Psychiatric Services
- Volume 71
- Number 10
- October 2020
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 07 July 2020
Pages988–997Objective: This study aimed to estimate the cost-effectiveness of esketamine, a novel intranasally dosed antidepressant, for patients in the United States with treatment-resistant depression. Methods: A decision-analytic model parameterized with efficacy ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900625Publication date: 10 June 2020
Pages998–1004Objective: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) provides a continuum of care over the life course. Among U.S. adults, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia are associated with increased risk of dementia. To inform service planning, this study assessed the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900325Publication date: 24 June 2020
Pages1005–1010Objective: This study aimed to examine variability in pricing of generic antipsychotic medications in a diverse metropolitan area and to determine whether prices varied by pharmacy type. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted of pharmacy-level ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900319Publication date: 10 June 2020
Pages1011–1019Objective: Using benzodiazepines and opioids together substantially increases the risk of fatal overdose. Yet, concurrent benzodiazepine and opioid prescribing rates continue to increase amid the opioid overdose epidemic. Therefore, this study sought to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900446Publication date: 25 August 2020
Pages1020–1030Objective: The At Home/Chez Soi trial for homeless individuals with mental illness showed scattered-site Housing First with Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) to be more effective than treatment as usual. This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000029Publication date: 25 August 2020
Pages1031–1038Objective: Since late 2012, the Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Reporting (IPFQR) program of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has required inpatient psychiatric facilities to collect and publicly report a suite of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900360Publication date: 25 August 2020
Pages1039–1046Objective: Adults with serious mental illness have high rates of general medical comorbidity and encounter challenges in dealing with multiple health conditions. Chronic illness self-management programs may help them more effectively cope with comorbid ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000012Reviews & Overviews
Publication date: 03 September 2020
Pages1047–1064Objective: Research has suggested that some mental health professionals (MHPs) continue to hold stigmatized beliefs about persons with emotional distress. These beliefs may be amenable to contact-based interventions with similar peers. To inform future ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900606Brief Reports
Publication date: 25 August 2020
Pages1065–1068Objective: Practice innovation requires adequate organizational resources. Electronic health records (EHRs) are a key organizational resource affecting routine practice delivery, although their capacity to support practice innovation in mental health is ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900470Open Forum
Publication date: 12 August 2020
Pages1070–1074The global experience of the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented. The magnitude, pace, and uncertainty of the pandemic have taxed systems and catalyzed innovation in many fields, including behavioral health. Behavioral health leaders have absorbed changing ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000264Publication date: 04 August 2020
Pages1075–1077Many people with serious mental disorders want to work. Individual placement and support (IPS), an evidence-based program that helps such individuals find and maintain jobs of their choice, has spread steadily across the United States (which has more than ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900544State Mental Health Policy
Publication date: 03 June 2020
Pages1078–1081People with serious mental illness are at disproportionate risk of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality because of high rates of risk factors that directly parallel those related to poor coronavirus outcomes, including smoking, chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000244Personal Accounts
Integrated Care
Publication date: 10 June 2020
Pages1084–1087Efforts are underway to leverage the expertise of the limited psychiatric workforce by utilizing psychiatrists as consultants to primary care providers (PCPs). These approaches have demonstrated the potential to increase access to care by having PCPs ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000052Law & Psychiatry
Publication date: 01 October 2020
Pages1088–1090Specific guidance on how to manage COVID-19 in forensic psychiatric institutions is necessary because these settings differ substantially from both acute-care psychiatric hospitals and correctional institutions. The challenges raised by COVID-19 in these ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000584Research, Community, & Services Partnerships
Publication date: 01 October 2020
Pages1091–1094The Eleventh Judicial Circuit Criminal Mental Health Project (CMHP), a court-based jail diversion program, was established to divert individuals with serious mental illness from the criminal justice system into treatment and support services. The CMHP’s ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900572