Psychiatric Services
- Volume 75
- Number 9
- September 2024
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 10 April 2024
Pages833–838Objective: Many parents struggle to find mental health care for their children, and many mental health clinicians do not accept insurance payments. The authors aimed to estimate the frequency and cost of self-pay psychotherapy and psychotropic medication ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230524Publication date: 29 May 2024
Pages839–846Objective: Using a sample of U.S. college students, the authors evaluated whether barriers to mental health treatment varied by race and ethnicity. Methods: Data were drawn from a large multicampus study conducted across 26 U.S. colleges and universities. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230185Publication date: 02 May 2024
Pages847–853Objective: Individuals with psychiatric disorders are incarcerated at disproportionately high rates and often have low educational attainment. Access to psychiatric and education services within prisons has been described as inadequate, but recent data are ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230335Publication date: 10 April 2024
Pages854–862Objective: Learning health care networks can significantly improve the effectiveness, consistency, and cost-effectiveness of care delivery. As part of a data harmonization process, incorporation of the perspectives of community partners to maximize the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230455Publication date: 03 April 2024
Pages863–871Objective: Pay-for-performance (P4P) initiatives hold promise for improving health care delivery but are rarely applied to behavioral health or tested in randomized controlled trials (RCTs). This RCT examined the effectiveness of a P4P initiative to reduce ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230481Reviews & Overviews
Publication date: 23 April 2024
Pages872–887Objective: Recreational cannabis legalization (RCL) is expanding rapidly. RCL’s effects on mental health issues are of particular concern because cannabis use is more frequent among people receiving psychiatric care and is associated with several ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230434Publication date: 13 May 2024
Pages888–894Schools are an important component in the mental health system of care for youths. Teachers and other school staff have unique opportunities to promote emotional wellness and prevent mental health conditions. Although numerous programs are available, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230542Publication date: 13 May 2024
Pages895–907Objective: Disruptive and distracting behaviors in the classroom, from off-task to aggressive behaviors, negatively affect academic engagement and achievement and can lead to more serious problems, including mental health conditions and substance use ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230543Publication date: 13 May 2024
Pages908–920Objective: This systematic review used established rating criteria to describe the level of evidence for interventions aimed at preventing or reducing bullying perpetration and victimization in schools, synthesized the evidence for students from racially ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230541Brief Reports
Publication date: 15 April 2024
Pages921–924Objective: The authors examined licensing requirements for select children’s behavioral health care providers. Methods: Statutes and regulations as of October 2021 were reviewed for licensed clinical social workers, licensed professional counselors, and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230306Publication date: 23 April 2024
Pages925–928Objective: Self-guided and peer-supported treatments for depression among rural older adults may address some common barriers to treatment. This pilot study compared the effect on depression of peer-supported, self-guided problem-solving therapy (SG-PST) ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230027Open Forum
Publication date: 13 March 2024
Pages929–931The use of electronic devices and social media is becoming a ubiquitous part of most people’s lives. Although researchers are exploring the sequelae of such use, little attention has been given to the importance of digital media use in routine psychiatric ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230399Publication date: 27 March 2024
Pages932–934Despite the growing evidence supporting the benefits of coordinated specialty care (CSC) for early psychosis, access to this multimodal, evidence-based program in the United States has been hindered by a lack of funding for core CSC services and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230551