Psychiatric Services
- Volume 72
- Number 9
- September 2021
Taking Issue
Viewpoint
Articles
Publication date: 22 April 2021
Pages988–997Objective: The authors examined the prevalence and correlates of psychotropic medication prescribing among outpatient youths with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Methods: The authors reviewed cross-sectional data on medications for 1,333 youths (...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900465Publication date: 04 March 2021
Pages998–1005Objective: This study aimed to examine whether facility ownership (public, private nonprofit, private for-profit ownership) was associated with provision of suicide prevention programs. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study identified self-reported ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000203Publication date: 11 May 2021
Pages1006–1011Objective: The authors examined whether timely treatment for serious mental illness and substance use disorder reduces overall health care costs in a 3-year period. Methods: Claims data from the IBM MarketScan Research Databases (2010–2017) were analyzed. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900445Publication date: 21 May 2021
Pages1012–1017Objective: The Multilevel Facilitation of Long-Acting Antipsychotic Medication Program (MAP) is a novel intervention to increase the appropriate use of long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics in community mental health clinics. The authors investigated ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900545Publication date: 02 June 2021
Pages1018–1025Objective: The study objective was to examine the association between mental health staffing at health centers funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and patients’ receipt of mental health treatment. Methods: Data were from the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000337Publication date: 22 April 2021
Pages1026–1030Objective: Civilians who survive wartime attacks commonly experience substantial psychological distress, including acute stress reactions (ASRs) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The authors sought to determine the level of Israeli civilian ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900313Publication date: 02 June 2021
Pages1031–1039Objective: Off-label utilization of second-generation antipsychotic medications may expose patients to significant risks. The authors examined the prevalence, temporal trends, and factors associated with off-label utilization of second-generation ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000381Reviews & Overviews
Publication date: 04 May 2021
Pages1040–1047Objective: The objective of this review was to assess associations between Individual Placement and Support (IPS), employment, and personal and clinical recovery among persons with severe mental illness at 18-month follow-up. Methods: A systematic literature ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000070Special Articles
Publication date: 17 February 2021
Pages1048–1056Objective: In 2019, Pennsylvania established a voluntary financial incentive program designed to increase the engagement in addiction treatment for Medicaid patients with opioid use disorder after emergency department (ED) encounters. In this qualitative ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000501Publication date: 24 February 2021
Pages1057–1064Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common neurological condition that results from an external force altering normal brain function, whether temporarily or permanently. A concussion is one type of TBI. TBIs vary greatly in severity, which concomitantly ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900561GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE PROTOCOL
Publication date: 11 March 2021
Pages1065–1075Background: People with chronic general medical conditions who have comorbid depression experience poorer health outcomes. This problem has received scant attention in low- and middle-income countries. The aim of the ongoing study reported here is to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000014Brief Reports
Publication date: 18 June 2021
Pages1076–1079Objective: Strategies are needed to improve policy makers’ evidence-informed decision making and the availability of evidence-based, state-supported services. This study examined whether academic-policy partnerships could promote these outcomes. Methods: ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000582Publication date: 21 May 2021
Pages1080–1083Objective: This study examined the feasibility of offering COVID-19 vaccinations to patients in inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs). Methods: Descriptive analyses were conducted to examine relationships among measures of influenza immunization, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000808Open Forum
Publication date: 23 April 2021
Pages1085–1087Calls to defund and reform police agencies have been emphasized in recent public discourse. Demands range from shuttering police agencies to shifting resources and responsibility for responding to noncriminal social and behavioral health vulnerabilities ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000572Publication date: 22 April 2021
Pages1088–1090Individual placement and support (IPS) is known to improve short-term outcomes for competitive employment. Questions remain, however, about the relationship between IPS and more robust forms of socioeconomic mobility and empowerment. This Open Forum ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000654RACISM & MENTAL HEALTH EQUITY
Publication date: 12 January 2021
Pages1091–1094With a growing understanding of how racism negatively affects the mental health of patients, mental health professionals are as anxious to act as they are uncertain about the best path forward. This uncertainty persists even though thoughtful, actionable ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000755TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL HEALTH
Publication date: 22 April 2021
Pages1095–1098The app evaluation framework of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) has emerged as an adaptable tool for those seeking to navigate the ever-growing space of mental health apps. The authors describe a meeting convened in December 2019 to refine the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000663CASE STUDIES IN PUBLIC-SECTOR LEADERSHIP
Publication date: 07 May 2021
Pages1099–1102To better understand the experience of psychiatrists working on assertive community treatment (ACT) teams and the factors that may draw them to this work, the authors created a survey and distributed it through e-mail groups of the American Association of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900619PERSONAL ACCOUNTS
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