Psychiatric Services
- Volume 69
- Number 3
- March 2018
Taking Issue
Reviews & Overviews
Publication date: 01 December 2017
Pages259–267Objective: 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.201700058Publication date: 01 November 2017
Pages268–273Children stand to lose if the federal government follows through on threats to cut funding for critical safety-net programs that have long supported families and communities. Although cuts directly targeting children’s mental health are a great concern, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700126Articles
Publication date: 15 November 2017
Pages274–280Objective: Medicaid beneficiaries with severe mental illnesses are a financially disadvantaged group with high rates of smoking and poor cessation outcomes. This study examined whether abstinence-contingent monetary incentives improved outcomes when added ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700245Publication date: 01 December 2017
Pages281–285Objective: 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.201700271Publication date: 15 November 2017
Pages286–292Objective: 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.201700029Publication date: 15 November 2017
Pages293–299Objective: 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.201700177Publication date: 15 November 2017
Pages300–307Objectives: 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.201700097Publication date: 01 December 2017
Pages308–314Objective: 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.201700251Publication date: 15 December 2017
Pages315–321Objective: 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.201700098Publication date: 01 December 2017
Pages322–331Objective: 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.201600469Publication date: 15 November 2017
Pages332–337Objective: 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.201700024Open Forum
Publication date: 01 November 2017
Pages338–340In 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.201700137Datapoints
Promoting High-Value Mental Health Care
Publication date: 16 January 2018
Pages251–253In 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.201700456Integrated Care
Publication date: 01 February 2018
Pages254–256The 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.201700359Personal Accounts
Frontline Reports
Brief Reports
Publication date: 15 December 2017
Pages341–344Objective: 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.201700021Publication date: 15 December 2017
Pages345–348Objective: 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.201700082Publication date: 01 December 2017
Pages349–352Objective: 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.201700153Publication date: 15 November 2017
Pages353–357Objective: 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.201600534Publication date: 01 November 2017
Pages358–361Objective: 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.201700080Past Issues
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