Psychiatric Services
- Volume 70
- Number 12
- December 2019
Taking Issue
Viewpoint
Articles
Publication date: 27 August 2019
Pages1082–1087Objective: Suicide screening followed by an intervention may identify suicidal individuals and prevent recurring self-harm, but few cost-effectiveness studies have been conducted. This study sought to determine whether the increased costs of implementing ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800445Publication date: 04 September 2019
Pages1088–1093Objective: Individuals with serious mental illness are overrepresented in correctional populations. However, little is known about the representation of persons with serious mental illness at earlier stages in the criminal justice process. This research ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800425Publication date: 27 August 2019
Pages1094–1100Objective: The risk of suicide is elevated in the days and weeks after discharge from a psychiatric hospitalization, and lack of treatment engagement posthospitalization is also associated with suicide. The authors sought to determine whether the Home-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900002Publication date: 16 September 2019
Pages1101–1109Objective: The study investigated factors associated with unmet need for dental care and oral health–related quality of life (OHQoL) among individuals with serious mental illness receiving outpatient care in a public mental health program serving a largely ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900111Publication date: 04 September 2019
Pages1110–1115Objective: The importance of building a strong treatment alliance is widely accepted and uncontroversial. Quantitative research suggests that coercive experiences during psychiatric treatment negatively affect the treatment alliance, but reveals little ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900132Publication date: 27 August 2019
Pages1116–1122Objective: The study examined factors associated with uptake of behavioral therapy among children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Methods: Insurance claims data from 2008–2014 (MarketScan) were reviewed to examine associations between ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800473Publication date: 27 August 2019
Pages1123–1129Objective: One way to boost the implementation of a recovery-oriented practice in psychiatric care may be by including outcome measures assessing recovery. However, the five core processes of personal recovery—connectedness, hope and optimism about the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900049Publication date: 10 September 2019
Pages1130–1137Over the past decade, the experimental therapeutics approach has gained currency as an organizing framework for research in mental health. However, examples of this approach outside of person-directed therapeutic and preventive interventions have been ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800577Reviews & Overviews
Publication date: 16 September 2019
Pages1138–1156Objective: Antipsychotic use is associated with elevated cardiometabolic risk. Guidelines for metabolic risk screening of individuals taking antipsychotics have been issued, but with little uptake into clinical practice. This review systematically assessed ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900108Brief Reports
Publication date: 22 August 2019
Pages1157–1160Objective: The purpose of this study was to understand the barriers and facilitators that affect engagement with Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) to implement medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in primary care settings. Methods: A ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900142Publication date: 12 August 2019
Pages1161–1163Objective: The purpose of this study was to conduct a secondary analysis of data from trials of problem-solving therapy in primary care (PST-PC) to examine differential outcomes by gender or race-ethnicity. Methods: The participants were 352 patients with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900100Open Forum
Forecast: Increasing Mental Health Consequences From Atlantic Hurricanes Throughout the 21st Century
Publication date: 12 August 2019
Pages1165–1167Global environmental climate change is altering the behavior of hurricanes. Hurricane seasons are becoming more active, generating storms that are ever more damaging to coastal and island communities. Exposure to hurricane hazards and experiencing ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900273Publication date: 10 September 2019
Pages1168–1171The number of people with opioid use disorder and the number of overdose deaths in the United States have increased dramatically over the past 20 years. U.S. Congress passed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, which was signed into law in 2018, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800582RESEARCH, COMMUNITY, & SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS
Publication date: 10 September 2019
Pages1172–1175Despite the tremendous growth of the peer specialist workforce in recent decades, significant ethical, political, and procedural challenges remain regarding recruitment and retention of peer staff. This column explores such challenges and potential ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800552Integrated Care
Publication date: 16 October 2019
Pages1176–1179A quality improvement project was delivered by a federally qualified health center to improve patient access to psychiatric services. The effort was supported by training and technical assistance provided by the American Psychiatric Association Support ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900222FRONTLINE REPORTS
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