Elizabeth R Pfoh, Jessica A Hohman, Kathleen Alcorn, Nirav Vakharia, Michael B Rothberg
{"title":"Linking Primary Care Patients to Mental Health Care via Behavioral Health Social Workers: A Stepped-Wedge Study.","authors":"Elizabeth R Pfoh, Jessica A Hohman, Kathleen Alcorn, Nirav Vakharia, Michael B Rothberg","doi":"10.1176/appi.ps.202100322","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100322","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Demand for systematic linkage of patients to behavioral health care has increased because of the widespread implementation of depression screening. This study assessed the impact of deploying behavioral health social workers (BHSWs) in primary care on behavioral health visits for depression or anxiety.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This quasi-experimental, stepped-wedge study included adults with a primary care visit between 2016 and 2019 at Cleveland Clinic, a large integrated health system. BHSWs were deployed in 40 practices between 2017 and 2019. Patients were allocated to a control group (diagnosed before BHSW deployment) and an intervention group (diagnosed after deployment). Data were collected on behavioral health visits (i.e., to therapists and psychiatrists) within 30 days of the diagnosis. Multilevel logistic regression models identified associations between BHSW deployment period and behavioral health visit, adjusted for demographic variables and clustering within each group.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 68,659 persons with a diagnosis, 21% had a depression diagnosis, 49% an anxiety diagnosis, and 31% both diagnoses. In the period after BHSW deployment, the proportion of patients with depression who had a behavioral health visit increased by 10 percentage points, of patients with anxiety by 9 percentage points, and of patients with both disorders by 11 percentage points. The adjusted odds of having a behavioral health visit was higher in the postdeployment period for patients with depression (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]=4.35, 95% confidence interval [CI]=3.50-5.41), anxiety (AOR=4.27, 95% CI=3.57-5.11), and both (AOR= 3.26, 95% CI=2.77-3.84).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Integration of BHSWs in primary care was associated with increased behavioral health visits.</p>","PeriodicalId":520759,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)","volume":" ","pages":"864-871"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39791041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Noah S Triplett, Meredith Luo, Julie K Nguyen, Kristen Sievert
{"title":"Social Determinants and Treatment of Mental Disorders Among Children: Analysis of Data From the National Survey of Children's Health.","authors":"Noah S Triplett, Meredith Luo, Julie K Nguyen, Kristen Sievert","doi":"10.1176/appi.ps.202100307","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100307","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study examined associations between social determinants of health (SDoHs) and need for and access to psychiatric treatment for U.S. children.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were from the 2019 National Survey of Children's Health, a nationally representative parent-proxy survey of U.S. children. Parents (N=29,433) completed self-report surveys and indicated whether their children needed and received psychiatric treatment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 3,425 children (12%) were reported to have an emotional, developmental, or behavioral problem for which they needed treatment or counseling. Additionally, 605 children (18% of those who indicated treatment needs) were reported to have not received psychiatric treatment in the past year. Several SDoHs were associated with greater need for treatment and lower likelihood of accessing treatment.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Findings highlight the need for greater attention to social and systemic influences on children's mental health. Addressing social determinants may be beneficial in improving mental health and facilitating access to treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":520759,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)","volume":" ","pages":"922-925"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9200896/pdf/nihms-1802233.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39590645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael Braude, Gaganpreet Khaira, Ian Woolley, David Clarke, Anouk Dev, William Sievert
{"title":"Integrating Hepatitis C Virus Treatment Programs Within Community Mental Health.","authors":"Michael Braude, Gaganpreet Khaira, Ian Woolley, David Clarke, Anouk Dev, William Sievert","doi":"10.1176/appi.ps.202100375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100375","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Conventional models of health care for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) underserve people with serious mental illness. In a 6-month proof-of-concept study, colocated HCV care coordination was assessed within community mental health settings. The program, which relied on referrals to a visiting hepatologist and was augmented by a part-time nurse practitioner, received 18 referrals for HCV management. From this group, 11 individuals achieved sustained virological response at 12 weeks after direct-acting antiviral therapy. Seven individuals declined treatment or were lost to follow-up. Overall, colocated integrated services may play an important role in HCV health care parity for people with serious mental illness.</p>","PeriodicalId":520759,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)","volume":" ","pages":"946-949"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39791040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Psychiatric Services in a Metropolitan Police Department Cellblock Using APRNs.","authors":"Stacy Kracher, Steven Balcom, Michael Christopher","doi":"10.1176/appi.ps.73801","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.73801","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":520759,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)","volume":" ","pages":"958"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39880984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christina Mangurian, Marilyn D Thomas, Fumi Mitsuishi, L Elizabeth Goldman, Grace Niu, Margaret A Handley, Nicholas S Riano, Alison Hwong, Susan Essock, James Dilley, John W Newcomer, Dean Schillinger
{"title":"Lessons Learned From a New Reverse-Integration Model to Improve Primary Care Screening in Community Mental Health Settings.","authors":"Christina Mangurian, Marilyn D Thomas, Fumi Mitsuishi, L Elizabeth Goldman, Grace Niu, Margaret A Handley, Nicholas S Riano, Alison Hwong, Susan Essock, James Dilley, John W Newcomer, Dean Schillinger","doi":"10.1176/appi.ps.202100177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100177","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The authors sought to describe a reverse-integration intervention aimed at improving preventive health screening in a community mental health clinic. The intervention, CRANIUM (cardiometabolic risk assessment and treatment through a novel integration model for underserved populations with mental illness), integrated primary care services into a large urban community mental health setting. It was implemented in 2015 and included a patient-centered team, population-based care, emphasis on screening, and evidence-based treatment. CRANIUM's strengths included provider acceptability, a patient-centered approach, sustained patient engagement, and economic feasibility. Challenges included underutilized staff, registry maintenance, and unanticipated screening barriers. The CRANIUM reverse-integration model can be feasibly implemented and was acceptable to providers.</p>","PeriodicalId":520759,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)","volume":" ","pages":"942-945"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9357142/pdf/nihms-1790050.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39599375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A COVID-19 Rapid Mental Health Response for Medical Center Health Care Workers.","authors":"Maga Jackson-Triche, Christina Mangurian","doi":"10.1176/appi.ps.73301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.73301","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":520759,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)","volume":" ","pages":"958-959"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39880983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michelle A Blackmore, Urvashi B Patel, Dana Stein, Kelly E Carleton, Sarah M Ricketts, Asif M Ansari, Henry Chung
