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Taking Issue

April 2011

A Level Playing Field for Health Care Reform

Laura Van Tosh

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April 2011

This Month's Highlights

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Columns

April 2011

Economic Grand Rounds: Parity From the Consumer Perspective: Implications for Federal Implementation From New York's Parity Evaluation

Vera Oziransky, M.P.H.,
Ashley Jaksa, M.P.H., and
Elizabeth Janopaul-Naylor, B.S.

Pages:344–346
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This column reports results from a qualitative study of employees' knowledge of and access to mental health benefits after implementation of New York State's parity law in 2007. Fifty-four employed individuals with insurance coverage were interviewed by ...

April 2011

Law & Psychiatry: SSRIs, Suicide, and Liability for Failure to Warn of Medication Risks

Paul S. Appelbaum, M.D.

Pages:347–349
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When can pharmaceutical companies be held liable for failure to disclose medication risks—such as the link between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and suicidality of young people? The companies have claimed that Food and Drug Administration ...

April 2011

Personal Accounts: A Day in the Life of a Prison Psychiatrist

David Krassner, M.D.

Pages:350–351
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Articles

April 2011

Course of Smoking and Quit Attempts Among Clients With Co-occurring Severe Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders

Joelle C. Ferron, M.S.W., Ph.D.,
Mary F. Brunette, M.D.,
Xiaofei He, M.A.,
Haiyi Xie, Ph.D.,
Gregory J. McHugo, Ph.D., and
Robert E. Drake, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:353–359
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Objective:Approximately three-quarters of people with severe mental illnesses smoke cigarettes, and the rate is even higher among those with co-occurring substance use disorders. This longitudinal study explored patterns of cigarette use and cessation ...

April 2011

An Electronic Decision Support System to Motivate People With Severe Mental Illnesses to Quit Smoking

Mary F. Brunette, M.D.,
Joelle C. Ferron, M.S.W., Ph.D.,
Gregory J. McHugo, Ph.D.,
Kristin E. Davis, Ph.D.,
Timothy S. Devitt, Psy.D.,
Sandra M. Wilkness, Ph.D.^,, and
Robert E. Drake, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:360–366
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Objective:Rates of cigarette smoking are high among people with severe mental illnesses compared with the general population (45%–90% versus 20%). The authors developed a Web-based computer decision support system that is tailored for use by people with ...

April 2011

Guided Self-Help Treatment for Recurrent Binge Eating: Replication and Extension

Lynn L. DeBar, Ph.D., M.P.H.,
Ruth H. Striegel-Moore, Ph.D.,
G. Terence Wilson, Ph.D.,
Nancy Perrin, Ph.D.,
Bobbi Jo Yarborough, Psy.D.,
John Dickerson, M.S.,
Frances Lynch, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.,
Francine Rosselli, Ph.D., and
Helena C. Kraemer, Ph.D.

Pages:367–373
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Objective:The aim of this study was to replicate and extend results of a previous blended efficacy and effectiveness trial of a low-intensity, manual-based guided self-help form of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT-GSH) for the treatment of binge eating ...

April 2011

A Randomized Effectiveness Trial of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Women With Sexual Abuse Histories

Nancy L. Talbot, Ph.D.,
Linda H. Chaudron, M.S., M.D.,
Erin A. Ward, M.S.W.,
Paul R. Duberstein, Ph.D.,
Yeates Conwell, M.D.,
Michael W. O'Hara, Ph.D.,
Xin Tu, Ph.D.,
Naiji Lu, Ph.D.,
Hua He, Ph.D., and
Scott Stuart, M.D.

Pages:374–380
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Objectives:Many depressed women seen in community mental health centers (CMHCs) have histories of childhood sexual abuse and are economically disadvantaged. Randomized trials are needed to test the effectiveness of evidence-based interventions in this ...

April 2011

Factors Associated With Receipt of Adequate Antidepressant Pharmacotherapy by VA Patients With Recurrent Depression

Lauren D. Garfield, M.P.H.^,,
Jeffrey F. Scherrer, Ph.D.^,,
Timothy Chrusciel, M.P.H.,
Diana Nurutdinova, M.D.^,,
Patrick J. Lustman, Ph.D.^,,
Qiang Fu, M.D., Ph.D., and
Thomas E. Burroughs, Ph.D.^,

Pages:381–388
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Objective:Adequate treatment of depression improves the prognosis of depressed individuals. This study identified sociodemographic, medical, psychiatric, and health care utilization factors associated with receipt of adequate antidepressant ...

April 2011

Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Spending in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Fiscal Years 2000–2007

Todd H. Wagner, Ph.D.,
Patricia Sinnott, P.T., Ph.D., and
Andrew M. Siroka, B.A.

Pages:389–395
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Objective:This study analyzed spending for treatment of mental health and substance use disorders in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in fiscal years (FYs) 2000 through 2007. Methods:VA spending as reported in the VA Decision Support System was ...

