This Month's Highlights
March 2008: This Month's Highlights
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 231
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Taking Issue
Robert J. Ursano and Charles C. Engel
The Importance of Assessing Exposure to Trauma
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 229
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Articles
Jean-Pierre Lindenmayer, Susan Regina McGurk, Kim T. Mueser, Anzalee Khan, Deborah Wance, Lisa Hoffman, Rosemarie Wolfe, and Haiyi Xie
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cognitive Remediation Among Inpatients With Persistent Mental Illness
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 241-247
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Stefan Watzke, Peter Brieger, Oliver Kuss, Henning Schoettke, and Karl H. Wiedl
A Longitudinal Study of Learning Potential and Rehabilitation Outcome in Schizophrenia
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 248-255
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Shaun M. Eack and Matcheri S. Keshavan
Foresight in Schizophrenia: A Potentially Unique and Relevant Factor to Functional Disability
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 256-260
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Rose Marie Friedrich, Sonja Lively, and Linda M. Rubenstein
Siblings' Coping Strategies and Mental Health Services: A National Study of Siblings of Persons With Schizophrenia
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 261-267
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Maria J. O'Connell, Wesley Kasprow, and Robert A. Rosenheck
Rates and Risk Factors for Homelessness After Successful Housing in a Sample of Formerly Homeless Veterans
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 268-275
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Tom K. J. Craig, Sonia Johnson, Paul McCrone, Sarah Afuwape, Elizabeth Hughes, Kevin Gournay, Ian White, Shamil Wanigaratne, Morven Leese, and Graham Thornicroft
Integrated Care for Co-occurring Disorders: Psychiatric Symptoms, Social Functioning, and Service Costs at 18 Months
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 276-282
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Karen A. Urbanoski, John Cairney, Diego G. Bassani, and Brian R. Rush
Perceived Unmet Need for Mental Health Care for Canadians With Co-occurring Mental and Substance Use Disorders
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 283-289
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Craig S. Rosen, Eric Kuhn, Mark A. Greenbaum, and Kent D. Drescher
Substance Abuse–Related Mortality Among Middle-Aged Male VA Psychiatric Patients
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 290-296
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Daniel Z. Lieberman and Suena W. Huang
A Technological Approach to Reaching a Hidden Population of Problem Drinkers
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 297-303
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Columns
Carl I. Cohen, Ipsit Vahia, Pia Reyes, Shilpa Diwan, Azziza O. Bankole, Nikhil Palekar, Michelle Kehn, and Paul Ramirez
Focus on Geriatric Psychiatry: Schizophrenia in Later Life: Clinical Symptoms and Social Well-being
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 232-234
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Carol Eisen, Roderick Shaner, Jürgen Unützer, Arlene Fink, and Kenneth B. Wells
Datapoints: Second-Generation Antipsychotic Medication Combinations for Schizophrenia
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 235
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Laurie A. Lindamer, Barry D. Lebowitz, Richard L. Hough, Piedad Garcia, Alfredo Aquirre, Maureen C. Halpain, Colin Depp, and Dilip V. Jeste
Public-Academic Partnerships: Improving Care for Older Persons With Schizophrenia Through an Academic-Community Partnership
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 236-239
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Open Forum
Jose Calderon-Abbo
The Long Road Home: Rebuilding Public Inpatient Psychiatric Services in Post-Katrina New Orleans
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 304-309
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Brief Reports
Luba Leontieva, Jacqueline A. Dimmock, Paul W. Gately, Lisa Gallinger, Robert Ploutz-Snyder, and Steven L. Batki
Voucher-Based Incentives for Naltrexone Treatment Attendance in Schizophrenia and Alcohol Use Disorders
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 310-314
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Baojin Zhu, Haya Ascher-Svanum, Lizheng Shi, Douglas Faries, William Montgomery, and Stephen R. Marder
Time to Discontinuation of Depot and Oral First-Generation Antipsychotics in the Usual Care of Schizophrenia
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 315-317
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Jonathan Posner, Julia Eilenberg, Jill Harkavy Friedman, and Mindy J. Fullilove
Quality and Use of Trauma Histories Obtained From Psychiatric Outpatients: A Ten-Year Follow-Up
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 318-321
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Melanie Amna Abas, Jane Vanderpyl, and Elizabeth Robinson
Socioeconomic Deprivation and Extended Hospitalization in Severe Mental Disorder: A Two-Year Follow-Up Study
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 322-325
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Frontline Reports
Stynke Castelein, Pieter Jan Mulder, and Richard Bruggeman
Guided Peer Support Groups for Schizophrenia: A Nursing Intervention
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 326
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Sharon A. Gutman
Supported Education for Adults With Psychiatric Disabilities
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 326-327
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Letters
Rosanna Esposito, Valerie Westhead, and Jim Berko
Florida's Outpatient Commitment Law: Effective but Underused
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 328
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John Petrila and Annette Christy
Florida's Outpatient Commitment Law: Effective but Underused: Reply
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 328-329
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Nissim Mizrachi
Special-Needs Soldiers in Israel: Another View
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 329
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Ehud Bodner and Haim Einat
Special-Needs Soldiers in Israel: Another View: Reply
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 329-330
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Kenneth Marcus
Smoking Bans in Long-Term Inpatient Settings: A Dilemma
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 330
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Book Reviews
Barent Walsh
Dialectical Behavior Therapy With Suicidal Adolescents
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 331-332
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Jeffrey L. Moore
Competency in Combining Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy: Integrated and Split Treatment
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 332-333
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Janis Petzel
Diagnostic Issues in Dementia: Advancing the Research Agenda for DSM-V
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 333-334
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Othmane Alami
Clinical Manual of Geriatric Psychopharmacology
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 334-335
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Brian B. Sheitman
Patient Compliance: Sweetening the Pill
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 335
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Jeffrey S. Barkin
Psychiatry in the Scientific Image
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 336
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News & Notes
Psychiatrists and Consumers Need to Talk More About Health, Survey Finds
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 338
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CSG Justice Center Publication Describes Key Elements of a Mental Health Court
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 338-339
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