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March 2012

Assessing the Costs of Second-Generation Antipsychotics

Paul N. Pfeiffer, M.D., and
Marcia Valenstein, M.D.

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This Month's Highlights

March 2012

This Month's Highlights

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Columns

March 2012

Economic Grand Rounds: Economic Costs of Failure to Monitor Adverse Effects of Second-Generation Antipsychotics: An Underestimated Factor

Jeanette M. Jerrell, Ph.D.,
Roger S. McIntyre, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., and
George B. Black, B.S.

Pages:202–204
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The FDA, the APA, and the American Diabetes Association have called for routine monitoring of cardiometabolic side effects among individuals taking second-generation antipsychotic medications. Yet, monitoring of these patients by state mental health ...

March 2012

Public-Academic Partnerships: Evidence-Based Implementation: The Role of Sustained Community-Based Practice and Research Partnerships

Amy M. Kilbourne, Ph.D., M.P.H.,
Mary Spink Neumann, Ph.D.,
Jeanette Waxmonsky, Ph.D.,
Mark S. Bauer, M.D.,
Hyungin Myra Kim, Ph.D.,
Harold Alan Pincus, M.D., and
Marshall Thomas, M.D.

Pages:205–207
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This column describes a process for adapting an evidence-based practice in community clinics in which researchers and community providers participated and the resulting framework for implementation of the practice—Replicating Effective Programs-...

Articles

March 2012

Impact of Housing and Work Supports on Outcomes for Chronically Homeless Adults With Mental Illness: LA's HOPE

Martha R. Burt, Ph.D.

Pages:209–215
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A commitment to ending homelessness was the impetus behind a federal initiative that funded five demonstration projects for people with mental illness and chronic homelessness. The projects combined two evidence-based practices—supported employment and ...

March 2012

Does Assertive Community Outreach Improve Social Support? Results From the Lambeth Study of Early-Episode Psychosis

Raymond Tempier, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.,
Lloyd Balbuena, M.S., Ph.D.,
Philippa Garety, Ph.D., F.B.Ps.S., and
Tom J. Craig, Ph.D., F.R.C.Psych.

Pages:216–222
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Objectives:Specialized early intervention by a team providing assertive community treatment (ACT) is beneficial to the recovery, housing, and employment of individuals with schizophrenia, but few studies have examined its effect on social support. This ...

March 2012

Development and Use of a Transition Readiness Scale to Help Manage ACT Team Capacity

Sheila A. Donahue, M.A.,
Jennifer I. Manuel, Ph.D.,
Daniel B. Herman, Ph.D.,
Linda H. Fraser, M.P.A.,
Henian Chen, M.D., Ph.D., and
Susan M. Essock, Ph.D.^,

Pages:223–229
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100041

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Provision of time-unlimited services is a central principle of assertive community treatment (ACT). However, when ACT was created, few alternative community-based services existed for people with serious mental illness. In New York State, which has ...

March 2012

Use of Obesity-Related Care by Psychiatric Patients

Laurel Anne Copeland, Ph.D., M.P.H.^,,
Mary Jo Pugh, Ph.D., R.N.,
Paul B. Hicks, M.D., Ph.D., and
Polly Hitchcock Noel, Ph.D., M.A.

Pages:230–236
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100221

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Objective:The objective of this study was to assess receipt of obesity care by patients with and without mental illness. Methods:The sample consisted of 254,051 obese primary care patients surviving through fiscal year (FY) 2006. Administrative data for ...

March 2012

Utilization of General and Specialized Cardiac Care by People With Schizophrenia

Lauren C. Bresee, Ph.D.,
Sumit R. Majumdar, M.D., M.P.H.,
Scott B. Patten, M.D., Ph.D., and
Jeffrey A. Johnson, Ph.D.

Pages:237–242
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201000363

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Objective:Whether access to primary and specialist care has an impact on treatment for people with schizophrenia and comorbid cardiac disease is unclear. The objective of this study was to compare use of general health care and specialized cardiac care by ...

Editor's Choice

March 2012

Church-Based Health Programs for Mental Disorders Among African Americans: A Review

Sidney H. Hankerson, M.D., M.B.A., and
Myrna M. Weissman, Ph.D.

Pages:243–249
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100216

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Objective:African Americans underutilize traditional mental health services, compared with white Americans. The authors conducted a systematic review of studies involving church-based health promotion programs for mental disorders among African Americans ...

March 2012

Depression Screening of Perinatal Women by the Des Moines Healthy Start Project: Program Description and Evaluation

Lisa S. Segre, Ph.D.,
Michael W. O'Hara, Ph.D.,
Rebecca L. Brock, M.A., and
Darby Taylor, B.S.

Pages:250–255
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100247

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Objective:Maternal depression is linked to poor infant and child outcome. In 2001, the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration required all Healthy Start programs to incorporate maternal-depression screening as part of home visiting services. ...

March 2012

Impact of Electronic Health Record Transition on Behavioral Health Screening in a Large Pediatric Practice

Karen Hacker, M.D., M.P.H.,
Robert Penfold, Ph.D.,
Fang Zhang, Ph.D., and
Stephen B. Soumerai, Sc.D.

