Psychiatric Services
- Volume 74
- Number 3
- March 2023
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 06 September 2022
Pages222–228Objective:Individual placement and support (IPS) is an evidence-based strategy that helps individuals with mental illness obtain and maintain competitive employment. Despite the approach’s overall success, almost half of IPS clients do not find work. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100249Publication date: 18 October 2022
Pages229–236Objective:Confronting stigma early in life could enhance treatment seeking. In two randomized controlled trials (RCTs), one focused on psychosis and the other on adolescent depression, the efficacy and equivalence of brief social contact–based videos were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220168Publication date: 13 September 2022
Pages237–243Objective:The authors quantified the impact of the use of telehealth services on patient-level clinical outcomes among children with complex behavioral and emotional needs in Idaho during the COVID-19 pandemic by comparing data collected in 2020 with data ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220141Publication date: 30 August 2022
Pages244–249Objective:Safety planning is a suicide prevention intervention that relies partly on an individual’s social relationships as distractions during or help in a suicidal crisis. The primary objectives of this study were to estimate rates of missingness on ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100699Publication date: 21 September 2022
Pages250–256Objective:State mental health authorities (SMHAs) in all U.S. states and territories administer the Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG) set-aside funding for first-episode psychosis. Funds support implementation of coordinated specialty care (CSC) programs. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100676Publication date: 30 August 2022
Pages257–264Objective:The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of mental illness, substance use disorders, and access to treatment among individuals from sexual minority groups who have been involved with the criminal legal system.Methods:This study ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100596Publication date: 05 October 2022
Pages265–271Objective:This randomized controlled trial tested whether external coaching influences addiction treatment providers’ utilization of medications to treat opioid use disorder (MOUDs).Methods:This study recruited 75 unique clinical sites in Florida, Ohio, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100675Reviews & Overviews
Publication date: 06 September 2022
Pages272–281Objective:Indigenous populations, compared with majority populations, have a reduced likelihood of receiving professional help for mental health, contributing to health disparities. To increase use of and access to mental health services for Indigenous ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100503Publication date: 30 August 2022
Pages282–291Objective:No widely accepted clinical guidelines, and scant directly applicable pragmatic research, are available to guide the prescription of psychiatric medications in “low-threshold” outpatient settings, such as street outreach, urgent care, and crisis ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220196Publication date: 07 December 2022
Pages292–304Objective:The COVID-19 pandemic led to a rapid shift toward remote delivery of psychological interventions and transition to voice-only and video communication platforms. However, agreement is lacking on key competencies that are aligned with equitable ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100677Special Articles
Publication date: 12 August 2022
Pages305–311Little is known about staff or patient perspectives on suicide risk screening programs. The objectives of this study were to characterize Veterans Health Administration (VHA) primary care and mental health staff perspectives regarding the VHA Suicide Risk ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220087Brief Reports
Publication date: 27 September 2022
Pages312–315Objective:Suicide rates and frequency of pediatric emergency department (ED) visits for suicidal thoughts and behaviors have increased among Black preadolescents in the United States in recent years. This study examined whether characteristics of ED ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100608Publication date: 20 July 2022
Pages316–319Objective:This study was the first to examine the characteristics and referral outcomes for veterans calling the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans (NCCHV).Methods:The authors analyzed data from NCCHV and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220124Publication date: 06 September 2022
Pages320–323Objective:This study sought to determine COVID-19 vaccination rates for individuals with serious mental illness admitted to a large health system in New York State.Methods:Vaccination rates among 12,714 patients admitted to psychiatric units and to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220222Personal Accounts
Racism & Mental Health Equity
Publication date: 25 August 2022
Pages325–328Research safety protocols are ubiquitous in mental health research involving human subjects and have the potential to harm research participants from racial-ethnic minority populations. For mental health emergencies, such protocols commonly rely on law ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220084Editor’s Choice
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