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Psychiatric Services

  • Volume 74
  • Number 9
  • September 2023

Taking Issue

Articles

Publication date: 20 March 2023

Pages902–910

Objective: 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.20220514

Publication date: 28 February 2023

Pages921–928

Objective: 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.20220372

Publication date: 06 March 2023

Pages929–935

Objective: 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.20220427

Publication date: 14 March 2023

Pages943–949

Objective: 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.20220201

Reviews and overviews

Special Articles

Publication date: 29 March 2023

Pages963–969

Emotional 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.20220487

Publication date: 29 March 2023

Pages970–977

As 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.20220608

Brief Reports

Publication date: 06 March 2023

Pages978–981

Objective: 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.20220199

Publication date: 08 February 2023

Pages982–986

Objective: 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.20220460

Open Forum

Publication date: 06 March 2023

Pages987–990

This 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.20220209

Personal Accounts

State Mental Health Policy

Publication date: 20 March 2023

Pages996–1001

A 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.20220478

Promoting High-Value Mental Health Care

Publication date: 14 March 2023

Pages1002–1005

The 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

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