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Psychiatric Services

  • Volume 73
  • Number 4
  • April 2022

Taking Issue

Articles

Publication date: 26 August 2021

Pages366–373

Objective:Criminal justice and emergency medical service (EMS) outcomes were compared for individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis who received a response from a co-response team (CRT) or a usual response from the police after a 911 call....

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000864

Articles

Articles

Publication date: 29 July 2021

Pages381–387

Objective:Mental health agencies provide critical safety net services for youths. No research has assessed impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on services these agencies provide or youths they serve. This study sought to characterize agency officials’ ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100176

Articles

Publication date: 13 August 2021

Pages388–395

Objective:Understanding public policy makers’ priorities for addressing youth substance use and the factors that influence these priorities can inform the dissemination and implementation of strategies that promote evidence-based decision making. This ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000919

Articles

Articles

Publication date: 19 August 2021

Pages403–410

Objective:Because of limited access to psychiatrists, patients with acute mental illness in some emergency departments (EDs) may wait days for a consultation in the ED or as a medical-surgical admission. The study assessed whether telepsychiatry improves ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100145

Articles

Publication date: 19 August 2021

Pages411–417

Objective:The study examined temporal and geographic trends in telehealth availability at U.S. behavioral health treatment facilities and risk factors for not offering telehealth.Methods:Longitudinal data on 15,691 outpatient behavioral health treatment ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100191

Articles

Publication date: 19 August 2021

Pages418–424

Objective:The authors examined whether there were positive spillovers in opioid use disorder medication prescribing to Medicare Part D beneficiaries in Medicaid expansion states. Although prior studies have shown several positive benefits of Medicaid ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000824

Reviews & Overviews

Publication date: 29 July 2021

Pages425–438

Objectives:The experience of homelessness for young people can affect social, emotional, and physical development, resulting in poorer physical and mental health outcomes. To reduce rates of youth homelessness, a better understanding of both risk and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000133

Reviews & Overviews

Publication date: 04 August 2021

Pages439–446

Objective:Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a globally disseminated course that trains members of the public to recognize and respond to mental health issues in their communities. Although substantial evidence suggests that MHFA training is associated ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100027

Special Articles

Publication date: 07 October 2021

Pages447–455

Objective:Assertive community treatment (ACT) teams provide outreach services to individuals coping with severe mental illness. Because such individuals are at increased risk for involvement with law enforcement, a model that integrates police officers ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900549

Brief Reports

Publication date: 19 August 2021

Pages456–459

Objective:The authors sought to describe disparities in three outcomes: self-reported mental health, need for mental health care, and barriers to care at the intersection of sexual identity and sex.Methods:Data from the 2015 Association of American ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100045

Open Forum

Publication date: 09 August 2021

Pages460–462

The market share of 90-day prescriptions has risen dramatically in recent years, primarily because of increasing incentivization by insurers, pharmacies, and pharmacy benefit managers. Although 90-day prescriptions may benefit patients, they are ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100050

Law & Psychiatry

Publication date: 09 February 2022

Pages463–466

A recent federal investigation of prisons in Massachusetts has presented findings on the criminal legal system’s continued failure to provide humane care for incarcerated individuals with mental disorders. The findings show that people in mental health ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100707

Research, Community, & Services Partnerships

Publication date: 04 August 2021

Pages467–469

PRISM (Projet Réaffiliation Itinérance Santé Mentale [Homelessness Mental Health Reaffiliation Project]) is a clinical service developed through partnerships between shelters and the publicly funded Canadian health care system to address the needs of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000682

Personal Accounts

Racism & Mental Health Equity

Publication date: 08 July 2021

Pages472–475

On September 22, 2020, then-President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 13950, titled “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping.” This order restricted the types of diversity and inclusion (DI) training that federal agencies and contractors could offer with ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000805

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