Psychiatric Services
- Volume 75
- Number 1
- January 2024
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Articles
Publication date: 26 July 2023
Pages6–16Objective: This article describes trends and attributes associated with digital mental health application (DMHA) referrals from December 2019 through December 2021. Methods: In total, 43,842 DMHA referrals for 25,213 unique patients were extracted from the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220401Publication date: 14 June 2023
Pages17–24Objective: The authors sought to explore the availability of mental health supports within public schools during the COVID-19 pandemic by using survey data from a nationally representative sample of U.S. K–12 public schools collected in October–November ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220558Publication date: 10 July 2023
Pages25–31Objective: The authors aimed to analyze psychiatrists’ and other physicians’ acceptance of insurance and the associations between insurance acceptance and specific physician- and practice-level characteristics. Methods: Using the restricted version of the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100669Publication date: 09 August 2023
Pages32–39Objective: Because service professionals often lack cultural competence in working with veterans, veterans often perceive such professionals as “not understanding.” The authors developed, evaluated, and implemented Veteran Cultural Competence Training (...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100437Publication date: 30 June 2023
Pages40–47Objective: The authors sought to determine whether Black sexual minority individuals were more likely than White sexual minority individuals to postpone or avoid professional mental health care (PMHC) and, if so, to identify the reasons for postponing or ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220445Publication date: 30 August 2023
Pages48–54Objective: Latin America has undergone major changes in psychiatric services over the past three decades. The authors aimed to assess the availability of service data and changes in psychiatric services in this region during the 1990–2020 period. Methods: ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220590Special Articles
Publication date: 30 June 2023
Pages55–63Many states are experiencing a behavioral health workforce crisis, particularly in the public behavioral health system. An understanding of the factors influencing the workforce shortage is critical for informing public policies to improve workforce ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220516Publication date: 18 July 2023
Pages64–71The use of seclusion and mechanical restraints (S-R) in psychiatric hospitals remains widespread despite the traumatizing effects and risk for lethality associated with these practices. Neither the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) nor The ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100538Brief Reports
Publication date: 18 July 2023
Pages72–75Objective: The authors examined trends in opioid use disorder treatment and in-person and telehealth modalities before and after COVID-19 pandemic onset among patients who had received treatment prepandemic. Methods: The sample included 13,113 adults with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230102Publication date: 02 August 2023
Pages76–80Objective: This study examined whether expansions of Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage led to changes in insurance coverage and behavioral health treatment use among adults with past-year criminal legal interactions. Methods: National Survey on Drug Use and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220260Datapoints
Racism & Mental Health Equity
Publication date: 08 June 2023
Pages83–86This column discusses burnout and moral injury among Black psychiatrists and other Black mental health professionals and highlights the contribution of racism to these outcomes. In the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic and racial turmoil have revealed ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220522Law & Psychiatry
Publication date: 05 December 2023
Pages87–89An aging workforce is forcing employers to deal with the challenge of workers who may develop cognitive impairments. Federal law prohibits workplace discrimination based on age and disability and sets limits on permissible policies. Mandatory retirement, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230544Personal Accounts
Research, Community, & Services Partnerships
Publication date: 26 July 2023
Pages94–97A veteran-clinician-researcher partnership—the Care, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Service (CTRS)—enabled quality improvement within a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs–sanctioned homeless encampment created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220385Global Mental Health Reforms
Publication date: 18 July 2023
Pages98–101A local insurgency has displaced many people in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado. The authors’ global team (comprising members from Brazil, Mozambique, South Africa, and the United States) has been scaling up mental health services across ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100552Editor’s Choice
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