Psychiatric Services
- Volume 71
- Number 3
- March 2020
Taking Issue
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Publication date: 04 December 2019
Pages221–227Objective: Psychiatric staff are exposed to critical events (e.g., violence, physical threats) in the workplace and thus are at risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The authors examined the prevalence of PTSD symptoms among psychiatric hospital ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900226Publication date: 18 December 2019
Pages228–235Objective: Early intervention programs are designed to address the needs of youths experiencing first-episode psychosis (FEP). Washington State developed New Journeys, a network of coordinated specialty care programs for FEP. In this study, the authors ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900199Publication date: 20 November 2019
Pages236–242Objective: This cross-sectional study examined the relationship between antipsychotic medication adherence and preventable diabetes-related hospitalizations for individuals with diabetes and schizophrenia. Methods: Hospitalizations related to diabetes, an ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800505Publication date: 04 December 2019
Pages243–249Objective: In this study, the authors assessed the long-term impact of the Mental Health Treatment Study (MHTS), a randomized controlled trial testing the effects of providing 2 years of employment services based on the evidence-based individualized ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800554Publication date: 14 November 2019
Pages250–255Objective: Individuals with severe mental disorders have an impaired ability to work and are likely to receive income transfer payments as their main source of income. However, the magnitude of this phenomenon remains unclear. Using longitudinal population ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900239Publication date: 14 January 2020
Pages256–262Objective: This study tested whether computerized cognitive-behavioral therapy for depression supported by a peer specialist with lived experience of depression (PS-cCBT) improves mental health–related outcomes for primary care patients. Methods: In the U.S. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900283Reviews & Overviews
Publication date: 14 November 2019
Pages263–268Objective: Women with schizophrenia appear to receive breast cancer diagnoses at later stages of the disease compared with the general population. To study this disparity, this report reviewed and quantified the differences in rates of mammography ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900318Publication date: 11 December 2019
Pages269–279Objective: To investigate predictors of psychiatric hospital readmission of children and adolescents, a systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted. Methods: Following PRISMA statement guidelines, a systematic literature search of articles published ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900234Brief Reports
Publication date: 20 November 2019
Pages280–283Objective: Mobile technologies, such as smartphones, can improve health services by delivering assessments and interventions that reach people in their daily lives. There is, however, disagreement regarding whether people with serious mental illness make ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900203Publication date: 23 October 2019
Pages284–288Objective: The authors conducted a cross-sectional survey to investigate the association between episodes of patient aggression and burnout among mental health professionals. Methods: Scores of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) among 183 participants who ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900161Publication date: 29 October 2019
Pages289–292Objective: This study aimed to examine the provider characteristics and job stressors that are related to turnover intention and actual turnover among community mental health providers. Methods: Secondary analyses were conducted with data collected from 186 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900246Publication date: 20 November 2019
Pages293–296Objective: The study’s objective was to examine Canadian and Australian community pharmacists’ experiences with people at risk of suicide. Methods: A survey was developed and administered online. Countries were compared by Fisher’s exact and t tests. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900244Open Forum
Publication date: 14 November 2019
Pages298–300In 2017, half of the 47,173 suicides in the United States were firearm related. Health care systems have an important role in promoting firearm-related lethal-means safety, a key component of suicide prevention programs. To effectively do so, health care ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900286Commentary
Economic Grand Rounds
Publication date: 11 December 2019
Pages303–306Among the three medications approved for the treatment of opioid use disorder, methadone has been in use for the longest period and has the most extensive evidence base of effectiveness. Yet it remains underutilized as new insurance policies favor access ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900373Frontline Reports
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