Psychiatric Services
- Volume 76
- Number 2
- February 2025
Taking Issue
Articles
Publication date: 23 September 2024
Pages110–119Objective: Recent trends in U.S. suicide rates underscore a need for research on the risk for suicidality. The authors aimed to estimate national trends in suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and health care utilization by using data from the 2015–2019 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230466Publication date: 05 November 2024
Pages120–125Objective: To improve understanding of the application process for temporary involuntary hospitalization (Section 12 of the Massachusetts General Laws) in Boston, the authors focused on cases involving the Boston Police Department (PD) and the information ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230411Publication date: 23 October 2024
Pages126–132Objective: The authors aimed to increase measurement-based care in an outpatient academic psychiatry service. Methods: The Measurement-Assisted Care program (MAC) was implemented as a clinical quality-improvement effort that included 4,665 unique patients ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20240135Publication date: 29 October 2024
Pages133–138Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine how often clients report discussing cultural identities during counseling sessions; the extent to which discussion of cultural identities during treatment varies across therapists; whether identifying as ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230266Publication date: 11 September 2024
Pages139–148Objective: The authors explored whether neighborhood context is associated with psychotropic polypharmacy and psychotherapy among a cohort of children with high needs for psychiatric and general medical care. Methods: Electronic health record data from a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230639Publication date: 05 November 2024
Pages149–156Objective: This study aimed to examine whether changes in mental health services use under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) differed in Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (MHPSAs) versus non-MHPSAs. Methods: Multiple waves of data ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230628Publication date: 29 October 2024
Pages157–162Objective: The authors sought to understand patient experiences with group teletherapy to inform improvements in service delivery. Methods: From December 2022 to October 2023, semistructured interviews were conducted with 20 adults with depression or bipolar ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20240058Publication date: 23 September 2024
Pages163–168Objective: The authors evaluated the feasibility of automated depression screening and a follow-up postscreening protocol. Methods: Patient Health Questionnaire–2 (PHQ-2) and PHQ-9 screeners were sent to 20 specialty clinics and administered to patients who ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20240049Publication date: 11 September 2024
Pages169–176Objective: The authors sought to examine influenza and COVID-19 vaccine uptake among individuals diagnosed as having psychiatric disorders compared with those without such diagnoses and to examine variations in vaccine uptake by sociodemographic and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230638Special Articles
Publication date: 11 September 2024
Pages177–184Objective: Up to 2 million college students in the United States have been diagnosed as having attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a condition associated with negative academic, social, and psychiatric outcomes. The authors investigated the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20240085Publication date: 17 September 2024
Pages185–191Objective: Employment support for people living with schizophrenia in China currently focuses only on patient-level factors. The authors’ aim was to assess the employment experiences of this population and to identify factors related to their ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20240052Brief Reports
Publication date: 11 September 2024
Pages192–195Objective: This report summarizes results from a national survey that aimed to assess the training and technical assistance needs of individuals who work in mental health. Methods: A survey was distributed to mental health workers by 10 regional centers of a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230602Publication date: 14 August 2024
Pages196–199Objective: This study evaluated psychotropic polypharmacy frequency and patterns of use among Medicaid-enrolled youths. Methods: A cross-sectional study of a state Medicaid claims database (2015–2020) focused on youths (≤17 years old) with at least one ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20240113Publication date: 11 September 2024
Pages200–203Objective: This report describes characteristics of patients who had high out-of-pocket (OOP) spending on mental health care relative to income. Methods: A sample of 8,923 U.S. adults with outpatient mental health visits was drawn from the 2018–2021 Medical ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20240136Open Forum
Publication date: 27 August 2024
Pages204–206Measurement-informed care (MIC), also known as measurement-based care or patient-reported outcomes, for behavioral health conditions has had low uptake in the United States. To advance MIC in the near term, the authors reviewed nationally endorsed ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20240082Publication date: 11 September 2024
Pages207–209Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who also have a co-occurring mental illness are almost five times as likely to experience a delayed hospital discharge as adults with mental illness only. Such delays occur when a patient no ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20240177Economic Grand Rounds
Publication date: 23 October 2024
Pages210–213Industry payments to psychiatrists remain poorly characterized. Using data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the authors of this repeated cross-sectional study detail the extent and concentration of nonresearch industry payments to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20240218Letter to the Editor
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