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Psychiatric Services

  • Volume 73
  • Number 12
  • December 2022

Taking Issue

Viewpoint

Articles

Publication date: 12 August 2022

Pages1322–1329

Objective: Involuntary psychiatric treatment may parallel ethnoracial inequities present in the larger society. Prior studies have focused on restraint and seclusion, but less attention has been paid to the ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100342

Publication date: 12 August 2022

Pages1338–1345

Objective: The study examined racial-ethnic disparities in access to and utilization of treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other psychiatric diagnoses among children with ADHD. Methods: Nationally representative, cross-...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100578

Publication date: 16 June 2022

Pages1346–1351

Objective: In 2014, the number of coordinated specialty care (CSC) programs in the United States greatly expanded. The proliferation of CSC programs was likely due in part to the availability of Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG) set-aside funds for ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100600

Publication date: 23 June 2022

Pages1352–1358

Objective: This study aimed to use a large population-based sample to investigate age-associated differences in mental distress among sexual and gender minority (SGM) adults compared with their heterosexual, cisgender counterparts. Methods: Data were pooled ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100059

Publication date: 09 June 2022

Pages1359–1366

Objective: Little is known about the factors African American parents consider when seeking care for their child after emotional and behavioral difficulties emerge. This study aimed to examine factors associated with seeking professional care within 30 ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100553

Publication date: 25 May 2022

Pages1367–1372

Objective: The recovery paradigm in the context of serious mental illnesses pertains to several characteristics of community functioning, adjustment, and integration, among other constructs. Additional rating scales would be beneficial for measuring ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000545

Publication date: 02 June 2022

Pages1373–1379

Objective: The authors examined the extent to which clients served by first-episode psychosis programs reflected the racial composition of the surrounding service area and, to the extent that they did not, explored possible explanatory factors. Methods: As ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100587

Special Articles

Publication date: 30 June 2022

Pages1380–1388

Relapse after first-episode psychosis (FEP) is a major clinical challenge for specialized early intervention services. Understanding patient perspectives on factors contributing to relapse can inform the development of risk assessments and preventive ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000641

Brief Reports

Publication date: 02 June 2022

Pages1393–1396

Objective: The authors examined the use of Veterans Affairs Video Connect (VVC) for mental health care by rural and urban veterans and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patterns of VVC use. Methods: Data from 557,668 rural and 1,384,093 urban veterans (...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100363

Publication date: 17 May 2022

Pages1397–1400

Objective: This study assessed the relationship between community behavioral health service (CBHS) use and criminal recidivism in a broad sample of potential beneficiaries and by diagnostic group. Methods: Among a cohort of people on probation with any ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100530

Publication date: 30 August 2022

Pages1401–1404

Objective: The authors aimed to examine racial-ethnic differences in filled psychotropic prescriptions among a pediatric Medicaid population. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included patients ages 0–21 with at least one North Carolina Medicaid claim ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100473

Publication date: 27 July 2022

Pages1405–1408

Objective: The study followed up with peer support specialists (PSSs) responding to an earlier survey to assess the pandemic’s continued employment and personal effects. Methods: A December 2020 online survey was conducted with respondents to a May 2020 ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100718

Open Forum

Publication date: 02 June 2022

Pages1409–1411

Millions of people are incarcerated every year in the United States, many of whom have mental disorders and substance use disorders. Alongside the considerable churn of people into and out of U.S. jails and prisons, numerous barriers often impede ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202200041

Datapoints

Personal Accounts

Promoting High-Value Mental Health Care

Publication date: 02 June 2022

Pages1416–1419

Duration of untreated psychosis (DUP), the period between psychosis onset and entry into care, is a time of great vulnerability. Longer DUP predicts poorer outcomes, and delayed treatment access can limit the effectiveness of coordinated specialty care (...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100374

Integrated Care

Publication date: 23 June 2022

Pages1420–1423

Effective October 2018, North Carolina Medicaid approved reimbursement for collaborative care model (CoCM) billing codes. From October 2018 through December 2019, only 915 of the estimated two million eligible Medicaid beneficiaries had at least one CoCM ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202200027

Lived Experience Inclusion & Leadership

Publication date: 11 May 2022

Pages1424–1427

The definitions of the roles of peer support workers (PSWs) are unclear, creating one of the main challenges to PSWs’ successful involvement in mental health care. In this empirical qualitative study conducted in the Czech Republic, four common roles of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100566

Frontline Reports

Appreciation

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