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Psychiatric Services

  • Volume 68
  • Number 12
  • December 2017

Taking Issue

Articles

Publication date: 01 August 2017

Pages1217–1224

Objective: 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.201700063

Publication date: 17 July 2017

Pages1225–1231

Objective: 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.201600474

Publication date: 17 July 2017

Pages1232–1238

Objective: 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.201700070

Publication date: 03 July 2017

Pages1239–1246

Objective: 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.201600498

Publication date: 01 August 2017

Pages1247–1254

Objectives: 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.201600161

Publication date: 01 August 2017

Pages1255–1261

Objective: 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.201600164

Publication date: 15 August 2017

Pages1271–1279

Objective: 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.201600445

Publication date: 01 September 2017

Pages1280–1287

Objective: 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.201500485

Publication date: 01 September 2017

Pages1288–1295

Objective: 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.201600330

Open Forum

Publication date: 17 July 2017

Pages1296–1298

Current 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.201600378

Promoting High-Value Mental Health Care

Publication date: 15 September 2017

Pages1207–1209

Contingency 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.201700242

Economic Grand Rounds

Publication date: 15 November 2017

Pages1210–1212

In 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.201700143

Research, Community, and Services Partnerships

Personal Accounts

Frontline Reports

Brief Reports

Publication date: 15 September 2017

Pages1299–1302

Objective: 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.201700035

Publication date: 01 September 2017

Pages1303–1306

Objective: 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.201700017

Publication date: 15 September 2017

Pages1307–1311

Objective: 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.201600544

Publication date: 01 September 2017

Pages1312–1314

Objective: 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.201600580

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