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August 2015

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This Month’s Highlights

August 2015

This Month’s Highlights

Page:771
Published Online:3 August 2015

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Taking Issue

August 2015

Using Evidence to Influence Policy and Improve Practice

Michael Hogan, Ph.D.

Page:769
Published Online:3 August 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.660803

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Articles

August 2015

How Can the Use of Evidence in Mental Health Policy Be Increased? A Systematic Review

Anna Williamson, B.Psych., Ph.D.,
Steve R. Makkar, B.Psych., Ph.D.,
Catherine McGrath, LL.B., M.Phil.,
Sally Redman, B.A.(Psych.), Ph.D.

Pages:783–797
Published Online:31 March 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400329

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Objective:The aim of this review was to explore what is known about the effectiveness of strategies to increase the use of research in mental health policies.Methods:PsycINFO, MEDLINE, PubMed and EMBASE were searched for peer-reviewed journal articles by ...

August 2015

Language Barriers and Access to Psychiatric Care: A Systematic Review

Ai Ohtani,
Takefumi Suzuki, M.D., Ph.D.,
Hiroyoshi Takeuchi, M.D., Ph.D.,
Hiroyuki Uchida, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:798–805
Published Online:1 May 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400351

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Objective:The objective of this study was to synthesize the available evidence regarding the impact of patients’ language proficiency on access to psychiatric care.Methods:A systematic literature search of PubMed, EMBASE, Medline, and PsycINFO was ...

Editor's Choice

August 2015

Housing Programs for Homeless Individuals With Mental Illness: Effects on Housing and Mental Health Outcomes

Elizabeth A. Benston, M.S.W., L.S.W.

Pages:806–816
Published Online:15 April 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400294

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Objective:This systematic review analyzed the best available research in the United States on permanent supportive housing programs for homeless individuals with mental illness and the effect of these programs on housing status and mental health. It ...

August 2015

Predicting Participation in Psychiatric Randomized Controlled Trials: Insights From the STEP-BD

Alisa B. Busch, M.D., M.S.,
Yulei He, Ph.D.,
Katya Zelevinsky, M.A.,
Alistair J. O'Malley, Ph.D.

Pages:817–823
Published Online:31 March 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300557

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Objective:Differences between patients who do and do not participate in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) could diminish the generalizability of results. This study examined whether RCT participants differ from non-RCT participants who are recruited ...

August 2015

Depression Treatment Uptake in Integrated Primary Care: How a “Warm Handoff” and Other Factors Affect Decision Making by Latinos

Elizabeth Horevitz, L.C.S.W., Ph.D.,
Kurt C. Organista, Ph.D.,
Patricia A. Arean, Ph.D.

Pages:824–830
Published Online:15 April 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400085

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Objective:Integrated behavioral health care has the potential to reduce barriers to mental health treatment among low-income and minority populations. This study aimed to identify predictors of Latino patients’ decision to follow through with referrals to ...

August 2015

Participation in Training for Depression Care Quality Improvement: A Randomized Trial of Community Engagement or Technical Support

Bowen Chung, M.D., M.S.H.S.,
Victoria K. Ngo, Ph.D.,
Michael K. Ong, M.D., Ph.D.,
Esmeralda Pulido, B.A.,
Felica Jones,
James Gilmore, M.B.A.,
Norma Stoker-Mtume, M.A., M.H.S.,
Megan Johnson, M.D.,
Lingqi Tang, Ph.D.,
Kenneth Brooks Wells, M.D., M.P.H.,
Cathy Sherbourne, Ph.D.,
Jeanne Miranda, Ph.D.

Pages:831–839
Published Online:1 May 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400099

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Objective:Community engagement and planning (CEP) could improve dissemination of depression care quality improvement in underresourced communities, but whether its effects on provider training participation differ from those of standard technical ...