Pages:256–261
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100207

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Objective:The objective was to determine whether transitioning from paper to electronic health records affected behavioral health screening rates in a large Northeastern pediatric practice. Methods:The study setting was a pediatric practice with seven ...

March 2012

Psychiatric Symptoms and Alcohol Use in Community Violence by Persons With a Psychotic Disorder or Depression

Suzanne Yang, M.D.,
Edward P. Mulvey, Ph.D.,
Thomas A. Loughran, Ph.D., and
Barbara H. Hanusa, Ph.D.

Pages:262–269
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100354

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Objective:Prior studies have shown a significant but modest association between mental disorders and violence and an increased risk in the presence of co-occurring substance use disorders. Categorical diagnoses, however, have limited utility when ...

March 2012

Asserting Prisoners' Right to Health: Progressing Beyond Equivalence

Tim Exworthy, LL.M., F.R.C.Psych.,
Chiara Samele, Ph.D.,
Norman Urquía, Ph.D., and
Andrew Forrester, F.R.C.Psych.

Pages:270–275
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The concept of the “right to health,” regardless of a person's legal status, is a guiding force in establishing adequate standards of health care for all, including prisoners with mental illness. Prison health care in the United States, however, often ...

March 2012

Commentary: Treatment for Prisoners: A U.S. Perspective

Jeffrey L. Metzner, M.D.

Page:276
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Open Forum

March 2012

Recovery as the New Medical Model for Psychiatry

Mary E. Barber, M.D.

Pages:277–279
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100248

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Treatment grounded in recovery principles is often viewed as not being based on the “medical model.” In this Open Forum the author asserts that recovery from mental illness is entirely compatible with concepts of recovery from medical illness and with new ...

Brief Reports

March 2012

Validity of Hospital Admission as an Outcome Measure of Services for First-Episode Psychosis

Donald Emile Addington, M.B.B.S.,
Emily McKenzie, M.Sc., and
JianLi Wang, Ph.D.^,

Pages:280–282
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100118

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Objective:The objective of this study was to assess the external validity of hospitalization as an outcome measure for first-episode psychosis services. Methods:A two-year, prospective cohort design was used to examine the associations between ...

March 2012

Characteristics of Adult Psychiatric Patients With Stays of 24 Hours or More in the Emergency Department

Grace Chang, M.D., M.P.H.^,,
Anthony Weiss, M.D., M.B.A.^,,
Joshua M. Kosowsky, M.D.^,,
Endel John Orav, Ph.D.^,,
Jennifer A. Smallwood, M.P.H., and
Scott L. Rauch, M.D.^,

Pages:283–286
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201000563

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Objective:This study identified characteristics of adult psychiatric patients who remained for 24 or more hours in the emergency departments of general hospitals in Massachusetts. Methods:Data were collected starting in June 2008 on a prospective cohort ...

March 2012

Predictors of Emergency Department Visits by Persons With Intellectual Disability Experiencing a Psychiatric Crisis

Yona Lunsky, Ph.D.,
Robert Balogh, Ph.D, B.H.Sc.P.T., and
John Cairney, Ph.D.

Pages:287–290
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100124

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Objective:This study identified predictors of emergency department use by persons with intellectual disability during psychiatric crises. Methods:Data were analyzed for 576 adults with intellectual disability who were living in three urban centers in ...

Frontline Reports

March 2012

A Consultation Service to Support Participants in Psychiatric Research

Jordan E. DeVylder, M.S.,
Nancy Alexander, L.C.S.W., and
Prudence W. Fisher, Ph.D.

Pages:291–292
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A Web-Based Intervention for Alcohol Misuse in VA Primary Care

Michael A. Cucciare, Ph.D., and
Sharfun Ghaus, M.B.B.S.

Page:292
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Letters

March 2012

How Many Authors Is Too Many?

Jeffrey L. Geller, M.D., M.P.H.

Page:293
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How Many Authors Is Too Many?: In Reply

Howard H. Goldman, M.D., Ph.D.

Page:293
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Shortage or Maldistribution?

Michael Bernstein, M.D.

Page:293
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Shortage or Maldistribution?: In Reply

Debarchana Ghosh, Ph.D., M.Phil.,
Barbara L. Drew, Ph.D., R.N., and
Edna Hamera, Ph.D., A.P.R.N.

Pages:293–294
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20120p293c

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March 2012

Unexpectedly Low Cholesterol Levels Among New York State Inpatients

Susan M. Essock, Ph.D.,
Carlos T. Jackson, Ph.D., and
Laura Kent, M.D.

Pages:294–295
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March 2012

Peer-Led Recovery International Groups for Mental Health Consumers

Susan A. Pickett, Ph.D.,
Heather Phillips, M.A., and
Joan Nobiling, M.S.Ed.

Page:295
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News & Notes

March 2012

One in Five U.S. Adults Had a Diagnosable Mental Disorder in the Past Year, Survey Finds

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March 2012

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