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Volume 49, Issue 3

March 1998

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March 1998

Back to the Future

Carl I. Cohen, M.D.,, professor of psychiatry, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn

Page:277
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.49.3.277

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March 1998

Datapoints: Routine Treatment of Adult Depression

Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H.,
Terri L. Tanielian, M.A.,
Brennan D. Peterson, B.S., and
Deborah A. Zarin, M.D.

Page:299
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.49.3.299

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March 1998

Emergency Psychiatry: Mental Health Clinicians' Role in Responding to Critical Incidents in the Community

Joseph J. Zealberg, M.D.,
Susan J. Hardesty, M.D., and
Shannon C. Tyson, M.D.

Pages:301–303
Published Online:1 March 1998

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.49.3.301

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March 1998

Rehab Rounds : Combining Telephone Peer Counseling and Professional Services for Clients in Intensive Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Amy B. Lane, C.S.W.

Pages:312–314
Published Online:1 March 1998

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.49.3.312

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Introduction by the column editors: Although an increasing number of mental health agencies employ consumers in the roles of advocates, liaisons, outreach workers, case management aides, and other paraprofessionals (,,,), the evidence is mixed on the ...

March 1998

Practical Geriatrics : Gender Sensitivity in Health Care for Elderly Men and Women

Marion Zucker Goldstein, M.D., and
Kim Griswold, M.D., M.P.H.

Pages:323–325
Published Online:1 March 1998

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.49.3.323

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March 1998

The Effects of Public Managed Care on Patterns of Intensive Use of Inpatient Psychiatric Services

Jeffrey L. Geller, M.D., M.P.H.,
William H. Fisher, Ph.D.,
Melissa McDermeit, M.S.W., and
Julie Marie Brown

Pages:327–332
Published Online:1 March 1998

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.49.3.327

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OBJECTIVE: The study examined the characteristics of frequent users of inpatient treatment under public-sector managed care in Massachusetts between 1992 and 1995 and explored whether their pattern of inpatient utilization affected their overall use of ...

March 1998

Increased Contact With Community Mental Health Resources as a Potential Benefit of Family Education

Phyllis Solomon, Ph.D.,
Jeffrey Draine, Ph.D.,
Edie Mannion, M.F.T., and
Marilyn Meisel

Pages:333–339
Published Online:1 March 1998

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.49.3.333

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OBJECTIVE: This study examined the hypothesis that families of adults with severe mental illness who participate in either a group family education workshop or individual family consultation will try to seek more assistance from community services than ...

March 1998

Clozapine Therapy for Older Veterans

Martha Sajatovic, M.D.,
Luis F. Ramirez, M.D.,
David Garver, M.D.,
Paul Thompson, Ph.D.,
Gary Ripper, M.A., and
Laurent S. Lehmann, M.D.

Pages:340–344
Published Online:1 March 1998

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.49.3.340

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OBJECTIVE: The effectiveness of clozapine treatment in a treatment-refractory sample of older adult veterans with primary psychosis was examined. METHODS: Data were collected over a five-year period for patients age 55 and older who were given clozapine ...

March 1998

Substance Use and Psychiatric Problems of Homeless Native American Veterans

Wesley J. Kasprow, Ph.D., M.P.H., and
Robert Rosenheck, M.D.

Pages:345–350
Published Online:1 March 1998

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.49.3.345

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OBJECTIVE: This study estimated the proportion and representation of Native Americans among homeless veterans and compared their psychiatric and substance abuse problems with those of other ethnic groups of homeless veterans. METHODS: The study was based ...

March 1998

Does Outreach Case Management Improve Patients' Quality of Life?

James L. Curtis, M.D.,
Ernest J. Millman, Ph.D.,
Elmer L. Struening, Ph.D., and
Ann D'Ercole, Ph.D.

Pages:351–354
Published Online:1 March 1998

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.49.3.351

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OBJECTIVE: This study examined whether enhancing standard aftercare with an outreach case management intervention would improve patients' quality of life. METHODS: A sample of 292 patients discharged from an inpatient psychiatry service at an urban ...

March 1998

Abuse Histories of Psychiatric Inpatients: To Ask or Not to Ask?

John Read, Ph.D., and
Allen Fraser, M.R.C.Psych., F.R.A.N.Z.P.

Pages:355–359
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.49.3.355

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OBJECTIVE: The literature suggests that a high prevalence of a history of sexual and physical abuse among psychiatric inpatients is found when researchers inquire about abuse directly, but that relatively low rates are found in medical records. This study ...

