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Psychiatric Services

  • Volume 69
  • Number 3
  • March 2018

Taking Issue

Reviews & Overviews

Publication date: 01 December 2017

Pages259–267

Objective: Although there is significant literature examining changes over time in the functional recovery of people with serious mental illnesses, relatively little is known about the longitudinal nature of person-oriented recovery. The purpose of this ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700058

Articles

Publication date: 01 December 2017

Pages281–285

Objective: Given low psychiatrist participation in insurance networks, this study examines how psychiatrists are reimbursed in network and out of network under commercial insurance relative to other providers for the same diagnoses and services. Methods: ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700271

Publication date: 15 November 2017

Pages286–292

Objective: Use of expert-led workshops plus consultation has been established as an effective strategy for training community mental health (CMH) clinicians in evidence-based practices (EBPs). Because of high rates of staff turnover, this strategy ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700029

Publication date: 15 November 2017

Pages293–299

Objective: This cross-sectional study assessed the impact of a peer-review program on the prevalence of pediatric antipsychotic use among Medicaid-insured youths in a Mid-Atlantic state. Methods: Medicaid claims (2010–2014) were assessed among continuously ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700177

Publication date: 15 November 2017

Pages300–307

Objectives: This study sought to identify whether pregnancy complications differ between women with and without a psychiatric disorder diagnosis prior to pregnancy. Methods: Women who gave birth between 2007 and 2009 in Pennsylvania and were enrolled in ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700097

Publication date: 01 December 2017

Pages308–314

Objective: Engagement rates in specialty mental health care for depression are suboptimal. This study examined the extent to which framing—by gain, by loss, or neutral— of health messages promotes appointment attendance among patients referred to specialty ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700251

Publication date: 15 December 2017

Pages315–321

Objective: The 2008 federal parity law and the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) sought to expand access to behavioral health services. There was concern that health plans might discourage enrollment by individuals with behavioral health conditions who tend ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700098

Publication date: 01 December 2017

Pages322–331

Objective: This study examined the association between race-ethnicity and patterns of medication gaps and discontinuities among Medicaid-insured children initiating pharmacotherapy for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Methods: Medicaid claims ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600469

Publication date: 15 November 2017

Pages332–337

Objective: This study examined associations of state-level Medicaid reimbursement and other policies and patient characteristics with receipt of mental health diagnostic and treatment services for beneficiaries with cancer. Methods: Data (2006–2008) from ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700024

Open Forum

Publication date: 01 November 2017

Pages338–340

In a demographic shift, older adults now comprise an increasing proportion of those receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) for opioid use disorder. A study of MMT recipients in New York City suggests that 13% of the population is over 60 years of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700137

Datapoints

Promoting High-Value Mental Health Care

Publication date: 16 January 2018

Pages251–253

In hospitals, use of constant observation (CO) causes significant economic burden without demonstrated reduction in adverse events. A novel quality improvement (QI) project was developed to reduce use of CO by integrating proactive behavioral health ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700456

Integrated Care

Publication date: 01 February 2018

Pages254–256

The American Psychiatric Association Integrated Care Workgroup recently convened an expert panel charged with addressing the role of psychiatry in improving the physical health of persons with serious mental illness. The group reviewed the peer-reviewed ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700359

Personal Accounts

Frontline Reports

Brief Reports

Publication date: 15 December 2017

Pages341–344

Objective: Little is known regarding treatment utilization among individuals meeting DSM-5 criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Methods: Data were analyzed from the third wave of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700021

Publication date: 15 December 2017

Pages345–348

Objective: This study developed clinical recommendations for the use of proven urine testing technologies to assess antipsychotic medication adherence among people with serious mental illness. Methods: Guided by the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method, ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700082

Publication date: 01 December 2017

Pages349–352

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness (compared with usual care) of a collaborative care model to treat community mental health center (CMHC) patients with psychosis and poorly controlled ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700153

Publication date: 15 November 2017

Pages353–357

Objective: Early hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge are common and costly. This research describes predictors of all-cause, 30-day hospital readmissions among persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), a group known to ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600534

Publication date: 01 November 2017

Pages358–361

Objective: This study described how families were involved in the RAISE Connection Program for clients with first-episode psychosis (FEP) and examined factors that predicted family involvement. Methods: Presence of family members at clinical visits for 65 ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700080

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