Psychiatric Services
- Volume 68
- Number 5
- May 2017
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 15 December 2016
Pages435–442Objective:The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) significantly changed regulations governing behavioral health benefits for large, commercially insured employers. Pre-MHPAEA, many plans covered only a specific number of behavioral ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600110Publication date: 17 January 2017
Pages443–448Objective:This research aimed to characterize HIV testing rates among Medicaid recipients with severe mental illness who received public specialty mental health services.Methods:This retrospective cohort study examined California Medicaid records from ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600248Publication date: 03 January 2017
Pages449–455Objective:The study compared distress levels among two groups of older adults who had been newly prescribed an antidepressant by their primary care physician, those with major depressive disorder (MDD) and those without MDD.Methods:This analysis used a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600197Publication date: 03 January 2017
Pages456–461Objective:Increasing evidence supports the effectiveness of comprehensive early intervention at first onset of psychotic symptoms. Implementation of early intervention programs will require population-based data on overall incidence of psychotic symptoms ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600257Publication date: 03 January 2017
Pages462–469Objective:Prescription opioid use disorder and overdose have emerged as significant public health challenges in the past 15 years. Little is known about public attitudes toward individuals who have developed a prescription opioid use disorder and whether ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600056Publication date: 03 January 2017
Pages470–475Objective:The study illustrates the use of approaches based on queuing theory to understand bottlenecks in patient flow. A queuing simulation was used to predict the potential benefits of additional clinical personnel on patient flow through a psychiatric ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600202Publication date: 03 January 2017
Pages476–481Objectives:The study examined whether staffing of Primary Care–Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) services in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health system is related to quality of depression care.Methods:Site surveys and administrative data from ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600186Publication date: 03 January 2017
Pages482–489Objective:Depression treatment can improve the health outcomes of elderly cancer survivors. There is a paucity of studies on the extent to which depression is treated among elderly cancer survivors. Therefore, this study estimated the rates of depression ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600190Publication date: 01 February 2017
Pages490–496Objectives:This study tested the hypothesis that poor organizational justice and collaboration among nurses are associated with increased stress among nurses, which, in turn, increases the likelihood of violent assaults by patients.Methods:A cross-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600171Publication date: 15 December 2016
Pages497–502Objective:Despite the high prevalence of mental disorders in Mexico, minimal mental health services are available and there are large gaps in mental health treatment. Community-based primary care settings are often the first contact between patients and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600141Brief Reports
Publication date: 15 December 2016
Pages512–515Objective:The study compared changes in rates of health insurance coverage, utilization and affordability of mental health services, and reported satisfaction with health coverage between 2013 and 2014 for people in moderate and severe psychological ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500544Publication date: 01 February 2017
Pages516–519Objective:This research examined the frequency of and characteristics associated with three forms of violence among persons with mental illness—violence directed at others, self-directed violence, and violence directed at them by others.Methods:Previously ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600135Publication date: 01 February 2017
Pages520–523Objective:This study explored patient perspectives of how online access to clinical notes (OpenNotes) within the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system may affect patients’ relationships with their mental health clinicians.Methods:Semistructured ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600168Publication date: 01 February 2017
Pages524–527Objective:The study examined inpatient treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD) when it is complicated by comorbid personality disorder.Methods:In this descriptive analysis of a large data sample from 2013 (German VIPP data set) of 58,913 cases from ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600192Open Forum
Publication date: 15 November 2016
Pages503–506Recent social changes and rising social inequality in the rural United States have affected the experience and meaning of mental illness and treatment seeking within rural communities. Rural Americans face serious mental health disparities, including ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600024Publication date: 15 November 2016
Pages507–511The purpose of this Open Forum is to detail the unique considerations present when using an interpreter in a forensic interview, including whether it is appropriate to take the case, the practical aspects of working with an interpreter, and whether the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600020Technology in Mental Health
Publication date: 17 April 2017
Pages427–429An increasingly large body of randomized controlled trials has demonstrated the efficacy of mental health technologies, such as Web-based and mobile interventions, to prevent and treat mental disorders and increase psychological well-being. However, there ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600541Integrated Care
Publication date: 15 December 2016
Pages430–432Integrating care pathways between primary and specialist mental health care is seen as integral to improving the health of people with mental illness. Multiple integration initiatives have been implemented, but few have tried to integrate care for people ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600095Personal Accounts
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