August 2016
Pages41–47Objective: Medications for treatment of substance use disorders are underutilized in treatment programs in the United States. Little is known about how insurance enrollment within states affects treatment program decisions about whether to offer ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500470Publication date: 01 August 2016
Pages48–55Objective: Information on prevalence and management of alcohol misuse among Afghanistan and Iraq veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI) is limited. This study compared rates of alcohol misuse and follow-up care—brief intervention (BI) and addiction ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500290Publication date: 15 July 2016
Pages56–62Objective: An estimated 6.5 million Americans engage in nonmedical use (NMU) of prescription medications. Physicians can be important targets for interventions to reduce NMU, but little is known about which individuals engaging in NMU receive medications ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500245Publication date: 15 August 2016
Pages63–69Objective: To promote integrated general medical care for individuals with serious mental illness, the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) established regulations allowing specialty mental health clinics to provide Medicaid-reimbursable health ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600104Publication date: 15 August 2016
Pages70–74Objective: YouTube (www.youtube.com) is the most popular video-sharing Web site on the Internet and is used by medical students as a source of information regarding mental health conditions, including schizophrenia. The accuracy and educational utility of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500541Publication date: 01 September 2016
Pages75–80Objective: The objective of this study was to determine whether patients with first-episode psychosis who were seeking treatment at a regional tertiary psychiatric facility for the first time would be more likely to attend their next scheduled clinic visit ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500514Publication date: 15 August 2016
Pages81–87Objective: Multiple treatment options are available for patients who do not respond to initial treatment for major depressive disorder. Previous results show that bupropion, sertraline, and venlafaxine are comparable in terms of therapeutic effectiveness ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500448Open Forum
Publication date: 15 August 2016
Pages88–91Self-direction has emerged worldwide as a promising practice for persons with serious mental health conditions and as a means toward creating more person-centered service systems. In self-direction, service users control an individualized budget, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600014Law & Psychiatry
Publication date: 01 December 2016
Pages3–5Under federal law, persons who have been involuntarily hospitalized for psychiatric reasons are permanently barred from gun possession. That policy was challenged in 2012 by a Michigan man who had been committed 25 years earlier and who was blocked in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.68102Economic Grand Rounds
Publication date: 17 October 2016
Pages6–8The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently completed an evaluation of the process by which representative payees are assigned. The SSA report is welcome, particularly for its focus on developing more accurate, real-world assessments of a person’s ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600428Brief Reports
Publication date: 01 September 2016
Pages92–95Objective: This study examined discharge planning practices by hospital providers for 17,053 psychiatric discharges in New York’s statewide Medicaid program. Methods: Claims data were linked to information reported to New York State by managed behavioral ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500552Publication date: 15 September 2016
Pages96–99Objective: Care for people with serious mental illness and diabetes is complicated by clinical heterogeneity. This cross-sectional analysis of 200 individuals with comorbid serious mental illness and diabetes explored differentiation between patient ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500554Publication date: 01 September 2016
Pages100–103Objective: This study tested the hypothesis that early detection of psychosis improves long-term vocational functioning through the prevention of negative symptom development. Methods: Generalized estimating equations and mediation analysis were conducted to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500451Departments
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