Psychiatric Services
- Volume 70
- Number 6
- June 2019
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 27 March 2019
Pages442–449Objective: The mental health challenges of college students are a critical public health concern, and they may be exacerbated among racial and ethnic minority groups. Unfortunately, there is a lack of recent large-scale research on this topic. This study ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800388Publication date: 20 March 2019
Pages450–456Objective: Studies of patients in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health system and elsewhere have documented elevated mortality from suicide during a critical period within 30 to 90 days after discharge from inpatient mental health units. To ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800352Publication date: 07 March 2019
Pages457–464Objective: Research on hospitalizations related to self-injurious behavior and ideation among adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is limited. This study compared admissions, average length of stay, and costs of resources to deliver care for such ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800318Publication date: 10 April 2019
Pages465–473Objective: The 333 model is a radical redesign of acute mental health care. Time-limited inpatient pathways for assessment (≤3 days), treatment (≤3 weeks), and recovery (≤3 months) replaced traditional geographical-sector wards. By making beds available, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800284Publication date: 20 March 2019
Pages474–479Objective: The OpenNotes initiative encourages health care systems to provide patients online access to clinical notes. Some individuals have expressed concerns about use of OpenNotes in mental health care. This study evaluated changes in mental health ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800416Publication date: 20 March 2019
Pages480–487Objective: California’s Mental Health Services Act Prevention and Early Intervention funds provide a unique opportunity for counties to initiate programs focused on early intervention in mental health, including early psychosis. To explain the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800394Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 28 February 2019
Pages488–498Objective: A systematic review of studies of individual placement and support (IPS) for populations other than those with serious mental illness was conducted. Methods: The authors searched three electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus) for ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800464Brief Reports
Publication date: 07 March 2019
Pages499–502Objective: This study examined the availability of primary care and wellness services in community mental health centers (CMHCs) and outpatient mental health facilities (OMHFs). Methods: This study used data from the 2016 National Mental Health Services ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800448Publication date: 10 April 2019
Pages503–506Objective: Perinatal mental health is a major public health issue in the United States. Yet, much is unknown about unmet mental health care need among pregnant women with a major depressive episode and the reasons for unmet need. Methods: Using a nationally ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800433Publication date: 05 April 2019
Pages507–510Objective: This study examined whether mobile health (mHealth) affects the use of in-person services among people with serious mental illness. Methods: This randomized comparative effectiveness trial evaluated minutes of service use among 163 participants ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800542Commentary
Open Forum
Publication date: 10 April 2019
Pages514–517Coordinated specialty care (CSC) is a promising multielement treatment for the care of individuals experiencing the onset of schizophrenia. The community mental health block grant program has increased federal support for CSC programs. In order to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800585Promoting High-Value Mental Health Care
Publication date: 05 April 2019
Pages518–521Inpatient suicide is a common sentinel event. However, evidence supporting effective inpatient suicide prevention measures is currently lacking. In this project, health care failure mode and effect analysis was used in a general hospital quality ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700512Publication date: 05 April 2019
Pages522–525Large health care systems are seeking to reduce variation in care delivery and improve outcomes. This column describes the U.S. Army health care system’s transformation to a service line management model and the impact on behavioral health care between ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800343Personal Accounts
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