Psychiatric servicesPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-10-23DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20240259
Kimberly T Arnold, David S Mandell, Sidney H Hankerson
{"title":"Implementing a Grief Support Program in a Black Church to Support the Mental Health Needs of People in Bereavement.","authors":"Kimberly T Arnold, David S Mandell, Sidney H Hankerson","doi":"10.1176/appi.ps.20240259","DOIUrl":"10.1176/appi.ps.20240259","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20878,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric services","volume":" ","pages":"105"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142506776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sidney H Hankerson, Catherine T Squirewell, Mavis Flowers
{"title":"Evaluating Partnerships Between Faith Communities and the Mental Health Sector.","authors":"Sidney H Hankerson, Catherine T Squirewell, Mavis Flowers","doi":"10.1176/appi.ps.25076002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.25076002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20878,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric services","volume":"76 1","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142915365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychiatric servicesPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-08-09DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20240044
Cheryl Y S Foo, Kevin Potter, Lindsay Nielsen, Aarushi Rohila, Melissa Culhane Maravic, Kristina Schnitzer, Gladys N Pachas, Douglas E Levy, Sally Reyering, Anne N Thorndike, Corinne Cather, A Eden Evins
{"title":"Implementation of Community Health Worker Support for Tobacco Cessation: A Mixed-Methods Study.","authors":"Cheryl Y S Foo, Kevin Potter, Lindsay Nielsen, Aarushi Rohila, Melissa Culhane Maravic, Kristina Schnitzer, Gladys N Pachas, Douglas E Levy, Sally Reyering, Anne N Thorndike, Corinne Cather, A Eden Evins","doi":"10.1176/appi.ps.20240044","DOIUrl":"10.1176/appi.ps.20240044","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Adults with serious mental illness have high rates of tobacco use disorder and underuse pharmacotherapy for tobacco cessation. In a previous randomized controlled trial, participants receiving community health worker (CHW) support and education for their primary care providers (PCPs) had higher tobacco abstinence rates at 2 years, partly because of increased initiation of tobacco-cessation pharmacotherapy. The authors aimed to determine the association between CHW-participant engagement and tobacco abstinence outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The authors conducted a secondary, mixed-methods analysis of 196 participants in the trial's intervention arm. Effects of the number and duration of CHW visits, number of smoking-cessation group sessions attended, and number of CHW-attended PCP visits on initiation of tobacco-cessation pharmacotherapy and tobacco abstinence were modeled via logistic regression. Interviews with 12 CHWs, 17 patient participants, and 17 PCPs were analyzed thematically.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Year 2 tobacco abstinence was significantly associated with CHW visit number (OR=1.85, 95% CI=1.29-2.66), visit duration (OR=1.51, 95% CI=1.00-2.28), and number of group sessions attended (OR=1.85, 95% CI=1.33-2.58); effects on pharmacotherapy initiation were similar. One to three CHW visits per month across 2 years were optimal for achieving abstinence. Interviews identified CHW-patient engagement facilitators (i.e., trust, goal accountability, skills reinforcement, assistance in overcoming barriers to treatment access, and adherence). Training and supervision facilitated CHW effectiveness; barriers included PCPs' and care teams' limited understanding of the CHW role.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Greater CHW-participant engagement, within feasible dose ranges, was associated with tobacco abstinence among adults with serious mental illness. Implementation of CHW interventions may benefit from further CHW training and integration within clinical teams.</p>","PeriodicalId":20878,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric services","volume":" ","pages":"30-40"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141907582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychiatric servicesPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-11-19DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20240518
Paul S Appelbaum
{"title":"Electroconvulsive Therapy, Manufacturers' Liability, and Learned Intermediaries.","authors":"Paul S Appelbaum","doi":"10.1176/appi.ps.20240518","DOIUrl":"10.1176/appi.ps.20240518","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Manufacturers of drugs or devices that are prescribed by physicians are protected by the \"learned intermediary rule\" from having to disclose risks directly to patients. Instead, they must inform physicians of these risks. But when a company fails to disclose a known risk, how can a patient gain compensation for any resulting harm? The California Supreme Court considered this question in a case involving alleged memory impairment from electroconvulsive therapy. By broadening the ways by which plaintiffs can demonstrate that the absence of a warning caused their injury, the court made it easier for patients to recover compensation for the consequences.</p>","PeriodicalId":20878,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric services","volume":" ","pages":"102-104"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142669062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychiatric servicesPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-07-10DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20230427
