Psychiatric Services
- Volume 69
- Number 10
- October 2018
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 25 July 2018
Pages1062–1068Objective: Many adults with serious mental illness are sedentary and experience significant medical illness burden. This study examined the effectiveness of online weight management with peer coaching (WebMOVE) for increasing general physical activity ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700391Publication date: 03 August 2018
Pages1069–1074Objective: This study assessed whether peer-staffed crisis respite centers implemented in New York City in 2013 as an alternative to hospitalization reduced emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, and Medicaid expenditures for individuals ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700451Publication date: 09 August 2018
Pages1075–1080Objective: This study examined whether implementing a whole health care model in a community mental health center reduced the use of acute care services and total Medicare expenditures. The whole health care model embedded monitoring of overall health and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700450Publication date: 25 July 2018
Pages1081–1086Objective: Information sharing between mental health providers (MHPs) and primary care providers (PCPs) is important for persons with mental illnesses. The authors determined the level of information continuity between MHPs who saw a patient for a new ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800025Publication date: 03 August 2018
Pages1087–1094Objective: The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with the occurrence of adverse events (AEs) or medical errors (MEs) during inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations. Methods: A full-probability random sample of 4,371 charts from 14 inpatient ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800110Open Forum
Publication date: 20 August 2018
Pages1095–1097Cognitive impairments and negative symptoms in schizophrenia are associated with poorer outcomes and are typically resistant to pharmacological interventions. However, these features can vary dramatically in their level of expression, and they can improve ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800073Viewpoint
Datapoints
Culture & Mental Health Services
Publication date: 25 July 2018
Pages1050–1052Ways of dealing with bereavement and grief are influenced by the norms of one’s cultural identity. Cultural assessment of bereavement and grief is therefore needed for a comprehensive evaluation of grief-related psychopathology and for negotiating ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700422Promoting High-Value Mental Health Care
Publication date: 25 July 2018
Pages1053–1055Psychiatric inpatient units in the United Kingdom have been criticized for having falling bed numbers, staff shortages, and brief compulsory admissions. This column describes the impact over 10 years of a voluntary U.K. quality improvement program to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700567Economic Grand Rounds
Publication date: 03 August 2018
Pages1056–1058As financing mental health care is becoming more challenging, governments are progressively introducing new remuneration systems. At the beginning of 2018, Switzerland introduced TARPSY, a new tariff system based on diagnosis-related psychiatric cost ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800233Law & Psychiatry
Publication date: 01 October 2018
Pages1059–1061Courts routinely order defendants into treatment for substance use, requiring them to remain abstinent. A recent Massachusetts challenge to this practice claimed holding offenders responsible for behavior they could not control was unfair. Had the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800357Frontline Reports
Brief Reports
Publication date: 09 July 2018
Pages1098–1100Objective: This study examined national patterns, predictors, and trends in depression screening among adults without a diagnosis of depression in the United States. Methods: A cross-sectional design utilizing pooled data from the National Ambulatory Medical ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700439Publication date: 09 July 2018
Pages1101–1104Objective: The majority of children who initially engage in mental health treatment in the United States drop out prematurely, a problem further exacerbated among children living in poverty. This study examined the relationships between sociodemographic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700317Publication date: 09 July 2018
Pages1105–1108Objectives: This study sought to characterize primary sources of behavioral health research and dissemination preferences of state legislators and assess differences by political party. Methods: A 2017 cross-sectional survey of state legislators (N=475) ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800153Publication date: 09 August 2018
Pages1109–1112Objective: Nonengagement rates in specialty mental health care are high. This study examined the extent to which varying the message frame of appointment reminder letters was associated with attendance rates in specialty mental health appointments. Methods: ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.2018000562018 APA Psychiatric Services Achievement Awards
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