{"title":"Collaborative Care for Low-Income Patients From Racial-Ethnic Minority Groups in Primary Care: Engagement and Clinical Outcomes.","authors":"Michelle A Blackmore, Urvashi B Patel, Dana Stein, Kelly E Carleton, Sarah M Ricketts, Asif M Ansari, Henry Chung","doi":"10.1176/appi.ps.202000924","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000924","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess model impact and opportunities for improvement, this study examined collaborative care model (CoCM) engagement and clinical outcomes among low-income patients from racial-ethnic minority groups with depression and anxiety.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Starting in 2015, the CoCM was implemented in seven primary care practices of an urban academic medical center serving patients from racial-ethnic minority backgrounds, predominantly Medicaid beneficiaries. Eligible individuals scored positive for depressive or anxiety symptoms (or both) on the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) and PHQ-9 and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-2 (GAD-2) and GAD-7 during systematic screening in primary care settings. Screening rates and yield, patient characteristics, and CoCM engagement and outcomes were examined. Clinical improvement was measured by the difference in PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scores at baseline and at 10-to-14-week follow-up.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>High rates of screening (87%, N=88,236 of 101,091) and identification of individuals with depression or anxiety (13%, N=11,886) were observed, and 58% of 3,957 patients who engaged in minimally adequate CoCM treatment had significant clinical improvement. Nevertheless, only 56% of eligible patients engaged in the model, and 25% of those individuals did not return for at least one follow-up appointment. Being female with clinically significant comorbid anxiety and depressive symptoms and having Medicaid or commercial insurance increased the likelihood of CoCM engagement.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>CoCM can help engage vulnerable patients in behavioral health care and improve clinical symptoms. However, significant opportunity exists to advance the model's impact in treating depressive and anxiety disorders and decreasing health disparities by addressing engagement barriers.</p>","PeriodicalId":520759,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)","volume":" ","pages":"842-848"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39600361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Serious Mental Illness Diagnosis and COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in the Veterans Health Administration.","authors":"Taona P Haderlein, W Neil Steers, Aram Dobalian","doi":"10.1176/appi.ps.202100499","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100499","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study examined the association between serious mental illness diagnoses and COVID-19 vaccination among Veterans Health Administration (VHA) patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The sample (N=4,890,693) comprised veterans ages ≥18 years with VHA outpatient visits from March 1, 2018, through February 29, 2020. Veterans with serious mental illness were identified with <i>ICD-10</i> diagnostic codes from electronic health records of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Receipt of a VHA COVID-19 vaccine from December 1, 2020, through June 1, 2021, was documented by using procedure codes. Treatment effects estimation with inverse-probability weighting was used to estimate the effects of serious mental illness on COVID-19 vaccine uptake.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients with serious mental illness and patients without serious mental illness were equally likely to receive a vaccination (48% and 46%, respectively; average effect of serious mental illness=-0.4%, 95% confidence interval=-0.8% to 0.1%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>VHA outreach activities have contributed to equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.</p>","PeriodicalId":520759,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)","volume":" ","pages":"918-921"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39706932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Brokering System Change: A Logic Model of an Intermediary-Purveyor Organization for Behavioral Health Care.","authors":"Lisa Davis, Lisa Wong, Elizabeth Bromley","doi":"10.1176/appi.ps.202100425","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100425","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The improvement of systems of care has long been undermined by the gap between the availability and routine use of evidence-based interventions (EBIs). Researchers, implementation specialists, and service system stakeholders have created intermediary-purveyor organizations (IPOs) to facilitate EBI uptake and sustainment. To date, little theoretical or empirical scholarship has articulated stakeholder-driven processes among individuals such as service system program leaders, frontline service providers, service recipients, and academic and clinical experts that IPOs need to advance sustainable system change. The authors of this Open Forum outline a model of IPO inputs, objectives, and impacts while highlighting key issues that IPOs face as they contend with complex system change. Areas of future inquiry into partnership processes, IPO activities, and quality of care are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":520759,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)","volume":" ","pages":"933-936"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39945235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Johann Alex Ebenezer, Praveen Mathew Alexander, Arnab Mukherjee, Starlin Vijay Mythri
{"title":"Finding the Rainbow in the Deluge: Community Mental Health Perspectives on Psychosocial Impacts of COVID-19 in India.","authors":"Johann Alex Ebenezer, Praveen Mathew Alexander, Arnab Mukherjee, Starlin Vijay Mythri","doi":"10.1176/appi.ps.202100458","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100458","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions in health care services, including mental health services. The impact of the pandemic has been especially severe in low- and middle-income countries, such as India. This Open Forum examines the challenges faced by primary care psychiatry in India and elaborates on how the pandemic has accentuated them. The \"rainbow in the deluge\" model is introduced as a simple model to train in usage of basic coping strategies for mental health issues that arise because of the pandemic and to provide a framework for finding meaning through the pandemic experience.</p>","PeriodicalId":520759,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)","volume":" ","pages":"937-939"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39641142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}