April 2011

Psychological Distress Severity of Adults Reporting Receipt of Treatment for Mental Health Problems in the BRFSS

Satvinder S. Dhingra, M.P.H.,
Matthew M. Zack, M.D., M.P.H.,
Tara W. Strine, Ph.D., M.P.H.,
Benjamin G. Druss, M.D., M.P.H.,
Joyce T. Berry, Ph.D., J.D., and
Lina S. Balluz, D.Sc.

Pages:396–403
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Objective:Although effective mental health treatments exist, few population data are available on treatment receipt by persons with psychological distress. This study aimed to understand the association between symptoms and treatment receipt with data ...

April 2011

Effects of Sexual Orientation and Gender on Perceived Need for Treatment by Persons With and Without Mental Disorders

Christine E. Grella, Ph.D.,
Susan D. Cochran, Ph.D., M.S.,
Lisa Greenwell, Ph.D., and
Vickie M. Mays, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.

Pages:404–410
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Objective:Research has shown that sexual minority groups have higher prevalence rates of psychiatric disorders (both mental and substance use disorders) and that they may seek treatment at higher rates than heterosexuals. However, relationships between ...

April 2011

The Assessment of Symptom Severity and Functional Impairment With DSM-IV Axis V

Geoffrey Norman Smith, Ph.D.,
Thomas S. Ehmann, Ph.D.,
Sean W. Flynn, M.D.,
G. William MacEwan, M.D.,
Karen Tee, Ph.D.,
Lili C. Kopala, M.D.,
Allen E. Thornton, Ph.D.,
Christian H. Schenk, M.D., and
William G. Honer, M.D.

Pages:411–417
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Objective:The Global Assessment of Functioning scale (GAF) is included as axis V in the DSM-IV multiaxial diagnostic system. The GAF is simple to administer and routinely used in treatment planning and as a measure of program performance. The GAF assesses ...

Brief Reports

April 2011

The Role of Probation in Forensic Assertive Community Treatment

J. Steven Lamberti, M.D.,
Alison Deem, M.D.,
Robert L. Weisman, D.O., and
Casey LaDuke, B.A.

Pages:418–421
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Objective:Forensic assertive community treatment (FACT) is an adaptation of the assertive community treatment model designed to prevent criminal recidivism through criminal justice collaborations. A national survey was conducted to examine FACT ...

April 2011

Are Primary Care Mental Health Services Associated With Differences in Specialty Mental Health Clinic Use?

Paul N. Pfeiffer, M.D.^,,
Benjamin R. Szymanski, M.P.H.,
Kara Zivin, Ph.D.^,,
Edward P. Post, M.D., Ph.D.^,,
Marcia Valenstein, M.D., M.S.^,, and
John F. McCarthy, Ph.D., M.P.H.^,

Pages:422–425
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Objectives:The aim of this study was to determine whether implementation of primary care mental health services is associated with differences in specialty mental health clinic use within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Methods:The authors ...

April 2011

Differences in Treatment Attitudes Between Depressed African-American and Caucasian Veterans in Primary Care

John Kasckow, M.D., Ph.D.,
Erin Ingram, B.A.,
Charlotte Brown, Ph.D.,
James D. Tew, M.D.,
Kyaien O. Conner, Ph.D.,
Jennifer Q. Morse, Ph.D.,
Gretchen L. Haas, Ph.D.^,,
Charles F. Reynolds, M.D., and
David W. Oslin, M.D.^,

Pages:426–429
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Objectives:Depressive disorders are common, and it is important to understand the factors that contribute to racial disparities in depression treatment. This primary care study of veterans with subsyndromal depression examined two hypotheses: that African ...

April 2011

The Predictive Ability of the Classification of Violence Risk (COVR) in a Forensic Psychiatric Hospital

Barbara E. McDermott, Ph.D.,
Isah V. Dualan, M.S., and
Charles L. Scott, M.D.

Pages:430–433
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Objective:Aggression is a common problem in psychiatric and correctional facilities. An actuarial instrument, the Classification of Violence Risk (COVR), has demonstrated utility in predicting community aggression among civilly committed psychiatric ...

Letters

April 2011

Ultrashort Stays and a Focus on Recovery

Mary E. Barber, M.D.

Page:434
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Ultrashort Stays and a Focus on Recovery

Kim J. Masters, M.D.

Pages:434–435
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April 2011

Ultrashort Stays and a Focus on Recovery—In Reply

Ira D. Glick, M.D.,
Steven S. Sharfstein, M.D., and
Harold I. Schwartz, M.D.

Page:435
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Book Reviews

April 2011

Taming the Beloved Beast: How Medical Technology Costs are Destroying Our Health Care System and Still Broken: Understanding the U.S. Health Care System

Leslie R. Pyenson, M.D., F.A.C.P.

Pages:436–437
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April 2011

Clinical Manual of Psychopharmacology in the Medically Ill

David Gitlin, M.D.

Pages:437–438
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April 2011

Two views: Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America

Bernadette Grosjean, M.D.

Page:438
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Two views: Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America

Rory P. Houghtalen, M.D.

Pages:438–439
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News & Notes

April 2011

Dilip Jeste New APA President-Elect

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April 2011

NAMI Documents Large Cuts in State Mental Health Budgets, 2009 to 2011

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