Psychiatric Services
- Volume 73
- Number 4
- April 2022
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 26 August 2021
Pages366–373Objective: 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.202000864Articles
Publication date: 09 August 2021
Pages374–380Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected health care delivery, effects that are juxtaposed with health care professional (HCP) burnout and mental distress. The Opioid Use Disorder Provider COVID-19 Survey was conducted to better ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100080Articles
Publication date: 29 July 2021
Pages381–387Objective: 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.202100176Articles
Publication date: 13 August 2021
Pages388–395Objective: 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.202000919Articles
Publication date: 26 August 2021
Pages396–402Objective: ICD-11 clinical guidelines for mental and behavioral disorders must be tested in clinical settings to guarantee their usefulness worldwide. The purpose of this study was to evaluate interrater reliability and clinical utility of the ICD-11 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000830Articles
Publication date: 19 August 2021
Pages403–410Objective: 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.202100145Articles
Publication date: 19 August 2021
Pages411–417Objective: 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.202100191Articles
Spillover of Medicaid Expansion to Prescribing of Opioid Use Disorder Medications in Medicare Part D
Publication date: 19 August 2021
Pages418–424Objective: 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.202000824Reviews & Overviews
Publication date: 29 July 2021
Pages425–438Objectives: 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.202000133Reviews & Overviews
Publication date: 04 August 2021
Pages439–446Objective: 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.202100027Special Articles
Publication date: 07 October 2021
Pages447–455Objective: 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.201900549Brief Reports
Publication date: 19 August 2021
Pages456–459Objective: 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.202100045Open Forum
Publication date: 09 August 2021
Pages460–462The 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.202100050Law & Psychiatry
Publication date: 09 February 2022
Pages463–466A 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.202100707Research, Community, & Services Partnerships
Publication date: 04 August 2021
Pages467–469PRISM (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.202000682Personal Accounts
Racism & Mental Health Equity
Publication date: 08 July 2021
Pages472–475On 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