Psychiatric Services
- Volume 70
- Number 7
- July 2019
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 27 March 2019
Pages538–544Objective: Despite the potential benefits of mobile mental health apps, real-world results indicate engagement issues because of low uptake and sustained use. This review examined how studies have measured and reported on user engagement indicators (UEIs) ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800519Publication date: 05 April 2019
Pages545–552Objective: Brief telephone follow-up for a patient with suicidal tendencies after he or she has been discharged from an emergency room or hospital has been shown to decrease subsequent suicide attempts. However, despite the high rate of suicidal behavior ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800421Publication date: 10 April 2019
Pages553–560Objective: This observational study examined the association between patient outcomes at 39 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs residential treatment programs for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the degree of adoption of two evidence-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800338Publication date: 05 April 2019
Pages561–568Objective: Social media may afford new opportunities to enhance mental health services; however, privacy risks have received less attention. This study explored privacy risks of using social media for reasons related to mental health from the perspectives ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800520Publication date: 14 May 2019
Pages569–577Objective: Despite treatment advances in other domains, inpatient psychiatric hospitalization rates for individuals with first-episode psychosis remain high. Even with early intervention services, a third or more of individuals are hospitalized over the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800511Publication date: 17 April 2019
Pages578–585Objective: This study examined the mental health status, need for services, and unmet need of community-dwelling Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders (NHPI). Methods: Survey data were collected from 223 NHPI adults of Samoan or Marshallese heritage. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800455Publication date: 29 May 2019
Pages586–595Objective: Nonincarcerated (community-supervised) youths who are first-time offenders have high rates of mental and substance use disorders. However, little is known about their use of psychiatric services (mental health and substance use) or factors ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800322Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 17 April 2019
Pages596–603Objective: Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides protection against discrimination on the basis of disability. This article explores how the courts have dealt with provisions limiting these protections for persons with substance use ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800574Brief Reports
Publication date: 26 April 2019
Pages604–607Objective: This study analyzed effectiveness of screening, referrals, and treatment uptake of a collaborative care for depression intervention across 10 primary care clinics in Chicago. Methods: Between November 2016 and December 2017, patients (N=25,369) ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800257Publication date: 17 April 2019
Pages608–612Objective: This study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of psychoeducation plus an automated text messaging intervention (Individualized Texting for Adherence Building–Cardiovascular [iTAB-CV]) to improve adherence to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800482Publication date: 23 April 2019
Pages613–616Objective: Emergency department (ED) use has increased disproportionately for pediatric psychiatric care. This study aimed to identify predictors of ED use within 30 days of discharge from a pediatric psychiatric hospitalization. Methods: ED use was assessed ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800441Publication date: 30 April 2019
Pages617–620Objective: The study examined whether the use of opioid agonist therapy (OAT) for treatment of opioid use disorder in specialty substance use treatment settings increased following Medicaid expansion. Methods: Administrative data on 943,430 admissions from ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900025Law & Psychiatry
Publication date: 01 July 2019
Pages622–624As death row prisoners age, a new set of issues arises regarding their competence to be executed. Can a prisoner with dementia who no longer remembers the crime be put to death? What if the dementia has progressed to the point that the prisoner no longer ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.70706State Mental Health Policy
Publication date: 06 May 2019
Pages625–628In 2018, Governor Cuomo tasked the Department of Health (DOH) with studying the anticipated impact of legalizing recreational marijuana use in New York State. DOH concluded that the positive effects of a regulated marijuana market outweighed the potential ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900030Commentary
Research, Community, & Services Partnerships
Publication date: 21 May 2019
Pages631–634About 20% of students in U.S. communities have diagnoses of emotional and behavioral disturbances. Even when mental health services are in place, students and teachers often struggle in the classroom. In this column, the authors describe a partnership ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800429Frontline Reports
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