August 2015

Five-Year Mental Health Care Use by Patients Referred to Collaborative Care or to Specialized Care

Mirjam L. van Orden, M.Sc.,
Mathijs L. Deen, M.Sc.,
Philip Spinhoven, Ph.D.,
Judith Haffmans, Ph.D.,
Eric Hoencamp, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:840–844
Published Online:1 May 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400238

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Objective:This study compared long-term use of mental health care by two groups of patients who had common mental disorders in the Netherlands—those treated in a collaborative care setting and those referred to off-site specialized mental health services ...

August 2015

Service Use and Self-Reported Symptoms Among Persons With Positive PTSD Screens and Serious Mental Illness

Shula K. Minsky, Ed.D.,
Weili Lu, Ph.D.,
Steven M. Silverstein, Ph.D.,
Michael Gara, Ph.D.,
Jennifer D. Gottlieb, Ph.D.,
Kim T. Mueser, Ph.D.

Pages:845–850
Published Online:15 April 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400192

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Objective:Although many studies have reported higher rates of trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among persons with severe mental illness, the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of PTSD in public mental health centers remain at a ...

August 2015

The New York State Office of Mental Health Positive Alternatives to Restraint and Seclusion (PARS) Project

Jennifer P. Wisdom, Ph.D., M.P.H.,
David Wenger, M.A., L.M.S.W.,
David Robertson, R.N.,
Jayne Van Bramer, M.A.,
Lloyd I. Sederer, M.D.

Pages:851–856
Published Online:1 May 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400279

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Objective:The Positive Alternatives to Restraint and Seclusion (PARS) project of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) was designed to build capacity to use alternatives to restraint and seclusion within state-operated and licensed inpatient ...

August 2015

Acceptability and Receipt of Preventive Care for Chronic-Disease Health Risk Behaviors Reported by Clients of Community Mental Health Services

Kate Bartlem, B.Psych.,
Jenny Bowman, Ph.D.,
Megan Freund, Ph.D.,
Paula Wye, Ph.D.,
Christophe Lecathelinais, D.E.S.S.,
Kathleen McElwaine, B.Psych.,
Luke Wolfenden, Ph.D.,
Karen Gillham, M.Soc.Sc.,
John Wiggers, Ph.D.

Pages:857–864
Published Online:1 May 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400360

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Objective:Compared with the general population, people with a mental illness have a greater prevalence of behaviors that contribute to higher chronic disease rates. Mental health clinical guidelines recommend preventive care to address such behaviors; ...

August 2015

The Current State of Behavioral Health Quality Measures: Where Are the Gaps?

Milesh M. Patel, M.S.,
Jonathan D. Brown, Ph.D., M.H.S.,
Sarah Croake, M.P.P.,
Rita Lewis, M.P.H.,
Junqing Liu, Ph.D., M.S.W.,
Lisa Patton, Ph.D.,
D. E. B. Potter, M.S.,
Sarah Hudson Scholle, M.P.H., Dr.P.H.

Pages:865–871
Published Online:15 June 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400589

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Objective:This review examined the extent to which existing behavioral health quality measures address the priority areas of the National Behavioral Health Quality Framework (NBHQF) as well as the extent to which the measures have received National ...

Brief Reports

August 2015

Problems With Using Patient Retention in the Evaluation of Mental Health Providers: Differences in Type of Dropout

Halley J. Brown, B.A.,
Hope Andreason, M.Ed.,
Amy K. Melling, Ph.D.,
Zac E. Imel, Ph.D.,
Gregory E. Simon, M.D., M.P.H.

Pages:879–882
Published Online:15 April 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400059

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Objective:Retention, or its opposite, dropout, is a common metric of psychotherapy quality, but using it to assess provider performance can be problematic. Differences among providers in numbers of general dropouts, “good” dropouts (patients report ...

August 2015

Quality of Life and Functioning One Year After Experiencing Accumulated Coercive Events During Psychiatric Admission

Stephen Shannon, B.A., M.Sc.,
Eric Roche, M.B., M.R.C.Psych.,
Kevin Madigan, M.Sc.,
Laoise J. Renwick, B.N.S., Ph.D.,
Catherine Dolan, M.B., M.R.C.Psych.,
Patrick Devitt, M.B., M.R.C.Psych.,
Larkin Feeney, M.R.C.Psych., M.Sc.,
Kieran C. Murphy, Ph.D., F.R.C.Psych.,
Brian O'Donoghue, M.R.C.Psych., M.Sc.

