Psychiatric Services
- Volume 74
- Number 12
- December 2023
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 08 June 2023
Pages1218–1226Objective: An expert consensus approach was used to determine the adequacy of children’s psychopharmacology and to examine whether adequacy varied by demographic or clinical characteristics. Methods: Data were from the baseline interview of 601 children, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220375Publication date: 20 June 2023
Pages1227–1233Objective: This study evaluated the association between medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and health care utilization over time among a sample of treatment-seeking individuals with opioid use disorder. In contrast to previous studies, this study ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220549Publication date: 24 May 2023
Pages1234–1239Objective: Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States. This has prompted the U.S. surgeon general to issue a report describing actionable items to reduce suicide rates, including a recommendation to increase the use of the caring letters ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220632Publication date: 17 May 2023
Pages1240–1246Objective: Although trauma is increasingly recognized as a major risk factor for psychosis and for its link to treatment outcomes, the landscape of trauma-related practices in specialized early psychosis services in the United States and other countries ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220624Publication date: 31 May 2023
Pages1247–1255Objective: Peer support providers are part of the behavioral health workforce. Research indicates that peer support helps care recipients achieve recovery and engage with behavioral health services. This article investigated how many U.S. behavioral health ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220366Publication date: 31 May 2023
Pages1256–1262Objective: Psychosocial interventions for children’s mental health problems typically differ in several characteristics, such as therapist training, content, motivation for treatment, and extent of comorbid conditions among patients, depending on whether ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220079Special Articles
Publication date: 31 May 2023
Pages1263–1269Black adults in the United States are more likely to be diagnosed as having schizophrenia spectrum disorders and to report experiences of paranoia than are White adults. Cultural mistrust, or marginalized groups’ adaptive skepticism toward dominant ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220089Publication date: 02 August 2023
Pages1270–1276Objective: Pharmacogenetic testing (PGx) for patients experiencing depression has been associated with modest improvements in symptoms. However, little is known about providers’ use of PGx, including how and for whom providers use the test results in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220537Brief Reports
Publication date: 08 June 2023
Pages1277–1280Objective: In this study, the authors sought to ascertain the availability of outpatient child psychiatric appointments in three U.S. cities. Methods: Using a simulated-patient methodology, investigators called 322 psychiatrists who were listed in a major ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220623Publication date: 18 July 2023
Pages1281–1284Objective: The authors examined attitudes toward and uptake of COVID-19 vaccination among individuals with serious mental illness or substance use disorder. Methods: Clients of a community mental health center in Texas (N=50) participated in semistructured, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230019Publication date: 08 June 2023
Pages1285–1288Objective: The authors explored potential unintended consequences of Medicare policy changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic for beneficiaries with behavioral health care needs. Methods: The authors collected policies relevant to mental health and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220502Commentary
Open Forum
Publication date: 08 June 2023
Pages1291–1293The American Medical Association adopted a resolution in June 2022 recognizing voting as a social determinant of health. As psychiatric professionals and trainees with experience in civic health, the authors argue that psychiatrists must consider the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230006Personal Account
Lived Experience Inclusion & Leadership
Publication date: 18 April 2023
Pages1296–1298Mental health peer support is a growing care modality; yet, understanding is limited regarding the ethical complexities that distinguish it from clinical mental health services. In particular, clinicians in mental health care do not navigate boundaries in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220602Global Mental Health Reforms
Publication date: 14 June 2023
Pages1299–1302Little published research exists on how culture influences mental health service users when they create or use psychiatric advance directives (PADs). This column reports the results of a study (N=38 participants) of cultural factors that might encourage ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220565Social Determinants of Mental Health
Publication date: 24 May 2023
Pages1303–1306Food and nutrition security—healthy food being available and households being able to access and use it—is necessary for mental and overall health but is a neglected social determinant of mental health. Mental health professionals should address food and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220511Promoting High-Value Mental Health Care
Publication date: 25 April 2023
Pages1307–1310The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense clinical practice guideline on the treatment of veterans at risk for suicide recommends considering caring contacts interventions after a psychiatric hospitalization for suicidal ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220629Research, Community, & Services Partnerships
Publication date: 17 May 2023
Pages1311–1314Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are disproportionately represented in the criminal legal system, yet ASD-specific training is rarely provided to frontline clinical staff or legal professionals. This column describes a collaboration between ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220254Frontline Reports
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