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Publication date: 01 January 2025

Publication date: 23 September 2024

Objective: Current information on treatment and clinical characteristics of U.S. adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (i.e., schizophrenia, schizoaffective, and schizophreniform disorders) may help inform public health policy and service ...

Publication date: 14 August 2024

Objective: The authors aimed to examine how certified community behavioral health clinics (CCBHCs) fulfill crisis service requirements and whether clinics added crisis services after becoming a CCBHC. Methods: National survey data on CCBHC crisis services ...

Publication date: 23 September 2024

Objective: This study investigated ICD-10-CM codes for adverse social determinants of health (SDoH) across 12 U.S. health systems by using data from multiple health care encounter types for diverse patients covered by multiple payers. Methods: The authors ...

Publication date: 09 August 2024

Objective: Adults with serious mental illness have high rates of tobacco use disorder and underuse pharmacotherapy for tobacco cessation. In a previous randomized controlled trial, participants receiving community health worker (CHW) support and education ...

Publication date: 10 July 2024

Objective: Digital substance use treatment programs present an opportunity to provide nonresidential care for people with problematic substance use. In June 2021, the provincial government in Ontario provided free access to Breaking Free Online (BFO), a ...

Publication date: 27 August 2024

Objective: Mindfulness-based interventions are increasingly being used in schools to improve students’ mental, emotional, and behavioral development. Although many mindfulness programs exist, the types of programs that are effective for specific age groups ...

Publication date: 02 October 2024

Objective: Faith communities are increasingly providing services to address the mental health needs of their congregations and communities. However, many feel limited in their capacity to address serious illness and experience challenges to collaborating ...

Publication date: 27 August 2024

Objective: This study aimed to characterize the perceived priorities of state and county policy makers for youth mental health services and the factors that influence those priorities. Methods: Mental health agency officials (N=338; N=221 state officials, N=...

Publication date: 02 August 2024

Objective: Stigma toward schizophrenia spectrum disorders is pervasive and negatively influences service access and delivery. Cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia (CIAS) is common, but its association with stigma is unknown. In this study, ...

Publication date: 09 October 2024

Schizophrenia is among the most devastating and costly human diseases. The public face of the failure to appropriately treat schizophrenia includes approximately 100,000 homeless individuals with schizophrenia and related psychoses and 200,000 ...

Publication date: 06 December 2024

Publication date: 10 July 2024

Social media platforms are communication forums with potential benefits and disadvantages for youths’ mental health. In this column, the author focuses on two main themes. First, recognizing the need for carefully crafted interventions, the author ...

Publication date: 28 June 2024

Digital terror refers to the use of digital technology to disseminate graphic images of acts of violence to frighten the public. On October 7, 2023, militants of the Palestinian organization Hamas launched a brutal attack on Israel and used digital terror ...

Publication date: 19 November 2024

Manufacturers of drugs or devices that are prescribed by physicians are protected by the “learned intermediary rule” from having to disclose risks directly to patients. Instead, they must inform physicians of these risks. But when a company fails to ...

Publication date: 23 October 2024

Publication date: 01 January 2025