Bilal Noreen Khan, Cherry Chu, Janette Brual, Marlena Dang-Nguyen, Adetola Oladimeji, Altea Kthupi, Blanca Bolea-Alamañac, Mina Tadrous, Anne O'Riordan, Donna Rubenstein, Kathleen Carlin, Philip Longum, Daryn Gibson, Ibukun-Oluwa Omolade Abejirinde
{"title":"An Observational Study of a Digital Substance Use and Recovery Program.","authors":"Bilal Noreen Khan, Cherry Chu, Janette Brual, Marlena Dang-Nguyen, Adetola Oladimeji, Altea Kthupi, Blanca Bolea-Alamañac, Mina Tadrous, Anne O'Riordan, Donna Rubenstein, Kathleen Carlin, Philip Longum, Daryn Gibson, Ibukun-Oluwa Omolade Abejirinde","doi":"10.1176/appi.ps.20230427","DOIUrl":"10.1176/appi.ps.20230427","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Digital substance use treatment programs present an opportunity to provide nonresidential care for people with problematic substance use. In June 2021, the provincial government in Ontario provided free access to Breaking Free Online (BFO), a digital behavioral change program for people with substance use disorders.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An observational study was conducted with retrospective data to characterize clients' use and engagement patterns in BFO and examine changes in self-reported outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 6,370 individuals registered for BFO between June 2021 and October 2022, of whom 3,650 completed the intake assessment. Most of these clients were self-referred (64%), with 37% having been referred by health service providers. More than one-half of the clients (52%) resided in Ontario West or East regions. Support for addressing problematic alcohol use was the most requested program (40%). By October 2022, about 44% of the clients had completed between one and four of 12 program strategies. Analysis revealed significant changes in pre-post scores across four validated scales (p<0.001), indicating a decrease in anxiety and depression, an increase in quality of life, an improvement in recovery progression, and a decrease in severity of symptoms associated with substance use disorders.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>BFO clients with higher completion rates had the most improvement across the scales used; however, clients with lower and medium completion rates also had improvements. Because of the shame and stigma associated with substance use, digital supports with low barriers to entry can help support the autonomy, privacy, and preferences of individuals seeking help for problematic substance use.</p>","PeriodicalId":20878,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric services","volume":" ","pages":"41-48"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141564173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychiatric servicesPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-12-06DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20240159
Carol A Lee, Mark A Ilgen, Lara N Coughlin
{"title":"Racial-Ethnic Differences in Lack of Treatment Among Care-Seeking People With Substance Use Disorders.","authors":"Carol A Lee, Mark A Ilgen, Lara N Coughlin","doi":"10.1176/appi.ps.20240159","DOIUrl":"10.1176/appi.ps.20240159","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20878,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric services","volume":" ","pages":"93-94"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142786384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychiatric servicesPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-08-02DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20230430
Blanche Wright, Katherine L Nelson, Kimberly E Hoagwood, Jonathan Purtle
{"title":"Mental Health Agency Officials' Perceived Priorities for Youth Mental Health and Factors That Influence Priorities.","authors":"Blanche Wright, Katherine L Nelson, Kimberly E Hoagwood, Jonathan Purtle","doi":"10.1176/appi.ps.20230430","DOIUrl":"10.1176/appi.ps.20230430","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to characterize the perceived priorities of state and county policy makers for youth mental health services and the factors that influence those priorities.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Mental health agency officials (N=338; N=221 state officials, N=117 county officials) representing 49 states completed a Web-based survey in 2019-2020. On 5-point scales, respondents rated the extent to which 15 issues were priorities for their agency in providing youth mental health services and the extent to which nine factors influenced those priorities.