This Month's Highlights
April 2008: This Month's Highlights
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 351
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Taking Issue
Rhonda Mattox and Greer Sullivan
Treatment: "Just What the Preacher Ordered"
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 349
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Articles
Robert D. Gibbons, David J. Weiss, David J. Kupfer, Ellen Frank, Andrea Fagiolini, Victoria J. Grochocinski, Dulal K. Bhaumik, Angela Stover, R. Darrell Bock, and Jason C. Immekus
Using Computerized Adaptive Testing to Reduce the Burden of Mental Health Assessment
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 361-368
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George J. Unick, Martha Shumway, and William Hargreaves
Commentary: Are We Ready for Computerized Adaptive Testing?
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 369
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Mark S. Salzer, Lindsay C. Wick, and Joseph A. Rogers
Familiarity With and Use of Accommodations and Supports Among Postsecondary Students With Mental Illnesses
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 370-375
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Elyn R. Saks
Commentary: The Importance of Accommodations in Higher Education
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 376
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Philip S. Wang, Amanda R. Patrick, Colin R. Dormuth, Jerry Avorn, Malcolm Maclure, Claire F. Canning, and Sebastian Schneeweiss
The Impact of Cost Sharing on Antidepressant Use Among Older Adults in British Columbia
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 377-383
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Hui-wen Keri Yang, Linda Simoni-Wastila, Ilene H. Zuckerman, and Bruce Stuart
Benzodiazepine Use and Expenditures for Medicare Beneficiaries and the Implications of Medicare Part D Exclusions
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 384-391
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Ezra Golberstein, Daniel Eisenberg, and Sarah E. Gollust
Perceived Stigma and Mental Health Care Seeking
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 392-399
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Michael E. Ohl, Bruce E. Landon, Paul D. Cleary, and Joseph LeMaster
Medical Clinic Characteristics and Access to Behavioral Health Services for Persons With HIV
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 400-407
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Adrian Aguilera and Steven Regeser López
Community Determinants of Latinos' Use of Mental Health Services
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 408-413
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Kamaldeep S. Bhui and Kwame McKenzie
Rates and Risk Factors by Ethnic Group for Suicides Within a Year of Contact With Mental Health Services in England and Wales
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 414-420
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Luis Salvador-Carulla, Sandra Saldivia, Rafael Martinez-Leal, Benjamin Vicente, Carlos Garcia-Alonso, Pamela Grandon, and Josep Maria Haro
Meso-level Comparison of Mental Health Service Availability and Use in Chile and Spain
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 421-428
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Columns
Paul S. Appelbaum
Law & Psychiatry: Sex Offenders in the Community: Are Current Approaches Counterproductive?
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 352-354
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Charles E. Begley, J. Scott Hickey, Britta Ostermeyer, L. Ann Teske, Thien Vu, Julia Wolf, Mark E. Kunik, and Paul J. Rowan
Best Practices: Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care: The Harris County Community Behavioral Health Program
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 356-358
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Deborah Michelle Sanders
Personal Accounts: Reflections on Adherence to a Medications Regimen
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 359-360
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Brief Reports
Robin Cook Kopelman, Joy Moel, Carol Mertens, Scott Stuart, Stephan Arndt, and Michael W. O'Hara
Barriers to Care for Antenatal Depression
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 429-432
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Wai Tong Chien and Yuet Ming Lee
A Disease Management Program for Families of Persons in Hong Kong With Dementia
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 433-436
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Jennifer L. Farrell and Deborah A. Goebert
Collaboration Between Psychiatrists and Clergy in Recognizing and Treating Serious Mental Illness
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 437-440
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Derek Satre, William Wolfe, Stuart Eisendrath, and Constance Weisner
Computerized Screening for Alcohol and Drug Use Among Adults Seeking Outpatient Psychiatric Services
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 441-444
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Letters
J. Steven Lamberti
Revisiting the MacArthur Study
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 445
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E. Fuller Torrey and Jonathan Stanley
Revisiting the MacArthur Study: Reply
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 445-446
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Myra Piat, Judith Sabetti, and Audrey Couture,
Do Consumers Use the Word "Recovery"?
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 446-447
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Ronald E. Hellman, Eileen Klein, and Thomas Uttaro
Update on a Program for LGBT Persons With Major Mental Illness
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 447-448
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Jeffrey Borenstein
Teaching Tool to Reduce Restraint and Seclusion
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 448
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Book Reviews
Sandra L. Bloom
Understanding Trauma: Integrating Biological, Clinical and Cultural Perspectives
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 449
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Douglas Hughes
Textbook of Men's Mental Health
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 449-450
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Pedro Ruiz
Culture and Mental Health: A Comprehensive Textbook
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 450
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John L. Young
Forensic Ethics and the Expert Witness
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 450-451
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Leslie R. Pyenson
Healing Body and Mind: A Critical Issue for Health Care Reform
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 451-452
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Pamela Hoyt
Psychiatric and Behavioural Disorders in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2nd edition
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 452
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Sarah Guzofski
Patient Compliance With Medications: Issues and Opportunities
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 452-453
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Dennis Martin
The Therapist's Notebook for Integrating Spirituality in Counseling, Volumes 1 and 2
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 453-454
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News & Notes
House Passes Historic Mental Health Parity Bill
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 455
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Alan Schatzberg Chosen APA President-Elect, Nada Stotland to Become APA President in May
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 455
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AHRQ's Annual Reports on Health Care Quality and Disparities
Psychiatr Serv 2008 59: 455-456
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