Psychiatric Services
- Volume 70
- Number 4
- April 2019
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 11 January 2019
Pages262–270Objective: Rates and determinants of pharmacological and psychotherapy use were assessed after a major depressive disorder diagnosis. Methods: In a retrospective claims study that included 2007–2016 records from the IBM MarketScan research databases, use of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800275Publication date: 03 January 2019
Pages271–278Objective: The study examined the availability and characteristics of assertive community treatment (ACT) programs across mental health treatment facilities in the United States. Methods: Prevalence and correlates of facilities that reported offering ACT, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700561Publication date: 03 January 2019
Pages279–286Objective: Youth depression can be prevented, yet few programs are offered. Decision makers lack cost information. This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral prevention program (CBP) versus usual care. Methods: A cost-effectiveness ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800144Publication date: 29 January 2019
Pages287–293Objective: This study evaluated the effects of the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008 on the use of outpatient and clinic-based mental health services and spending on those services. Methods: Data came from the 2005–2013 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800313Publication date: 13 February 2019
Pages294–301Objective: Safe consumption sites enable use of preobtained drugs in hygienic settings where trained staff are available to respond to overdoses and connect individuals with health and social services. This study examined efforts to advance policies to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800398Publication date: 05 February 2019
Pages302–308Objective: Given the benefits of early intervention for psychosis and the social disengagement of youths not in education, employment, or training (NEET), this study sought to examine how being vocationally inactive (NEET) affects engagement in early ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800319Publication date: 17 January 2019
Pages309–315Objective: Although Housing First is the primary service model for housing chronically homeless adults, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) serves a heterogeneous population of homeless veterans and operates a continuum of models. This study examined ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800393Publication date: 29 January 2019
Pages316–323Objective: The REHABase project is a French observational, prospective, and multicenter cohort study of serious mental illness and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), launched in 2016 for a planned minimum duration of 15 years. The aim is to characterize the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800420Reviews & Overviews
Publication date: 17 January 2019
Pages324–328In 2010, the American Medical Association developed policies regarding professionalism in the use of social media, but it did not present specific ethical guidelines on targeted Internet searches for information about a patient or the patient’s family ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800495Brief Reports
Publication date: 29 January 2019
Pages329–332Objective: Children and adolescents with diagnosed mental disorders may require developmentally tailored interventions. However, little is known about the difference in mental health treatment utilization among children by age group and health insurance ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800428Publication date: 13 February 2019
Pages333–336Objective: Peer specialists are individuals with behavioral disorders who complete training to use their experiences to help others with similar disorders. Recent analyses have suggested that greater engagement with peer specialist services is associated ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800368Publication date: 17 January 2019
Pages337–341Objective: The study examined lifetime use of mental health services among children diagnosed as having mental disorders in two major cities in Brazil and identified characteristics associated with unmet need. Methods: The data were collected as part of the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800389Datapoints
Personal Accounts
Technology in Mental Health
Publication date: 20 February 2019
Pages346–349An unprecedented amount of clinical information is now available via electronic health records (EHRs). These massive data sets have stimulated opportunities to adapt computational approaches to track and identify target areas for quality improvement in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800401Law & Psychiatry
Publication date: 07 March 2019
Pages350–352What degree of responsibility do universities have to prevent student suicide or violence on campus? This question was the focus of two recent state supreme court decisions, in Massachusetts and in California. Looking to legal rules that define when ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900060Frontline Reports
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