Psychiatric Services
- Volume 74
- Number 6
- June 2023
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Publication date: 09 November 2022
Pages566–573Objective: Suicide rates among young people are rising. Health care visits provide opportunities for identification and intervention, yet studies have been limited by small or circumscribed samples. This study sought to expand the knowledge base by ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220145Publication date: 15 November 2022
Pages574–580Objective: The authors sought to examine the association between adverse social determinants of health (SDoHs) and risk for self-harm among youths. Methods: The authors performed a retrospective longitudinal analysis of Ohio Medicaid claims data (April 1, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220180Publication date: 29 November 2022
Pages581–588Objective: The authors aimed to evaluate changes in use of government-subsidized primary mental health services, through the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), by young people during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and whether changes ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220345Publication date: 07 December 2022
Pages589–595Objective: Firearms are highly lethal when used for suicide and are used more frequently as a suicide method by persons of older age. Individuals with terminal illness are at high risk for suicide, yet little research has explored how firearms may be used ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100733Publication date: 29 November 2022
Pages596–603Objective: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and bipolar disorder are common in primary care. Evidence supports collaborative care in primary care settings to treat depression and anxiety, and recent studies have evaluated its effectiveness in treating ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100595Publication date: 02 November 2022
Pages604–613Objective: In light of historical racial-ethnic disparities in health care coverage, the authors assessed changes in coverage in nationally representative samples of Black, White, and Hispanic low-income adults with substance use disorders after the 2014 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220155Publication date: 10 January 2023
Pages614–621Objective: Task-shared delivery of mental health care, which includes training people who are not mental health specialists to deliver components of care, has been identified as a core strategy for increasing access to mental health care globally. However, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100691Publication date: 22 December 2022
Pages622–627Objective: The authors aimed to use the newly developed Opioid Risk Stratification Tool to identify individuals who may be at risk for unhealthy opioid use and to examine the impact of applying a mailing and engagement intervention to this population and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202200034Reviews & Overviews
Proposed Changes to the Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Rating Rubric for Mental Disorders
Publication date: 13 December 2022
Pages628–635Objective: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides disability benefits for general medical and mental health conditions related to military service. Despite advances in conceptualization, assessment, and diagnosis of mental disorders, the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220377Special Articles
Publication date: 08 February 2023
Pages636–643Objective: To help address the opioid epidemic, the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration expanded the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) to include two new loan repayment programs (LRPs)—the Substance Use Disorder LRP and the Rural Community ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220244Brief Reports
Publication date: 29 November 2022
Pages644–647Objective: This study examined telepsychiatry use among children enrolled in Medicaid before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted of claims data from the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System for ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220378Publication date: 15 November 2022
Pages648–651Objective: A 6-week study was conducted to test the effectiveness of the Harnessing Online Peer Education (HOPE) intervention on anxiety, help seeking (requests for electronic resources [e-resources] on anxiety reduction), and online engagement. Methods: ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000817Publication date: 27 October 2022
Pages652–655Objective: State insurance departments enforce the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) for fully insured employer-sponsored health plans and plans on the individual marketplace. Variable enforcement among states may drive ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220210Open Forum
Publication date: 31 January 2023
Pages656–658Individual placement and support (IPS) is a robust evidence-based model of supported employment for people with mental health conditions that has been implemented in high-income countries. The model is now being extended to new populations and settings, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220484Racism & Mental Health Equity
Publication date: 23 November 2022
Pages659–662Certified peer specialists (CPSs) may be uniquely situated to help address inequities within the behavioral health system. However, CPSs and other mental health care providers often do not have opportunities to discuss their experiences with racism in the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220146Integrated Care
A Virtual Inpatient Psychiatry Unit in a Multicampus Health Care System During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Publication date: 23 November 2022
Pages663–666A virtual, telehealth-based inpatient psychiatric unit was implemented in a multicampus health care system to care for patients involuntarily admitted under emergency hold laws who tested positive for COVID-19. Through a multidisciplinary approach, these ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220299Frontline Reports
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