Psychiatric Services
- Volume 74
- Number 1
- January 2023
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 12 October 2022
Pages2–9Objective:This study explored follow-up after hospitalization and emergency room (ER) use for mental health among youths and young adults with private insurance.Methods:The IBM MarketScan commercial database (2013–2018) was used to identify people ages 12–...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202200047Publication date: 25 August 2022
Pages10–16Objective:In this study, the authors examined potential disparities and biases in the placement and outcomes of decisional capacity evaluations across races, controlling for patient characteristics.Methods:The authors reviewed 181 patient decisional ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100685Publication date: 07 July 2022
Pages17–23Objective:A literature gap exists for interventions to decrease average length of stay (ALOS) for patients with psychiatric presentations at the emergency department (ED). Long ALOSs are often related to sequential assessments of patients with high ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100659Publication date: 30 June 2022
Pages24–30Objective:Because individuals with a history of depression who are receiving opioids are at higher risk for adverse events, the authors examined whether antidepressant treatment reduces risk for overdose and self-harm among individuals with a history of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220070Publication date: 07 July 2022
Pages31–37Objective:Reducing the overrepresentation of individuals with serious mental illnesses in the criminal legal system requires a better understanding of the charges for which they are most commonly arrested. This study aimed to compare violent offenses, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000936Publication date: 06 September 2022
Pages38–43Objective:A few clients in every mental health center present challenging behaviors, have difficulty engaging in services, and create stress within the treatment team. The authors provided consultations on clients with these characteristics over 4 years ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202200023Reviews & Overviews
Publication date: 30 August 2022
Pages44–55Objective:Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) enable users of mental health services to express their treatment preferences for future mental health crises. PAD completion rates remain low despite high rates of interest among service users and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202200002Special Articles
Publication date: 02 June 2022
Pages56–62The disability determination process of the Social Security Administration’s (SSA’s) disability program requires assessing work-related functioning for individual claimants alleging disability due to mental impairment. This task is particularly ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202200056Brief Reports
Publication date: 30 June 2022
Pages63–65Objective:This study analyzed changes in prescription opioid street prices during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods:Crowdsourced prescription opioid street prices were obtained from the Researched Abuse, Diversion and Addiction-Related Surveillance System ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100689Publication date: 25 August 2022
Pages66–69Objective:This study examined predictors of readmission to a psychiatric inpatient unit of an urban children’s hospital within 1 year of discharge among a racially diverse sample of youths.Methods:The authors retrospectively analyzed 2 years of electronic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100389Open Forum
Publication date: 16 June 2022
Pages70–72With rising suicide rates in the United States over the past two decades, a critical need has emerged to improve interventions to prevent suicide. Previous research has indicated that the period before initiation of mental health treatment may be a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100657Publication date: 02 November 2022
Pages73–75The number of benzodiazepine (BZD) prescriptions has substantially increased over the past decade, leading to a parallel rise in rates of misuse and overdose. These increases have prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to update its “boxed warning”...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100671Publication date: 02 November 2022
Pages76–78Task sharing improves access to mental health care in many countries, but little formative research has examined uptake in the United States. This Open Forum proposes the development of nonspecialist professional roles to deliver low-intensity behavioral ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100500Controversies in Psychiatric Services
Personal Accounts
State Mental Health Policy
Publication date: 23 June 2022
Pages88–91Washington was the first state to require all licensed general medical and behavioral health care professionals (HCPs) to complete training in suicide assessment, management, and treatment. Results from pretest and posttest surveys of 873 HCPs ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100571Law & Psychiatry
Publication date: 01 January 2023
Pages92–95Psychedelics have the ability to fundamentally alter the consciousness of individuals who take them and thus pose unique legal risks for psychiatrists interested in incorporating them into their practice. Several issues related to malpractice may be ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220528Research, Community, & Services Partnerships
Publication date: 06 September 2022
Pages96–99The mental health of American Muslims remains significantly understudied and unaddressed, despite known obstacles to Muslims’ utilization of mental health services, such as stigma and institutional mistrust. Since the inception of the Stanford Muslim ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100505Integrated Care
Publication date: 13 October 2022
Pages100–103The high prevalence of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders in the United States, coupled with the severe and pervasive shortage of child and adolescent psychiatrists, has led 46 states and territories to launch programs providing child psychiatry ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220093Frontline Reports
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