Psychiatric Services
- Volume 68
- Number 4
- April 2017
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 15 November 2016
Pages324–329Objective: The study objective was to elucidate coping strategies utilized by individuals recovered from schizophrenia. Methods: This qualitative study enrolled individuals with schizophrenia who had reached a level of recovery defined by their occupational ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600031Publication date: 15 November 2016
Pages330–336Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of the Virtual Hope Box (VHB), a smartphone app to improve stress coping skills, suicidal ideation, and perceived reasons for living among patients at elevated risk of suicide and self-harm. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600283Publication date: 01 December 2016
Pages337–344Objectives: International suicide prevention strategies recommend providing support to families bereaved by suicide. The study objectives were to measure the proportion of cases in which psychiatric professionals contact next of kin after a patient’s ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600004Publication date: 15 November 2016
Pages345–352Objective: School-based interventions for preadolescents provide the opportunity, in a ubiquitous institutional setting, to attack stigmatizing attitudes before they are firmly entrenched, and thus they may reduce mental illness stigma in the overall ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600052Publication date: 15 November 2016
Pages353–359Objective: Quality improvement interventions for depression care have been shown to be effective for improving quality of care and depression outcomes in settings with primarily insured patients. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600187Publication date: 01 December 2016
Pages360–367Objective: This community-based randomized controlled trial was carried out to test the Ending Self-Stigma (ESS) psychoeducational intervention, which is designed to help adults with serious mental illnesses reduce internalization of mental illness stigma ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600037Publication date: 15 November 2016
Pages368–374Objective: This study examined use of depression care provided by faith-based organizations (FBOs) by African Americans and Hispanics and factors associated with the receipt of such care, including mental illness severity and use of traditional mental ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500318Publication date: 01 December 2016
Pages375–383Objective: This study compared characteristics and outcomes between veterans who participated in veterans treatment courts (VTCs) and veterans involved in criminal justice who participated in other treatment courts (TCs) or who participated in neither VTCs ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600233Publication date: 01 December 2016
Pages384–389Objective: Research has consistently shown that incarcerated women experience mental illness at disproportionate rates and heavily use psychiatric medication. This study examined factors related to incarcerated women’s experiences and beliefs about ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600078Publication date: 15 November 2016
Pages390–395Objective: This study used administrative data to identify characteristics of frequent users of Singapore’s largest specialized psychiatric emergency department (ED). Qualitative interviews were conducted to understand staff opinions of frequent visitors. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600165Open Forum
Publication date: 15 September 2016
Pages396–399Veterans with mental health conditions that were either caused or aggravated by their military service are eligible to receive service-connected disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The process of applying for service connection ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500533Publication date: 15 September 2016
Pages400–404The separation of addiction care from the general medical care system has a negative impact on patients’ receipt of high-quality medical care. Clinical and policy-level strategies to improve the coordination of addiction care and general medical care ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600070Law & Psychiatry
Publication date: 15 February 2017
Pages315–317Laws permitting physician-assisted death in the United States currently are limited to terminal conditions. Canada is considering whether to extend the practice to encompass intractable suffering caused by mental disorders, and the question inevitably ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700013State Mental Health Policy
Publication date: 15 December 2016
Pages318–320OnTrackNY is a coordinated specialty care program that delivers early intervention services to youths experiencing a first episode of nonaffective psychosis. Treatment aims to help individuals improve their mental health and achieve personal goals related ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600512Research, Community, & Services Partnerships
Publication date: 01 December 2016
Pages321–323Medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) represent an innovative service model in which lawyers are integrated into health care teams to address diverse legal problems that affect vulnerable populations. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) operates the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600486Frontline Reports
Brief Reports
Publication date: 15 November 2016
Pages405–407Objective: The Mental Health Environment of Care Checklist (MHEOCC) has been reported to be effective in decreasing suicide on inpatient mental health units. The authors sought to examine whether the effect of the MHEOCC was sustained. Methods: Root cause ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600080Publication date: 15 December 2016
Pages408–410Objective: This study compared characteristics of visits to emergency rooms (ERs) for mental and substance use disorders and for physical health conditions to establish a baseline against which to measure changes after full implementation of the Affordable ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600125Publication date: 01 December 2016
Pages411–414Objective: This study examined barriers facing parents who seek outpatient psychiatric care in a large state system for adolescents with depression. Methods: A total of 264 outpatient facilities licensed to treat youths in New York were contacted by using a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600111Publication date: 15 November 2016
Pages415–418Objective: This study examined the effects of a three-month Family-to-Family (FTF) Education Program on expressed emotion and subjective knowledge about mental illness among relatives of Mexican patients with severe mental disorders. Methods: A total of 230 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500457