Psychiatric Services
- Volume 68
- Number 12
- December 2017
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 01 August 2017
Pages1217–1224Objective: This study evaluated the impact of an integrated behavioral health home (BHH) pilot on adults with psychotic and bipolar disorders. Methods: Quasi-experimental methods were used to compare outcomes before (September 2014–August 2015) and after the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700063Publication date: 17 July 2017
Pages1225–1231Objective: This study examined the cost-effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that is tailored for adults with a co-occurring severe mental illness. Methods: Data were from a randomized ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600474Publication date: 17 July 2017
Pages1232–1238Objective: Individuals undergoing long-term psychiatric treatment frequently choose to stop taking psychiatric medications. To enhance service user choice and prevent undesirable outcomes, this first U.S. survey of a large sample of longer-term users ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700070Publication date: 03 July 2017
Pages1239–1246Objective: Although outpatient care within 30 days of mental health hospital discharge is an established quality indicator, little is known about the clinical implications of not receiving such care. This study evaluated whether receipt of outpatient care ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600498Publication date: 01 August 2017
Pages1247–1254Objectives: This study examined whether psychiatric patients assigned to community treatment orders (CTOs), outpatient commitment in Victoria, Australia, have a greater need for treatment to protect their health and safety than patients not assigned to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600161Publication date: 01 August 2017
Pages1255–1261Objective: This study assessed the contribution of a form of outpatient commitment—community treatment orders (CTOs)—to mortality risk and quality of life of patients with severe mental illness. Methods: Data (2000–2012) were obtained from the Australian ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600164Publication date: 17 July 2017
Pages1262–1270Objective: Community Partners in Care, a community-partnered, cluster-randomized trial with depressed clients from 93 Los Angeles health and community programs, examined the added value of a community coalition approach (Community Engagement and Planning [...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600488Publication date: 15 August 2017
Pages1271–1279Objective: The objective of this study was to examine whether and to what extent racial-ethnic differences exist in off-label use of antidepressant drugs by insurance type (Medicare, Medicaid, private coverage, and uninsured). Methods: Multiyear data (2000–...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600445Publication date: 01 September 2017
Pages1280–1287Objective: Second-generation antipsychotics increase the risk of diabetes and other metabolic conditions among individuals with schizophrenia. Although metabolic testing is recommended to reduce this risk, low testing rates have prompted concerns about ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500485Publication date: 01 September 2017
Pages1288–1295Objective: Exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) is highly prevalent among homeless individuals and is associated with negative consequences during homelessness. This study examined the effect of ACEs on the risk of criminal justice involvement ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600330Open Forum
Publication date: 17 July 2017
Pages1296–1298Current strategies for integrating general medical and behavioral health services focus primarily on improving the coordination of care and expanding team-based services. Absent from most discussion has been a focus on the workforces that provide the bulk ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600378Promoting High-Value Mental Health Care
Publication date: 15 September 2017
Pages1207–1209Contingency management (CM) is an evidence-based intervention that reinforces target behaviors of patients, such as abstinence from substance use. This column discusses the experiences and lessons learned at a large U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700242Economic Grand Rounds
Publication date: 15 November 2017
Pages1210–1212In 2009, Blue Cross–Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) implemented the alternative quality contract (AQC), which pays provider organizations a global payment for all services used by enrollees. BCBSMA claims for 2006–2011 were used to compare youths ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700143Research, Community, and Services Partnerships
Implementing Integrated Mental Health and Chaplain Care in a National Quality Improvement Initiative
Publication date: 01 December 2017
Pages1213–1215This column describes the development, implementation, and outcomes of a quality improvement learning collaborative that aimed to better integrate chaplaincy with mental health care services at 14 participating health care facilities evenly distributed ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700397Personal Accounts
Frontline Reports
Brief Reports
Publication date: 15 September 2017
Pages1299–1302Objective: This study explored the association of exposure to direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) with medication nonadherence among individuals with serious mental disorders. Methods: Results of an anonymous survey administered at an inner-city mental ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700035Publication date: 01 September 2017
Pages1303–1306Objective: This study characterizes telehealth claims for mental health and substance abuse (MH/SA) services by using national private claims data. Methods: Telehealth-related mental health service claims were identified with private claims data from 2009 to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700017Publication date: 15 September 2017
Pages1307–1311Objective: The effects of a comprehensive shared decision-making system based on the CommonGround approach and incorporating peer support and a computerized decision aid were investigated. Methods: A pilot randomized controlled trial with six-month follow-up ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600544Publication date: 01 September 2017
Pages1312–1314Objective: This study tested concordance between consumers’ and providers’ reports of personal goal setting and its relationship to self-reported goal attainment. Methods: Data are from the Israeli Psychiatric Rehabilitation Patient Reported Outcome ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600580Publication date: 01 November 2017
Pages1315–1320Objective: The effectiveness of community coalition building and program technical assistance was compared in implementation of collaborative care for depression among health care and community sector clients. Methods: In under-resourced communities, within ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700170Letters
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