Psychiatric Services
- Volume 73
- Number 6
- June 2022
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 20 October 2021
Pages604–612Objective: Pharmacotherapy for opioid use disorder is effective but underused from a clinical perspective, and average treatment duration is shorter than current recommendations. In this analysis, the authors examined factors associated with initiation of, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100239Publication date: 27 October 2021
Pages613–619Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine associations between homelessness and length of psychiatric hospitalization and to explore the role of mental health conservatorship in determining discharge location for patients who are homeless and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100254Publication date: 15 September 2021
Pages620–627Objectives: Mental health issues can cause serious problems in occupational functioning, including higher rates of unemployment. Individual placement and support (IPS) is an evidence-based supported employment intervention that is typically integrated ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000926Publication date: 15 November 2021
Pages628–635Objective: Psychiatric and substance use disorders are prevalent among U.S. military veterans, yet many veterans do not engage in treatment. The authors examined characteristics associated with use of mental health care in a nationally representative ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100112Publication date: 24 September 2021
Pages636–641Objective: General medical conditions among patients with mental and substance use disorders are often not adequately detected and managed in behavioral health settings. The project described in this study sought to investigate how behavioral health ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000708Publication date: 29 November 2021
Pages642–649Objective: The authors sought to identify the most promising strategies for improving the mental health guardianship process in Los Angeles County for adults with mental illness who are gravely disabled. Methods: In May and June 2019, 56 experts, working in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100020Reviews & Overviews
Publication date: 15 September 2021
Pages650–657Objective: Violence by patients against inpatient psychiatric unit staff is common, causing considerable suffering. Despite the Joint Commission’s 2018 requirement for behavioral health organizations to use standardized instruments, no identified gold ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000297Special Articles
Publication date: 20 October 2021
Pages658–669How a community responds to behavioral health emergencies is both a public health issue and social justice issue. Individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis often receive inadequate care in emergency departments (EDs), boarding for hours or days ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000721Brief Reports
Publication date: 29 November 2021
Pages670–673Objective: Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) programs increase access to mental health care by providing training, consultation, and resource-referral support to primary care providers (PCPs). The authors compared trends in services provided by ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100479Publication date: 30 September 2021
Pages674–678Objective: This survey examined the experiences of individuals receiving treatment in a large public mental health system during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The survey, conducted between May and June 2020, assessed four domains: ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100328Publication date: 27 October 2021
Pages679–682Objective: The author examined associations between COVID-19 prevalence at community health centers (CHCs) and the percentage of eligible CHC patients who had ongoing depression care documented in 2020. Methods: Using 2020 Uniform Data System data, the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100478Open Forum
Publication date: 24 September 2021
Pages683–685Dispositional capacity assessment, which evaluates a patient’s ability for self-care after hospital discharge, is a novel concept with important implications for work in consultation-liaison, inpatient, and emergency psychiatric settings. In this Open ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100247Publication date: 13 October 2021
Pages686–689People with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders experience poor outcomes and incur high costs in multiple domains. Efforts to develop and disseminate evidence-based integrated programs for people with such co-occurring disorders began to wane ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000839Publication date: 07 October 2021
Pages690–692The authors review the past and current challenges in psychotherapy training, research, and practice and the state of psychotherapy in the context of current training and funding, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the current era’s pursuit of novelty. Where does ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100349Controversies in Psychiatric Services
Racism & Mental Health Equity
Publication date: 30 September 2021
Pages697–700A constellation of factors detrimentally affects Black mental health at individual and community levels. Issues such as racism, trauma, and a lack of culturally relevant services prevent access to timely, high-quality mental health treatment. These ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000894Promoting High-Value Mental Health Care
Publication date: 27 October 2021
Pages701–704Suicide prevention efforts have focused primarily on screening, education, and brief interventions rather than on treatment of underlying vulnerabilities. The Psychiatry High Risk Program (PHRP) is a specialized outpatient program for suicidal youths and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100162Publication date: 30 September 2021
Pages705–708The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on the provision of behavioral health care services across the United States. This column examines this impact within the context of New York State’s supported employment initiative, which involved 89 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100120Economic Grand Rounds
Publication date: 13 October 2021
Pages709–711Several large, county-level initiatives are underway to improve behavioral health care for justice-involved clients. Unfortunately, only about a quarter of counties participate in these efforts, leaving justice-involved populations at risk of poor mental ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100485Global Mental Health Reforms
Publication date: 20 October 2021
Pages712–715The Tōhoku Theater Project was completed 2 years after the natural and nuclear disasters in Tōhoku, Japan, on March 11, 2011. It employed the dramatic arts to support the healing process, promote resilience, and increase dialogue and understanding about ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000520Editor’s Choice
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