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This scoping review identified instruments and data sources that can be used to measure the availability and accessibility of behavioral health services. Recommendations for improving measurement in this area are also provided. bit.ly/4mU60sJ
June 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This scoping review identified instruments and data sources that can be used to measure the availability and accessibility of behavioral health services. Recommendations for improving measurement in this area are also provided. bit.ly/4mU60sJ
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Individuals receiving a care management intervention had significantly lower rates of readmission and improved receipt of aftercare. Fewer readmissions resulted in direct cost savings. bit.ly/43Onuhm
June 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Individuals receiving a care management intervention had significantly lower rates of readmission and improved receipt of aftercare. Fewer readmissions resulted in direct cost savings. bit.ly/43Onuhm
History repeats itself.
A retrospective study found that ketamine was prescribed less often to Black, Hispanic, and Asian patients (vs. White patients) with major depressive disorder and that Black patients had lower rates of esketamine prescription. bit.ly/4kmfY3M
July 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
History repeats itself.
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The author questions her graduate psychology training to regard schizophrenia as different from other mental disorders and belonging only to psychiatry. Her experience led her to study cognitive-behavioral therapy for psychosis. bit.ly/44I5pTW
July 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The author questions her graduate psychology training to regard schizophrenia as different from other mental disorders and belonging only to psychiatry. Her experience led her to study cognitive-behavioral therapy for psychosis. bit.ly/44I5pTW
There are definitely advantages to care at home.
Evidence on service users’ and carers’ experiences with (HTT) services and identified three key themes of importance to service users: accessibility of services, the therapeutic relationship with HTT staff members, and a sense of empowerment. bit.ly/45JjG3L
July 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
There are definitely advantages to care at home.
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A new collection on early psychosis intervention delves into the inequities faced by young people with psychosis from racial-ethnic minority and migrant communities or lower socioeconomic backgrounds + those encountering age- and gender-related barriers. bit.ly/4l7vlOn
June 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A new collection on early psychosis intervention delves into the inequities faced by young people with psychosis from racial-ethnic minority and migrant communities or lower socioeconomic backgrounds + those encountering age- and gender-related barriers. bit.ly/4l7vlOn
Cannot underestimate the importance of measurement!
This scoping review identified instruments and data sources that can be used to measure the availability and accessibility of behavioral health services. Recommendations for improving measurement in this area are also provided. bit.ly/4mU60sJ
June 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Cannot underestimate the importance of measurement!
Care management can help meet needs.
Individuals receiving a care management intervention had significantly lower rates of readmission and improved receipt of aftercare. Fewer readmissions resulted in direct cost savings. bit.ly/43Onuhm
June 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Care management can help meet needs.
This raises so mat interesting questions about the dx and tx of ADHD
This study found a substantial rise in the number of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)medication fills from 2019 to 2023. Both stimulant and nonstimulant fills increased among adults. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants accounted for one in three fills in 2023. bit.ly/451AVNp
June 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This raises so mat interesting questions about the dx and tx of ADHD
This is a wonderful editor's choice selection that tells a story. Check it out.
A new collection on early psychosis intervention delves into the inequities faced by young people with psychosis from racial-ethnic minority and migrant communities or lower socioeconomic backgrounds + those encountering age- and gender-related barriers. bit.ly/4l7vlOn
June 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This is a wonderful editor's choice selection that tells a story. Check it out.
This review of the tools suggests that we need more tools.
This scoping review identified instruments and data sources that can be used to measure the availability and accessibility of behavioral health services. Recommendations for improving measurement in this area are also provided. bit.ly/4mU60sJ
June 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This review of the tools suggests that we need more tools.
Care management makes such sense!
Individuals receiving a care management intervention had significantly lower rates of readmission and improved receipt of aftercare. Fewer readmissions resulted in direct cost savings. bit.ly/43Onuhm
June 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Care management makes such sense!
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Buprenorphine is an effective medication for opioid use disorder. A national study found that buprenorphine prescribing has increased in recent years, which may facilitate greater patient access to and use of this medication. bit.ly/3SSsDzU
May 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Buprenorphine is an effective medication for opioid use disorder. A national study found that buprenorphine prescribing has increased in recent years, which may facilitate greater patient access to and use of this medication. bit.ly/3SSsDzU
Findings of Mental Disorder Prevalence Study
A national study of U.S. adults found increased rates of schizophrenia spectrum disorders, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder. The study provides updated national estimates, highlighting the need for increased treatment resources. bit.ly/4kdBXdP
June 8, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Findings of Mental Disorder Prevalence Study
Issues re involuntary tx are multi-layered. Demands multi-dimensional & multi-perspective appreciation of risks. Here, voluntarily admitted patients subject to holding powers had more severe illness at admission than those without holds. Results suggested similar treatment outcomes for both groups.
