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Psychiatric Services

  • Volume 72
  • Number 5
  • May 2021

Taking Issue

Articles

Publication date: 11 March 2021

Pages507–513

Objective: Spiritual Psychotherapy for Inpatient, Residential, and Intensive Treatment (SPIRIT) is a flexible clinical protocol for delivering spiritually integrated group psychotherapy within acute psychiatric settings. The authors evaluated SPIRIT’s ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000331

Publication date: 11 March 2021

Pages514–520

Objective: The authors examined whether shifts in mental health–related stigma differed across racial-ethnic groups over the course of a California statewide antistigma campaign and whether racial-ethnic disparities were present at the beginning of the ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900630

Publication date: 11 March 2021

Pages521–529

Objective: Veterans, especially those residing in rural areas, continue to underutilize mental health care. This longitudinal study assessed attitudes relevant to seeking mental health care services from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) over 12 ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900275

Publication date: 04 March 2021

Pages530–538

Objective: This study explored the experiences of individuals with serious mental illness who were predominantly Black, were living in supportive housing, and participated in the Peer-Led Group Lifestyle Balance (PGLB) intervention. The authors examined ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000311

Publication date: 11 March 2021

Pages539–545

Objective: Profiles of depressive symptoms were identified among Hispanic, Black, and White parents involved in the child welfare service system, including changes in symptoms over time. Methods: Participants (N=2,109) were parents receiving SafeCare, ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900256

Special Articles

Global Mental Health Implementat Ion Science Protocol

Publication date: 09 December 2020

Pages563–570

Background: This article describes the incorporation of an evidence-based mental health intervention, the Youth Readiness Intervention (YRI), into a youth entrepreneurship training program in Sierra Leone. A collaborative team approach (CTA) was used as ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000009

Publication date: 12 January 2021

Pages571–577

Background: The health system in Ghana is severely underequipped to meet the needs of children with behavioral health problems. A substantial treatment gap exists among individuals with behavioral challenges, necessitating the implementation of an ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900626

Brief Reports

Publication date: 03 November 2020

Pages578–581

Objective: The goal of this study was to examine the impact of substance use disorder on the risk of hospitalization, complications, and mortality among adult patients diagnosed as having COVID-19. Methods: The authors conducted a propensity score (PS)–...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000534

Publication date: 11 March 2021

Pages582–585

Objective: In this study, the authors aimed to characterize psychoeducation provided to inpatients with first-episode psychosis (FEP) and their families. Methods: Psychiatrists were surveyed about how they provide psychoeducation to this population. ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900633

Publication date: 18 March 2021

Pages586–589

Objective: Collaborative chronic care models (CCMs) were established with implementation support in nine mental health clinics. This study sought to determine whether their clinical impact was maintained after implementation support ceased. Methods: ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000117

Perspectives & Columns

Open Forum

Publication date: 11 March 2021

Pages591–593

In recent years, investment in participatory research methods within mental health services research has grown. Participatory efforts are often limited in scope, however, and attention to research leadership is largely absent from discourse about ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000468

Publication date: 09 February 2021

Pages594–596

During the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline workers have faced unparalleled levels of distress, and hospitals have used many interventions to improve workers’ mental health. However, service workers—including water, sanitation, and hygiene staff; food service ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000569

Perspectives & Columns

Datapoints

Perspectives & Columns

Social Determinants of Mental Health

Publication date: 17 February 2021

Pages598–601

Contracting COVID-19, being exposed to it, or being affected by societal containment measures can have consequences that are themselves social determinants of health. Preexisting social determinants of health also drive the disproportionately high ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000393

Perspectives & Columns

State Mental Health Policy

Publication date: 18 December 2020

Pages602–605

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted public mental health systems across the country, nowhere more than in New York State (NYS). The authors describe the NYS public health agency’s response to the pandemic and offer ideas for redesigning public mental ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000400

Perspectives & Columns

Research, Community, & Services Partnerships

Publication date: 04 March 2021

Pages606–609

As peer-delivered services are increasingly embedded within behavioral health organizations, a need has arisen to identify practices that facilitate supervision and support of peer providers. The authors present supervision strategies and lessons learned ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000515

Perspectives & Columns

Promoting High-Value Mental Health Care

Publication date: 20 January 2021

Pages610–613

Mental health stability among patients with cancer improves adherence to oncology treatment, contributing to better outcomes. In a comprehensive cancer center, the no-show rate for the psychiatric oncology clinic was higher than that of any other clinic ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900480

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