Pages:883–887
Published Online:15 April 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400212

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Objectives:The study aimed to determine the number of accumulated coercive events experienced by patients during inpatient admission, the patients’ functioning and quality of life (QOL) one year after discharge, and associations between these variables ...

August 2015

Pathways to Care for First Psychiatric Admissions in Lisbon

José Ramos, M.D.,
Júlio Santos, M.D.,
Susana Jorge, M.D.,
Teresa Maia, M.D., Ph.D.,
Graça Cardoso, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:888–891
Published Online:15 April 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400168

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Objectives:This report characterizes pathways to first psychiatric admission and describes their relationship to patients’ sociodemographic and clinical features.Methods:Eighty-four patients consecutively admitted for the first time in 2009–2010 to a ...

August 2015

Emergency Psychiatry Experience, Resident Burnout, and Future Plans to Treat Publicly Funded Patients

Nora M. Dennis, M.D., M.S.P.H., and
Marvin S. Swartz, M.D.

Pages:892–895
Published Online:15 April 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400234

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Objective:This study examined psychiatry resident burnout in emergency departments and its association with residents’ posttraining plans to care for Medicaid patients and others publicly insured.Methods:Between November and December 2013, psychiatry ...

Open Forum

August 2015

Measuring Performance in Psychiatry: A Call to Action

Sherry A. Glied, Ph.D.,
Bradley D. Stein, M.D., Ph.D.,
Thomas G. McGuire, Ph.D.,
Rhonda Robinson Beale, M.D.,
Farifteh Firoozmand Duffy, Ph.D.,
Samantha Shugarman, M.S.,
Howard H. Goldman, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:872–878
Published Online:15 April 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400393

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Many recent public and private strategies aimed at improving the quality and efficiency of the U.S. health care system focus on measuring, reporting on, and providing incentives for improving quality. In behavioral health care, despite recent efforts, ...

Economic Grand Rounds

August 2015

Consumers’ Valuation of Primary Care–Based Treatment Options for Mental and Substance Use Disorders

Andrew J. Epstein, Ph.D.,
Colleen L. Barry, Ph.D., M.P.P.,
David A. Fiellin, M.D.,
Susan H. Busch, Ph.D.

Pages:772–774
Published Online:1 May 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500077

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Most individuals with substance use disorders and with mental disorders do not receive treatment. If treatment options were more attractive, treatment rates might increase. The advantages of novel approaches, including primary care–based treatment and ...

Integrated Care

August 2015

How Can We Link General Medical and Behavioral Health Care? International Models for Practice and Policy

Harold Alan Pincus, M.D.,
Miraya Jun, M.S.P.H.,
Gerdien Franx, Ph.D.,
Christina van der Feltz-Cornelis, M.D., Ph.D.,
Hiroto Ito, Ph.D.,
Elias Mossialos, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:775–777
Published Online:1 May 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400461

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A range of integration models for providing effective care to individuals with comorbid general medical and behavioral health conditions have been described and tested in varied settings internationally for several subsets of this population. This column ...

Best Practices

Editor's Choice

August 2015

The Maryland Resilience Breakthrough Series Collaborative: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Children’s Mental Health Services Providers

Penina M. Backer, B.A.,
Laurel J. Kiser, Ph.D., M.B.A.,
Jane E. Gillham, Ph.D.,
Joan Smith, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.

Pages:778–780
Published Online:1 May 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500036

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The Maryland Resilience Breakthrough Series Collaborative (BSC), a recent quality improvement initiative for children’s mental health services providers, is aimed at bridging the gap between resilience theory and mental health service practices. Six ...

Personal Accounts

August 2015

On the Employment of Persons With Mental Health Issues

Chan Li Shan

Pages:781–782
Published Online:3 August 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.660801

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News & Notes

August 2015

Pages:896–897
Published Online:3 August 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.668news

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