Psychiatric Services
- Volume 70
- Number 11
- November 2019
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 05 August 2019
Pages976–982Objective: In 2016, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) began distributing video-enabled tablets to veterans with access barriers. This study evaluated the implementation of this initiative for veterans with mental health conditions, including the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900104Publication date: 22 August 2019
Pages983–991Objective: This qualitative study aimed to map the relevance of the experience sampling method (ESM) for psychiatric practice and identify barriers and facilitators for implementation, as perceived by patients and clinicians. Methods: Participants were 22 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900050Publication date: 30 July 2019
Pages992–999Objectives: The study examined rates, patterns, and correlates of drug treatment services use among adults with opioid use disorder compared with adults with other drug use disorders. Methods: Data were from the 2012–2013 National Epidemiologic Survey on ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900163Publication date: 12 August 2019
Pages1000–1005Objective: Despite the important impact of sexuality on quality of life in adults, there is a paucity of research on this topic for people with schizophrenia. This study examined predictors of sexual interest among adults with schizophrenia. Methods: Using ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800403Publication date: 05 August 2019
Pages1006–1012Objective: The Brief Jail Mental Health Screen (BJMHS) is widely used at intake in county jails to identify detainees who may have serious mental illness and who should be referred for further mental health evaluation. The BJMHS may be administered ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800377Publication date: 05 August 2019
Pages1013–1019Objective: The study examined whether comorbid low mental health functioning inflates the cost of treating a chronic disease. Methods: Data were from the 2015 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (N=33,893). Costs were estimated from medical records and self-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900098Publication date: 24 July 2019
Pages1020–1026Objective: This study examined the performance of health plans on two HEDIS measures: metabolic monitoring of children and adolescents prescribed an antipsychotic and use of first-line psychosocial care for children and adolescents prescribed an ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900089Publication date: 04 September 2019
Pages1027–1033Objective: Since 2010, the Affordable Care Act has required private health plans to extend dependent coverage to adults up to age 26. Because psychosis often begins in young adulthood, expanded private insurance benefits may affect early psychosis ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800492Publication date: 05 August 2019
Pages1034–1039Objective: This study investigated equity in enrollment in a Medicaid waiver program for early intensive behavioral intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods: State administrative, Medicaid, and U.S. Census data for children ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800479Brief Reports
Publication date: 24 July 2019
Pages1040–1043Objective: The authors sought to develop and validate a suite of dimensional measures of psychiatric syndromes for use in a criminal justice population. Methods: The previously validated Computerized Adaptive Test–Mental Health (CAT-MH) was administered to a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900038Publication date: 24 July 2019
Pages1044–1048Objective: Mental health courts provide an alternative to incarceration and address both mental health and criminal justice needs. Many individuals within these treatment courts also have co-occurring substance use disorders. This pilot study examined the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800570Publication date: 24 July 2019
Pages1049–1052Objective: This study examined the temporal sequencing of a first-recorded episode of homelessness and treatment for suicidal ideation or attempt. Methods: Data were from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Corporate Data Warehouse and contained medical ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800415Publication date: 30 July 2019
Pages1053–1056Objective: This study examined recent growth in demand for acute mental health and addiction (MHA) care in a large urban center and changes in patient flow following the expansion of a psychiatric emergency department (ED). Methods: A retrospective ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900112Open Forum
Publication date: 24 July 2019
Pages1058–1060Worldwide, nonsuicidal self-injury has emerged as a paramount concern given its associations with psychiatric difficulties and suicide risk. Despite many gains in the understanding of self-injury, there remain numerous unanswered questions in the field, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800488Personal Accounts
Integrated Care
Publication date: 27 August 2019
Pages1064–1067Conducting systematic case reviews (SCRs) is a critical skill for psychiatrists leveraging their expertise to provide collaborative care in a primary care setting; however, there is little literature to guide best practices for executing an SCR. This ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900085Global Mental Health Reforms
Publication date: 25 September 2019
Pages1068–1071Stigma and insufficient training contribute significantly to the substance use disorder pandemic. This 2014 study assessed the impact in Kenya of online competency-based courses on peer and mentor interactions, using NextGenU.org, the world’s only portal ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900201Letters
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