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Psychiatric Services

  • Volume 70
  • Number 8
  • August 2019

Taking Issue

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Articles

Publication date: 14 May 2019

Pages644–649

Objective: The New York City (NYC) Board of Health amended the city’s health code to require hospitals to report to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene when individuals ages 18–30 are hospitalized for first-episode psychosis (FEP). This study ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800385

Publication date: 10 April 2019

Pages657–664

Objective: Childhood psychiatric disorders affect current functioning and predispose individuals to more severe adult mental health problems. Provider survey research has suggested that children’s mental health problems are increasing; observed changes may ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800101

Publication date: 29 May 2019

Pages665–673

Objective: Early intervention programs for first-episode psychosis (FEP) require population-based methods to identify individuals with FEP. This study adapted a previously published method to estimate incidence of first psychotic diagnosis in a state ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900033

Publication date: 30 April 2019

Pages674–680

Objective: Psychosocial rehabilitation has been established as a critical component of client-centered recovery-oriented services for people with serious mental illness. Despite its importance, the implementation of mental health rehabilitation services in ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800549

Publication date: 06 May 2019

Pages681–688

Objective: Opioid analgesics can be safe and effective when used properly. Reducing prescriptions that increase adverse outcomes is a focus for addressing the opioid crisis. In this study, the rate of potentially problematic opioid prescriptions was ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800555

Publication date: 23 April 2019

Pages689–695

Objective: Research has suggested that individuals with serious mental illnesses are not as physically healthy as the general population and are more likely to experience physical illnesses such as diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular and respiratory ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800407

Publication date: 14 May 2019

Pages696–702

Objective: Patient activation involves patients’ ability and motivation to communicate about their health and health care. Research has demonstrated that clinician or patient interventions may improve patient activation. This study explored the degree to ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800216

Reviews and Overviews

Publication date: 30 April 2019

Pages714–727

Objective: The Social Security Administration’s Representative Payment Program appoints payees as financial managers for individuals determined incapable of managing their funds. The aim is to afford stability and increase clients’ ability to meet health ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800320

Brief Reports

Publication date: 30 April 2019

Pages728–731

Objective: This study examined data on acute (i.e., within 30 days) increases in suicides, help and information seeking, and service capacity after a celebrity suicide. Methods: Daily suicide data, call volume to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900007

Publication date: 26 April 2019

Pages732–735

Objective: A randomized controlled trial was conducted to examine the effectiveness of an Internet-based educational intervention plus a peer support–moderated listserv for improving parenting skills and coping and reducing parental stress among mothers ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800391

Open Forum

Publication date: 14 May 2019

Pages737–739

There is an increasing focus on physician wellness as an indicator of health system quality, and terms related to wellness, such as “burnout” and “resilience,” have blossomed in the international discourse. An emphasis on the current concept of resilience ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800477

Global Mental Health Reforms

Publication date: 12 June 2019

Pages740–743

The crisis intervention team (CIT) model was developed in the United States to align law enforcement goals with those of mental health advocates and service users. Liberia is the first low-income country where CIT has been implemented. After preliminary ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800510

Research, Community, & Services Partnerships

Publication date: 05 July 2019

Pages744–746

To expand access to mental health treatment in an underserved area, the University of Washington (UW) and Dayton General Hospital (DGH) entered into a partnership to provide comprehensive telepsychiatry services to individuals living in rural Columbia ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800587

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