March 1998

The Clinical Characteristics of Possession Disorder Among 20 Chinese Patients in the Hebei Province of China

Albert C. Gaw, M.D.,
Qin-zhang Ding, M.D.,
Ruth E. Levine, M.D., and
Hsiao-feng Gaw, L.I.C.S.W.

Pages:360–365
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.49.3.360

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OBJECTIVE: This paper describes the clinical characteristics of 20 hospitalized psychiatric patients in the Hebei province of China who believed they were possessed. METHODS: A structured interview focused on clinical characteristics associated with ...

March 1998

Changes in Public Psychiatric Hospitalization in Oregon Over the Past Two Decades

Joseph D. Bloom, M.D.,
Mary H. Williams, M.S., J.D.,
Cris Land, B.S.,
Bentson McFarland, M.D., Ph.D., and
Scott Reichlin, M.D.

Pages:366–369
Published Online:1 March 1998

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.49.3.366

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OBJECTIVE: In 1988 a governor's commission in Oregon recommended dramatic changes in the state's approach to public psychiatric hospitalization. To evaluate the effect of the recommendations, this study examined characteristics of hospitalization for ...

March 1998

Hospital Utilization and Personality Characteristics of Veterans With Psychiatric Problems

Wright Williams, Ph.D.,
Thomas W. Weiss, Dr.P.H.,
Anette Edens, Ph.D.,
Michael Johnson, M.S., and
John I. Thornby, Ph.D.

Pages:370–375
Published Online:1 March 1998

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.49.3.370

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OBJECTIVE: The relationship between hospital utilization and psychometric, demographic, and diagnostic data was examined among veterans with psychiatric problems. METHODS: Data were obtained from the records of 500 psychiatric inpatients admitted to a ...

Brief Report

March 1998

Recognition of Warning Signs : A Consideration for Cost-Effective Treatment of Severe Mental Illness

Jill Novacek, Ph.D., and
Robert Raskin, Ph.D.

Pages:376–378
Published Online:1 March 1998

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.49.3.376

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Warning signs of decompensation, also known as prodromal symptoms, and problems related to poor recognition of warning signs were examined in a sample of 370 adult outpatients with severe mental illness. Clinicians' ratings, client interviews, and eight ...

March 1998

Global Functioning of Inpatients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Schizophrenia, and Major Depression

Lisa Calvocoressi, M.S.W.,
Deborah Libman, M.S.W., M.P.H.,
Sally J. Vegso, M.S.,
Christopher J. McDougle, M.D., and
Lawrence H. Price, M.D.

Pages:379–381
Published Online:1 March 1998

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.49.3.379

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A chart review was conducted to compare the social, occupational, and daily functioning of 17 inpatients with obsessive-compulsive disorder, 17 with major depression, and 17 with schizophrenia. Current Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scores of ...

March 1998

A Survey of Sexual Trauma Treatment Provided by VA Medical Centers

Alina M. Suris, Ph.D.,
Lori L. Davis, M.D.,
T. Michael Kashner, Ph.D., J.D.,
James Arthur Gillaspy, Ph.D., and
Frederick Petty, Ph.D., M.D.

Pages:382–384
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.49.3.382

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In 1992 Congress mandated the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide treatment to veterans traumatized by sexual assault experienced during active military duty. A 1995 survey of how VA medical centers had responded to this mandate indicated that 51 ...

March 1998

Improved Diagnostic Assessment of Major Depression in Psychiatric Outpatient Care in Finland

Marko Sorvaniemi, M.D.,
Hans Helenius, M.Sc.,
Antti Alho, M.D.,
Sini Kesti, M.D., and
Raimo K. R. Salokangas, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:384–386
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.49.3.384

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The accuracy of diagnosis of major depression by psychiatrists, psychiatric residents, and other physicians in outpatient psychiatric care settings in Finland was examined. A total of 232 patients who visited four mental health centers in the hospital ...

Letter

March 1998

Violent Behavior

Morton N. Menuck, M.D.

Pages:387–388
Published Online:1 March 1998

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.49.3.387

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March 1998

Violent Behavior

Grant T. Harris, B.Sc., Ph.D., and
Marnie E. Rice, M.A., Ph.D.

Page:388
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.49.3.388

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March 1998

Jeffrey P. Holmgren, M.D.

Pages:388-a–389
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.49.3.388-a

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March 1998

Ben Lomas, M.D.

Page:389
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.49.3.389

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March 1998

Alzheimer's Disease and Depression

Salvador Ceniceros, M.D.

Pages:389-a–389
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.49.3.389-a

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