Voluntarily admitted patients who became subject to holding powers in two psychiatric hospitals in Ireland were compared with voluntarily admitted patients who were not held. Impaired insight + psychotic symptoms at admission predicted psychiatric holds. bit.ly/4mDzKdu
June 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Issues re involuntary tx are multi-layered. Demands multi-dimensional & multi-perspective appreciation of risks. Here, voluntarily admitted patients subject to holding powers had more severe illness at admission than those without holds. Results suggested similar treatment outcomes for both groups.
Hard to read, but important
Authors assessed physical assault rates in a large behavioral health system via records for >15,000 inpatients across six psychiatric hospitals. 2.4% patients had committed assault. Risk factors for committing included male gender and involuntary admission. bit.ly/3Z1Zt59
June 8, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Hard to read, but important
Find out what are non-psychiatrists asking psychiatrists in an electronic consultation service.
An electronic consultation service allows non-psychiatrists to submit questions to a psychiatry department. The service is frequently used to ask about psychiatric medications in the context of psychiatric symptoms, such as depression and anxiety. bit.ly/3SudlS2
June 8, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Find out what are non-psychiatrists asking psychiatrists in an electronic consultation service.
This touches key questions in the pharmacological tx of ADHD. Who is prescribing? What is being prescribed fand or whom?
This study found a substantial rise in the number of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)medication fills from 2019 to 2023. Both stimulant and nonstimulant fills increased among adults. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants accounted for one in three fills in 2023. bit.ly/451AVNp
June 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
This touches key questions in the pharmacological tx of ADHD. Who is prescribing? What is being prescribed fand or whom?
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The American Law Institute’s updated Restatement of the Law for determining when a clinician is negligent emphasizes the failure to provide reasonable care and underscores the importance of clinicians staying current with changes in their profession. bit.ly/3HqcoYI
June 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The American Law Institute’s updated Restatement of the Law for determining when a clinician is negligent emphasizes the failure to provide reasonable care and underscores the importance of clinicians staying current with changes in their profession. bit.ly/3HqcoYI
An important read: "The most important change is an updated standard for determining when a clinician is negligent, which emphasizes the failure to provide reasonable care, replacing the traditional standard of customary care."
The American Law Institute’s updated Restatement of the Law for determining when a clinician is negligent emphasizes the failure to provide reasonable care and underscores the importance of clinicians staying current with changes in their profession. bit.ly/3HqcoYI
June 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
An important read: "The most important change is an updated standard for determining when a clinician is negligent, which emphasizes the failure to provide reasonable care, replacing the traditional standard of customary care."
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The Editor, Editor Emeritus, and Editorial Board members of Psychiatric Services reaffirm the journal’s commitment to scientific integrity and to the right of free speech for scientists in the face of U.S. governmental policies that conflict with these commitments. bit.ly/42LHYbB
May 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The Editor, Editor Emeritus, and Editorial Board members of Psychiatric Services reaffirm the journal’s commitment to scientific integrity and to the right of free speech for scientists in the face of U.S. governmental policies that conflict with these commitments. bit.ly/42LHYbB
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A wellness model, developed for individuals with lived experience of mental health or substance use conditions, is described. The model’s eight dimensions focus on empowerment, mutual support, and community engagement. bit.ly/44JfZL5
May 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A wellness model, developed for individuals with lived experience of mental health or substance use conditions, is described. The model’s eight dimensions focus on empowerment, mutual support, and community engagement. bit.ly/44JfZL5
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Justice-involved youths need improved access to and engagement in mental health treatment—particularly community-supervised youths, who faced delays in access compared with custody-supervised youths. Mental health services were associated with reduced reoffending among male youths. bit.ly/44F0zrb
May 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Justice-involved youths need improved access to and engagement in mental health treatment—particularly community-supervised youths, who faced delays in access compared with custody-supervised youths. Mental health services were associated with reduced reoffending among male youths. bit.ly/44F0zrb
forward thinking and provocative!
Our May issue leads off with a look at person-centered care and the U.S. mental health care system. bit.ly/4jQrrcb
June 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
forward thinking and provocative!
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Assertive community treatment teams in New York successfully implemented individual placement and support to help participants find work. bit.ly/4jXgJRh
May 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Assertive community treatment teams in New York successfully implemented individual placement and support to help participants find work. bit.ly/4jXgJRh