Psychiatric Services
- Volume 74
- Number 9
- September 2023
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 20 March 2023
Pages902–910Objective: A growing consensus has emerged regarding the importance of stakeholder involvement in mental health services research. To identify barriers to and the extent of stakeholder involvement in participatory research, the authors undertook a mixed-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220514Publication date: 14 March 2023
Pages911–920Objective: The Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) demonstration is designed to increase access to comprehensive ambulatory care and crisis services, which may reduce emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations. This study ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220410Publication date: 28 February 2023
Pages921–928Objective: Individuals with psychosis are at increased risk for suicide, with the greatest risk being present during the first few months after diagnosis. The authors aimed to examine whether treatment initiation within 14 days of diagnosis and treatment ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220372Publication date: 06 March 2023
Pages929–935Objective: The authors aimed to examine adoption of behavioral health crisis care (BHCC) services included in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) best practices guidelines. Methods: Secondary data from SAMHSA’s ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220427Publication date: 05 May 2023
Pages936–942Objective: Strong evidence exists for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a risk factor for suicidal thoughts and behaviors across diverse populations. However, few empirical studies have examined PTSD and other trauma-associated stress disorders as ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100244Publication date: 14 March 2023
Pages943–949Objective: The authors used a machine-learning approach to model clinician decision making regarding psychiatric hospitalization of children and youths in crisis and to identify factors associated with the decision to hospitalize. Methods: Data consisted of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220201Reviews and overviews
Publication date: 28 February 2023
Pages950–962Objective: Evaluation of the effectiveness of integration of depression and alcohol use disorder care into primary health care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is limited. The authors aimed to quantify the effectiveness of integrating mental ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220267Special Articles
Publication date: 29 March 2023
Pages963–969Emotional support animals (ESAs) are different from service animals, therapy animals, and other disability-related assistance animals. Although pet ownership may confer psychological benefits, limited research has supported the use of ESAs to realize such ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220487Publication date: 29 March 2023
Pages970–977As state and federal policy makers seek to improve mental health, many aim to boost upstream approaches to prevent or mitigate diagnosable conditions. Home visiting offers a wholistic approach for new parents and children at home through health education, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220608Brief Reports
Publication date: 06 March 2023
Pages978–981Objective: Utilization of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (Lifeline; formerly called the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) was analyzed in relation to suicide deaths in U.S. states between 2007 and 2020 to identify states with potential unmet need ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220199Publication date: 08 February 2023
Pages982–986Objective: People with serious mental illness are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 but face barriers to vaccinations. The authors describe the implementation of a mobile vaccine clinic at an outpatient mental health clinic for patients and health care ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220460Open Forum
Publication date: 06 March 2023
Pages987–990This Open Forum explores how implementation research and practice may sustain White supremacist ideas, perpetuate unequal power dynamics, and maintain mental health care inequities. The following questions were considered: What information is valued and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220209Personal Accounts
State Mental Health Policy
Publication date: 20 March 2023
Pages996–1001A comprehensive, whole-person approach to individuals’ health care can be achieved by aligning, integrating, and coordinating health services with other human services. HealthChoices, Pennsylvania’s managed Medicaid program, delegates responsibility for ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220478Promoting High-Value Mental Health Care
Publication date: 14 March 2023
Pages1002–1005The Affordable Care Act established Medicaid health homes to provide care management and coordination for high-need individuals, including many with serious mental illness. The authors used data from the Medicaid Data Warehouse to examine health care ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220264