Psychiatric Services
- Volume 75
- Number 3
- March 2024
Taking Issue
Viewpoint
Articles
Publication date: 26 October 2023
Pages206–213Objective: Burnout is widespread among psychotherapists and leads to negative mental and other health outcomes, absenteeism, and turnover. Job resources, including institutional support for evidence-based practices, can buffer against burnout and may ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230086Publication date: 04 October 2023
Pages214–220Objective: This study aimed to assess nationwide trends in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses and pharmacotherapy among patients with opioid use disorder and ADHD and to examine factors predicting receipt of stimulant medications ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220400Publication date: 07 September 2023
Pages221–227Objective: Individuals involved with the criminal legal system have higher rates of mental illness, addiction, and health care utilization. The authors examined whether substance use disorders and mental illness alone or in combination drive health care ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220491Publication date: 30 August 2023
Pages228–236Objective: Employment rates among individuals with serious mental illness may be improved by engagement in the individual placement and support (IPS) model of supported employment. Results from a recent randomized controlled trial (RCT) indicate that ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230023Publication date: 07 September 2023
Pages237–245Objective: The authors examined whether brief cognitive-behavioral therapy (bCBT) for depression, delivered by mental health providers in community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) of the Veterans Health Administration, improved depression outcomes and was ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220582Publication date: 07 November 2023
Pages246–257Objective: Tens of millions of individuals with mental health problems interact with the U.S. criminal legal system (including 911, police, jail detention and sentences, courts, and probation and parole) each year. The authors sought to identify ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230029Publication date: 19 October 2023
Pages258–267Objective: The authors investigated adaptations to outpatient care delivery and changes in treatment demand and engagement among patients receiving medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in the months after the declaration of the COVID-19 public health ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100507Special Articles
Publication date: 19 October 2023
Pages268–274Certified community behavioral health centers (CCBHCs) were established under section 223 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014. CCBHCs had the goal of expanding access to care for people with behavioral health needs “regardless of ability to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230037Publication date: 07 November 2023
Pages275–282Objective: Encouraging patients at risk for suicide to reduce access to potentially lethal medications and drugs is a key component of evidence-based suicide prevention. However, little research has been done to inform interventions for reducing ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230178Brief Reports
Publication date: 27 September 2023
Pages283–286Objective: The authors examined participants’ experiences with peer specialists in Parachute NYC, a community mental health program of support teams trained in Open Dialogue and intentional peer support. Methods: Qualitative interviews were conducted with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230126Publication date: 15 September 2023
Pages287–290Objective: Infants with prenatal substance exposure or neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) use health services more often than other children; however, little is known about their use of mental health services and psychotropic medication. Methods: The sample (...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220459Open Forum
Publication date: 15 September 2023
Pages291–293A national emergency in child and adolescent mental health was declared in the United States in 2021 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. This Open Forum discusses potential solutions to better support child and adolescent mental health by improving or ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220283Personal Accounts
Economic Grand Rounds
Publication date: 21 September 2023
Pages295–298In this study, the authors measured and described the costs of coordinated specialty care (CSC) for first-episode psychosis in Ohio. A microcosting tool was used to estimate personnel and nonpersonnel costs of service delivery at seven CSC programs. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230241Technology in Mental Health
Publication date: 05 December 2023
Pages299–302Despite the potential of digital mental health interventions to aid recovery for people with serious mental illness, access to these digital tools remains a key barrier. In this column, the authors discuss three key assumptions that shape the integration ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230238