Psychiatric Services
- Volume 71
- Number 8
- August 2020
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 15 April 2020
Pages756–764Objective: This study investigated recent rural-nonrural trends in the prevalence and amount of mental and substance use disorder telemedicine received by adult Medicaid beneficiaries. Methods: An analysis of 2012–2017 claims data from the IBM MarketScan ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900444Publication date: 28 April 2020
Pages765–771Objective: Disparities in diagnosis of mental health problems and in access to treatment among racial-ethnic groups are apparent across different behavioral conditions, particularly in the quality of treatment for depression. This study aimed to determine ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800500Treatment of Mental Illness Prior to Suicide: A National Investigation of 12,909 patients, 2001–2016
Publication date: 28 April 2020
Pages772–778Objective: Previous research suggests that up to 90% of individuals who die by suicide may have a mental disorder at the time of death but that levels of treatment may be low. This study aimed to examine undertreatment among patients with mental health ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900452Publication date: 08 April 2020
Pages779–788Objective: This study examined the temporal relationship between early discontinuation of buprenorphine treatment and health care expenditures before and after treatment initiation. Methods: MarketScan commercial claims for patients who initiated ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900309Publication date: 23 April 2020
Pages789–795Objective: This study investigated service use by individuals with serious and nonserious mental illness receiving mental health care in medical and mental health settings. Methods: Claims data from the New York State Medicaid Data Warehouse were examined ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900392Publication date: 28 April 2020
Pages796–802Objective: This study evaluated the impact of two behavioral health home (BHH) approaches, provider-supported care and self-directed care, on health care utilization and cost outcomes among adult Medicaid recipients with serious mental illness. Methods: ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900141Publication date: 04 May 2020
Pages803–809Objective: Behavioral health homes, which provide onsite primary medical care in mental health clinics, face challenges in integrating information across multiple health records. This study tested whether a mobile personal health record application ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900381Publication date: 23 April 2020
Pages810–815Objective: The Community Informant Detection Tool (CIDT) is a vignette- and picture-based method of proactive case detection to promote help seeking for persons with depression, psychosis, alcohol use disorder, and epilepsy. The authors evaluated the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900377Publication date: 12 May 2020
Pages816–823Objective: This study compared two vocational programs: the About Face Vocational Program (AFVP), a traditional group-based vocational program created for formerly incarcerated veterans, and a hybrid program combining the AFVP with principles of individual ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900421Utilization of Hospital-Level Mental Health Care Services for Inmates in France: A Transversal Study
Publication date: 08 April 2020
Pages824–828Objectives: No study has assessed utilization of hospital-level mental health care for French prisoners. In particular, the impact of unités hospitalières spécialement aménagées (UHSAs; “specially equipped hospital units”), the full-time inpatient ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900497Reviews & Overviews
Publication date: 28 April 2020
Pages829–838Objective: Suicide ideation, plan, attempt, and death are significant and prevalent concerns among individuals with psychosis. Previous studies have focused on risk factors, but few have systematically evaluated the effect of psychosocial interventions on ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900487Special Article
Publication date: 30 June 2020
Pages839–842Despite a call to action by accreditation bodies and payers alike, the infrastructure needed to continuously improve the quality and safety of behavioral health care has been slow to develop. The causes of this are complex and multifactorial yet likely ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900620Brief Reports
Publication date: 28 April 2020
Pages843–846Objective: This study analyzed race-ethnicity and arrest charge data from the Los Angeles (LA) County jail mental health (JMH) population to examine disparities by race and ethnicity. Methods: Data from the LA County Sheriff’s Department for all persons in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900429Publication date: 28 April 2020
Pages847–850Objective: The authors assessed central nervous system (CNS) polypharmacy among low-income, racially diverse homebound older adults with depression (N=277) and its associations with the participants’ ratings of depressive symptoms and pain. Methods: CNS-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900551Open Forum
Publication date: 29 October 2019
Pages852–854Exciting changes have the potential to reshape the tools used to treat mental illness, promote mental health, and bring this country’s too-long fragmented and specialist-centered mental health system closer to delivering on the goals of improving ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900105Publication date: 04 May 2020
Pages855–857People with mental illness must often decide the extent to which they want to disclose their mental illness publicly. Especially in the context of work, this is a complex and individual decision. This Open Forum discusses the importance of well-reasoned ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900617Personal Accounts
Promoting High-Value Mental Health Care
Publication date: 15 April 2020
Pages860–863Although telepsychiatry has emerged as an innovative tool for increasing access to behavioral health services, few studies have examined the complexities associated with designing and implementing telepsychiatry programs. This column examines a multisite, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900231Publication date: 03 June 2020
Pages864–867School behavioral health crisis referrals have emerged as a significant driver of avoidable emergency department (ED) visits. However, few resources exist to divert students to more appropriate settings. This article examines the effectiveness of an ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900195Culture & Mental Health Services
Publication date: 24 June 2020
Pages868–871Children who experience transnational separation (TS) from their parents, often referred to as “satellite babies,” endure a relatively common but underdiscussed experience. To date, no evaluations of clinical interventions to specifically support ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900624Frontline Reports
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