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Suicide was identified as the highest priority (mean±SD rating=4.38±0.94), followed by adverse childhood experiences and childhood trauma and then increasing access to evidence-based treatments. Budget issues (mean=4.27±0.92) and state legislative priorities (mean=4.01±0.99) were perceived as having the greatest influence on setting priorities.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings provide insights into youth mental health policy priorities and can be used to guide implementation and dissemination strategies for research and program development within state and county systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":20878,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric services","volume":" ","pages":"82-85"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141875814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychiatric servicesPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-08-14DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20240152
Amanda I Mauri, Saba Rouhani, Jonathan Purtle
{"title":"Characterizing Crisis Services Offered by Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics: Results From a National Survey.","authors":"Amanda I Mauri, Saba Rouhani, Jonathan Purtle","doi":"10.1176/appi.ps.20240152","DOIUrl":"10.1176/appi.ps.20240152","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The authors aimed to examine how certified community behavioral health clinics (CCBHCs) fulfill crisis service requirements and whether clinics added crisis services after becoming a CCBHC.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>National survey data on CCBHC crisis services were paired with data on clinic features and the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the counties within a CCBHC service area. The dependent variables were whether CCBHCs provided the three categories of CCBHC crisis services (i.e., crisis call lines, mobile crisis response, and crisis stabilization) directly or through another organization and whether these services were added after becoming a CCBHC. Descriptive statistics and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed with data about clinics and the counties they served. In total, 449 CCBHCs were surveyed in the summer of 2022, with a response rate of 56%. The final sample comprised 247 clinics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The number of CCBHC employees per 1,000 people within a CCBHC service area was significantly and positively associated with clinics providing some crisis services directly (mobile crisis response: adjusted OR [AOR]=1.46, 95% CI=1.08-1.98; crisis stabilization services: AOR=1.60, 95% CI=1.17-2.19). Compared with clinics that did not receive a CCBHC Medicaid bundled payment, clinics that received this payment had higher odds of adding mobile crisis response (AOR=2.52, 95% CI=1.28-4.97) and crisis stabilization services (AOR=3.19, 95% CI=1.51-6.72) after becoming a CCBHC.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>CCBHC initiatives, particularly CCBHC Medicaid bundled payments, may provide opportunities to increase the availability of behavioral health crisis services, but the sufficiency of this increase for meeting crisis care needs remains unknown.</p>","PeriodicalId":20878,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric services","volume":" ","pages":"13-21"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141976486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Psychiatric servicesPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-10-09DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20240110
E Fuller Torrey, Jeffrey Lieberman
{"title":"The Underuse of Clozapine and Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics.","authors":"E Fuller Torrey, Jeffrey Lieberman","doi":"10.1176/appi.ps.20240110","DOIUrl":"10.1176/appi.ps.20240110","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Schizophrenia is among the most devastating and costly human diseases. The public face of the failure to appropriately treat schizophrenia includes approximately 100,000 homeless individuals with schizophrenia and related psychoses and 200,000 incarcerated individuals with similar diagnoses. Clozapine and long-acting injectable antipsychotics are among the most effective treatments, but both are markedly underused. The following organizations should take responsibility for fixing this problem: National Institute of Mental Health, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, American Psychiatric Association, and patient and family advocacy groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":20878,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric services","volume":" ","pages":"90-92"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142392795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mental Health Care for American Indian and Alaska Native Youths.","authors":"J Nikki Steinsiek, Lisa B Dixon","doi":"10.1176/appi.ps.25076001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.25076001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20878,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric services","volume":"76 1","pages":"106-107"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142915488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}